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LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway

Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway installed at Pepperwood Preserve to support water and soil moisture sensor deployments in the Santa Rosa, California area

Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway installed at Pepperwood Preserve to support water and soil moisture sensor deployments in the Santa Rosa, California area

EnviSense active deployment
EnviSense with stage sensor at USGS streamgage at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville CA
EnviSense with stage sensor at USGS streamgage at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville CA
EnviSense with stage sensor at USGS streamgage at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville CA

EnviSense data-logger/transmitter developed by Carnegie Mellon University actively deployed with stage sensor at USGS streamgage at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, California.     

EnviSense data-logger/transmitter developed by Carnegie Mellon University actively deployed with stage sensor at USGS streamgage at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, California.     

Devin McGinty collecting measurements in the field

Devin McGinty collecting measurements in the field including surveying and installing a new staff gage. 

Devin McGinty collecting measurements in the field including surveying and installing a new staff gage. 

Dr. Graham Sextone downloading weather station data in Rocky Mountain National Park
Dr. Graham Sextone downloading weather station data in Rocky Mountains
Dr. Graham Sextone downloading weather station data in Rocky Mountains
Dr. Graham Sextone downloading weather station data in Rocky Mountains

Dr. Graham Sextone downloading weather station data in Rocky Mountain National Park. Station ID 401719105394311

USGS employee taking surface water measurement at gage 11453500 Putah Creek near Guenoc, CA
USGS employee taking surface water measurement at gage 11453500, CA
USGS employee taking surface water measurement at gage 11453500, CA
USGS employee taking surface water measurement at gage 11453500, CA

USGS employee taking surface water measurement at gage 11453500 Putah Creek near Guenoc, CA

Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data that was being collected by Rob Lorens in the stream
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data

Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data that was being collected by Rob Lorens in the stream (not pictured).

Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data that was being collected by Rob Lorens in the stream (not pictured).

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto

(From left to right) Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

(From left to right) Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

Jeniffer Soto Perez (left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare water quality sample bottles onboard the RV Landsteiner
Jeniffer Soto Perez(left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare samples
Jeniffer Soto Perez(left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare samples
Jeniffer Soto Perez(left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare samples

Jeniffer Soto Perez (left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare water quality sample bottles onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

Jeniffer Soto Perez (left) and Emily Richardson (Right) prepare water quality sample bottles onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study in *H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. *USGS Integrated Ecohydrological Science - USFS & Oregon State University *Patrick Haluska

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study in *H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. *USGS Integrated Ecohydrological Science - USFS & Oregon State University *Patrick Haluska

USGS staff Dave Brower and Jeff Klein collecting water samples from the catwalk on Conowingo Dam.
USGS staff collecting water samples from the catwalk on Conowingo Dam
USGS staff collecting water samples from the catwalk on Conowingo Dam
USGS staff collecting water samples from the catwalk on Conowingo Dam

 

USGS staff Dave Brower and Jeff Klein collecting water samples from the catwalk on Conowingo Dam. Streamgage 01578310 Susquehanna River at Conowingo, MD

Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hydrologic technician
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire

Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hydrologic technician while lake-effect snow creates a winter wonderland at the Cuyahoga River, Hiram Ohio gage station 04202000. An American flag is peaking out in the background.

Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hydrologic technician while lake-effect snow creates a winter wonderland at the Cuyahoga River, Hiram Ohio gage station 04202000. An American flag is peaking out in the background.

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI (2)
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI (2)
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI (2)

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from different instruments of the flow system during a high-resolution water quality survey
Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from water quality instrument
Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from water quality instrument
Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from water quality instrument

Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from different instruments of the flow-through system during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey onboard the RV Landsteiner along the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, CA.

Katy O’Donnell monitors readings from different instruments of the flow-through system during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey onboard the RV Landsteiner along the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, CA.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Animation of Groundwater Watch Active Water Level Network national US map
December 2020 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
December 2020 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
December 2020 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation

The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for December 2020.

 

The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for December 2020.

 

Map of U.S. with colored dots indicating concentrations of strontium in groundwater
Strontium measured in wells tapping U.S. principal aquifers
Strontium measured in wells tapping U.S. principal aquifers
Strontium measured in wells tapping U.S. principal aquifers

Concentrations of strontium in samples of groundwater from drinking-water wells and shallow monitoring wells.

Concentrations of strontium in samples of groundwater from drinking-water wells and shallow monitoring wells.

USGS scientists are standing on a dock and holding a small uncrewed underwater vehicle above the water before releasing
Launching an autonomous underwater vehicle in the Delaware River
Launching an autonomous underwater vehicle in the Delaware River
Launching an autonomous underwater vehicle in the Delaware River

USGS scientists Matt Gyves (left) and Jason Shvanda (center) deploying a low-cost, small uncrewed underwater vehicle (sUUV) to autonomously measure water quality parameters in the Delaware River with Ian Owen from Jaia Robotics (right).

USGS scientists Matt Gyves (left) and Jason Shvanda (center) deploying a low-cost, small uncrewed underwater vehicle (sUUV) to autonomously measure water quality parameters in the Delaware River with Ian Owen from Jaia Robotics (right).