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Image: Flood Aftermath
Flood Aftermath
Flood Aftermath
Flood Aftermath

2009 flood aftermath near Antelope Creek, Carson, North Dakota.

2009 flood aftermath near Antelope Creek, Carson, North Dakota.

Image: Flooding on the Knife River
Flooding on the Knife River
Flooding on the Knife River
Flooding on the Knife River

2009 flooding on the Knife River near Hazen, North Dakota.

2009 flooding on the Knife River near Hazen, North Dakota.

Image: Winter on Bear Den Creek
Winter on Bear Den Creek
Winter on Bear Den Creek
Winter on Bear Den Creek

Path USGS employees took to service streamflow gage during winter 2009, Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, North Dakota.

Path USGS employees took to service streamflow gage during winter 2009, Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, North Dakota.

Scientists aboard the Research Vessel Polaris sampling Potamocorbula amurensis.
Scientists collecting Potamocorbula amurensis
Scientists collecting Potamocorbula amurensis
Scientists collecting Potamocorbula amurensis

Scientists aboard the Research Vessel Polaris sampling Potamocorbula amurensis.

Scientists aboard the Research Vessel Polaris sampling Potamocorbula amurensis.

Image: Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels

Using the device pictured here, government scientists are measuring snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun -- all the while saving money, energy, and ultimately helping to save lives.

Using the device pictured here, government scientists are measuring snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun -- all the while saving money, energy, and ultimately helping to save lives.

Image: Career Day - A Day on the Water
Career Day - A Day on the Water
Career Day - A Day on the Water
Career Day - A Day on the Water

Showing the son of a USGS employee "what we do" on the Tangipahoa R., LA

Showing the son of a USGS employee "what we do" on the Tangipahoa R., LA

Image: You Get PAID to Do This?
You Get PAID to Do This?
You Get PAID to Do This?
You Get PAID to Do This?

Malik Chavis wants to work for the USGS.

Malik Chavis wants to work for the USGS.

Image: Souris River in Snow
Souris River in Snow
Souris River in Snow
Souris River in Snow

The Souris River mostly covered in snow.

The Souris River mostly covered in snow.

Image: Carson Valley
Carson Valley
Carson Valley
Carson Valley

View of Carson Valley looking west to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The houses in the distance use a septic system for waste disposal and a domestic well for water supply.

View of Carson Valley looking west to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The houses in the distance use a septic system for waste disposal and a domestic well for water supply.

Period of Record Flooding, April 29, 2011, Kevin Reisig wading to gage 01318500
Period of Record Flooding, April 29, 2011, Kevin Reisig wading to gage
Period of Record Flooding, April 29, 2011, Kevin Reisig wading to gage
Period of Record Flooding, April 29, 2011, Kevin Reisig wading to gage

Period of Record Flooding, April 29, 2011, Kevin Reisig wading to USGS stream gage 01318500 Hudson River at Hadley, NY

Looking east to the Atlantic Ocean from Cadillac Mtn. MA
The Atlantic Ocean from Cadillac Mountain, Maine
The Atlantic Ocean from Cadillac Mountain, Maine
The Atlantic Ocean from Cadillac Mountain, Maine

Looking east to the Atlantic Ocean from Cadillac Mountain, Maine.

USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well
USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well
USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well
USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well

USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

USGS employee sampling an urban monitoring well. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Irrigation groundwater well
Irrigation groundwater well
Irrigation groundwater well
Irrigation groundwater well

Irrigation groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Irrigation groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field
Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field
Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field
Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field

Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site

USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Image: Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm

Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA

Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA

Canyon Lake, November 2008
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas

Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.

A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.

Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.

A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.

Image: Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River

The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.

The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.

Image: Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND

Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.

Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.

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