This is a simplified diagram of regional range front faults as they intersect the Long Valley Caldera.
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This is a simplified diagram of regional range front faults as they intersect the Long Valley Caldera.
Patrick Bowen installing an auxiliary wave sensor at USGS station 01409335, Little Egg Inlet near Tuckerton, NJ.
Patrick Bowen installing an auxiliary wave sensor at USGS station 01409335, Little Egg Inlet near Tuckerton, NJ.
The project team for the Badlands National Park scenario planning effort included scientists from NPS, USGS, Wildlife Conservation Society, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The project team for the Badlands National Park scenario planning effort included scientists from NPS, USGS, Wildlife Conservation Society, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Brian Painter of NJWSC installing wave sensor on the beach at SWaTH site number NJCAP04830
Brian Painter of NJWSC installing wave sensor on the beach at SWaTH site number NJCAP04830
USGS scientists survey a beach near San Francisco to assist with a comparison of data derived from aerial photos and lidar.
USGS scientists survey a beach near San Francisco to assist with a comparison of data derived from aerial photos and lidar.
USGS scientists Dan Kroes and Charlie Demas took local Congressional staffers into the Atchafalaya Basin to show them the effects of the flooding on the Basin.
USGS scientists Dan Kroes and Charlie Demas took local Congressional staffers into the Atchafalaya Basin to show them the effects of the flooding on the Basin.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
One of the more unfortunate ecosystem side-effects of the floodwaters as they move through the Atchafalaya Basin is they help spread some uninvited guests.
This is the invasive aquatic plant known as giant salvinia (salvinia molesta). It may not look big here, but trust us, it can carpet a lake or bayou.
One of the more unfortunate ecosystem side-effects of the floodwaters as they move through the Atchafalaya Basin is they help spread some uninvited guests.
This is the invasive aquatic plant known as giant salvinia (salvinia molesta). It may not look big here, but trust us, it can carpet a lake or bayou.
USGS Scientists Dan Kroes and Charlie Demas set out into the Atchafalaya Basin to inspect flooding conditions in the Basin.
USGS Scientists Dan Kroes and Charlie Demas set out into the Atchafalaya Basin to inspect flooding conditions in the Basin.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
In late 2015/early 2016 unusually large rainfall in the Upper Mississippi River Valley led to significant flooding in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. USGS crews responded to the flooding by collecting streamflow and water quality information and providing it to emergency responders.
USGS sets out to measure streamflow on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, sailing past the USS Kidd, a World War II destroyer.
USGS sets out to measure streamflow on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, sailing past the USS Kidd, a World War II destroyer.
Hydrologic technician Sylas Daughtrey works at a gagehouse on Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
Hydrologic technician Sylas Daughtrey works at a gagehouse on Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
USGS scientist Dan Kroes checks a subsidence instrument. Normally, this area is either barely under water or completely dry. The instrument is housed at around 7 or 8 feet, and there was just 16 inches between the sensor and water.
USGS scientist Dan Kroes checks a subsidence instrument. Normally, this area is either barely under water or completely dry. The instrument is housed at around 7 or 8 feet, and there was just 16 inches between the sensor and water.
USGS Hydrologist taking a measurement under a bridge in Johnson County.
USGS Hydrologist taking a measurement under a bridge in Johnson County.
As the Atchafalaya River spreads out through the Basin, the waters slow down, and the sediment falls to the river and lakebottoms. Over time, that sediment can build up, eventually choking the river or permanently closing the lake. Or, as more and more sediment piles up, it compacts, sinking deeper during a process known as subsidence.
As the Atchafalaya River spreads out through the Basin, the waters slow down, and the sediment falls to the river and lakebottoms. Over time, that sediment can build up, eventually choking the river or permanently closing the lake. Or, as more and more sediment piles up, it compacts, sinking deeper during a process known as subsidence.
A panorama of a flooded stand of cypress trees in the Atchafalaya Basin.
A panorama of a flooded stand of cypress trees in the Atchafalaya Basin.
Watch your hands! Here you can see one of the many denizens of the swamp that mistake our sensor and gauge houses for prime real estate. As Dan Kroes, the scientist monitoring subsidence, said, "At least it wasn't wasps this time..."
Watch your hands! Here you can see one of the many denizens of the swamp that mistake our sensor and gauge houses for prime real estate. As Dan Kroes, the scientist monitoring subsidence, said, "At least it wasn't wasps this time..."
Snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountain Range as seen from the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. This is one area in the Southwest where biocrust plays an important role.
Snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountain Range as seen from the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. This is one area in the Southwest where biocrust plays an important role.
A severely emaciated Common Murre carcass collected to determine the cause of death following a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Prince William Sound
A severely emaciated Common Murre carcass collected to determine the cause of death following a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016. Prince William Sound