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Location is about 8 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg
FM 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
FM 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
FM 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River

Location is about 8 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 8 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 3 miles downstream from U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas.
U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River

Location is about 3 miles downstream from U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 3 miles downstream from U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

lake with mountains in background, pink flowers in foreground
Ashokan Reservoir - NYC reservoir
Ashokan Reservoir - NYC reservoir
Ashokan Reservoir - NYC reservoir

New York City Reservoirs - Ashokan Reservoir

Image: Little White River near Martin SD
Little White River near Martin SD
Little White River near Martin SD
Little White River near Martin SD

USGS student trainee assists with the collection of a streamflow measurement on August 3, 2015, on the Little White River near Martin, SD (streamgage 06447500). Streamflow was about 16 cubic feet per second.

USGS student trainee assists with the collection of a streamflow measurement on August 3, 2015, on the Little White River near Martin, SD (streamgage 06447500). Streamflow was about 16 cubic feet per second.

Assessment of the Invasion of the Asian Swamp Eels
Assessment of the Invasion of the Asian Swamp Eel
Assessment of the Invasion of the Asian Swamp Eel
Assessment of the Invasion of the Asian Swamp Eel

The Asian swamp eel is an invasive species that was introduced into the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and has persisted for more than 20 years.

The Asian swamp eel is an invasive species that was introduced into the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and has persisted for more than 20 years.

Scientist cutting open head of dead sockeye salmon to get otolith (ear bone) for analysis
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shoreline
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shoreline
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shoreline

Chris Zimmerman removing otoliths from sockeye salmon carcasses on the shoreline of Salmon Lake.  Otoliths are used to read age of a fish and other chemical signatures over time.

Chris Zimmerman removing otoliths from sockeye salmon carcasses on the shoreline of Salmon Lake.  Otoliths are used to read age of a fish and other chemical signatures over time.

A minnow trap underwater with Dolly Varden inside
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage

Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Photo of USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field wo
Examining biological soil crust near an abandoned well pad
Examining biological soil crust near an abandoned well pad
Examining biological soil crust near an abandoned well pad

USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.

USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman examines biological soil crust communities near an abandoned well pad during field work.

USGS Technician wading a river with a water quality probe
Good day to sample
Good day to sample
Good day to sample

USGS Technician Kaitlin Zoida, using an EXO2 water quality probe to sample the Cedar Creek

USGS Technician Kaitlin Zoida, using an EXO2 water quality probe to sample the Cedar Creek

A little red bird being handled by scientist
Iiwi banded at Hakalau 1
Iiwi banded at Hakalau 1
Iiwi banded at Hakalau 1

Adult Iiwi being banded at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Adult Iiwi being banded at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii

Man untangling a little red bird from a net.
iwi in net
iwi in net
iwi in net

Adult Iiwi being removed from a mist net which was used to capture the bird for banding

Adult Iiwi being removed from a mist net which was used to capture the bird for banding

View of a dam being dismantled with heavy equipment, lake behind it is drained and the former lake bottom is being graded.
San Clemente Dam being dismantled
San Clemente Dam being dismantled
San Clemente Dam being dismantled

San Clemente Dam was a 106-foot-high concrete arch dam that was located approximately 18.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean on the Carmel River. It was built in 1921 to create a reservoir to support the growing residential, agricultural, and tourism-related development.

San Clemente Dam was a 106-foot-high concrete arch dam that was located approximately 18.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean on the Carmel River. It was built in 1921 to create a reservoir to support the growing residential, agricultural, and tourism-related development.

Photo of USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS scientist collects data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist collects data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist collects data on decommissioned well pad

USGS scientist Jessica Mikenas collects surface soil pH data on decommissioned well pad.

Photo of USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad

USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.

Photo of USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad
USGS scientist records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad

USGS soil scientist Travis Nauman records vegetation data on decommissioned well pad.

Image: Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

Researchers have deployed 24 external GPS transmitters to male alligators in South Carolina.

Researchers have deployed 24 external GPS transmitters to male alligators in South Carolina.

Image: Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

Transmitters are programmed to acquire an alligator location once every three hours from April to the end of September each year.

Transmitters are programmed to acquire an alligator location once every three hours from April to the end of September each year.

Image: Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

Alligators are territorial — an individual’s movements may be influenced by other alligators in close proximity.

Alligators are territorial — an individual’s movements may be influenced by other alligators in close proximity.

Image: Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

Alligator transmitter installation and recovery. Pictured: Abby Lawson, Thomas Rainwater, John Lane (Wofford College), and Erin Weeks (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)

Alligator transmitter installation and recovery. Pictured: Abby Lawson, Thomas Rainwater, John Lane (Wofford College), and Erin Weeks (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)

Image: Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry
Alligator Telemetry

This alligator movement ecology study evaluates home range, daily movement rate, and habitat use patterns of adult male alligators.

This alligator movement ecology study evaluates home range, daily movement rate, and habitat use patterns of adult male alligators.

A hole in the ground with layers
Soil pit on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska
Soil pit on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska
Soil pit on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska

Soil pit exposing tsunami deposits on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska.

Soil pit exposing tsunami deposits on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska.

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