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Steven Fuller making an flood measurement

National Wildlife Health Center — Madison, Wisconsin. Digestive gland from a freshwater snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

USGS scientist collecting samples of aquatic species from the Pike River, Wis., for later analysis of mercury contamination

Monarch butterfly on a Joe Pyeweed plant.

Is this cemetery haunted? Probably not, but there could be tiny things moving beyond the grave. The USGS sampled groundwater downhill of Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan, to find out if materials associated with decomposition and burial processes could affect groundwater quality near a cemetery.

Is this cemetery haunted? Probably not, but there could be tiny things moving beyond the grave. The USGS sampled groundwater downhill of Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan, to find out if materials associated with decomposition and burial processes could affect groundwater quality near a cemetery.

This photomicrograph shows a liver of a frog with a severe Perkinsea infection.

This microscopic image shows a sun-shaped area within turtle skin cells where chelonid herpesvirus 5 replicates. The virus capsids, or protein shells, are arrayed like a corona around the circle. ChHV5 is associated with fibropapillomatosisa tumor disease affecting endangered green turtles.

Buoy at Put-in-Bay.

Scenic view from Vermilion River, near Vermilion, OH

Black River at Elyria, OH - wading measurement

Black River at Elyria, OH - bridge view

Black River at Elyria, OH - adcp measurement on snow covered river

Some days, measurements just can't be made... This is 03146500 Licking River near Newark. Licking County Highway department works diligently to clear an 80' x 40' log jam that was putting pressure on bridge piers. Adverse conditions like those pictured above are the norm for a hydro tech.

Black River at Elyria, OH - view from the river bank

Clear Fork Mohican River at Belleville, Ohio - high water.

Biologist, John T. makes a high water measurement at stream gage 03145484 Raccoon Creek near Granville, OH. High water measurements ensure accurate flood forecasting by NOAA for downstream citizens and property owners. These forecasts can help people prepare for the rising waters, help reduce property damages, and most importantly save lives. 

School Branch at Brownsburg IN - Fall of 2017

White River at Hazelton IN - view downstream of gage

White River at Hazelton, IN - downstream view

Eagle Creek at Zionsville, IN