A sinkhole formed in a roadway caused traffic to detour around it while it is filled in, stabilized and repaved.
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Images from the Southeast Region.
![Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/Sinkholes-Freeze_2010_-_134.jpg?itok=-HPb9j3T)
A sinkhole formed in a roadway caused traffic to detour around it while it is filled in, stabilized and repaved.
![Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/Sinkholes-Freeze_2010_-_097.jpg?itok=oRTxVacV)
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
![Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/Sinkholes-Freeze_2010_-_099.jpg?itok=5hV52FLr)
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
![Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/Sinkholes-Freeze_2010_-_100.jpg?itok=DUxbPqUv)
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
Sinkholes damage roadways and require constant maintenance for road safety. More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures.
![Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/Sinkholes-Freeze_2010_-_104.jpg?itok=GDzf-6AW)
A section of a strawberry field that was destroyed by a sinkhole and filled in, as is done with many sinkholes if possible.
A section of a strawberry field that was destroyed by a sinkhole and filled in, as is done with many sinkholes if possible.
Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and squirrelfish. Photo: Caroline Rogers, USGS, 2009
Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and squirrelfish. Photo: Caroline Rogers, USGS, 2009
![Industrial water use: Brunswick Cellulose paper plant, Brunswick, Georgia](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/wss-wu-industrial-paper-plant-georgia.jpg?itok=oYuvDAhK)
Industrial Water Use
Georgia Pacific Brunswick Cellulose paper plant, Brunswick, Georgia, USA
Industrial Water Use
Georgia Pacific Brunswick Cellulose paper plant, Brunswick, Georgia, USA
![Water quality sampling, Sope Creek near Atlanta, Georgia.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sawsc-theme-waterquality_0.jpg?itok=MqUO1Cy0)
Water quality sampling in a creek, Atlanta, Georgia
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Scientists from the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center are sampling Sope Creek, Cobb County, west of Atlanta, Georgia.
Water quality sampling in a creek, Atlanta, Georgia
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Scientists from the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center are sampling Sope Creek, Cobb County, west of Atlanta, Georgia.
![Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ga. water monitoring site showing USGS monitoring equipment.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/saproj-peachtreecreek-monitoring-site_0.jpg?itok=Y0qS7z3k)
Peachtree Creek at Atlanta (USGS 02336300) Water Monitoring Site
Peachtree Creek at Atlanta (USGS 02336300) Water Monitoring Site
![Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ga. Sept 2009-Epic flooding results in water overwashing a bridge over the creek.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/saproj-peachtreecreek-flood2009-bridge_0.jpg?itok=usT-9uAW)
Epic flooding conditions at Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ga., September 2009.
Epic flooding conditions at Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ga., September 2009.
![USGS hydrographer preparing to measure streamflow at the Chattahoochee River, GA below Morgan Falls Dam water-monitoring site.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sawsc-banner-flood-morgan-falls.jpg?itok=Sxj4eTZL)
Many days of continuous heavy rain in mid-September have resulted in flooding in many parts of Georgia, especially in north Georgia and the Atlanta region. These rains have been producing streamflows of record proportions.
Many days of continuous heavy rain in mid-September have resulted in flooding in many parts of Georgia, especially in north Georgia and the Atlanta region. These rains have been producing streamflows of record proportions.
![USGS scientists working during the epic September 2009 flood in Georgia. Power Springs Creek (02336870)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/flood-ga-epic2009flooding-powder-springs.jpg?itok=-r7hUV2m)
Epic Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Metropolitan Atlanta—September 2009 Floods
Epic Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Metropolitan Atlanta—September 2009 Floods
A queen angelfish peers through the safety of the mangrove roots across the rich colors and textures of corals, sponges, urchins, and algae. Queen angelfish feed almost exclusively on sponges, which are abundant in these mangroves.
A queen angelfish peers through the safety of the mangrove roots across the rich colors and textures of corals, sponges, urchins, and algae. Queen angelfish feed almost exclusively on sponges, which are abundant in these mangroves.
![September 2009 Flooding Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg (02338000)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sawsc-ga-2009-flood-chattahoochee-whitesburg-large.jpg?itok=X9MVn1La)
Epic September 2009 Flooding
Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg (02338000)
Epic September 2009 Flooding
Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg (02338000)
![Ryan Rasmussen and Cassandra Pfeifle, Hydrologic Technicians, collect samples at Little River Reservoir, 2009.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/saproj-DurhamResAug09%20027.jpg?itok=GGXSub_i)
Ryan Rasmussen and Cassandra Pfeifle, Hydrologic Technicians, collect samples at Little River Reservoir, 2009.
Ryan Rasmussen and Cassandra Pfeifle, Hydrologic Technicians, collect samples at Little River Reservoir, 2009.
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
The dry landscape of northwest Florida floods with extreme highwater from the Withlacoochee River.
The dry landscape of northwest Florida floods with extreme highwater from the Withlacoochee River.
The rural landscape in northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters of the Alapaha River.
The rural landscape in northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters of the Alapaha River.
![Image: A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/CoralSceneMangroves--2722.jpg?itok=bcvjkG-2)
A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
linkThis photo shows a mangrove ecosystem that may be unique in the Caribbean in terms of the abundance and diversity of corals.
A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
linkThis photo shows a mangrove ecosystem that may be unique in the Caribbean in terms of the abundance and diversity of corals.
![Image: A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/CoralSceneMangroves--2742.jpg?itok=fUWyRZBQ)
A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
linkThis photo shows a mangrove ecosystem that may be unique in the Caribbean in terms of the abundance and diversity of corals.
A Diversity of Corals Growing in the Mangroves Within Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
linkThis photo shows a mangrove ecosystem that may be unique in the Caribbean in terms of the abundance and diversity of corals.
![Image: Mycetophyllia sp. Coral Abundance in the Virgin Islands](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/mangrovesecret13.jpg?itok=hp9x08L7)
This coral (Mycetophyllia sp.) is not abundant in coral reefs of the Virgin Islands. It most commonly grows in water deeper than 40 ft., and it is surprising to find it growing in the shade of the mangroves in 3 ft of water.
This coral (Mycetophyllia sp.) is not abundant in coral reefs of the Virgin Islands. It most commonly grows in water deeper than 40 ft., and it is surprising to find it growing in the shade of the mangroves in 3 ft of water.