This is the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as the crest from the earlier flooding moves through.
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This is the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as the crest from the earlier flooding moves through.
A point sampler for measuring sediment. It has tail fins to orient the sampler so that the intake nozzle in the head points directly into the approaching flow. The sampler head is hinged to provide access to the pint or quart bottle sample container located in a cavity in the sampler body.
A point sampler for measuring sediment. It has tail fins to orient the sampler so that the intake nozzle in the head points directly into the approaching flow. The sampler head is hinged to provide access to the pint or quart bottle sample container located in a cavity in the sampler body.
A panorama of the floodwaters at the Bonnet Carré Spillway. In preparation for the river crests due next week, USGS is out sampling on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, one of two spillways on the Mississippi River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A panorama of the floodwaters at the Bonnet Carré Spillway. In preparation for the river crests due next week, USGS is out sampling on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, one of two spillways on the Mississippi River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The floodwaters from Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri are making their way downstream now to Mississippi and Louisiana. In preparation, USGS scientist Glen Stevens demonstrates the current meter to Hannah Hamilton, also with USGS. The current meter is one of the two primary ways that USGS measures streamflow discharge.
The floodwaters from Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri are making their way downstream now to Mississippi and Louisiana. In preparation, USGS scientist Glen Stevens demonstrates the current meter to Hannah Hamilton, also with USGS. The current meter is one of the two primary ways that USGS measures streamflow discharge.
Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.
Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.
Mississippi River water flows through the Bonnet Carré Spillway into the channel, where it will flow to Lake Pontchartrain.
Mississippi River water flows through the Bonnet Carré Spillway into the channel, where it will flow to Lake Pontchartrain.
A staff gage at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A staff gage at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A current meter. The rotating silver cups measure how fast the water is flowing. Meanwhile, the black torpedo-shaped object is a weight that keeps the current meter relatively stationary and the fins keep the current meter facing into the approaching flow.
A current meter. The rotating silver cups measure how fast the water is flowing. Meanwhile, the black torpedo-shaped object is a weight that keeps the current meter relatively stationary and the fins keep the current meter facing into the approaching flow.
A road sign warns drivers to watch for USGS crews measuring streamflow on the Bonnet Carré Spillway during flooding.
A road sign warns drivers to watch for USGS crews measuring streamflow on the Bonnet Carré Spillway during flooding.
A view of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this image, floodwaters from the Mississippi River flow through from left to right into the Spillway, eventually bound for Lake Pontchartrain.
A view of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this image, floodwaters from the Mississippi River flow through from left to right into the Spillway, eventually bound for Lake Pontchartrain.
The USGS Streamgage at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the 2015/2016 Mississippi River Valley Flooding.
The USGS Streamgage at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the 2015/2016 Mississippi River Valley Flooding.
Here we are, taking the river ray out for a walk. Actually, our technician, Scott Southern, is taking the river ray over to where the Meramec River is overflowing the bridge to take a discharge measurement on December 30, 2015.
Here we are, taking the river ray out for a walk. Actually, our technician, Scott Southern, is taking the river ray over to where the Meramec River is overflowing the bridge to take a discharge measurement on December 30, 2015.
Here, you can see the effects of the Gasconade River’s flooding on a campground at Rich Fountain, Missouri. The floodwaters ate out the banks and scoured the surface, damaging concrete, steel, and asphalt. The water has since receded, but it will take some time to repair the damage and for the ecosystem to rebound.
Here, you can see the effects of the Gasconade River’s flooding on a campground at Rich Fountain, Missouri. The floodwaters ate out the banks and scoured the surface, damaging concrete, steel, and asphalt. The water has since receded, but it will take some time to repair the damage and for the ecosystem to rebound.
Here’s our river ray, peeking over the bridge at the water it’s going to measure soon. This is the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri on December 30, 2015.
Here’s our river ray, peeking over the bridge at the water it’s going to measure soon. This is the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri on December 30, 2015.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
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This is the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as the crest from the earlier flooding moves through.
This is the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as the crest from the earlier flooding moves through.
A point sampler for measuring sediment. It has tail fins to orient the sampler so that the intake nozzle in the head points directly into the approaching flow. The sampler head is hinged to provide access to the pint or quart bottle sample container located in a cavity in the sampler body.
A point sampler for measuring sediment. It has tail fins to orient the sampler so that the intake nozzle in the head points directly into the approaching flow. The sampler head is hinged to provide access to the pint or quart bottle sample container located in a cavity in the sampler body.
A panorama of the floodwaters at the Bonnet Carré Spillway. In preparation for the river crests due next week, USGS is out sampling on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, one of two spillways on the Mississippi River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A panorama of the floodwaters at the Bonnet Carré Spillway. In preparation for the river crests due next week, USGS is out sampling on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, one of two spillways on the Mississippi River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The floodwaters from Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri are making their way downstream now to Mississippi and Louisiana. In preparation, USGS scientist Glen Stevens demonstrates the current meter to Hannah Hamilton, also with USGS. The current meter is one of the two primary ways that USGS measures streamflow discharge.
The floodwaters from Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri are making their way downstream now to Mississippi and Louisiana. In preparation, USGS scientist Glen Stevens demonstrates the current meter to Hannah Hamilton, also with USGS. The current meter is one of the two primary ways that USGS measures streamflow discharge.
Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.
Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.
Mississippi River water flows through the Bonnet Carré Spillway into the channel, where it will flow to Lake Pontchartrain.
Mississippi River water flows through the Bonnet Carré Spillway into the channel, where it will flow to Lake Pontchartrain.
A staff gage at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A staff gage at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A current meter. The rotating silver cups measure how fast the water is flowing. Meanwhile, the black torpedo-shaped object is a weight that keeps the current meter relatively stationary and the fins keep the current meter facing into the approaching flow.
A current meter. The rotating silver cups measure how fast the water is flowing. Meanwhile, the black torpedo-shaped object is a weight that keeps the current meter relatively stationary and the fins keep the current meter facing into the approaching flow.
A road sign warns drivers to watch for USGS crews measuring streamflow on the Bonnet Carré Spillway during flooding.
A road sign warns drivers to watch for USGS crews measuring streamflow on the Bonnet Carré Spillway during flooding.
A view of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this image, floodwaters from the Mississippi River flow through from left to right into the Spillway, eventually bound for Lake Pontchartrain.
A view of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this image, floodwaters from the Mississippi River flow through from left to right into the Spillway, eventually bound for Lake Pontchartrain.
The USGS Streamgage at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the 2015/2016 Mississippi River Valley Flooding.
The USGS Streamgage at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the 2015/2016 Mississippi River Valley Flooding.
Here we are, taking the river ray out for a walk. Actually, our technician, Scott Southern, is taking the river ray over to where the Meramec River is overflowing the bridge to take a discharge measurement on December 30, 2015.
Here we are, taking the river ray out for a walk. Actually, our technician, Scott Southern, is taking the river ray over to where the Meramec River is overflowing the bridge to take a discharge measurement on December 30, 2015.
Here, you can see the effects of the Gasconade River’s flooding on a campground at Rich Fountain, Missouri. The floodwaters ate out the banks and scoured the surface, damaging concrete, steel, and asphalt. The water has since receded, but it will take some time to repair the damage and for the ecosystem to rebound.
Here, you can see the effects of the Gasconade River’s flooding on a campground at Rich Fountain, Missouri. The floodwaters ate out the banks and scoured the surface, damaging concrete, steel, and asphalt. The water has since receded, but it will take some time to repair the damage and for the ecosystem to rebound.
Here’s our river ray, peeking over the bridge at the water it’s going to measure soon. This is the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri on December 30, 2015.
Here’s our river ray, peeking over the bridge at the water it’s going to measure soon. This is the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri on December 30, 2015.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.
Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.
Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.