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Fish and frog collection Missouri
USGS biologists with fish and frog cages in high water
USGS biologists with fish and frog cages in high water
USGS biologists with fish and frog cages in high water

Fish biologists Diana Papoulias and Diana Nicks wrestle with cages of fathead minnows in Goodwater Creek, Missouri, during high flow. Flooding presented some special challenges to sampling.

Fish biologists Diana Papoulias and Diana Nicks wrestle with cages of fathead minnows in Goodwater Creek, Missouri, during high flow. Flooding presented some special challenges to sampling.

Missouri barn stormy summer skies
Missouri barn in wet Midwest summer
Missouri barn in wet Midwest summer
Missouri barn in wet Midwest summer

The summer of 2013 was particularly wet in the Corn Belt states of the Midwest.  Water ponded in fields under stormy skies, hampering sampling by the USGS Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA) team.

The summer of 2013 was particularly wet in the Corn Belt states of the Midwest.  Water ponded in fields under stormy skies, hampering sampling by the USGS Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA) team.

Missouri wet weather flooded cornfield
Drainage of cornfields a problem in wet Midwest weather
Drainage of cornfields a problem in wet Midwest weather
Drainage of cornfields a problem in wet Midwest weather

Wet weather during the 2013 USGS Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA) caused water to pond on cornfields. The RSQA studied the relations between water-quality, physical habitat, and stream ecology in the Corn Belt states of the Midwest.

Wet weather during the 2013 USGS Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA) caused water to pond on cornfields. The RSQA studied the relations between water-quality, physical habitat, and stream ecology in the Corn Belt states of the Midwest.

Image: Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, MO
Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, MO
Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, MO
Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, MO

CRSP biologists travelled along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in search of usable boat ramps.  Pictured is a ramp located near Cape Girardeau, MO.

CRSP biologists travelled along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in search of usable boat ramps.  Pictured is a ramp located near Cape Girardeau, MO.

Image: Mississippi River boat ramp near Grand Tower, IL
Mississippi River boat ramp near Grand Tower, IL
Mississippi River boat ramp near Grand Tower, IL
Mississippi River boat ramp near Grand Tower, IL

CRSP biologists travelled along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in search of usable boat ramps.  Pictured is a ramp Grand Tower, IL.

CRSP biologists travelled along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in search of usable boat ramps.  Pictured is a ramp Grand Tower, IL.

Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas, during low-flow conditions on September 29, 2012
low-flow conditions on Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas
low-flow conditions on Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas
low-flow conditions on Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas, during low-flow conditions on September 29, 2012. Photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey.

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Arkansas, during low-flow conditions on September 29, 2012. Photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey.

Aerial view of coastal marshes along Bayou Dufrene in Louisiana
Louisiana's changing coastal wetlands
Louisiana's changing coastal wetlands
Louisiana's changing coastal wetlands

An aerial view of coastal marshes along Bayou Dufrene, southwest of the town of Dulac in Louisiana's Terrebonne Basin.

An aerial view of coastal marshes along Bayou Dufrene, southwest of the town of Dulac in Louisiana's Terrebonne Basin.

Image: Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Image: Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La

Image: Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana
Brown Marsh in Southeast Louisiana

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La.

Brown Marsh observed in southeastern Terrebonne Basin, La.

Screen shot of a computer monitor from a video recording setup from an experimental swimming behavior assay system
Video recording setup from a swimming behavior assay system
Video recording setup from a swimming behavior assay system
Video recording setup from a swimming behavior assay system

Behavioral Toxicology Laboratory — Columbia, Missouri. Screen shot of a computer monitor from a video recording setup from a swimming behavior experimental swimming behavior assay system. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists can record swimming activity of multiple treatments simultaneously in the swimming behavior assay.

Behavioral Toxicology Laboratory — Columbia, Missouri. Screen shot of a computer monitor from a video recording setup from a swimming behavior experimental swimming behavior assay system. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists can record swimming activity of multiple treatments simultaneously in the swimming behavior assay.

Image: WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana
WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana
WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana
WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.  Landowner restored his often-flooded cattle pasture to its natural wetland state by creating shallow water areas, establishing food plots and pollinator plots, and installing wood duck nesting boxes.

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.  Landowner restored his often-flooded cattle pasture to its natural wetland state by creating shallow water areas, establishing food plots and pollinator plots, and installing wood duck nesting boxes.

Arkansas Pruitt Gage
Pruitt Gage
Pruitt Gage
Pruitt Gage

Pruitt Buffalo National River

Real-time Groundwater Streamgage equipment set up
Real-time Groundwater Streamgage equipment set up
Real-time Groundwater Streamgage equipment set up
Real-time Groundwater Streamgage equipment set up

Real-time Groundwater Streamgage equipment set up

Flood Diversion Measures Along the Lower Mississippi River
Flood Diversion Measures Along the Lower Mississippi River
Flood Diversion Measures Along the Lower Mississippi River
Flood Diversion Measures Along the Lower Mississippi River

Flood Diversion Measures Along the Lower Mississippi River

Image: USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley looks at the rising waters on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley looks at the rising waters on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

Image: USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana

USGS scientists Cindy Sibley and Mike Descant calibrate the water quality monitor on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

USGS scientists Cindy Sibley and Mike Descant calibrate the water quality monitor on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

Image: USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley prepares to take a water quality measurment on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley prepares to take a water quality measurment on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

Image: USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley prepares to take a water quality measurment on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

USGS scientist Cindy Sibley prepares to take a water quality measurment on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

Image: USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana
USGS Measures Flooding in Louisiana

USGS scientists Mike Descant and Cindy Sibley take water quality measurements on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

USGS scientists Mike Descant and Cindy Sibley take water quality measurements on the Atchafalaya River Basin near Melville, La.

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