USGS Multimedia Gallery: Latest Photos & Images

Streamgage 13317000, Salmon River at White Bird, Idaho

Tim Merrick — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

U.S. Geological Survey hydrographer Doug Ott inspects the gagehouse at streamgage stations 13317000, Salmon River at White Bird, Idaho, May 10, 2013. The flow at the gage was approximately 40,000 cubic feet per second at the time of this photo.

WRP Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Glenn Austin — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Ten years ago, this landowner worked with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Wetlands Reserve Program to design and construct this slough as part of a plan to restore this field’s natural wetland hydrology.

WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Monica Sikes — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. Green tree frogs rest on a Wetlands Reserve Program easement boundary sign in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

WRP Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Brittany Schmidt — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

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.

WRP St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Kristen Lemoine — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Wetlands Reserve Program site in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Changes in a local river resulted in the landowner’s fields flooding on a regular basis. The landowner worked through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to restore his fields to their natural wetland state.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Robert Wyland — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Jenny White checks instruments on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise that imaged the Gulf of Mexico seafloor in areas with abundant gas hydrates in April and May 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Robert Wyland — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

The USGS's Tom O'Brien, Patrick Hart (who is a co-chief scientist for the cruise) and Jenny White adjust seismic streamers and prepare to collect data on gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico aboard the research vessel Pelican in April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Robert Wyland — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Jenny White and co-chief scientist Patrick Hart on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Robert Wyland — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technicians Tom O'Brien, Eric Moore, and Wayne Baldwin deploy the seismic streamer aboard the research vessel Pelican to collect data on gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Patrick Hart — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technicians Jenny White and Tom O'Brien prepare lead weight to be added for proper ballasting of the seismic streamer on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Patrick Hart — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technicians Eric Moore, Wayne Baldwin, and Tom O'Brien ready the 72-channel digital streamer for deployment on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Patrick Hart — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technicians Eric Moore and Jenny White deploy instruments at the start of a seismic survey to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Seth Haines — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Jenny White prepares equipment for deployment on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Seth Haines — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Pete Dal Ferro prepares a generator-injector seismic source aboard the research ship Pelican during a cruise to study gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in April and May 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Patrick Hart — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS co-chief scientist Seth Haines and technician Tom O’Brien work on data acquisition and analysis in the laboratory of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Seth Haines — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technicians Ray Sliter, Pete Dal Ferro, and Tom O'Brien retrieve the 72-channel digital seismic streamer on the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Patrick Hart — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Jenny White and Ray Sliter check instruments on the fantail of the research vessel Pelican during a cruise to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS technician Pete Dal Ferro watches as the generator injector guns (silver), the compressor hose (black), and orange buoys are retrieved from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico during a cruise to image gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico from April to May, 2013.

2013 Gas Hydrate Expedition in Gulf of Mexico

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Seismic equipment is craned off the research vessel Pelican at the dock in Cocodrie, Louisiana after a 15-day expedition to explore gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy

Michael Noll — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York.