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  	<title>USGS Multimedia Gallery Collection for: Water</title>
 	<link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/</link>
	<language>en-us</language>
	<description>A list of photography and images from the U.S. Geological Survey's Multimedia Gallery (http://gallery.usgs.gov).</description>
	<image>
		<url>http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif</url>
		<title>USGS</title>
		<link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/</link>
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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Flowing Water Well]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Water flowing from Florida Pioneer Oil Company well near Kissengen Spring, 1932.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/10_15_2009/tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009/thumbs/Photo_4KS.jpg" length="4890" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>well</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Stranded fish at Dover Sink]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Stranded fish at Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_1E.JPG" length="35235" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Snake Eating Fish]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A snake devours a stranded fish at Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_2E.JPG" length="35439" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>snake</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>biology</category>

				<category>reptile</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Otter at Otter Sink]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[An otter eats stranded fish at Otter Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_3E.JPG" length="35000" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>otter</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Dead Fish]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Accumulation of dead fish and snakes at Catfish Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_4E.jpg" length="33748" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>snake</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>biology</category>

				<category>reptile</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Dead Fish]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A dead fish along the dry upper Peace river.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_5E.jpg" length="32493" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Turtle Covered in Sediment]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Sediment covered turtle at Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/diy3COn00V_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_8E.jpg" length="33499" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>fish</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>turtle</category>

				<category>biology</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A historical photo of Kissengen Spring, 1894]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_1KS.jpg" length="5839" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>historical</category>

				<category>house</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A diver at Kissengen Spring, early 1900s.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_2KS.jpg" length="3640" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>historical</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category></category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, F]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring flooded from Peace River backflow after 3 hurricanes passed through the area, October, 2005.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Lari Knochenmus
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_4KS.jpg" length="33365" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>floods</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Upward flow emerging from Otter Sink, January 2006 (located next to Kissengen Spring).]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_5KS.jpg" length="32483" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>pond</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A mud puddle overlies the clay-filled spring vent  of Kissengen Spring, April 2006,.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_6KS.JPG" length="35248" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Kissengen Spring, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Installing staff gage at Kissengen Spring, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/i41Pht6GFb_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_7KS.JPG" length="35223" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>spring</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>streamgage</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, FL]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Flow from a storm event fills up a buried karst feature along the dry riverbed , June 12, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_10.JPG" length="14600" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[South of Peace River at Wabash--flowing at 1 cubic feet per second on May 11, 2007.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_2.JPG" length="34439" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Peace River near Bartow gage --flowing at 4.62 cubic feet per second on April 11, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_4.JPG" length="34775" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Peace River near Bartow gage-- dry on May 4, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_5.JPG" length="34223" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Peace River near Bartow gage --flowing at 29 cubic feet per second on June 16, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_6.JPG" length="14185" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Peace River near Bartow gage -- dry on February 27, 2009.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_7.jpg" length="32275" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>bridge</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Peace River upstream from Dover Sink Distributary--flowing about 1 cubic beet per second on May 19, 2006]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_6</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_6</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_8.jpg" length="32332" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Changes in streamflow along upper Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Dry riverbed downstream from Dover Sink Distributary-- May 19, 2006.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_7</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009_7</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/wBRe7HGtt5_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_9.JPG" length="34880" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Logs that fall through the overlying bedrock litter the cavern floor.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Wil Causseaux
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_10UC.jpg" length="11895" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>cavities</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Roots break through the overlying bedrock of the cavern.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Jon Woolverton
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_11UC.jpg" length="9265" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>cavities</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Flow conditions near Ledges Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Wil Causseaux
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_28_2009/iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009/thumbs/Photo_1UC.jpg" length="12983" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>cavities</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Ledges Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Jon Woolverton
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_3</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Wil Causseaux climbs through the opening of Ledges Sink to the underlying caverns.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Jon Woolverton
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_4</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>cavities</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Underground cavities beneath Ledges Sink, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Water flow in the underlying cavity associated with Ledges Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Jon Woolverton
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iNEp27Sgf0_09_28_2009_5</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>sinkholes</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>geology</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Root filled cavities near Catacombs No. 8 showing underground flow.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_0</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Crevasses Sink spans approximately 25 ft across the river bed.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Lark Knochenmus
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_1</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Monitoring levels at Gator Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_2</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

				<category>streamgage</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Observing the small amount of flow going into Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_3</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Monitoring levels at Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_4</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Inflow hole, left of staff gage, along the bottom wall of Dover Sink.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_5</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Dover Sink ponded.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_6</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_6</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Wabash Sink is one of several karst features part of the Wabash Complex.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Ron Bassow
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_7</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_7</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Cypress Root Sink is also part of the Wabash Complex.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Charles Cook
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_8</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_8</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Streamflow losses at Cook’s Ripple, approximately 0.45 cubic feet per second.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Lari Knochenmus
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_9</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_9</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Streamflow losses of 0.19 cubic feet per second down the vertical pipe of Fricano Fracture.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Lari Knochenmus
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_10</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_10</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Ledges Sink – streamflow losses of approximately 2 cubic feet per second.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_11</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_11</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

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				<category></category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Whirlpool indicating loss of river flow to the underlying Fricano Fracture. ]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	Rick Spechler
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_12</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_12</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

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				<category>whirlpool</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Catacombs No. 1, with approximately 4 cubic feet per second flowing through the karst window.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_13</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_13</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>catacombs</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Underground flow near Catacombs No. 2.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_14</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_14</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>catacombs</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Various Karst Features Along Peace River, Fl]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A dye study showing the underground flow near Catacomb No. 1.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	pmetz - at - usgs.gov (Patty Metz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_15</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_iMDo2SRff0_09_28_2009_15</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>karst</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>surfacewater</category>

				<category>PeaceRiver</category>

				<category>catacombs</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>NR2009_09_30</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[1906 USGS River Height Observation Book]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Streamgaging activities in Florida began on the Suwannee River at White Springs, where a local observer tracked mean daily water level elevation in this observer's book.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_22_2009/w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009/thumbs/WhiteSpringsobsbook.jpg" length="3032" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_22</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Measuring Streamflow on Flooded Road]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Hydrologic technicians measure the amount of water from the flooded Suwannee River flowing across a submerged road near Ellaville, Florida in April 2009.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	rpawlitz - at - usgs.gov (Rachel Pawlitz)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_22_2009/w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009/thumbs/DSCN0645.jpg" length="83685" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>flood</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_22</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[White Springs Streamgage 1932]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Streamgage on the Suwannee River in 1932, located on the highway 41 bridge in White Springs, Florida]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_22_2009/w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009/thumbs/Hwy41gage1932.jpg" length="5057" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamgages</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_22</category>

				<category>bridge</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[White Springs Streamgage 1964]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The streamgage at the highway 41 bridge in White Springs, Florida during a flood on September 16, 1964. The walkway to the gage was submerged in water.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_22_2009_w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/09_22_2009/w06Ev32UTo_09_22_2009/thumbs/Hwy41gage1964.jpg" length="4301" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamgages</category>

				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>bridge</category>

				<category>NR2009_09_22</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Vegetation Drought]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) incorporates satellite observations of vegetation to monitor at a finer spatial detail than other commonly used drought indicators.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	USGS
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_18_2009_i41Pht6GFa_06_18_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_18_2009_i41Pht6GFa_06_18_2009_0</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Satellite view of Swim Lake and nearby lakes.]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Satellite view of Swim Lake (upper right) and nearby lakes in Polk County, Florida, surrounded by citrus groves. Courtesy Florida State University, 2008; Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2008.]]></description>
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		  	Courtesy Florida State University; Southwest Florida Water Management District.
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/06_12_2009_ptk8NbaMMH_06_12_2009_0</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Electromagnetic Survey]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologist conducts a broadband electromagnetic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees. The research was conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2006.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_0</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Seismic Survey]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists conduct a seismic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method (no pictured here) for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees. The research was conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2006.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_1</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Ground-penetrating Radar Survey &#040;GPR&#041;]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologist conducts a ground-penetrating radar survey to investigate and characterize the shallow subsurface. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2006.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_2</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Near-Surface Geophysics: Two-Dimensional Resistivity]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologist conducts a two-dimensional (2D) resistivity survey to investigate and characterize the shallow subsurface. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2006.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_3</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Fiber Optic Temperature Sensing in Hydrology]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists deploy fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing equipment in Ashumet Pond, Mashpee, Massachusetts. Fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing is an emerging technology that has promise for characterizing estuary-aquifer interaction. The technology evaluation was conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2007. To learn more about this method, see http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/bgas/fiber-optics/]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_4</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Near-Surface Seismic Survey in the Bronx]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists prepare equipment for multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) land seismic imaging survey. The geophones (in the yellow &#034;land streamer") are pulled behind a vehicle. This relatively new system allows for inexpensive and rapid data acquisition. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in the Bronx, New York, in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_5</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Near-Surface Seismic Survey in the Bronx]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists prepare equipment for a multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) land seismic imaging survey. In this picture, the accelerated weight-drop energy source (blue box) is attached to the back of a vehicle. This relatively new system allows for inexpensive and rapid data acquisition. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in the Bronx, New York, in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_6</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Near-Surface Seismic Survey in the Bronx]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists conduct a multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) land seismic imaging survey. The yellow land streamer contains the geophones and is towed behind a vehicle. This relatively new system allows for inexpensive and rapid data acquisition. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in the Bronx, New York, in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_7</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Evaluating Geophysical Equipment & Methods]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologists monitor data collection during a geophysical survey using the horizontal-to-vertical ambient-noise seismic method. This method can be used to estimate unconsolidated sediment thickness and map the bedrock surface as part of groundwater investigations. The survey was conducted as part of technology evaluation by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_8</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Using GPS in the Field]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologist collects location data using GPS during a near-surface geophysics survey. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_9</link>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Near-Surface Gravity Survey]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A USGS hydrologist prepares equipment to conduct a gravity survey to evaluate small variations in the earth's gravity field. The USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics develops and tests new tools and field methods to support USGS analysis of groundwater flow systems.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_10</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Continous Seismic Profiling]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The USGS collaborated with cooperator U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to conduct continuous seismic-reflection profiling in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research and technology transfer effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2007.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_14</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[USGS Training on Borehole Geophysical Logging]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A USGS hydrologist holds an electromagnetic induction borehole logging tool while the tool is calibrated.  The hydrologist was participating in a USGS class on how to use electromagnetic induction geophysical methods for groundwater investigations, conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2008.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_15</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Electromagnetic Survey]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A USGS hydrologist conducts a near-surface electromagnetic induction survey to characterize the shallow earth. The survey was conducted as part of an applied research effort by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics at Camp Rell, Connecticut, in 2008.]]></description>
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		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics )
				
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_01_2009_v06Du22tso_05_01_2009_16</link>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A new device to measure snowfall in remote areas is pictured here with its solar panels, small windmill, and snow-collecting bucket.]]></description>
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_20_2009_lPg6JWu33D_04_20_2009_0</link>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Using the device pictured here, government scientists are measuring snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun -- all the while saving money, energy, and ultimately helping to save lives. ]]></description>
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		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_20_2009_lPg6JWu33D_04_20_2009_1</link>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Small-scale Commercial Windmill]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS researchers used a small-scale commercial windmill as an essential part of its new device to measure snowfall in remote areas.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_20_2009_lPg6JWu33D_04_20_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/04_20_2009_lPg6JWu33D_04_20_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/04_20_2009/lPg6JWu33D_04_20_2009/thumbs/100_0132.jpg" length="24872" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>snow</category>

				<category>windmill</category>

				<category>NR2009_04_21</category>

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		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Field Trip to the Congo]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS scientist John Shelton using high-tech hydroacoustic equipment to measure the depth and velocity of the Congo River. ]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_30_2009_t85Br11QQl_03_30_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_30_2009_t85Br11QQl_03_30_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/03_30_2009/t85Br11QQl_03_30_2009/thumbs/congo.JPG" length="25622" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>CongoRiver</category>

				<category>hydroacoustic</category>

				<category>equipment</category>

				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Borehole Geophysical Logging]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS hydrologist conducts borehole geophysical logging as part of an applied research project to evaluate the use of new hydrogeophysical tools to remotely monitor and visualize bioremediation of contaminated groundwater. This research is being conducted at the Brandywine Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO), Maryland, by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	GS-W_OGW_BG_Webmaster - at - usgs.gov (USGS Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_20_2009_j41Qht6GGb_03_20_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_20_2009_j41Qht6GGb_03_20_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/03_20_2009/j41Qht6GGb_03_20_2009/thumbs/2008-DRMO-FDL.jpg" length="38687" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>geophysics</category>

				<category>hydrogeophysics</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>groundwater</category>

				<category>ogwbg</category>

				<category>ogw</category>

				<category>toxics</category>

				<category>drmo</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Bois de Sioux River]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/02_09_2009/wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009/thumbs/04whiterock1129.JPG" length="9512" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>river</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>rock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Bois de Sioux River]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/02_09_2009/wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009/thumbs/2007 013.jpg" length="14154" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>river</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>rock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Bois de Sioux River]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	
					unknown
			
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_09_2009_wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/02_09_2009/wCSe73Hut5_02_09_2009/thumbs/whiterock07272004.jpg" length="15304" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>river</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>rock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Orange Grove Rows]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake 
Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0294.JPG" length="19323" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>plants</category>

				<category>vegetation</category>

				<category>land</category>

				<category>trees</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Canal and Water Control Structure]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water 
flow into Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0295.JPG" length="17292" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>WaterSupply</category>

				<category>demand</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>dams</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Buoys and Birds]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested 
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen 
to the right.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_6</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_6</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0296.JPG" length="18722" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>animals</category>

				<category>wildlife</category>

				<category>birds</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[St. Lucie Canal]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie 
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_8</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_8</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0301.JPG" length="17832" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category></category>

				<category>dams</category>

				<category>canal</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Boat Exiting Navigational Lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside 
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca 
Navigational Lock.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_12</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_12</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0299.JPG" length="18678" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>canal</category>

				<category>boat</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside 
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the 
background.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_15</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_15</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DSCN0300.JPG" length="17609" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>canal</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Cows Near Lake Okeechobee]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is 
extensive.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0003.JPG" length="69870" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>animals</category>

				<category>herbivores</category>

				<category>land</category>

				<category>cows</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Turf Farm]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in 
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0007.JPG" length="68581" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>plants</category>

				<category>vegetation</category>

				<category>land</category>

				<category>farm</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Orange Grove]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange 
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0009.JPG" length="69725" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>plants</category>

				<category>vegetation</category>

				<category>land</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Canal and water control structure]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Wider view of Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which 
controls water flow into Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0010.JPG" length="68439" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>canal</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Double-Crested Cormorant]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant 
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_7</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_7</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0011.JPG" length="69054" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>animals</category>

				<category>wildlife</category>

				<category>birds</category>

				<category>water</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[To gain access to Lake Okeechobee, boaters anchor themselves to the Port 
Mayaca Navigational Lock wall as the canal-side gates close.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_9</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_9</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0013.JPG" length="70379" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>canal</category>

				<category>lock</category>

				<category>boat</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed, 
lakeside gates opened  and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted 
into the enclosed area.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_10</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_10</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0014.JPG" length="70979" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Boats ready to exit navigational lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[With the Lake Okeechobee lakeside gates open, boaters get ready to exit the 
Port Mayaca Navigational Lock.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_11</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_11</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0016.JPG" length="68419" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>lock</category>

				<category>boat</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Boaters leave the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock and head out into the open 
waters of Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_13</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_13</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0017.JPG" length="69063" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Open lakeside gates at navigational lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock, 
onto Lake Okeechobee.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_14</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_14</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0018.JPG" length="69280" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position. 
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	tenright - at - usgs.gov (Tracy Enright)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_16</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/aeu2Xkj87R_16</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_16_2009/aeu2Xkj87R/thumbs/DHA0021.JPG" length="70588" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>hydrology</category>

				<category>lakes</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>lock</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Scientist and Quarry Cutters]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0179.JPG" length="18120" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>coral</category>

				<category>quarry</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Close-up of Quarry Wall]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0180.JPG" length="20565" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>coral</category>

				<category>quarry</category>

		</item>



		<item>
		  <title><![CDATA[Channel Between Key Islands]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0181.JPG" length="18757" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>plants</category>

				<category>vegetation</category>

				<category>aquatic</category>

				<category>vegetation</category>

				<category>estuarine</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Mangroves]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_3</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0186.JPG" length="20593" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Osprey in Nest]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[An osprey sitting in its nest atop a channel marker in Florida Bay.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0187.JPG" length="18084" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Red Mangrove Root System]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_9</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_9</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0201.JPG" length="19464" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Little Madeira Bay]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_10</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_10</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0202.JPG" length="18480" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Florida Bay]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_11</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_11</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0203.JPG" length="16023" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Interior of Bob Allen Key]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_12</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_12</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0209.JPG" length="17701" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Great White Heron]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_13</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/k52Rj77ihc_13</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_06_2009/k52Rj77ihc/thumbs/DSCN0210.JPG" length="16552" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Freshwater Marl Prairie]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Near the beginning of the main park road through Everglades National Park, sunbeams shine through heavy clouds onto the freshwater marl prairie.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_0</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0113.JPG" length="17519" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Eco Pond]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking across the waters of Eco Pond at Everglades National Park, with cattails in the foreground and a tree island to the right.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_1</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0115.JPG" length="18309" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Florida Bay sunset]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The sky filled with a profusion of colors as the sun slowly set behind this mangrove island in Florida Bay, at the south end of Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_2</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0128.JPG" length="18118" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Coastal Salt Marsh]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0141.JPG" length="19006" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Little Blue Heron]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A little blue heron foraging in the waters of Eco Pond, at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_4</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0142.JPG" length="21540" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[White Ibis]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[An immature white ibis poses on the rail as moorhens swim in the background waters of Eco Pond, at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_5</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0144.JPG" length="19978" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Red-shouldered Hawk]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A red-shouldered hawk roosts in the lush greenery at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_6</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_6</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0145.JPG" length="21931" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Morning Glory]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Trumpet-shaped flower of the morning glory vine blooms year round at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_7</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_7</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0151.JPG" length="18928" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Mangroves along the main park road]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Mangroves frame the west and east sides of the main park road of Everglades National Park, just north of Mrazek Pond]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_8</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_8</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0152.JPG" length="17978" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Hammocks and sawgrass]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, hammocks interrupt the flat sawgrass expanse.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_9</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_9</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0155.JPG" length="17400" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Periphyton]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking down from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, periphyton is abundant in the watery seagrass.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_10</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_10</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Freshwater Snails]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking down from the Pa-hay-okee boardwalk at Everglades National Park, 
snail shells litter the grassy water's surface.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_11</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_11</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0160.JPG" length="21548" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Butterfly Pea Vine]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A butterfly pea vine flowering in the sandy soils of Long Pine Key at Everglades 
National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_12</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_12</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Long Pine Key]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park contains a pine forest community 
indicative of the original pine forests of Florida.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_13</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_13</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Spatterdock]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Budding spatterdocks are seen floating atop the Taylor Slough waters at 
Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_14</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_14</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0166.JPG" length="18193" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Anhinga]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A female anhinga roosts in the trees at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_15</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_15</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0165.JPG" length="20272" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Gallinule]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A purple gallinule stands atop the spatterdock at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_16</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_16</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0168.JPG" length="21343" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Tree Islands]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Looking out over Taylor Slough sawgrass marsh at Everglades National Park, 
with tree islands seen in the background.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_17</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_17</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0170.JPG" length="17843" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Cormorant]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at 
Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_18</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_18</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/01_02_2009/vaq1TGf66N/thumbs/DSCN0172.JPG" length="19586" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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		  <title><![CDATA[Alligator]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[An alligator hides partially submerged in the grassy waters-edge of Taylor 
Slough at Everglades National Park.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	hhenkel - at - usgs.gov (Heather Henkel)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_19</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/vaq1TGf66N_19</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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				<category>wildlife</category>

				<category>alligator</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Streambed Sediment Sampling]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Bed sediment sampling, Suwanee Creek, Gwinnett Co, Georgia]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_0</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_0</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>WaterQuality</category>

				<category>sediment</category>

				<category>sampling</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Flint River at Base Flow Conditions]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[The Flint River below Bainbridge, Georgia, showing base flow conditions. Even at low flows, rivers in this part of Georgia contain enough sediment to color the water brown. ]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	wbhughes - at - usgs.gov (Brian Hughes)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_1</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_1</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>SurfaceWater</category>

				<category>river</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Routine Maintenance on a Ground-Water Monitoring Well.]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Routine maintenance on a ground-water monitoring well, 
Perry Park, Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. At one time this well was used by the City of Brunswick for drinking water. Saltwater intrusion forced the city to abandon the well, so the USGS started monitoring it for water levels and specific conductance.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_2</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_2</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>GroundWater</category>

				<category>WaterMonitoring</category>

				<category>coastal</category>

				<category>salt</category>

				<category>water</category>

				<category>intrusion</category>

				<category>drinking</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

				<category>water</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Installing Water-Level Monitoring Gage]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Installing a water-level monitoring gage, Coosawattee River, Georgia. Two USGS workers installing a &#034;stilling well"s, which is a major component of most systems used to monitor stream stage (gage height). The pipe is placed vertically into the stream and the level of the water in the pipe is continuously monitored and transmitted to USGS water-science offices.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_3</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_3</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/12_04_2008/nRIu48Xkk2/thumbs/installinggage.jpg" length="2228" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>Coosawattee</category>

				<category>river</category>

				<category>SurfaceWater</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Preparing Water-Quality Sampling Device for Use]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[A USGS scientist about the collect a water sample with a DH-95 sampler (the white torpedo looking device). After sampling, another scientist takes the bottle of water and pours it into the churn. Having another scientist do this prevents contamination of the sample.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_4</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_4</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>WaterQuality</category>

				<category>sampling</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

				<category>boat</category>

				<category>river</category>

				<category>equipment</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Measuring Streamflow Through a Weir]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Pew Creek below Johnson Road, Lawrenceville, Ga. The metal structure is a &#034;V" weir. A sediment dam was built on either side of it to force the water through the weir. Scientists can calculate gallons per minute flow in the stream by timing how long the flow took to fill a bucket.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_5</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_5</guid>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>streamflow</category>

				<category>measurements</category>

				<category>creek</category>

				<category>weir</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

				<category>river</category>

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		  <title><![CDATA[Test Well, East River]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[USGS test well 10 34h363 in the East River, Brunswick, Ga. The U.S. Geological Survey drilled this test well in the early 1970's and at the time it was on the edge of the marsh at Andrews Island. It is now only accessible by boat or canoe at high tide. Despite being surrounded by saltwater the artesian well flows very fresh water from the Upper Floridan Aquifer. ]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_6</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_6</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/12_04_2008/nRIu48Xkk2/thumbs/testwellinmarsh.jpg" length="12384" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>GroundWater</category>

				<category>WaterMonitoring</category>

				<category>coastal</category>

				<category>boat</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

				<category>equipment</category>

		</item>



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		  <title><![CDATA[Water-Quality Sampling]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road, Georgia. Part of the USGS safety protocol is to wear a PFD (personal flotation device) around any surface water. This scientist may not look like he has one on, but he does--it is under his rain coat. This DH-81 sampler is used to sample flood water for suspended-sediment concentrations and water quality.]]></description>
		  <author>
		  	cressler - at - usgs.gov  (Alan Cressler)
				
		  </author>
		  <link>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_7</link>
		  <guid>http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/nRIu48Xkk2_7</guid>
		  <enclosure url="http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/12_04_2008/nRIu48Xkk2/thumbs/waterqualitysampling.jpg" length="13976" type="image/jpeg" />
		  <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
				<category>WaterQuality</category>

				<category>sampling</category>

				<category>personnel</category>

				<category>safety</category>

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