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Routine Maintenance on a Ground-Water Monitoring Well.
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 ...
Test Well, East River
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 artes...
River Monitoring, Cedar Rapids, IA
USGS personnel monitoring river in Cedar Rapids, IA. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater...
River Monitoring, Cedar Rapids, IA
USGS personnel monitoring river in Cedar Rapids, IA. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater... |