Washed Out Bridge, Snake Creek Near Whitesburg
Tributary to Snake Creek, near Whitesburg, Georgia, showing a washed out bridge. When bridges such as this one collapse during a flood, it is rarely the pressure of the rushing water against the bridge that causes the bridge to fail. Rather, the rushing water erodes the ground underneath and surroun...
Location: Whitesburg, Carroll County, GA, USA

Streamflow changes along upper Peace River, Fl
Peace River near Bartow gage -- dry on February 27, 2009....
Location: Bartow, FL, USA

White Springs Streamgage 1932
Streamgage on the Suwannee River in 1932, located on the highway 41 bridge in White Springs, Florida...
Location: White Springs, FL, USA

White Springs Streamgage 1964
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....
Location: White Springs, FL, USA

Hot Creek Bridge
Hot Creek with bridge. Date unknown but the bridge has not been in existence for several years....
Location: CA, USA

Row River Trail Bridge
Row River Trail bridge is part of 14 miles of abandoned railway managed by BLM Oregon Eugene District as part of the Rails-to-Trails project....
Location: OR, USA

Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge on a scenic trail through BLM Colorado Royal Gorge Field Office offers breathtaking views....
Location: CO, USA

Secretary Salazar Speaking on Recovery Funds for Earthquake Networks
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Salazar made the announcement at a press conference in San Francisco behind the Ferry Building ove...
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Secretary Salazar Speaking on Recovery Funds for Earthquake Networks
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Pictured left to right: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16th CA), Jackie Speier (D-12th CA), Secretary Salazar...
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha
The Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha provide USGS hydrologic technicians and emergency crews a good survey of flooding conditions for making measurements....
Location: FL, USA

Hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharge
USGS hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharging across flooded state road 141 from the Withlacoochee River near Lee, Florida (Monday, April 13, 2009). Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
Location: FL, USA

Bridge Operations on Healy
Visitors from Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent learn about bridge operations on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor....
Location: USA

Aerial View of Roadbed Collapse
Aerial view of roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View northwestward....
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA

Aerial View of Collapsed Section
Aerial view of the collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View westward....
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA

Structural Failure of Bridges
Structural failure of twin bridges carrying Highway 1 across Struve Slough near Watsonville....
Location: Watsonville, CA, USA