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

Kissengen Spring, F
Kissengen Spring flooded from Peace River backflow after 3 hurricanes passed through the area, October, 2005....
Location: Kissengen Spring, FL, USA

Northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters
The rural landscape in northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters of the Alapaha River. ...
Location: FL, 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

Florida floods with extreme highwater
The dry landscape of northwest Florida floods with extreme highwater from the Withlacoochee River....
Location: FL, USA

Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

USGS Shoots Video of Flooding Efforts
USGS public affairs specialist, Jennifer LaVista prepares to shoot video of USGS efforts during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The videos can be viewed at http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/science_features/flooding_march09.asp...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

USGS Shoots Video of Flooding Efforts
USGS public affairs specialist, Jennifer LaVista prepares to shoot video of USGS efforts during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The videos can be viewed at http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/science_features/flooding_march09.asp...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Levee being built in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Levee and sandbag efforts in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees and prepares sandbags in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Water levels rise in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA

Levee being built in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA