U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Surface Water
National Surface Water Conference and Hydroacoustics Workshop
March 28 - April 1, 2011
Tampa, Florida

Third Photographic Competition


Category: 4. Hydroacoustic

(31 images)


Other Categories: 1. Disasters || 2. Gage || 3. SW Field Work || 4. Hydroacoustic || 5. Public Service || 6. Historic
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11-003_08

First Place

Ready, set, go

November 16, 2007

USGS Hydrologic Technician, Nate Stevens, prepares to make a discharge measurement using acoustics and a remote control boat on the Missouri River near Vermillion, SD.
M.J. Andersen (Robert Swanson)
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11-016_01

Second Place

Iguaçu Falls 1

February 10, 2011

Flow measurement in Iguaçu Falls with a ADP
Sydnei Ribeiro (Luiz Moldanado)
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11-008_09

Third Place

High Flow

January 2011

12510500 Yakima River at Kiona, Launching boat for high flow measurement.
Kevin Wright
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11-013_01

Stream Pro Measurement

March 21, 2008

Wes Heaton, and Robert Hemauer make a Stream Pro measurement at 09510000 Verde River BLW Bartlett Dam, AZ. Tagline is strung across river with a kayak, and stream pro is operated with a cableway ROV.
Bert Duet
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11-021_02

Retrieving sediment sample

October 16, 2007

Retrieving sediment sample from P-61 sampler to be used to calibrate ADCP backscatter for estimating suspended sediment concentrations; near St. Louis, MO, October 2007

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Kevin Oberg
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11-001_03

Install of fixed-mount 600 kHz ADCP

November 2, 2010

Installation of a fixed-mount 600 kHz ADCP on a Missouri River bridge pier at Jefferson City, Missouri.
Kelly Brady (Paul Rydlund)
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11-005_03

ADCP comparison

September 2008

Comparing ADCP, ADVM and conventional meters.
Dave Grey
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11-007_05

COLVILLE RIVER

June 8, 2009

Jeremiah Drewel at Colville River at Umiat, AK
Ryan Hollins
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11-007_06

IKPIKPUK

June 12, 2009

Jeremiah Drewel at Ikpikpuk River below Fry Creek near Alaktak, AK
Ryan Hollins
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11-013_02

Setting up for stream pro measurement

March 21, 2008

Wes Heaton and Robert Hemauer prepare to do a Stream pro measurement at 09510000 Verde River BLW Bartlett Dam, AZ.
Bert Duet
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11-014_03

ADCP at Clark Fork

Dec. 15, 2010

StreamPro measurement on the Clark Fork River in Montana December 2010
D.A. Bischoff
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11-014_05

ADCP MMT at MG

September 2010

Kim Schierenbeck, USGS, at Many Glacier with StreamPro ADCP unit
D.A.Bischoff
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11-014_07

A. Whiteman at Marias River

March 1, 2010

Aroscott Whiteman making a Flowtracker measurement at the Marias River near Shelby, Montana, March 2010
D.A. Bishoff
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11-016_02

Iguaçu Falls2

February 10, 2011

Flow measurement in Iguaçu Falls with a ADP
Sergio Tulio (Luiz Moldanado)
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11-016_03

Iguaçu Falls3

February 10, 2011

Flow measurement in Iguaçu Falls with a ADP
Sydnei Ribeiro (Luiz Moldanado)
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11-018_09

ADCP flood measuremet

September 22, 2009

03443000 French Broad River at Blantyre, NC. Rio Grande deployed by tethered riverboat from the downstream side of the bridge during late summer flood.
John A. Mazurek
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11-019_01

Discharge measurement in Hells Canyon, ID

October 14, 2008

USGS, BOR, and Idaho Power employees made comparison discharge measurements, using the Ott QLiner (shown) and other ADCPs, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon, on the border of ID and OR

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Molly Wood
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11-019_04

ADCP measurement on the Lesser Zab River, Iraq

February 26, 2010

USGS and Iraqi scientists measured discharge with a TRDI Rio Grande ADCP and developed a mock index-velocity rating downstream of Dokan Dam on the Lesser Zab River in Iraq

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Molly Wood
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11-019_05

ADVMs on the Kootenai River, ID

August 30, 2010

Pete Elliott, ID WSC, installing ADVMs on the Kootenai River as part of an acoustic-sediment surrogate gage
Molly Wood
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11-019_06

Chile discharge measurements

January 30, 2011

USGS and Chilean scientists making comparison measurements with various ADCPs on the glacier-fed Rio Murta in Chilean Patagonia

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Molly Wood
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11-019_07

Chile ADCP comparisons

January 30, 2011

Andy Tranmer, ID WSC, making comparison ADCP measurements on the glacier-fed Rio Murta in Chilean Patagonia

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Molly Wood
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11-019_08

Patagonia streamgage

February 2, 2011

USGS and Chilean scientists making comparison ADCP measurements (via cableway and kayak) at a streamgage on the Rio Murta in Chilean Patagonia

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Molly Wood
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11-019_09

Patagonia ADCP measurements

January 30, 2011

Molly Wood, ID WSC, making comparison ADCP measurements with Chilean and University of Idaho scientists on the Rio Murta in Chilean Patagonia

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Greg Clark (Molly Wood)
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11-019_10

Diver installing ADVM

September 18, 2008

Molly Wood, ID WSC, installs an uplooking ADVM in the Spokane River, ID

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Greg Clark (Molly Wood)
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11-021_01

Preparing for Testing

July 27, 2004

Hydrographer preparing tethered boat and ADCP for ADCP test and evaluation, Missouri, July 2004
Kevin Johnson (Kevin Oberg)
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11-021_03

Setting up GPS base station

October 18, 2007

Setting up GPS base station prior to ADCP surveys on the Missouri River near Columbia Bottoms, October 2007

(Note: Also listed in SW Field Work category)
Kevin Oberg
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11-021_04

Preparing for multi-beam and ADCP survey

October 18, 2007

Rigging boat for multi-beam echo sounder and ADCP surveys, Missouri River, October 2007
Kevin Oberg
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11-021_05

ADCP Validation Measurement

July 8, 2004

Comparison measurements being made for the purpose of testing a StreamPro ADCP on the Fox River near Algonquin, IL, July 2004
Kevin Oberg
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11-021_06

Preparing for Flowtracker measurement

September 27, 2006

Wading Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel, CO prior to a Flowtracker discharge measurement, September 2006
Kevin Oberg
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11-021_07

Preparing for ADCP comparison measurements

October 30, 2008

Preparing boat for ADCP comparison measurements on the Ohio River near Evansville, IN, October 2008
Kevin Oberg
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11-021_09

ADCP Comparison Measurement

September 26, 2006

Cableway Price AA and ADCP comparison measurements, Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO, September 2006
Kevin Oberg

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