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: 1. Disasters

(10 images)


Other Categories: 1. Disasters || 2. Gage || 3. SW Field Work || 4. Hydroacoustic || 5. Public Service || 6. Historic
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11-014_01

First Place

Swiftcurrent Creek

November 7, 2006

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Flood Event of November 2006
D.A . Bischoff
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11-003_05

Second Place

Sinking house

June 13, 1935

A house slumps into an unnamed Nebraska river.

(Note: Also listed in Historical category)
F.H. Fowler (Robert Swanson)
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11-011_03

Third Place

Gowanda Halloween

August 13, 2010

Debris cleared from flooded homes in Gowanda, NY
Scott Grover
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11-003_07

Measuring flow on flooded Elkhorn River

June 27, 1947

USGS hydrographers make a high flow measurement on the Elkhorn River in Nebraska. This same style of equipment is still in use for measuring discharge on several Nebraska streams as hydroacoustics fail due to high sediment load movement.

(Note: Also listed in Historical category)
D.D. Lewis (Robert Swanson)
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11-014_02

Flooding at Gibson Dam

June 1964

Gibson Dam on the Sun River , Montana June 1964
George F. Roskie USFS (D.A. Bischoff)
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11-003_03

Bridge out

June 13, 2010

Peak of record flooding washed out the gage bridge at the USGS Streamgage on the North Loup River at Taylor, NE.
R.A. Creek (Robert Swanson)
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11-005_04

Channel alteration

May 15, 2005

Animas River Avalanche, geomorphic changes on the way. (09359020 Animas River below Silverton)
Dave Grey
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11-018_06

Office Renovation Disaster Zone

November 15, 2010

Office Renovation activities at the NC Water Science Center, Asheville Field Office. Brad Huffman sits at crammed work station behind plastic curtain.
John A. Mazurek
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11-018_07

Q-Dub Near Disaster

April 14, 2009

Maiden voyage with water quality truck nearly ends in disaster.
John A. Mazurek
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11-018_08

Tipping Bucket Invasion

October 30, 2009

352231082325601 Boylston Creek at Mills River, NC. Ants and wolf spiders take control of tipping bucket raingage.
John A. Mazurek

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