USGS River Measuring and a tour of Upriver Dam

USGS River Measuring and a tour of Upriver Dam.

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Wed., March 22, 2017

Hydrologic Technician Joe Gilbert maneuvers a raft with test equipement along the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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A USGS raft with test equipement is towed beside the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2017. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the high river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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Hydrologic Technician Joe Gilbert maneuvers a raft with test equipement along the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area, Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2017. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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Hydrologic Technician Joe Gilbert, left, prepares to launch a raft with test equipement off the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area, Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2017. Behind him is hydrologic technician Patrick Miller, who holds the computer that collects the information from the raft. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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Hydrologic Technician Joe Gilbert launches a raft with test equipement from the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area, Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2017. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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Hydrologic Technician Patrick Miller, left, watches a computer tablet gather stream flow information from a raft with test equipement controlled by Joe Gilbert, right, along the Spokane River bridge between WSU Spokane and the Gonzaga University area, Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2017. The raft used a variety of technologies to estimate the river flows, which is information used by various government, utility and private entities.

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Some of Upriver Dam's interior is seen through a window during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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The front office of the Upriver Dam is seen during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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From left: Marlene Feist, Spokane Public Works Director of Strategic Development, watches as Stephen Burns, Upriver Dam supervisor, and operations foreman Evariste Mulindangwe check the level of the aquifer during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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The level of the aquifer is seen during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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A worker clears drifting debris from Upriver Dam during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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Onlookers check out the raging water flowing out of Upriver Dam's spillway during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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Water surges as it flows out of Upriver Dam's spillway during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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Water surges as it flows out of Upriver Dam's spillway during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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Water surges as it flows out of Upriver Dam's spillway during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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Stephen Burns, Upriver Dam supervisor opens a gate to access the Upriver Dam spillway during a media tour on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Upriver Dam in Spokane, Wash.

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