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Flooding on the James River, South Dakota
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Flooding on the James River, South Dakota

Acquired June 24, 2010, this natural-color image shows the swollen James River covering normally dry land in the river valley.

Published Jun 28, 2010

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The Mosquito Coast
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The Mosquito Coast

Published Apr 1, 2006

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The Sinuous Shenandoah
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The Sinuous Shenandoah

An ancient collision between continents left a series of fractures in the bedrock around Virginia’s Massanutten Mountains. The event spawned some unusual zig-zagging stretches on the Shenandoah River.

Published Dec 5, 2014

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Lingering Floods along the James River
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Lingering Floods along the James River

Acquired August 1, 2011, and August 6, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the James River, a Missouri River tributary, in South Dakota.

Published Aug 2, 2011

Land Floods

Kuiseb River Reaches the Sea
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Kuiseb River Reaches the Sea

Acquired April 2, 2011, and February 27, 2011, these natural-color images show rising waters on the Kuiseb River, which flowed all the way to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades.

Published Apr 12, 2011

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Flooding in South Dakota
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Flooding in South Dakota

Acquired June 1, 2011, and May 29, 2010, these false-color images compare parts of the James and Little Minnesota Rivers.

Published Jun 2, 2011

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The Big Muddy, Western Edition
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The Big Muddy, Western Edition

Flowing past the city of Vancouver, the Fraser River delivers a thick plume of sediment to the Strait of Georgia.

Published Mar 14, 2012

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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota
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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota

Acquired May 1, 2011, this natural-color image shows the James River completely filling the river valley near Jamesville, South Dakota.

Published May 3, 2011

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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota
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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota

Acquired June 5, 2011, and May 19, 2005, these false-color images compare conditions along the James River near Mitchell, South Dakota.

Published Jun 7, 2011

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Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, Virginia
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Assateague and Chincoteague Islands, Virginia

This photo-like image of Chincoteague Island and the southern section of Assateague was acquired by the IKONOS satellite on June 27, 2001.

Published Oct 28, 2008

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Flooding on the Nzoia River
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Flooding on the Nzoia River

Like many rivers across the world, the Nzoia River in western Kenya pushes over its banks annually. In November 2008, the river burst through the dykes to flood the low-lying land around it.

Published Nov 22, 2008

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