Mud clouds much of the Chesapeake Bay in this image from September 13, 2011.
Published Sep 16, 2011
Despite the bay’s calm waters, constant reminders of the city break through.
Published Oct 5, 2017
While farms remain a major source of water pollution, signs of improvements are beginning to emerge.
Published Aug 12, 2016
A drop of water that falls in central New York takes a long ride to the sea. It flows past some extraordinary natural features that help tell the story of how the Chesapeake Bay came to be.
Published Jul 22, 2016
It takes a lot of data and some patient, creative processing to make an image of the world’s third largest estuary system.
Published Oct 17, 2015
Sediment-rich water flowed down the river after a string of strong thunderstorms hit central Pennsylvania.
Published Nov 7, 2019
The stunning scenery in this bay in Montenegro has made it a popular destination for cruises ships.
Published Sep 17, 2017
The historical oasis on the coast of the Arabian Gulf is now an oil industry oasis.
Published Jun 3, 2013
Wild patterns on the water's surface are evidence of the fluid dynamics that occur when fresh river water meets sea water.
Published Aug 20, 2018
Ships, airplanes, and satellites all play a role in monitoring Chesapeake water quality, algae blooms, and dead zones.
Published Nov 2, 2016
High tides in the funnel-shaped bay are anything but a bore when they collide with river water flowing in the opposite direction.
Published Oct 28, 2019
Muddy brown water fills Sandusky Bay, just south of Lake Erie in this astronaut photograph. The small city of Sandusky occupies the southeastern shore of the bay. The most striking aspect of this image is the flow of the brown water in and out of the mouth of the bay. Slight movement of lake surface water, driven mainly by wind, causes a small ebb and flow of bay water. Sediment-charged water is derived from agricultural fields along the Sandusky River upstream. Mud plumes in Lake Erie originate from prior pulses of muddy water from the bay. When this image was taken, some clear, lake water (blue-green strip) appeared to be flowing into the bay.
Published Feb 20, 2006
Snow and ice cover the landscape around this basin of Lake Michigan.
Published Mar 24, 2014
