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  • Fragrant water lily pads show a variety of autumn colors as they float on Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
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  • A cluster of fragrant water lily pads float on Lake Washington off Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
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  • Fragrant water lily pads begin to take on golden autumn color as they float on Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Autumn_Lake-Sammamish_9...jpg
  • Fragrant water lily pads, some of which are turning yellow in autumn, float in the reflection of a cumulus cloud, which is picking up the golden color of sunset, on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Cloud-Reflections_Lake-...jpg
  • A pair of old bulrush stalks rise from a cluster of fragrant water lily pads in Lake Sammamish from Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Bulrush_Autumn_Lake-Sam...jpg
  • Fragrant water lily pads begin to take on golden autumn color as they float on Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Autumn_Lake-Sammamish_9...jpg
  • Pink water lilies (Nymphaea) float on a small pond in Prosser, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Prosser_4915.jpg
  • Fragrant water lily pads, which are beginning to show their autumn colors, float on Lake Sammamish among bulrush and fern stalks in this view from Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Bulrush_Autumn_Lake-Sam...jpg
  • Fragrant water lily pads, which are beginning to show their autumn colors, float on Lake Sammamish among bulrush and fern stalks in this view from Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Water-Lilies_Cloud-Reflections_Lake-...jpg
  • A water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) begins to blossom in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Water-Forget-Me-Not_9772.jpg
  • An extreme macro view — approximately five times life-size — and shallow focus isolate a water drop clinging to a blade of moss growing on a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
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  • An extreme macro view — approximately five times life-size — and shallow focus isolate a water drop clinging to a blade of moss growing on a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moss_Water-Drop_Macro_2098.jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • Water droplets cling to moss growing on an old tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moss_Water-Droplets_1741.jpg
  • Floating marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) spreads across the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Floating marshpennywort, also called floating pennywort, is native to North and South America has steams that spready horizontally and can float on water.
    Water-Pennywort_Arboretum_P8270154.jpg
  • A close-up view captures the rough texture of water surging over Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington.
    Snoqualmie-Falls_Detail_Water_5466.jpg
  • Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.
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  • Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.
    WaterStrider_Ripples_2135.jpg
  • Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) grow up from the bottom of Lake Washington in this underwater view from the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The fragrant water lily's leaves float on the water surface and the plant itself is rooted in mucky or silty sediment up to six to seven feet (2 meters) deep.
    WaterLilies_Underwater_Arboretum_F00...jpg
  • A fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) blooms in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The perennial plant floats on the water surface, and can grow in water up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) deep.
    WaterLily_Arboretum_2285.jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) floats on the water among water lilies in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Pied-billed grebes are found throughout the Americas, typically on freshwater wetlands that have aquatic plants.
    Grebe_Pied-Billed_Floating_Arboretum...jpg
  • A large cluster of fragrant water lily pads (Nymphaea odorata) float on wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The perennial plant grows in clear and calm water that is up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) deep.
    WaterLilies_LilyPads_1439.jpg
  • A Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) swims in the open water of Upright Channel between Lopez and Shaw islands in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. In this image, the deer was about a half-mile from land. The deer are native to the San Juan Islands and early Europen explorers reported seeing large herds of them swimming between the islands.
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  • Runoff from a rainstorm flows past a water-quality warning sign and into a stormwater drain in Shoreline, Washington. The painted sign features a salmon icon and reads, "Dump no waste. Drains to Sound." Sound refers to Puget Sound, a large body of water in Washington state.
    Stormwater-Drain_Shoreline_7150.jpg
  • A stream of water flows over river rocks along the Snoqualmie River near Fall City, Washington.
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  • Water droplets cling to the back of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaf.
    Elm_Leaf_Back_Droplets_Macro_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) swims in the open water of Upright Channel between Lopez and Shaw islands in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. In this image, the deer was about a half-mile from land. The deer are native to the San Juan Islands and early Europen explorers reported seeing large herds of them swimming between the islands.
    Deer_Black-Tailed_Swimming_San-Juan-...jpg
  • Water pours over the face of a moose (Alces alces) after it lifts while feeding on vegetation in Fishercap Lake in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, Montana.
    Moose_FishercapLake_GlacierNP_0352.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately five times life-size.
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  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately four times life-size.
    Daffodil-Wild_Rain-Drops_Macro_0561.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately five times life-size.
    Daffodil-Wild_Rain-Drops_Macro_0599.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to the back of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaf.
    Elm_Leaf_Back_Droplets_Macro_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) prepares to land on the water of Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Gull_Glaucous_Landing_EdmondsMarsh_2...jpg
  • A tree is reflected in a small pool of standing water in the Ecola Creek watershed near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_EcolaCreek_TreeReflection_0704.jpg
  • A familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) casts its shadow on a leaf in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Damselflies mate in wetlands, depositing their eggs just below the surface of the water.
    Damselfly_FamiliarBluet_Shadow_7162.jpg
  • A drop of water splashes in a glass.
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  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) runs across the surface of Puget Sound to build speed to take flight near Edmonds, Washington.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Running-Water...jpg
  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) hides among water liles to hunt in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Green_Water-Lilies_Arboretum_5...jpg
  • A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) flies low over Puerto Real off the coast of Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, at sunrise. The brown pelican feeds mainly on fish and is one of only two types of pelicans that feed by diving head-first into the water.
    Pelican_Brown_Sunrise-Water_Vieques_...jpg
  • A close-up view captures the rough texture of water surging over Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington.
    Snoqualmie-Falls_Detail_Water_5509.jpg
  • Numerous water lily pads turn yellow in autumn, mimicking the golden color of a sunset over Lake Sammamish in this view from Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    WA_Lake-Sammamish_Autumn_Sunset_Mary...jpg
  • Numerous water lily pads turn yellow in autumn, mimicking the golden color of a sunset over Lake Sammamish in this view from Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    WA_Lake-Sammamish_Autumn_Sunset_Mary...jpg
  • Blue-green water flows in channels carved into volcanic rock just outside the Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið) in Iceland. The warm water is rich in silica, sulfur and other minerals, giving the water its color and milky texture. The water is heated by geothermal process and used to produce electricity before it is used in the Blue Lagoon, a popular outdoor spa.
    Iceland_BlueLagoon_5765.jpg
  • Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis) grows under a fiery sunrise at the edge of Mono Lake in Mono County, California. Mono Lake has no outlet, so salt accumulates and makes the water alkeline. Limestone columns called tufa towers are visible in the lake. Tufa towers form under water. They were exposed when Los Angeles diverted some of the fresh water that feeds the lake, causing the lake level to drop.
    Mono-Lake_Rabbitbrush_Sunrise_0748.jpg
  • A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) dives for food into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Brown Pelicans hunt in a unique way. They fly over bodies of water, spotting fish from as far as 50 feet (15 meters) away. Once they spot a fish, they dive, plunging into the water head first and scooping up the fish and the water around it in its large pouch. It quickly strains the water from the side of its bill and swallows the fish.
    Pelican_Brown_Mexico_Diving_3676.jpg
  • Steam fog rises off one of the Reflection Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park as the still waters reflect a dramatic late summer sunrise. Steam fog, also known as evaporation fog, occurs when the air above is colder than the water in a lake or other body of water. Moist air rises from the water and is rapidly cooled to its saturation point, producing fog..
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  • An Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus knudseni), also known as an Ae'o, is reflected in the water of the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Hawaiian stilt is considered endangered, with fewer than 1,500 currently found in the Hawaiian islands. It feeds on the larvae of dragon flies, small fish, worms, crabs, water insects, and the seeds and roots of water plants.
    maui-stilt-reflection.jpg
  • Fragrant Water Lilies growing off Foster Island leave just a narrow 'S' pattern in the waters of Lake Washington near the Seattle Arboretum.
    WaterLiliesS.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of dark storm clouds, which are reflected on a large pond, partially covered in water lilies, in Parc des Sources in Brussels, Belgium. The public park is known for its numerous springs — called sources, in French — which provide drinking water to the surrounding area. Parc des Sources is one of six major parks that are connected in an ecological corridor in Brussles. In Dutch, Parc des Sources is called Bronnenpark.
    Brussels_Parc-des-Sources_Storm-Clou...jpg
  • Falling water vanishes into a cloud of mist at Horseshoe Falls, one of the waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls on the border of New York and Ontario. About 90 percent of the water in the Niagara River flows over Horseshoe Falls, which amounts to about 600,000 gallons (2.3 million liters) of water per second. The waterfall is about a half-mile wide, with a brink length of 2600 feet (792 meters), and it is 167 feet (51 meters) high. Horseshoe Falls is also known as Canadian Falls, since about two-thirds of it is located in Canada.
    NiagaraFalls_HorseshoeFalls_Mist_910...jpg
  • Water boils out of a small spring on the Birds Nest Terrace in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley near Rotorua, New Zealand. The terrace is part of a hydrothermal system in 1886 by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. Waimangu means 'black water' in Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand. The area was given that name because its largest geyser erupted water that was filled with mud and rocks.
    NZ_Waimangu_BirdsNestTerrace_9002.jpg
  • Steam rises from the water-filled Inferno Crater, located in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley near Rotorua, New Zealand. The terrace is part of a hydrothermal system in 1886 by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. Waimangu means 'black water' in Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand. The area was given that name because its largest geyser erupted water that was filled with mud and rocks.
    NZ_Waimangu_InfernoCrater_8972.jpg
  • Several tufa columns are turned golden by the rising sun at Mono Lake, California. Tufa forms only underwater. When calcium-rich springs flow up through the lake bottom, the calcium bonds to the carbonates in the lake water, forming calcium carbonate, a type of limestone. The solid material builds on itself, gradually forming a tufa tower. The tufa towers form only underwater; they were exposed when the lake was drained to provide drinking water for cities. After environmental groups took legal action, less water is being diverted for cities and the lake is slowly refilling.
    CA_MonoLake_Tufas_Golden_9336.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves flow into the remnants of a blowhole at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast. Blowholes are essentially skylights in ocean caves. At high tide, water fills the cave and the pressure of the incoming waves forces water through the hole, high into the air. Over time, erosion has enlarged this hole so that water no longer jets out of it.
    OR_CapePerpetua_Blowhole_2963.jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_0988.jpg
  • A blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) rests on the cupped pad of a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Dasher-Blue_Lily-Pads_Seattle-Arbore...jpg
  • Trees lining the banks of the largest pond in Parc des Sources, or Bronnenpark, are reflected on the water at dusk in Brussels, Belgium. The public park is known for its numerous springs — called sources, in French — which provide drinking water to the surrounding area. Parc des Sources is one of six major parks that are connected in an ecological corridor in Brussles. In Dutch, Parc des Sources is called Bronnenpark.
    Brussels_Parc-des-Sources_Pond_3474.jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the water erupting from Strokkur, an active geyser in southern Iceland. Strokkur erupts every four to eight minutes, sending water as high as 40 meters (131 feet). Strokkur is the Icelandic word for churning; just before the geyser erupts, a ball of water full of bubbles repeatedly surges and subsides.
    Iceland_Strokkur_LongExposure_1980.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves flow into the remnants of a blowhole at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast. Blowholes are essentially skylights in ocean caves. At high tide, water fills the cave and the pressure of the incoming waves forces water through the hole, high into the air. Over time, erosion has enlarged this hole so that water no longer jets out of it, though it does make a dramatic 360-degree waterfall.
    OR_CapePerpetua_Blowhole_6362.jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_3...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) walks in the shallow, muddy water of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Walking_Stillagua...jpg
  • A raven flies past the Old Faithful geyser as it erupts in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Raven_Yellowst...jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2...jpg
  • The Old Faithful geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Runoff_Yellows...jpg
  • A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) flies over the blue water of Puerto Real off the coast of Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The brown pelican feeds mainly on fish and is one of only two types of pelicans that feed by diving head-first into the water.
    Pelican_Brown_Hunting_Vieques_6760.jpg
  • Fish swim through and around a colony of Fiordland Black Coral (Antipathella fiordensis) in Milford Sound on the South Island of New Zealand. Of the black corals, Fiordland Black Coral is unusual because it's found in the shallowest waters. Most black corals are deep sea species, but Fiordland Black Coral is found at depths of just 10 to 50 meters (32 to 164 feet). Black coral actually appears white when its alive, and unlike other corals does not need warm, shallow water. Milford Sound is host to 7 million coral colonies, which have been developing for 200 million years. The Fiordland Black Coral is visible without diving to visitors of the Marine Discovery Centre in Milford Sound, which extends 10 meters under water.
    NZ_Fiordland_Black-Coral_Underwater_...jpg
  • A Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) rests on a broken branch in North Creek in Bothell, Washington. A cormorant's feathers are not water repellant, so they typically dive into the water only to feed. They spend most of their time on perches, drying their wings.
    Cormorant_DoubleCrested_NorthCreek_8...jpg
  • Water from the Pacific Ocean drains through the skylight of a sea cave at Cape Perpetua near Yachats, Oregon. During the year's highest tides or in strong surf, ocean waves splash onto the rocks and make a 360-degree waterfall as the water drains into the hole.
    OR_CapePerpetua_Blowhole_Sunset_4254.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) dives into Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington, sending water splashing. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Diving_Splash_Everett_0...jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2760.jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_1217.jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) plunges its head into shallow water along the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Foraging_Stillagu...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) plunges its head into shallow water along the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Foraging_Stillagu...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of the spray erupting from the Old Faithful at dawn in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Dawn_Yellowsto...jpg
  • The spray from the erupting Old Faithful geyser takes on a slight red hue at the first light of day in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Dawn_Yellowsto...jpg
  • A few stars are visible in the sky as Old Faithful erupts at dawn in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Dawn_Yellowsto...jpg
  • Stars are visible in the sky as Old Faithful erupts at dusk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
    Old-Faithful_Eruption_Dusk_Yellowsto...jpg
  • Water collects in a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the upper left corner of the image.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Hieroglyphic...jpg
  • The rising sun shines through the thick mist generated by the force of Horseshoe Falls, one of the waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls on the border of New York and Ontario. About 90 percent of the water in the Niagara River flows over Horseshoe Falls, which amounts to about 600,000 gallons (2.3 million liters) of water per second. The waterfall is about a half-mile wide, with a brink length of 2600 feet (792 meters), and it is 167 feet (51 meters) high. Horseshoe Falls is also known as Canadian Falls, since about two-thirds of it is located in Canada. It is pictured here from the Canadian side.
    NiagaraFalls_HorseshoeFalls_MistySun...jpg
  • Plants and fallen leaves are visible in the water of a clear stream in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park, Washington. Fine grains of sand cleanse the streams of the rain forest, resulting in clear, pure water.
    OlympicNP_Hoh_ClearStream_0105.jpg
  • A hole-punch cloud is typically formed when an airplane passes through altocumulus clouds. Altocumulus clouds are made up of small, super cooled water droplets. When aircraft pass through these clouds, the rapid pressure changes they cause can cool the air further. That, in turn, causes the water droplets to form heavy ice crystals, which then drop from the sky, leaving behind a "hole punch." This hole-punch cloud was observed in Thurston County, Washington. Hole-punch clouds are also sometimes called sky-punch clouds.
    Cloud_HolePunch_1831.jpg
  • An especially fiery sunset reddens the water of Puget Sound as it crashes up against a large piece of driftwood on the Edmonds, Washington waterfront. A 30-second camera exposure blurs the movement over the water.
    Driftwood_RedSunset_Edmonds_3518.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves spray high into the sky through a blowhole name Spouting Horn at Cape Perpetua, Oregon. Blowholes are essentially skylights in ocean caves. At high tide, water fills the cave and the pressure from incoming waves forces the water through the small opening and high into the sky.
    OR_SpoutingHorn_6269.jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) feeds while standing on an ice shelf over Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
    Dipper-American_Feeding_Winter_Yello...jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2662.jpg
  • Many of the skyscrapers in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, are visible at night over the colorful, lighted water feature called Childhood Muse in Romare Bearden Park.
    NC_Charlotte_Skyline_Romare-Bearden_...jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_729...jpg
  • The Cedar River forms curved patterns in the water as it flows over and around rocks near Hobart, Washington. The Cedar River flows for about 45 miles (72 kilometers) from the Cascade Mountains to Lake Washington. The upper reaches of the Cedar River are a protected watershed, providing drinking water for residents of Seattle and much of King County.
    WA_CedarRiver_LandsburgPark_4777.jpg
  • An ocean storm and one of the highest tides of the year causes water to spray high out of Devils Churn, a very narrow inlet located south of Yachats, Oregon. Pacific Ocean waves eroded the very narrow channel in the basalt. During storms and the highest tides, water erupts out of the end of the inlet.
    OR_DevilsChurn_Wide_5955.jpg
  • Strokkur, a geyser located in Iceland, blasts hot water up to 100 feet (30 meters) every four to eight minutes. The geyser, located in a geothermal region in Iceland's Golden Circle, first erupted in 1789. Strokkur is an Icelandic word meaning "churn" and the geyer's water level repeatedly surges and contracts just before it erupts.
    Iceland_Strokkur_Erupting_7747.jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) dives from an ice shelf into Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
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  • Red streaks are visible in the water at the top of Upper Tahquamenon Falls, a 48-foot (14-meter) waterfall in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
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  • Fog and pastel-colored clouds are reflected onto the water of Hornafjörður, a fjord in the Eastern Region of Iceland near Höfn. The Vatnajökull ice cap, the largest glacier in Europe, is visible on the horizon. Breiðabunga, a 3,468-foot (1,057-meter) ice-capped mountain, is among the peaks covered by the ice cap. Vatnajökull roughly translates to the "water glacier."
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  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) pulls a wasp from a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
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  • Stars are visible in the sky as Old Faithful erupts at dusk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When Old Faithful erupts, it can launch as much as 8,400 gallons (32,000 liters) of boiling water as high as 185 feet (56 meters), although the average eruption height is 145 feet (44 meters). The time between eruptions is growing longer on average, possibly because earthquakes have affected underground water levels. The current interval is either 65 or 91 minutes depending on attributes of the prior eruption.
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  • Water flows into a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the top center of the image.
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  • A variety of thermophiles, which are microorganisms that thrive in heat, are responsible for the colors in the Grand Prismatic Spring, located in the Midway Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The yellow-green color comes from the thermophilic cyanobacteria Synechococcus, which is found in the hottest water of the spring (up to 161°F or 72°C). Phormidium, which is orange, is found in the spring's middle temperatures (113-140°F or 45-60°C). Calothrix, which is brown or black, is found in the coolest temperatures, although not lower than 86°F or 30°C. The terraces are the result of minerals that solidify in water that spills out of the spring.
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