Oregon Water Science Center
Data and Tools
We collect data from Oregon lakes and streams, groundwater, landscapes, and ecosystems. The Water Data link below is where you can access some of the information we've gathered, which is also available from our Oregon Monthly Water Availability Report, the Water Dashboard, and the Surface Water Flow Trends mapper.
Surface Water
Streamflow measurements are vital to understanding stream conditions. We monitor over 200 streams in Oregon.
Streamflow DataWater Quality
Monitoring water quality is important for protecting human and ecosystem health. We monitor rivers, streams, and lakes around the state.
Water-Quality DataGroundwater
The USGS monitors groundwater levels throughout much of Oregon. The data are used to determine sustainable pumping rates for irrigation and domestic supplies.
Groundwater Data
Oregon Streamflow Table
Table of current streamflow conditions for 245 site(s) in Oregon.
Boat-based water-surface cross sectional elevation surveys along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in Spring, 2015
Water-surface elevation measurements were collected in Spring, 2015 along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, between Harrisburg and Corvallis. These datasets were collected for equipment calibration and validation for the NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission.
Boat-based water-surface cross sectional elevation surveys along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in Spring, 2015
Water-surface elevation measurements were collected in Spring, 2015 along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, between Harrisburg and Corvallis. These surveys were collected over a small range of discharges, from 6,900 cubic feet per second to 8,300 cubic feet per second, using a real-time kinematic global positioning system (RTK-GPS) on a motorboat at various cross sections alon
Boat-based water-surface elevation surveys along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in March, 2015
Water-surface elevation measurements were collected in March 2015 along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, between Eugene to Corvallis. These datasets were collected for equipment calibration and validation for the NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission.
Boat-based water-surface elevation surveys along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in March, 2015
Water-surface elevation measurements were collected in March 2015 along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, between Eugene to Corvallis. These surveys were collected over a small range of discharges using a real time kinematic global positioning system (RTK-GPS) on a motorboat traveling "on plane" along the river. These datasets were collected for equipment calibration and validation
USGS Data Grapher
This is a data graphing utility that allows the user to build graphs of data from selected USGS stations. Select the station, the type of graph, the parameter(s) to plot, and the starting and ending dates for the graph.
Stream Suspended Sediment Loads in Western Oregon and Northwest California (2012)
This ASCII file contains mean annual suspended-sediment loads predicted for western Oregon and northwestern California and the relative contribution to those loads from different types of upstream lithology. These suspended-sediment predictions can be joined to the NHDPlus v.2 hydrography (COMID), allowing users to perform additional analysis and create their own map products.
Chemicals of emerging and legacy concern in tissues of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Columbia River near Hanford, WA (2009)
This dataset contains concentrations of 25 organochlorine pesticides, 6 industrial or personal care products, 6 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardant congeners, and 15 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in brain, muscle, gonad, and liver tissues of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). All concentrations are reported on a wet-weight basis. Fish sam
Evapotranspiration in the Upper Klamath Basin for the 2013 Growing Season (April - October)
The evapotranspiration (ET) datasets were created under contract for this study by the University of Idaho. A high-resolution remote sensing technique known as Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution and Internalized Calibration (METRIC) was used to create estimates of the spatial distribution of ET.
Evapotranspiration in the Upper Klamath Basin for the 2013 Growing Season (April - October)
The evapotranspiration (ET) datasets were created under contract for this study by the University of Idaho. A high-resolution remote sensing technique known as Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution and Internalized Calibration (METRIC) was used to create estimates of the spatial distribution of ET. The METRIC technique uses thermal infrared Landsat imagery to quantify actual evapo
Evapotranspiration in the Upper Klamath Basin for July 2013
The evapotranspiration (ET) datasets were created under contract for this study by the University of Idaho. A high-resolution remote sensing technique known as Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution and Internalized Calibration (METRIC) was used to create estimates of the spatial distribution of ET. The METRIC technique uses thermal infrared Landsat imagery to quantify actual evapo
Evapotranspiration in the Upper Klamath Basin for August 2013
The evapotranspiration (ET) datasets were created under contract for this study by the University of Idaho. A high-resolution remote sensing technique known as Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution and Internalized Calibration (METRIC) was used to create estimates of the spatial distribution of ET. The METRIC technique uses thermal infrared Landsat imagery to quantify actual evapo
Evapotranspiration in the Upper Klamath Basin for April 2013
The evapotranspiration (ET) datasets were created under contract for this study by the University of Idaho. A high-resolution remote sensing technique known as Mapping Evapotranspiration at High Resolution and Internalized Calibration (METRIC) was used to create estimates of the spatial distribution of ET. The METRIC technique uses thermal infrared Landsat imagery to quantify actual evapo