Oregon Water Science Center
Multimedia
Multimedia products are an important way to distribute information to the public. The Oregon Water Science center continues to produce a variety of outreach materials including audio broadcasts, video podcasts, and online videos. Search below to see what we have been up to.
DataGrapher: Walk-Through Guide
The Data Grapher is a set of online tools that allow users to create customized graphs and tables of a whole variety of time-series data that are served up by the U.S. Geological Survey. Now, if you've never been here before, it probably would be helpful to check out the Help system. Under the Help menu, there are a number of tutorials and example graphs. Under Example
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Rough skin newt just below the surface of a wetland pond
Rough skin newt just below the surface of a wetland pond in the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon.
Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
Hydrologic technician Sylas Daughtrey works at a gagehouse on Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
Coast Fork Willamette River and Gage House
Coast Fork Willamette River and gage house at State Highway 58 near Goshen, Oregon, above flood stage on December 18, 2015.
Find Jobs at USGS
Sometimes it is difficult to know where to start when looking for a job. At the USGS it's easy. All our jobs go through the usajobs.gov website. Interested in a career with the USGS? Start with science. Start with usajobs.gov.
USGS Streamgage on the Williamson River
A U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist collects a water sample from the Williamson River below Chiloquin, Oregon. The sample was analyzed as part of a water-quality study the USGS conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Klamath Tribes.
Stuck in the muck at West Fork Palmer Creek, OR
USGS scientist completing a stream assessement of West Fork Palmer Creek, Oregon.
Tools of the trade
Photograph of field gear and equipment used in water quality monitoring.
A USGS streamflow gaging station is used to collect water data
A U.S. Geological Survey streamflow gaging station collects water data on the Trask River. The Trask River gage is located near Tillamook, Ore. and has been in operation for 17 years.
USGS streamgage on the Trask River
Trask River stage, discharge, and water-quality data are collected and used together to help monitor the current health of the river. Data from the river are sent to equipment in the gage house, where it is stored then transmitted to USGS servers.