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Whitewater cataraft equipped with a multibeam sonar (underwater) and lidar scanner (above water) capture detailed bathymetry and surface topography on the Clackamas River.
Whitewater cataraft equipped with a multibeam sonar (underwater) and lidar scanner (above water) capture detailed bathymetry and surface topography on the Clackamas River.
This image is a 3‑D point cloud collected from a combined multibeam sonar and lidar survey along the Clackamas River. The scene is built entirely from millions of individual points, each with its own position and color, creating a detailed model of the river corridor. Points are colored based on elevation.
This image is a 3‑D point cloud collected from a combined multibeam sonar and lidar survey along the Clackamas River. The scene is built entirely from millions of individual points, each with its own position and color, creating a detailed model of the river corridor. Points are colored based on elevation.
Underwater images help scientists identify the materials that make up the riverbed, or river substrate. River substrate influences habitat quality, water flow, sediment movement, and where fish can successfully spawn or feed.
Underwater images help scientists identify the materials that make up the riverbed, or river substrate. River substrate influences habitat quality, water flow, sediment movement, and where fish can successfully spawn or feed.
A remotely controlled uncrewed surface vehicle equipped with an acoustic Doppler current profiler and multiple cameras to collect hydrographic and channel bed information.
A remotely controlled uncrewed surface vehicle equipped with an acoustic Doppler current profiler and multiple cameras to collect hydrographic and channel bed information.
UPP Team members and supporters smile together outside the Vernier Science Center. All USGS unless otherwise noted.
UPP Team members and supporters smile together outside the Vernier Science Center. All USGS unless otherwise noted.
ORWSC Director, Joanna Thamke gives opening remarks at the January 2026 Water Workforce Career Workshop. The workshop, hosted by the UPP, was attended by more than 50 representatives from universities, federal and state agencies, and municipal water providers to collaborate on the future of Oregon’s water workforce.
ORWSC Director, Joanna Thamke gives opening remarks at the January 2026 Water Workforce Career Workshop. The workshop, hosted by the UPP, was attended by more than 50 representatives from universities, federal and state agencies, and municipal water providers to collaborate on the future of Oregon’s water workforce.
This video presents the Spring 2026 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Narrated by Lisa Hoaks, the seminar provides project updates, summer 2026 field season plans, and recently published products.
This video presents the Spring 2026 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Narrated by Lisa Hoaks, the seminar provides project updates, summer 2026 field season plans, and recently published products.
This salmon swam more than 175 river miles and passed three dams to reach a pool near our monitoring station, USGS Clackamas River at Big Bottom (#14208000).
This salmon swam more than 175 river miles and passed three dams to reach a pool near our monitoring station, USGS Clackamas River at Big Bottom (#14208000).
Hydrologic technicians make streamflow and other measurements from cableways using a variety of equipment. In this clip, a high flow measurement is taken by towing acoustic sensors across the channel from a cable car.
Hydrologic technicians make streamflow and other measurements from cableways using a variety of equipment. In this clip, a high flow measurement is taken by towing acoustic sensors across the channel from a cable car.
This video presents the Spring 2025 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Hosted by Allison Shipp, the seminar provides updates on how hydroclimatic changes and water management affect terminal lake ecosystems and waterbird populations.
This video presents the Spring 2025 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Hosted by Allison Shipp, the seminar provides updates on how hydroclimatic changes and water management affect terminal lake ecosystems and waterbird populations.
The sixth and final webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics. John W. Jones of the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch introduces the surface water and wetland remote sensing component of the Integrated Water Availability Assessment.
The sixth and final webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics. John W. Jones of the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch introduces the surface water and wetland remote sensing component of the Integrated Water Availability Assessment.
The fifth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on waterbird prey availability in Great Basin terminal lakes.
The fifth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on waterbird prey availability in Great Basin terminal lakes.
In this episode we explore how vital groundwater is as a natural resource and discuss what impact a changing climate and human consumption has on groundwater supplies. Join us, as we sit down with USGS Groundwater Specialist Marshall Gannett to get a primer on the role groundwater plays in our daily lives, today on the Oregon Science Podcast.
In this episode we explore how vital groundwater is as a natural resource and discuss what impact a changing climate and human consumption has on groundwater supplies. Join us, as we sit down with USGS Groundwater Specialist Marshall Gannett to get a primer on the role groundwater plays in our daily lives, today on the Oregon Science Podcast.
In this episode we sit down with USGS wildlife biologist Joan Hagar and discuss her recent study on songbirds in the Pacific Northwest. New research indicates a possible relationship between reductions in the abundance of some species of songbird and reductions in the amount of deciduous trees in evergreen forests.
In this episode we sit down with USGS wildlife biologist Joan Hagar and discuss her recent study on songbirds in the Pacific Northwest. New research indicates a possible relationship between reductions in the abundance of some species of songbird and reductions in the amount of deciduous trees in evergreen forests.
For this month’s episode we discuss the water-quality parameter turbidity. More than just a way to measure dirty water, turbidity can serve as a useful indicator of the ecological health of a watershed.
For this month’s episode we discuss the water-quality parameter turbidity. More than just a way to measure dirty water, turbidity can serve as a useful indicator of the ecological health of a watershed.
In this month’s episode we discuss how 3-D modeling is used to examine groundwater in the Columbia Plateau. USGS hydrologist Erick Burns describes how his team modeled the 53,000 mi2 plateau, how this information is currently used, and what implications it has for the future.
In this month’s episode we discuss how 3-D modeling is used to examine groundwater in the Columbia Plateau. USGS hydrologist Erick Burns describes how his team modeled the 53,000 mi2 plateau, how this information is currently used, and what implications it has for the future.
This month's episode focuses on one of the most useful geographic tools scientists have for studying our natural world: Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR. LiDAR is a powerful data collection technique that can be used to map surface features, even those hidden beneath the dense canopy of Pacific Northwest forests.
This month's episode focuses on one of the most useful geographic tools scientists have for studying our natural world: Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR. LiDAR is a powerful data collection technique that can be used to map surface features, even those hidden beneath the dense canopy of Pacific Northwest forests.
There is a black box hidden beneath the forests of the Pacific Northwest, guarding the secrets to why the trees grow so large! The black box is soil, which harbors immense biological diversity and controls the release of water and nutrients that support the life above ground.
There is a black box hidden beneath the forests of the Pacific Northwest, guarding the secrets to why the trees grow so large! The black box is soil, which harbors immense biological diversity and controls the release of water and nutrients that support the life above ground.
