One of many stream gages in the Klamath Basin. Solar charged batteries keep the data coming in through the satellite network. View the data.
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Klamath River below JC Boyle Powerplant
One of many stream gages in the Klamath Basin. Solar charged batteries keep the data coming in through the satellite network. View the data.
View from the cableway at Fall Creek, OR
Photo taken by Lisa Hoaks while she measured the streamflow of Fall Creek from the cableway. Looking downstream towards Unity Covered Bridge.
Photo taken by Lisa Hoaks while she measured the streamflow of Fall Creek from the cableway. Looking downstream towards Unity Covered Bridge.
Periphyton samples
Seven Periphyton samples from the North Santiam River, submitted for hyperspectral microscopic evaluation.
Seven Periphyton samples from the North Santiam River, submitted for hyperspectral microscopic evaluation.
Underwater view of periphyton
Underwater photo taken during field survey with a handheld hyperspectral senor. There is a blend of periphyton here: golden blobs of cyanobacteria (Nostoc), filaments of green algae, and small white tufts of stalked diatoms.
Underwater photo taken during field survey with a handheld hyperspectral senor. There is a blend of periphyton here: golden blobs of cyanobacteria (Nostoc), filaments of green algae, and small white tufts of stalked diatoms.
USGS Scientists gather hyperspectral and GPS data
USGS scientists gather field survey data for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.
USGS scientists gather field survey data for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.
Scientists use handheld spectrometer
Scientists use an ASD handheld spectrometer to gather color spectrum data from algae coating a river cobble.
Scientists use an ASD handheld spectrometer to gather color spectrum data from algae coating a river cobble.
Handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater
A handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater to get hyperspectral signature data from periphyton on the river bed.
A handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater to get hyperspectral signature data from periphyton on the river bed.
Irrigation pipe
Irrigation pipe on the North Santiam river supplies water to local agriculture.
Irrigation pipe on the North Santiam river supplies water to local agriculture.
Crystal Creek Near Rocky Point, OR
An acoustic doppler current profiler or ADCP is pulled across the channel by a hydrologic technician using the yellow tagline. An ADCP uses sound waves to measure the speed of currents throughout the water column.
An acoustic doppler current profiler or ADCP is pulled across the channel by a hydrologic technician using the yellow tagline. An ADCP uses sound waves to measure the speed of currents throughout the water column.
Drone footage above Clackamas River, Lazy Bend campground
Drone footage taken above the Clackamas River for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.
Drone footage taken above the Clackamas River for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls
Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.
Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.
North Santiam River
Looking up river on the North Santiam in Gates, Oregon. The small metal box houses stream monitoring telemetry equipment.
Looking up river on the North Santiam in Gates, Oregon. The small metal box houses stream monitoring telemetry equipment.
Malheur Lake, Oregon
Malheur Lake, a saline lake in eastern Oregon, photographed from a USGS airboat. USGS has been monitoring water quality parameters including temperature, turbidity, and pH in the lake since 2017.
Malheur Lake, a saline lake in eastern Oregon, photographed from a USGS airboat. USGS has been monitoring water quality parameters including temperature, turbidity, and pH in the lake since 2017.
Green Peter Dam
Water rushing down the spillway at Green Peter Dam to join the Middle Santiam River. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Water rushing down the spillway at Green Peter Dam to join the Middle Santiam River. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam
PVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
PVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir
Photo of water quality gage in the Middle Fork Willamette River below Lookout Point Dam. Gage monitors total dissolved gas and barometric pressure. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Photo of water quality gage in the Middle Fork Willamette River below Lookout Point Dam. Gage monitors total dissolved gas and barometric pressure. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Lake Abert, Oregon
The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.
The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.
Lake Abert, Oregon
The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.
The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.
Warner Lakes, Oregon
Warner Lakes in Oregon photographed from the eastern ridge looking west. In 2022 the lakes were dry due to an extended drought in the western U.S.
Warner Lakes in Oregon photographed from the eastern ridge looking west. In 2022 the lakes were dry due to an extended drought in the western U.S.
An ADCP measures the Sevenmile Canal
A YSI Sontek M9 acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) measures the flow along the Sevenmile Canal. The Sevenmile Canal is a tributary to Upper Klamath Lake.
A YSI Sontek M9 acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) measures the flow along the Sevenmile Canal. The Sevenmile Canal is a tributary to Upper Klamath Lake.
Water-quality pipes below Fall Creek Dam, Oregon
Two black stacked PVC pipes along Fall Creek house water-quality sensors. The bottom pipe has the sensors deployed at the site and the top is used to deploy reference sensors during site calibration and cleaning visits.
Two black stacked PVC pipes along Fall Creek house water-quality sensors. The bottom pipe has the sensors deployed at the site and the top is used to deploy reference sensors during site calibration and cleaning visits.