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.
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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.
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.
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, OregonLooking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes.
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, OregonLooking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes.
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter DamPVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter DamPVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoirPhoto 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.
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoirPhoto 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.
Sediment sampling
The white torpedo shaped white sediment sampler is suspended from a cable attached to a bank operated cableway.
The white torpedo shaped white sediment sampler is suspended from a cable attached to a bank operated cableway.
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Reserve
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Klamath Lake
View of Klamath Lake as seen by a USGS Hydrologic Technician in the field. Photo provided by Justin Willhite.
View of Klamath Lake as seen by a USGS Hydrologic Technician in the field. Photo provided by Justin Willhite.
Agency Lake, Oregon
Agency Lake is the northern arm of Upper Klamath Lake connected by a narrow channel. This photo was taken near the USGS Lake level monitoring station, Agency Lake near Klamath Agency, OR - 11504300.
Agency Lake is the northern arm of Upper Klamath Lake connected by a narrow channel. This photo was taken near the USGS Lake level monitoring station, Agency Lake near Klamath Agency, OR - 11504300.
Sediment sampling at the Little North Santiam River
Sediment sampling at the Little North Santiam RiverA 4-wheel crane with a reel connected to the white torpedo shaped sediment sampler. Scientist use this, and similar setups, to collect sediment samples from across a river channel.
Sediment sampling at the Little North Santiam River
Sediment sampling at the Little North Santiam RiverA 4-wheel crane with a reel connected to the white torpedo shaped sediment sampler. Scientist use this, and similar setups, to collect sediment samples from across a river channel.
Cyanobacteria in the Santiam River
Underwater shot of cyanobacteria (green mats) clinging to rocks in the North Santiam River.
Underwater shot of cyanobacteria (green mats) clinging to rocks in the North Santiam River.
Stalked diatoms and filaments of green algae
Tan colored stalked diatoms (Cymbella janischii) and filaments of green algae (Ulothrix) cling to a boulder along the North Santiam.
Tan colored stalked diatoms (Cymbella janischii) and filaments of green algae (Ulothrix) cling to a boulder along the North Santiam.
DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensor
DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensorA DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensor is prepared for flight. North Santiam River, Fishermen's Bend campground.
DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensor
DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensorA DJI M600 drone equipped with a Nano hyperspectral sensor is prepared for flight. North Santiam River, Fishermen's Bend campground.