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.
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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.
Plankton response to low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin River
Plankton response to low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin RiverPoster for Tualatin plankton study.
Carpenter, K.D. and Rounds, S.A., 2014, Plankton communities and summertime declines in algal abundance associated with low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin River, Oregon.
Plankton response to low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin River
Plankton response to low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin RiverPoster for Tualatin plankton study.
Carpenter, K.D. and Rounds, S.A., 2014, Plankton communities and summertime declines in algal abundance associated with low dissolved oxygen in the Tualatin River, Oregon.
Glyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeans
Glyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeansGlyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeans growing areas like these in Iowa.
Glyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeans
Glyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeansGlyphosate is frequently applied to corn and soybeans growing areas like these in Iowa.
Monitoring water in Wapato Lake WIldlife Refuge, Oregon
Monitoring water in Wapato Lake WIldlife Refuge, OregonPoster for Wapato Lake Monitoring Project.
Rounds, S.A., 2014, Monitoring streamflow, water levels, and water quality in the Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.
Monitoring water in Wapato Lake WIldlife Refuge, Oregon
Monitoring water in Wapato Lake WIldlife Refuge, OregonPoster for Wapato Lake Monitoring Project.
Rounds, S.A., 2014, Monitoring streamflow, water levels, and water quality in the Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.
Willamette Valley farmland
Over 1 million acres of the Willamette Basin is dedicated to agriculture. This farm rests in the floodplain of the Middle Willamette River near Albany, Oregon.
Over 1 million acres of the Willamette Basin is dedicated to agriculture. This farm rests in the floodplain of the Middle Willamette River near Albany, Oregon.
Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter in Fanno Creek
Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter in Fanno CreekPoster for organic matter study along Fanno Creek.
Keith, M., Sobieszczyk, S., Rounds, S., and Goldman, J., 2014, Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter with fine sediment along an urban stream.
Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter in Fanno Creek
Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter in Fanno CreekPoster for organic matter study along Fanno Creek.
Keith, M., Sobieszczyk, S., Rounds, S., and Goldman, J., 2014, Sources, sinks, and transport of organic matter with fine sediment along an urban stream.
Confluence of Cedar Creek with the Wilson River, OR
Confluence of Cedar Creek with the Wilson River, ORConfluence of Wilson River with tributary Cedar Creek, OR, following heavy storm.
Confluence of Cedar Creek with the Wilson River, OR
Confluence of Cedar Creek with the Wilson River, ORConfluence of Wilson River with tributary Cedar Creek, OR, following heavy storm.
Columbia River at The Dalles
The small house is the monitoring station for Columbia River at The Dalles. The house protects sensitive electronics from the elements.
The small house is the monitoring station for Columbia River at The Dalles. The house protects sensitive electronics from the elements.
Lost Dog Creek
A turbid Lost Dog Creek tumbles down steep slopes before feeding Lake Oswego.
A turbid Lost Dog Creek tumbles down steep slopes before feeding Lake Oswego.
Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River
Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River
Sediment buildup
Large quantities of sediment released from the water year 2012 Fall Creek Lake, Oregon, streambed drawdown filled the Fall Creek channel just downstream from the dam. Vegetation can be seen growing on the sediment.
Large quantities of sediment released from the water year 2012 Fall Creek Lake, Oregon, streambed drawdown filled the Fall Creek channel just downstream from the dam. Vegetation can be seen growing on the sediment.
Sampling from a cableway, Fall Creek, OR
USGS Hydrologic Technician Heather Bragg collects suspended-sediment sample from a cableway downstream from Fall Creek Reservoir. Reservoir was drawn down to purge sediment and trapped fish from behind dam in December 2012.
Video available online.
USGS Hydrologic Technician Heather Bragg collects suspended-sediment sample from a cableway downstream from Fall Creek Reservoir. Reservoir was drawn down to purge sediment and trapped fish from behind dam in December 2012.
Video available online.
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Clackmas River, OR
View of Clackamas River, OR.
Surveying channel change in Fanno Creek, OR
USGS hydrologist surveying channel depth across Fanno Creek, OR
USGS hydrologist surveying channel depth across Fanno Creek, OR
Ann McGowan making measurement at the hot spring pools
Ann McGowan making measurement at the hot spring poolsOregon Water Science Center hydrologic technician, Ann McGowan makes a flow measurement at the hot spring pools along the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO (09342500). This photo was featured in the USGS 2011 stream gaging calendar.
Ann McGowan making measurement at the hot spring pools
Ann McGowan making measurement at the hot spring poolsOregon Water Science Center hydrologic technician, Ann McGowan makes a flow measurement at the hot spring pools along the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO (09342500). This photo was featured in the USGS 2011 stream gaging calendar.
Measuring the light in Minam River, OR
USGS scientist meaures how much light is transmitted into the Wallowa River, near Minam, OR.
USGS scientist meaures how much light is transmitted into the Wallowa River, near Minam, OR.
Mount Hood, OR
View of Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR.
View of Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR.
Willamette River through downtown Portland, OR
Photograph of the Willamette River passing through downtown Portland, OR.
Photograph of the Willamette River passing through downtown Portland, OR.
Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery, Klamath River, California
Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery, Klamath River, CaliforniaAerial view of the Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery along the Klamath River near Hornbrook, California. A series of hydroelectric facilities (JC Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate) separate the Klamath River into upper and lower basins.
Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery, Klamath River, California
Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery, Klamath River, CaliforniaAerial view of the Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery along the Klamath River near Hornbrook, California. A series of hydroelectric facilities (JC Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate) separate the Klamath River into upper and lower basins.