Publications
All of our publications are accessible through the USGS Publication Warehouse. Publications by scientists of the Oregon Water Science Center are listed below.
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Evaluation of submersible pressure transducers for streamflow monitoring in small streams Evaluation of submersible pressure transducers for streamflow monitoring in small streams
Compact streamgages requiring minimal infrastructure and equipped with submersible pressure transducers (PTs) are increasingly used to monitor small streams, yet disparate implementations obscure their accuracy under real-world conditions. This study isolated instrumentation-derived uncertainty in stage monitoring by co-locating various combinations of commercial vented and unvented PTs...
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Maxwel Fredrick Schwid, Kyle W. Blasch, Jennifer H. Fair, Brandon Overstreet, Laura A. Hempel, Michael Allen
The Zooplankton International Geospatial (ZIG) dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research The Zooplankton International Geospatial (ZIG) dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research
Zooplankton transfer substantial energy in aquatic food webs and are used as indicators of environmental change. Syntheses of zooplankton community dynamics globally require datasets that span a wide range of environmental gradients; however, these datasets are limited due to methodological differences across programs, taxonomic inconsistencies, and a lack of standardized metadata. To...
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Stephanie E. Figary, Michael Frederick Meyer, Rachel M. Pilla, Warren J. Currie, Javier Alcocer, Maria Belen Alfonso, Caitlin M. Andrews, Orlane Anneville, Ana M. Antao-Geraldes, Shelley E. Arnott, Syuhei Ban, Arnab Banerjee, Gabor Bernat, Jessica E. Beyer, Katlin Blank, Kelly L. Bowen, Christer Brönmark, Rosalie Bruel, Sarah H. Burnet, Tyler J. Butts, Cayelan C. Carey, Rossana Caroni, Moitreyee Chakrabarty, Sudeep Chandra, Kristen S. Christoffersen, Alicia Cortes, Maria Cristina Crispim, Elvira de Eyto, Luciana De Souza Cardoso, Bridget R. Deemer, Curtis L. DeGasperi, Braden C. DeMattei, Jianming Deng, Jean-Pierre Descy, Inta Dimante-Deimantovica, Nadia Diovisalvi, Renata Dondajewska-Pielka, Jonathon P. Doubek, Tvrtko Drazina, Hilary A. Dugan, Zorka Dulic, Ashley A. Dunker, Gael Dur, Brie A. Edwards, Jolanta E. Ejsmont-Karabin, Mariam Elmarsafy, Zeynep Ersoy, Rocio Luz Fernandez, Heidrun Feuchtmayr, Maria S. Fontanarrosa, Elena Forasacco, Laszlo G.-Toth, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Gideon Gal, Anita Galir, Javier R. Garcia de Souza, Scott F. Girdner, Ryszard Goldyn, Karl D. Hambright, David P. Hamilton, Lars-Anders Hansson, Susan P. Hendricks, Huihuang Chen, Pascal M. Isumbisho, Stephan Jacquet, Jun Yang, Martin J. Kainz, Maciej Karpowicz, Samiullah Khan, Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Madura, Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen, Silke Langenheder, Sarah D. Lawhun, Barbara Leoni, Fabio Lepori, Shuqi Lin, Arni H. Litt, Eleanor B. Mackay, Marina M. Manca, Shin-Ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Blake Matthews, Linda May, Yvonne R. McElarney, Christopher J. McLimans, Rosemberg F. Menezes, Ewa Merz, Evangelia Michaloudi, S. Jannicke Moe, Doerthe C. Mueller-Navarra, Manuel E. Muñoz-Colmenares, Kayden Nasworthy, Veronica Nava, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Ulrike Obertegger, David A. Ortiz, Luis A. Oseguera, Michael J. Paterson, Maria C. Piccolo, Lorena Pinheiro-Silva, Roberta Piscia, Francesco Pomati, Serena Rasconi, Brian L. Reid, Leonardo L. Ribeiro, Florencia M. Rojas Molina, Joanna Rosińska, Lars G. Rudstam, James A. Rusak, Olga O. Rusanovskaya, Nico Salmaso, Jouko Sarvala, Samuel Geoffrey Schladow, Anna G. Schmidt, Anne E. Scofield, Facundo Scordo, Jaromir Seda, Katie J. Senft, Kirill Shchapov, Svetlana V. Shimaraeva, Eugene A. Silow, Maria Spoljar, Dietmar Straile, Silva M. Sundberg, Jon N. Sweetman, Celia C. Symons, Andrew J. Tanentzap, Barbara Tartarotti, Stephen J. Thackeray, Jan-Erik Thrane, Maxim A. Timofeyev, Jörg Tittel, Pablo Urrutia-Cordero, Piet Verburg, Danielle Vieira, Heather L. Wander, Shohei Watanabe, David S. White, Sabine Wollrab, Vivian Yorojo Moreno, Horacio E. Zagarese, Matiss Zagars, Petr Znachor
Assessing the state of hydrologic science in the Upper Klamath Basin—A comprehensive review of data, tools, and models Assessing the state of hydrologic science in the Upper Klamath Basin—A comprehensive review of data, tools, and models
Water demand in the Upper Klamath Basin (UKB) from various stakeholders and ecological needs often outstrips available supply, leading to persistent management challenges. This study reviews the state of hydrologic science within the UKB as of 2025—specifically, the tools, data, and models available for assessing five key components of the water system: (1) surface water; (2)...
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Adam J. Stonewall, Tessa M. Harden, Justin K. Reale, Cortney R. Cameron
Assessing the prevalence, timing, and rapidity of transitions between hydrological extremes and their relation to meteorological extremes in the conterminous United States Assessing the prevalence, timing, and rapidity of transitions between hydrological extremes and their relation to meteorological extremes in the conterminous United States
Rapid shifts between droughts and floods, termed hydrological whiplash, challenge water management, yet their timing and drivers remain poorly understood at continental scales. While drought-to-flood (DtF) transitions have received growing attention, flood-to-drought (FtD) transitions — though rarer — pose distinct operational challenges that are less well characterized. These wet-to-dry...
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Caelan Simeone, John C. Hammond
Lost in translation: Reconciling different streamflow permanence data products Lost in translation: Reconciling different streamflow permanence data products
The objective of this study is to provide a framework to reconcile streamflow permanence products that provide information on whether a stream is perennial or nonperennial. Accurate classification of streams as perennial or nonperennial is important for a variety of land and water resource management decisions. However, resource managers are challenged with how to reconcile different...
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Kristin Jaeger, Susan Wherry, Malia H. Scott, Audrey Marie Martinez, Roy Sando, Evan A. Thaler
Post-wildfire water quality and aquatic ecosystem response in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: science and monitoring gaps Post-wildfire water quality and aquatic ecosystem response in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: science and monitoring gaps
An increase in the occurrence of large, high severity wildfires in the western Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA, has created an urgent need for science to better inform forest management and policy decisions to maintain source water quality in the region. The western PNW faces similar challenges to other regions with shifting wildfire regimes and large population centers reliant on surface...
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Sara Wall, Jana E. Compton, Ashley A. Coble, Beth M. Haley, Jiajia Lin, Allison Myers-Pigg, Justin K. Reale, Katie Wampler, Allison Swartz, Kevan Moffett, Kevin D. Bladon, Kurt Carpenter, Heejun Chang, Junjie Chen, David Donahue, Chris S. Eckley, Amanda K. Hohner, Peter M. Kiffney, Lorrayne Miralha, Peter Regier, Joshua Seeds, Mark River
The 2025 “Hacking Limnology” Workshop Series and DSOS Virtual Summit: A half decade of data-intensive aquatic science The 2025 “Hacking Limnology” Workshop Series and DSOS Virtual Summit: A half decade of data-intensive aquatic science
No abstract available.
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Michael Frederick Meyer, Jorrit Mesman, Carolina C. Barbosa, Jonathan J Borelli, Johannes Feldbauer, Merritt Elizabeth Harlan, Robert T. Hensley, Burak Kuyumcu, Robert Ladwig, Isabella Oleksy, Rachel M. Pilla, Jacob Aaron Zwart, Matthew Biddle, Paul J. Kinzel, Carl J. Legleiter, Tadhg Moore, Tylar Murray, Lipa Nkwalale, Brandon Overstreet, Mehraz Rumman, Whitney M. Woelmer
Evaluating effectiveness of flocculation and wave-reduction barriers for restoration of a turbid, terminal lake Evaluating effectiveness of flocculation and wave-reduction barriers for restoration of a turbid, terminal lake
Malheur Lake is a freshwater, shallow lake that provides key habitat for birds along the Pacific Flyway in North America. The lake shifted to a turbid state in the 1990s with suspended-sediment concentrations sometimes exceeding 1000 mg/L and minimal light available in the water column for submerged aquatic vegetation. Resource managers intend to enhance bird habitat quality by restoring...
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Cassandra Smith, Randy Joe Brannan
Beaver dams and their effects on urban streams in the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon Beaver dams and their effects on urban streams in the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon
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Krista L. Jones, Cassandra D. Smith, James S. White, Stewart A. Rounds, Micelis C. Doyle, Erin K. Leahy
Effects of beaver dams and ponds on water quality in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon Effects of beaver dams and ponds on water quality in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon
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Cassandra D. Smith, Erin K. Leahy, Krista L. Jones, Stewart A. Rounds
Effects of beaver dams and ponds on the transport and deposition of suspended sediment in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon Effects of beaver dams and ponds on the transport and deposition of suspended sediment in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon
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Micelis C. Doyle, Cassandra D. Smith, Krista L. Jones, Alexandria E. Costello
Effects of beaver dams and ponds on hydrologic and hydraulic responses of storm flows in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon Effects of beaver dams and ponds on hydrologic and hydraulic responses of storm flows in urban streams of the Tualatin River Basin, northwestern Oregon
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James S. White, Krista L. Jones, Stewart A. Rounds