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Goose Lake, Oregon-California
Goose Lake, Oregon-California
marshy wetland with mountains in the background

Goose Lake, Oregon-California

Goose Lake, Oregon-California

Goose Lake, on the Oregon-California border, is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA. 

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, 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 Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
marshy wetland with mountains in the background

Goose Lake, Oregon-California

Goose Lake, Oregon-California

Goose Lake, on the Oregon-California border, is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA. 

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, 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 Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
many avocets flying with mountains in the background
Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah
Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah
many avocets flying with mountains in the background

Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah

Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah

The Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Waterbird Movement Project began tagging American Avocets in March 2023 to track their movements across the landscape. Tracking data from these birds will help scientists better understand why these birds choose to use the terminal lake and wetland habitats they do in the Great Basin.

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, 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 Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
many avocets flying with mountains in the background

Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah

Avocets flying above Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, Utah

The Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Waterbird Movement Project began tagging American Avocets in March 2023 to track their movements across the landscape. Tracking data from these birds will help scientists better understand why these birds choose to use the terminal lake and wetland habitats they do in the Great Basin.

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, 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 Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
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