Brandon T Overstreet
Brandon Overstreet is a hydrologist at the Oregon Water Science Center.
As a member of the Geomorphology team at the Oregon Water Science Center, Brandon incorporates remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and field surveys to characterize river attributes including water depth, streamflow, temperature, and riparian vegetation. His work focuses on linking river observations at a range of scales to physical habitats, fluvial hazards, and management.
Brandon joined the USGS as a student employee in 2016 and became a permanent employee in 2020 following completion of his doctoral degree. He has over 10 years of experience planning and conducting remote sensing missions and incorporating data into hydrologic studies. Brandon is a FAA and DOI certified UAS pilot and developed the UAS program at the USGS Oregon Water Science Center.
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Geology, University of Idaho, 2008
M.S. in Geology, University of Wyoming, 2011
Ph.D. in Hydrology, University of Wyoming, 2020
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 29
High-resolution orthoimagery and digital surface models of Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon, during annual low pool, January and February, 2023 High-resolution orthoimagery and digital surface models of Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon, during annual low pool, January and February, 2023
In cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed ground control points and coordinated aerial photograph acquisition of Fern Ridge Lake, a multi-purpose reservoir in western Oregon impounded by the 13-m tall Fern Ridge Dam. Aerial photographs were acquired by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) during winter 2023 when water levels were at or...
Floodplain forest vegetation cover maps to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.1, August 2025) Floodplain forest vegetation cover maps to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.1, August 2025)
This dataset consists of repeat vegetation cover maps of multiple Willamette River restoration sites where restoration activities were implemented to increase the area of floodplain forests. Beginning in the early 21st century, large-scale restoration programs have been implemented along the Willamette River, Oregon, to address historical losses of floodplain habitats for native fish...
Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Breitenbush River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022 Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Breitenbush River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022
In June and September 2022, NV5 Geospatial collected aerial imagery and near-infrared (NIR) lidar from crewed aircraft over 34 square kilometers of headwater streams in the Breitenbush River Basin in northwestern Oregon. Repeat aerial imagery and NIR lidar data were collected over an area spanning from the northern slope of Triangulation Peak to the mainstem Breitenbush River near the...
Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022 Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022
In June and September, 2022, NV5 Geospatial collected aerial imagery and near-infrared (NIR) lidar from crewed aircraft over 62 square kilometers over headwater streams in the Donner und Blitzen River watershed in southeastern Oregon. Repeat data were collected along Mud Creek and Bridge Creek on the western slope of Steens Mountain. This data release includes orthoimagery and lidar data
Remotely sensed data acquired from an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the North Santiam River, Oregon, collected in July 2022 Remotely sensed data acquired from an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the North Santiam River, Oregon, collected in July 2022
A reach of the North Santiam River, Oregon, was used as a case study in an ongoing effort to develop and test uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)-based salmon habitat mapping techniques using: (1) particle image velocimetry (PIV) for estimating surface flow velocities from remotely sensed data; and (2) two-dimensional (2D) flow modeling based on remotely sensed topography and bathymetry (topo
Site visit cross section surveys and multispectral image data from gaging stations throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins from 2022 and code for Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases (BaMGRID) Site visit cross section surveys and multispectral image data from gaging stations throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins from 2022 and code for Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases (BaMGRID)
This data release includes cross section survey data collected during site visits to USGS gaging stations located throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins and multispectral images of these locations acquired as close in time as possible to the date of each site visit. In addition, MATLAB source code developed for the Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases...
Airborne Thermal Infrared and High-resolution True-color Imagery and Longitudinal Profiles of Stream Temperatures, Upper Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, August 2020 Airborne Thermal Infrared and High-resolution True-color Imagery and Longitudinal Profiles of Stream Temperatures, Upper Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, August 2020
This dataset includes georeferenced, high-resolution, airborne thermal infrared (TIR) and high-resolution true-color imagery, a polyline shapefile of the channel centerline, a polyline shapefile with TIR sample points for longitudinal stream temperature profiles, and a tabular file with longitudinal stream temperature profiles for the Donner und Blitzen River and its tributaries, Oregon...
2021 McKenzie River Topobathymetric Lidar Validation - USGS Field Survey Data 2021 McKenzie River Topobathymetric Lidar Validation - USGS Field Survey Data
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists conducted field data collection efforts between July 19th and 31st, 2021 over a large stretch of the McKenzie River in Oregon using high accuracy surveying technologies. The work was initiated as an effort to validate commercially acquired topobathymetric light detection and ranging (lidar) data that was collected coincidentally between July 26th...
Digital elevation model and single beam sonar data from the McKenzie River, Oregon, 2021 Digital elevation model and single beam sonar data from the McKenzie River, Oregon, 2021
In 2021, the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) funded the collection of topo-bathymetric lidar (sometimes referred to as "green lidar") on the McKenzie River, Oregon. As part of this acquisition, lidar data were collected starting on the McKenzie River below Trail Bridge Reservoir and extending downstream roughly 125 km to its confluence with the Willamette River. Bathymetric lidar...
Simulated streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, southeastern Oregon, using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) Simulated streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, southeastern Oregon, using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS)
Streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin for water years 1980 through 2021 were simulated using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) with the "stream_temp" module. The model domain was discretized into 175 stream segments and calibrated to observed streamflow and stream temperature at points distributed throughout the basin. Model input files...
Single-beam Echosounder Bathymetry of the Willamette River, Oregon 2015-2018 Single-beam Echosounder Bathymetry of the Willamette River, Oregon 2015-2018
River bathymetry measurements were collected in 2017 and 2018 along the Willamette River, Oregon, between Eugene and Newberg. These data were collected to complement a bathymetric lidar dataset collected in 2017 for the same section of river. In many deeper segments of the river channel, bathymetric lidar did not produce measurements of river bathymetry. To fill gaps in the bathymetric...
Supplemental Data: Hydrologic Budget of the Harney Basin Groundwater System, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016 Supplemental Data: Hydrologic Budget of the Harney Basin Groundwater System, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016
This USGS data release presents data used to estimate and summarize hydrologic budget components of the Harney Basin groundwater system, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016. The supplemental data consist of five child items. The child items are: (1) Harney Basin Boundaries: Hydrographic Area, Groundwater Evapotranspiration Area, Regions, Lowlands, Uplands, and Selected Watersheds in Harney...
Below are publications that Brandon Overstreet has authored.
Filter Total Items: 18
Effects of lateral confinement in natural and leveed reaches of a gravel-bed river: Snake River, Wyoming, USA Effects of lateral confinement in natural and leveed reaches of a gravel-bed river: Snake River, Wyoming, USA
This study examined the effects of natural and anthropogenic changes in confining margin width by applying remote sensing techniques – fusing LiDAR topography with image-derived bathymetry – over a large spatial extent: 58 km of the Snake River, Wyoming, USA. Fused digital elevation models from 2007 and 2012 were differenced to quantify changes in the volume of stored sediment, develop
Authors
Christina Leonard, Carl J. Legleiter, Brandon T. Overstreet
Removing sun glint from optical remote sensing images of shallow rivers Removing sun glint from optical remote sensing images of shallow rivers
Sun glint is the specular reflection of light from the water surface, which often causes unusually bright pixel values that can dominate fluvial remote sensing imagery and obscure the water-leaving radiance signal of interest for mapping bathymetry, bottom type, or water column optical characteristics. Although sun glint is ubiquitous in fluvial remote sensing imagery, river-specific...
Authors
Brandon T. Overstreet, Carl J. Legleiter
Characterizing supraglacial meltwater channel hydraulics on the Greenland Ice Sheet from in situ observations Characterizing supraglacial meltwater channel hydraulics on the Greenland Ice Sheet from in situ observations
Supraglacial rivers on the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) transport large volumes of surface meltwater toward the ocean, yet have received relatively little direct research. This study presents field observations of channel width, depth, velocity, and water surface slope for nine supraglacial channels on the southwestern GrIS collected between 23 July and 20 August, 2012. Field sites are...
Authors
Colin J. Gleason, Laurence C. Smith, Vena W. Chu, Carl J. Legleiter, Lincoln H. Pitcher, Brandon T. Overstreet, Asa K. Rennermalm, Richard R. Forster, Kang Yang
Spectrally based mapping of riverbed composition Spectrally based mapping of riverbed composition
Remote sensing methods provide an efficient means of characterizing fluvial systems. This study evaluated the potential to map riverbed composition based on in situ and/or remote measurements of reflectance. Field spectra and substrate photos from the Snake River, Wyoming, USA, were used to identify different sediment facies and degrees of algal development and to quantify their optical
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Tobin K. Stegman, Brandon T. Overstreet
Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 2. application to hyperspectral image data from the Platte River Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 2. application to hyperspectral image data from the Platte River
This study examined the possibility of mapping depth from optical image data in turbid, sediment-laden channels. Analysis of hyperspectral images from the Platte River indicated that depth retrieval in these environments is feasible, but might not be highly accurate. Four methods of calibrating image-derived depth estimates were evaluated. The first involved extracting image spectra at...
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Paul J. Kinzel, Brandon T. Overstreet
Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 1. Field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 1. Field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling
Remote sensing offers an efficient means of mapping bathymetry in river systems, but this approach has been applied primarily to clear-flowing, gravel bed streams. This study used field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling to assess the feasibility of spectrally based depth retrieval in a sand-bed river with a higher suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and greater water...
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Paul J. Kinzel, Brandon T. Overstreet
Non-USGS Publications**
Smith, L. C., Andrews, L. C., Pitcher, L. H, Overstreet, B. T., Rennermalm, Å. K., Cooper, M. G., et al. 2021. Supraglacial river forcing of subglacial water storage and diurnal ice sheet motion. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091418. doi: 10.1029/2020GL091418
Gleason, C. J. and Yang, K. and Feng, D. and Smith, L. C. and Liu, K. and Pitcher, L. H. and Chu, V. W. and Cooper, M. G. and Overstreet, B. T. and Rennermalm, A. K. and Ryan, J. C. 2021. Hourly surface meltwater routing for a Greenlandic supraglacial catchment across hillslopes and through a dense topological channel network. The Cryosphere, 15, 2315-2331. doi: 10.5194/tc-15-2315-2021
Smith, L.C., Yang, K., Pitcher, L.H, Overstreet, B.T., Chu, V.W., Rennermalm, Å.K., Ryan, J.C., Cooper, M.G., Gleason, C.J., Tedesco, M., Jeyaratnam, J., van As, D. van den Broeke, M.R., van de Berg, W.J., Noël, B., Langen, P.I, Cullather, R.I., Zhao, B., Willis, M.J., Hubbard, A., Box, J.E., Jenner, B.A., Behar, A.E. 2017. Direct measurements of meltwater runoff on the Greenland Ice Sheet surface, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 114 (50) E10622-E10631. doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707743114
Overstreet B.T., Riebe C.S., Wooster, J.K., Sklar, L.S., Bellugi D. 2016. Tools for gauging the capacity of salmon spawning substrates. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41, 130– 142. doi: 10.1002/esp.3831
Legleiter C.J., Overstreet B.T., Glennie C.L., Pan Z, Fernandez-Diaz J.C., Singhania A. 2015. Evaluating the capabilities of the CASI hyperspectral imaging system and Aquarius bathymetric LiDAR for measuring channel morphology in two distinct river environments. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(3), 344-363. doi: 10.1002/esp.3794
Smith, L.C., Chu, V.W., Yang, K., Gleason, C.J., Pitcher, L.H., Rennermalm, A.K., Legleiter, C.J., Behar, A.E., Overstreet, B.T., Moustafa, S.E., Tedesco, M., Forster, R.R., LeWinter, A.L., Finnegan, D.C., Sheng, W., and Balog, J. 2015. Efficient meltwater drainage through supraglacial streams and rivers on the southwest Greenland Ice Sheet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(4): 1001-1006. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1413024112
Pan, Z., Glennie, C. L., Hartzell, P. J., Fernandez-Diaz, J. C., Legleiter, C. J., and Overstreet, B. T. 2015. Performance Assessment of High Resolution Airborne Full Waveform LiDAR for Shallow River Bathymetry. Remote Sensing, 7(5): 5133-5159. doi: 10.3390/rs70505133
Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Retrieving river attributes from remotely sensed data: an experimental evaluation based on field spectroscopy at the Outdoor Stream Lab. River Research and Applications, 30(6): 671-684. doi: 10.1002/rra.2674
Riebe C.S., Sklar L.S., Overstreet B.T., and Wooster J.K. 2014. Optimal reproduction in salmon spawning substrates linked to grain size and fish length. Water Resources Research 50 : 1–21. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014231
Legleiter, C.J., Tedesco, M., Smith, L.C., Behar, A., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Mapping the bathymetry of supraglacial lakes and streams on the Greenland Ice Sheet using field measurements and high resolution satellite images. The Cryosphere, 8: 215-228. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-215-2014
Fernandez-Diaz, J.C., Glennie, C.L., Carter, W.E., Shrestha, R.L, Sartori, M.P., Singhania, A., Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Early Results from a Simultaneous Airborne Terrain and Shallow Water Bathymetry Mapping LiDAR Sensor. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), 7(2): 623-635. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2265255
Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2012. Mapping gravel-bed river bathymetry from space. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 117, F04024, doi:10.1029/2012JF002539.
Non-USGS Scientific Datasets:
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., et al. (2021) Greenland Ice Sheet Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements of supraglacial river discharge and Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of ice surface motion, 2016. Arctic Data Center. doi: 10.18739/A22F7JS1
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., Cooley, S.W., Ryan, J.C., Miege, C., Kershner, C., Simpson, C.E. (2021) Greenland ice sheet surface position near a major supraglacial river moulin 2016, The GAGE Facility operated by UNAVCO, Inc., GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset. doi: 10.7283/GT6K-B184
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., et al. (2021) Greenland Ice Sheet Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements of supraglacial river discharge and Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of ice surface motion, 2016. Arctic Data Center. doi: 10.18739/A22F7JS1
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., Cooley, S.W., Ryan, J.C., Miege, C., Kershner, C., Simpson, C.E. (2021) Greenland ice sheet surface position near a major supraglacial river moulin 2016, The GAGE Facility operated by UNAVCO, Inc., GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset. doi: 10.7283/GT6K-B184
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
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High-resolution orthoimagery and digital surface models of Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon, during annual low pool, January and February, 2023 High-resolution orthoimagery and digital surface models of Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon, during annual low pool, January and February, 2023
In cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed ground control points and coordinated aerial photograph acquisition of Fern Ridge Lake, a multi-purpose reservoir in western Oregon impounded by the 13-m tall Fern Ridge Dam. Aerial photographs were acquired by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) during winter 2023 when water levels were at or...
Floodplain forest vegetation cover maps to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.1, August 2025) Floodplain forest vegetation cover maps to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.1, August 2025)
This dataset consists of repeat vegetation cover maps of multiple Willamette River restoration sites where restoration activities were implemented to increase the area of floodplain forests. Beginning in the early 21st century, large-scale restoration programs have been implemented along the Willamette River, Oregon, to address historical losses of floodplain habitats for native fish...
Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Breitenbush River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022 Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Breitenbush River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022
In June and September 2022, NV5 Geospatial collected aerial imagery and near-infrared (NIR) lidar from crewed aircraft over 34 square kilometers of headwater streams in the Breitenbush River Basin in northwestern Oregon. Repeat aerial imagery and NIR lidar data were collected over an area spanning from the northern slope of Triangulation Peak to the mainstem Breitenbush River near the...
Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022 Repeat Lidar and Orthoimagery of Headwater Streams in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, Summer 2022
In June and September, 2022, NV5 Geospatial collected aerial imagery and near-infrared (NIR) lidar from crewed aircraft over 62 square kilometers over headwater streams in the Donner und Blitzen River watershed in southeastern Oregon. Repeat data were collected along Mud Creek and Bridge Creek on the western slope of Steens Mountain. This data release includes orthoimagery and lidar data
Remotely sensed data acquired from an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the North Santiam River, Oregon, collected in July 2022 Remotely sensed data acquired from an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and field measurements of flow depth and velocity from the North Santiam River, Oregon, collected in July 2022
A reach of the North Santiam River, Oregon, was used as a case study in an ongoing effort to develop and test uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)-based salmon habitat mapping techniques using: (1) particle image velocimetry (PIV) for estimating surface flow velocities from remotely sensed data; and (2) two-dimensional (2D) flow modeling based on remotely sensed topography and bathymetry (topo
Site visit cross section surveys and multispectral image data from gaging stations throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins from 2022 and code for Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases (BaMGRID) Site visit cross section surveys and multispectral image data from gaging stations throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins from 2022 and code for Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases (BaMGRID)
This data release includes cross section survey data collected during site visits to USGS gaging stations located throughout the Willamette and Delaware River Basins and multispectral images of these locations acquired as close in time as possible to the date of each site visit. In addition, MATLAB source code developed for the Bathymetric Mapping using Gage Records and Image Databases...
Airborne Thermal Infrared and High-resolution True-color Imagery and Longitudinal Profiles of Stream Temperatures, Upper Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, August 2020 Airborne Thermal Infrared and High-resolution True-color Imagery and Longitudinal Profiles of Stream Temperatures, Upper Donner und Blitzen River Basin, Oregon, August 2020
This dataset includes georeferenced, high-resolution, airborne thermal infrared (TIR) and high-resolution true-color imagery, a polyline shapefile of the channel centerline, a polyline shapefile with TIR sample points for longitudinal stream temperature profiles, and a tabular file with longitudinal stream temperature profiles for the Donner und Blitzen River and its tributaries, Oregon...
2021 McKenzie River Topobathymetric Lidar Validation - USGS Field Survey Data 2021 McKenzie River Topobathymetric Lidar Validation - USGS Field Survey Data
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists conducted field data collection efforts between July 19th and 31st, 2021 over a large stretch of the McKenzie River in Oregon using high accuracy surveying technologies. The work was initiated as an effort to validate commercially acquired topobathymetric light detection and ranging (lidar) data that was collected coincidentally between July 26th...
Digital elevation model and single beam sonar data from the McKenzie River, Oregon, 2021 Digital elevation model and single beam sonar data from the McKenzie River, Oregon, 2021
In 2021, the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) funded the collection of topo-bathymetric lidar (sometimes referred to as "green lidar") on the McKenzie River, Oregon. As part of this acquisition, lidar data were collected starting on the McKenzie River below Trail Bridge Reservoir and extending downstream roughly 125 km to its confluence with the Willamette River. Bathymetric lidar...
Simulated streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, southeastern Oregon, using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) Simulated streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin, southeastern Oregon, using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS)
Streamflow and stream temperature in the Donner und Blitzen River Basin for water years 1980 through 2021 were simulated using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) with the "stream_temp" module. The model domain was discretized into 175 stream segments and calibrated to observed streamflow and stream temperature at points distributed throughout the basin. Model input files...
Single-beam Echosounder Bathymetry of the Willamette River, Oregon 2015-2018 Single-beam Echosounder Bathymetry of the Willamette River, Oregon 2015-2018
River bathymetry measurements were collected in 2017 and 2018 along the Willamette River, Oregon, between Eugene and Newberg. These data were collected to complement a bathymetric lidar dataset collected in 2017 for the same section of river. In many deeper segments of the river channel, bathymetric lidar did not produce measurements of river bathymetry. To fill gaps in the bathymetric...
Supplemental Data: Hydrologic Budget of the Harney Basin Groundwater System, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016 Supplemental Data: Hydrologic Budget of the Harney Basin Groundwater System, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016
This USGS data release presents data used to estimate and summarize hydrologic budget components of the Harney Basin groundwater system, Southeastern Oregon, 1982-2016. The supplemental data consist of five child items. The child items are: (1) Harney Basin Boundaries: Hydrographic Area, Groundwater Evapotranspiration Area, Regions, Lowlands, Uplands, and Selected Watersheds in Harney...
Below are publications that Brandon Overstreet has authored.
Filter Total Items: 18
Effects of lateral confinement in natural and leveed reaches of a gravel-bed river: Snake River, Wyoming, USA Effects of lateral confinement in natural and leveed reaches of a gravel-bed river: Snake River, Wyoming, USA
This study examined the effects of natural and anthropogenic changes in confining margin width by applying remote sensing techniques – fusing LiDAR topography with image-derived bathymetry – over a large spatial extent: 58 km of the Snake River, Wyoming, USA. Fused digital elevation models from 2007 and 2012 were differenced to quantify changes in the volume of stored sediment, develop
Authors
Christina Leonard, Carl J. Legleiter, Brandon T. Overstreet
Removing sun glint from optical remote sensing images of shallow rivers Removing sun glint from optical remote sensing images of shallow rivers
Sun glint is the specular reflection of light from the water surface, which often causes unusually bright pixel values that can dominate fluvial remote sensing imagery and obscure the water-leaving radiance signal of interest for mapping bathymetry, bottom type, or water column optical characteristics. Although sun glint is ubiquitous in fluvial remote sensing imagery, river-specific...
Authors
Brandon T. Overstreet, Carl J. Legleiter
Characterizing supraglacial meltwater channel hydraulics on the Greenland Ice Sheet from in situ observations Characterizing supraglacial meltwater channel hydraulics on the Greenland Ice Sheet from in situ observations
Supraglacial rivers on the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) transport large volumes of surface meltwater toward the ocean, yet have received relatively little direct research. This study presents field observations of channel width, depth, velocity, and water surface slope for nine supraglacial channels on the southwestern GrIS collected between 23 July and 20 August, 2012. Field sites are...
Authors
Colin J. Gleason, Laurence C. Smith, Vena W. Chu, Carl J. Legleiter, Lincoln H. Pitcher, Brandon T. Overstreet, Asa K. Rennermalm, Richard R. Forster, Kang Yang
Spectrally based mapping of riverbed composition Spectrally based mapping of riverbed composition
Remote sensing methods provide an efficient means of characterizing fluvial systems. This study evaluated the potential to map riverbed composition based on in situ and/or remote measurements of reflectance. Field spectra and substrate photos from the Snake River, Wyoming, USA, were used to identify different sediment facies and degrees of algal development and to quantify their optical
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Tobin K. Stegman, Brandon T. Overstreet
Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 2. application to hyperspectral image data from the Platte River Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 2. application to hyperspectral image data from the Platte River
This study examined the possibility of mapping depth from optical image data in turbid, sediment-laden channels. Analysis of hyperspectral images from the Platte River indicated that depth retrieval in these environments is feasible, but might not be highly accurate. Four methods of calibrating image-derived depth estimates were evaluated. The first involved extracting image spectra at...
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Paul J. Kinzel, Brandon T. Overstreet
Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 1. Field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling Evaluating the potential for remote bathymetric mapping of a turbid, sand-bed river: 1. Field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling
Remote sensing offers an efficient means of mapping bathymetry in river systems, but this approach has been applied primarily to clear-flowing, gravel bed streams. This study used field spectroscopy and radiative transfer modeling to assess the feasibility of spectrally based depth retrieval in a sand-bed river with a higher suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and greater water...
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Paul J. Kinzel, Brandon T. Overstreet
Non-USGS Publications**
Smith, L. C., Andrews, L. C., Pitcher, L. H, Overstreet, B. T., Rennermalm, Å. K., Cooper, M. G., et al. 2021. Supraglacial river forcing of subglacial water storage and diurnal ice sheet motion. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091418. doi: 10.1029/2020GL091418
Gleason, C. J. and Yang, K. and Feng, D. and Smith, L. C. and Liu, K. and Pitcher, L. H. and Chu, V. W. and Cooper, M. G. and Overstreet, B. T. and Rennermalm, A. K. and Ryan, J. C. 2021. Hourly surface meltwater routing for a Greenlandic supraglacial catchment across hillslopes and through a dense topological channel network. The Cryosphere, 15, 2315-2331. doi: 10.5194/tc-15-2315-2021
Smith, L.C., Yang, K., Pitcher, L.H, Overstreet, B.T., Chu, V.W., Rennermalm, Å.K., Ryan, J.C., Cooper, M.G., Gleason, C.J., Tedesco, M., Jeyaratnam, J., van As, D. van den Broeke, M.R., van de Berg, W.J., Noël, B., Langen, P.I, Cullather, R.I., Zhao, B., Willis, M.J., Hubbard, A., Box, J.E., Jenner, B.A., Behar, A.E. 2017. Direct measurements of meltwater runoff on the Greenland Ice Sheet surface, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 114 (50) E10622-E10631. doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707743114
Overstreet B.T., Riebe C.S., Wooster, J.K., Sklar, L.S., Bellugi D. 2016. Tools for gauging the capacity of salmon spawning substrates. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41, 130– 142. doi: 10.1002/esp.3831
Legleiter C.J., Overstreet B.T., Glennie C.L., Pan Z, Fernandez-Diaz J.C., Singhania A. 2015. Evaluating the capabilities of the CASI hyperspectral imaging system and Aquarius bathymetric LiDAR for measuring channel morphology in two distinct river environments. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(3), 344-363. doi: 10.1002/esp.3794
Smith, L.C., Chu, V.W., Yang, K., Gleason, C.J., Pitcher, L.H., Rennermalm, A.K., Legleiter, C.J., Behar, A.E., Overstreet, B.T., Moustafa, S.E., Tedesco, M., Forster, R.R., LeWinter, A.L., Finnegan, D.C., Sheng, W., and Balog, J. 2015. Efficient meltwater drainage through supraglacial streams and rivers on the southwest Greenland Ice Sheet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(4): 1001-1006. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1413024112
Pan, Z., Glennie, C. L., Hartzell, P. J., Fernandez-Diaz, J. C., Legleiter, C. J., and Overstreet, B. T. 2015. Performance Assessment of High Resolution Airborne Full Waveform LiDAR for Shallow River Bathymetry. Remote Sensing, 7(5): 5133-5159. doi: 10.3390/rs70505133
Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Retrieving river attributes from remotely sensed data: an experimental evaluation based on field spectroscopy at the Outdoor Stream Lab. River Research and Applications, 30(6): 671-684. doi: 10.1002/rra.2674
Riebe C.S., Sklar L.S., Overstreet B.T., and Wooster J.K. 2014. Optimal reproduction in salmon spawning substrates linked to grain size and fish length. Water Resources Research 50 : 1–21. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014231
Legleiter, C.J., Tedesco, M., Smith, L.C., Behar, A., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Mapping the bathymetry of supraglacial lakes and streams on the Greenland Ice Sheet using field measurements and high resolution satellite images. The Cryosphere, 8: 215-228. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-215-2014
Fernandez-Diaz, J.C., Glennie, C.L., Carter, W.E., Shrestha, R.L, Sartori, M.P., Singhania, A., Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2014. Early Results from a Simultaneous Airborne Terrain and Shallow Water Bathymetry Mapping LiDAR Sensor. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), 7(2): 623-635. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2265255
Legleiter, C.J., and Overstreet, B.T. 2012. Mapping gravel-bed river bathymetry from space. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 117, F04024, doi:10.1029/2012JF002539.
Non-USGS Scientific Datasets:
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., et al. (2021) Greenland Ice Sheet Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements of supraglacial river discharge and Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of ice surface motion, 2016. Arctic Data Center. doi: 10.18739/A22F7JS1
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., Cooley, S.W., Ryan, J.C., Miege, C., Kershner, C., Simpson, C.E. (2021) Greenland ice sheet surface position near a major supraglacial river moulin 2016, The GAGE Facility operated by UNAVCO, Inc., GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset. doi: 10.7283/GT6K-B184
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., et al. (2021) Greenland Ice Sheet Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements of supraglacial river discharge and Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of ice surface motion, 2016. Arctic Data Center. doi: 10.18739/A22F7JS1
Smith, L.C., Cooper, M.G., Andrews, L.C., Pitcher, L.H., Overstreet, B.T., Rennermalm, A.K., Cooley, S.W., Ryan, J.C., Miege, C., Kershner, C., Simpson, C.E. (2021) Greenland ice sheet surface position near a major supraglacial river moulin 2016, The GAGE Facility operated by UNAVCO, Inc., GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset. doi: 10.7283/GT6K-B184
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