Daniel R Wise
Dan is a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Oregon Water Science Center in Portland, Oregon.
Dan has been with the USGS Oregon Water Science Center since 2001. His work is focused primarily on the interpretation of regional water quality data, such as relating surface-water nutrient and sediment conditions to landscape characteristics. He also works on the Integrated Water Availability Assessment for the Upper Colorado River Basin.
Education and Certifications
Drexel University, B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1990
University of Rhode Island, M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1993
Oregon State University, M.S. in Geography, 2001
Science and Products
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Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals for the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1980-2022 Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals for the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1980-2022
This data release contains an inventory of 1,358 major surface water diversion structures with associated daily time series withdrawal records (1980-2022) for structures within the Upper Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basins. Diversion structures were included in this dataset if they were determined to have the capacity to divert water at rates greater than 10 cubic feet per...
Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020 Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020
This data release contains estimated monthly point-source nutrient loads for 97 municipal wastewater treatment plants, 20 industrial facilities, and 46 fish hatcheries and other aquaculture facilities that discharge within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington, or discharge directly to those water bodies. The data, which cover the years 2005...
Daily baseflow specific conductance and daily baseflow discharge at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980-2022 Daily baseflow specific conductance and daily baseflow discharge at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980-2022
This data release contains two sets of estimated values at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin: 1) daily specific conductance at 143 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); and 2) daily baseflow discharge at 100 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022). The estimates of daily baseflow discharge will be used as input...
Input and output data for the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) used to predict seasonal water availability during 2000-2015 in the Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon and California Input and output data for the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) used to predict seasonal water availability during 2000-2015 in the Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon and California
This data release contains the model input and output data, and supporting files, from hydrologic simulations of streamflow conditions in the upper Klamath River Basin using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS). The model was calibrated for the portion of the basin draining into Upper Klamath Lake. It simulates daily streamflow, snow, solar radiation, evapotranspiration...
Compilation of total dissolved solids concentrations and specific conductance measurements in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1894 – 2022 Compilation of total dissolved solids concentrations and specific conductance measurements in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1894 – 2022
This data release contains total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations and specific conductance (SC) measurements collected at surface-water monitoring locations and groundwater monitoring wells within the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) between 1894 and 2022. Discrete TDS and SC results were obtained from the Water Quality Portal (WQP). Continuous SC monitoring results were obtained...
Daily baseflow specific conductance, daily baseflow discharge, and seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids loads at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980 – 2022 Daily baseflow specific conductance, daily baseflow discharge, and seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids loads at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980 – 2022
This data release contains three sets of estimated values at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin: 1) daily specific conductance at 143 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); 2) daily baseflow discharge at 100 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); and 3) seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids...
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A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River is a critical water resource in the southwestern United States, supplying drinking water for 40 million people in the region and water for irrigation of 2.2 million hectares of land. Extended drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) and the prospect of a warmer climate in the future pose water availability challenges for those charged with managing the river...
Authors
Fred D. Tillman, Natalie K. Day, Matthew P. Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine Rumsey, Daniel Wise, Patrick C. Longley, Morgan C. McDonnell
Puget Sound Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) Puget Sound Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) are collaborating on the development of refined, seasonal load estimates of total nitrogen and total phosphorus within watersheds draining to Washington waters of the Salish Sea for the period 2005-2020. The modeling approach for this work is based on SPARROW (Spatially Referenced...
Authors
Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Jamie K. Wasielewski, Sheelagh McCarthy, Noah Schmadel, Daniel Wise, Zachary Johnson, Robert W. Black
Assessment of persistent chemicals of concern in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, southeastern Washington, 2009 Assessment of persistent chemicals of concern in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, southeastern Washington, 2009
White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) are long-lived, late-maturing, benthic-feeding fish that are ideal candidates for assessing the bioaccumulation of persistent chemicals. In this study, composite tissue samples of brain, liver, gonad, and fillet were collected from white sturgeon in 2009 from five sites in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River near Hanford, Washington. The...
Authors
Sean E. Payne, Daniel R. Wise, Jay W. Davis, Elena B. Nilsen
Using regional watershed data to assess water-quality impairment in the Pacific Drainages of the United States Using regional watershed data to assess water-quality impairment in the Pacific Drainages of the United States
Two datasets containing the first complete estimates of reach-scale nutrient, water use, dissolved oxygen, and pH conditions for the Pacific drainages of the United States were created to help inform water-quality management decisions in that region. The datasets were developed using easily obtainable watershed data, most of which have not been available until recently, and the...
Authors
Daniel R. Wise
Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States
Society and the environment in the arid southwestern United States depend on reliable water availability, yet current water use outpaces supply. Water demand is projected to grow in the future and climate change is expected to reduce supply. To adapt, water managers need robust estimates of future regional water supply to support management decisions. To address this need, we estimate...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Annie L. Putman, Jay R. Alder, Matthew P. Miller, Daniel K. Jones, Daniel Wise
Eroding Cascadia— Sediment and solute transport and landscape denudation in western Oregon and northwestern California Eroding Cascadia— Sediment and solute transport and landscape denudation in western Oregon and northwestern California
Riverine measurements of sediment and solute transport give empirical basin-scale estimates of bed-load, suspended-sediment, and silicate-solute fluxes for 100,000 km2 of northwestern California and western Oregon. This spatially explicit sediment budget shows the multifaceted control of geology and physiography on the rates and processes of fluvial denudation. Bed-load transport is...
Authors
Jim E. O'Connor, Joseph F. Mangano, Daniel R. Wise, Joshua R. Roering
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Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals for the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1980-2022 Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals for the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1980-2022
This data release contains an inventory of 1,358 major surface water diversion structures with associated daily time series withdrawal records (1980-2022) for structures within the Upper Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basins. Diversion structures were included in this dataset if they were determined to have the capacity to divert water at rates greater than 10 cubic feet per...
Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020 Monthly point-source nutrient loads within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005 – 2020
This data release contains estimated monthly point-source nutrient loads for 97 municipal wastewater treatment plants, 20 industrial facilities, and 46 fish hatcheries and other aquaculture facilities that discharge within the watersheds draining to Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington, or discharge directly to those water bodies. The data, which cover the years 2005...
Daily baseflow specific conductance and daily baseflow discharge at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980-2022 Daily baseflow specific conductance and daily baseflow discharge at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980-2022
This data release contains two sets of estimated values at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin: 1) daily specific conductance at 143 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); and 2) daily baseflow discharge at 100 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022). The estimates of daily baseflow discharge will be used as input...
Input and output data for the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) used to predict seasonal water availability during 2000-2015 in the Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon and California Input and output data for the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) used to predict seasonal water availability during 2000-2015 in the Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon and California
This data release contains the model input and output data, and supporting files, from hydrologic simulations of streamflow conditions in the upper Klamath River Basin using the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS). The model was calibrated for the portion of the basin draining into Upper Klamath Lake. It simulates daily streamflow, snow, solar radiation, evapotranspiration...
Compilation of total dissolved solids concentrations and specific conductance measurements in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1894 – 2022 Compilation of total dissolved solids concentrations and specific conductance measurements in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1894 – 2022
This data release contains total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations and specific conductance (SC) measurements collected at surface-water monitoring locations and groundwater monitoring wells within the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) between 1894 and 2022. Discrete TDS and SC results were obtained from the Water Quality Portal (WQP). Continuous SC monitoring results were obtained...
Daily baseflow specific conductance, daily baseflow discharge, and seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids loads at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980 – 2022 Daily baseflow specific conductance, daily baseflow discharge, and seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids loads at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin for water years 1980 – 2022
This data release contains three sets of estimated values at selected sites within the Colorado River Basin: 1) daily specific conductance at 143 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); 2) daily baseflow discharge at 100 sites in the Upper Basin and 3 sites in the Lower Basin (WY 1980-2022); and 3) seasonal baseflow discharge and baseflow dissolved solids...
Filter Total Items: 24
A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River is a critical water resource in the southwestern United States, supplying drinking water for 40 million people in the region and water for irrigation of 2.2 million hectares of land. Extended drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) and the prospect of a warmer climate in the future pose water availability challenges for those charged with managing the river...
Authors
Fred D. Tillman, Natalie K. Day, Matthew P. Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine Rumsey, Daniel Wise, Patrick C. Longley, Morgan C. McDonnell
Puget Sound Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) Puget Sound Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) are collaborating on the development of refined, seasonal load estimates of total nitrogen and total phosphorus within watersheds draining to Washington waters of the Salish Sea for the period 2005-2020. The modeling approach for this work is based on SPARROW (Spatially Referenced...
Authors
Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Jamie K. Wasielewski, Sheelagh McCarthy, Noah Schmadel, Daniel Wise, Zachary Johnson, Robert W. Black
Assessment of persistent chemicals of concern in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, southeastern Washington, 2009 Assessment of persistent chemicals of concern in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, southeastern Washington, 2009
White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) are long-lived, late-maturing, benthic-feeding fish that are ideal candidates for assessing the bioaccumulation of persistent chemicals. In this study, composite tissue samples of brain, liver, gonad, and fillet were collected from white sturgeon in 2009 from five sites in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River near Hanford, Washington. The...
Authors
Sean E. Payne, Daniel R. Wise, Jay W. Davis, Elena B. Nilsen
Using regional watershed data to assess water-quality impairment in the Pacific Drainages of the United States Using regional watershed data to assess water-quality impairment in the Pacific Drainages of the United States
Two datasets containing the first complete estimates of reach-scale nutrient, water use, dissolved oxygen, and pH conditions for the Pacific drainages of the United States were created to help inform water-quality management decisions in that region. The datasets were developed using easily obtainable watershed data, most of which have not been available until recently, and the...
Authors
Daniel R. Wise
Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States
Society and the environment in the arid southwestern United States depend on reliable water availability, yet current water use outpaces supply. Water demand is projected to grow in the future and climate change is expected to reduce supply. To adapt, water managers need robust estimates of future regional water supply to support management decisions. To address this need, we estimate...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Annie L. Putman, Jay R. Alder, Matthew P. Miller, Daniel K. Jones, Daniel Wise
Eroding Cascadia— Sediment and solute transport and landscape denudation in western Oregon and northwestern California Eroding Cascadia— Sediment and solute transport and landscape denudation in western Oregon and northwestern California
Riverine measurements of sediment and solute transport give empirical basin-scale estimates of bed-load, suspended-sediment, and silicate-solute fluxes for 100,000 km2 of northwestern California and western Oregon. This spatially explicit sediment budget shows the multifaceted control of geology and physiography on the rates and processes of fluvial denudation. Bed-load transport is...
Authors
Jim E. O'Connor, Joseph F. Mangano, Daniel R. Wise, Joshua R. Roering