Elizabeth Jachens
Elizabeth Jachens is a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in the California Water Science Center in the Groundwater Availability and Use Assessments project.
Elizabeth graduated with her Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from Oregon State University in March of 2020. Her research focused on the use of recession analysis to characterize watershed responses to drought. She earned an M.S. in Water Resources Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, both from Oregon State University in 2019. Elizabeth graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a minor in math from California State University, Chico in 2015.
Science and Products
Geonarrative "Colorado River Basin's Millenium Drought--A Few Dry Decades or a New Normal?
USGS Scientists have created a new geonarrative with graphics, animations, and text providing information about whether the Basin could be managed for drought conditions (relatively short-term dry conditions) or for aridification (a much longer period of dry conditions). This geonarrative describes ways that USGS can provide information that informs decision making for those situations in the...
Water Availability of the Salton Sea Watershed
Throughout history, the Salton Sea has formed and dried up due to flooding from the Colorado River. It was most recently formed in 1905 when the Colorado River broke through an irrigation canal and flowed uncontrolled into the Salton Sea watershed. The Salton Sea is a terminal lake (it has no outlets). It is also a transboundary watershed, with area in both the state of California and Mexico’s...
Science and Products
Geonarrative "Colorado River Basin's Millenium Drought--A Few Dry Decades or a New Normal?
USGS Scientists have created a new geonarrative with graphics, animations, and text providing information about whether the Basin could be managed for drought conditions (relatively short-term dry conditions) or for aridification (a much longer period of dry conditions). This geonarrative describes ways that USGS can provide information that informs decision making for those situations in the...
Water Availability of the Salton Sea Watershed
Throughout history, the Salton Sea has formed and dried up due to flooding from the Colorado River. It was most recently formed in 1905 when the Colorado River broke through an irrigation canal and flowed uncontrolled into the Salton Sea watershed. The Salton Sea is a terminal lake (it has no outlets). It is also a transboundary watershed, with area in both the state of California and Mexico’s...