J. Rose Wallick
Rose Wallick is a hydrologist at the USGS Oregon Water Science Center.
Rose Wallick is a hydrologist and geomorphologist who joined the U.S. Geological Survey's Oregon Water Science Center in 2007. Beginning in fall of 2014, Rose has also been the Supervisor of the ORWSC Geomorphology Team. Her research draws upon geomorphic mapping, hydraulic modeling, sediment transport analyses and historical datasets to assess channel response to natural and anthropogenic influences.
While she has worked throughout Oregon, Rose's recent research is focused in the Willamette Valley where she is leading a major geomorphic mapping study and previously led a multidisciplinary effort summarizing geomorphic and riparian vegetation processes of the present-day floodplain. Rose has also played a key role in the environmental flow research and monitoring projects for the Willamette Sustainable Rivers Program. In these and other projects, Rose collaborates closely with the restoration community and the many ecologists, fish biologists and other geomorphologists active in the basin.
Prior to joining the USGS she worked as a hydraulic engineer developing 1D and 2D river models for DHI, Inc.
Education and Certifications
B.Sc. in Watershed Science, Colorado State University
Dual M.S. degree in Geology and Bioresources Engineering, Oregon State University
Science and Products
Reservoir evolution, downstream sediment transport, downstream channel change, and synthesis of geomorphic responses of Fall Creek and Middle Fork Willamette River to water years 2012–18 streambed drawdowns at Fall Creek Lake, Oregon
Science to support conservation action in a large river system: The Willamette River, Oregon, USA
Historical changes to channel planform and bed elevations downstream from dams along Fall Creek and Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon, 1926–2016
Coupled upstream-downstream geomorphic responses to deep reservoir drawdowns at Fall Creek Dam, Oregon
Assessment of habitat use by juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Willamette River Basin, 2020–21
We conducted a field study during 2020–21 to describe habitat use patterns of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the mainstem Willamette, McKenzie, and Santiam Rivers and to evaluate how habitat suitability criteria affected the predictive accuracy of a hydraulic habitat model. Two approaches were used to collect habitat use data: a stratified sampling design was used to ensure
Monitoring framework to evaluate effectiveness of aquatic and floodplain habitat restoration activities for native fish along the Willamette River, northwestern Oregon
Assessment of habitat availability for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (O. mykiss) in the Willamette River, Oregon
Development of continuous bathymetry and two-dimensional hydraulic models for the Willamette River, Oregon
Synthesis of habitat availability and carrying capacity research to support water management decisions and enhance conditions for Pacific salmon in the Willamette River, Oregon
Integrated tools for identifying optimal flow regimes and evaluating alternative minimum flows for recovering at-risk salmonids in a highly managed system
Monitoring framework for evaluating hydrogeomorphic and vegetation responses to environmental flows in the Middle Fork Willamette, McKenzie, and Santiam River Basins, Oregon
Geomorphic response of the North Fork Stillaguamish River to the State Route 530 landslide near Oso, Washington
Integrated Water Science Basins: Willamette River
Willamette FIP Effectiveness Monitoring Framework
Integrating Economics and Ecology to Inform Climate-Ready Aquatic Invasive Species Management for Vulnerable Pacific Northwest River Communities
Geomorphic Response to Fall Creek Lake Drawdowns
Willamette River Studies
Environmental Flow Studies for Middle Fork Willamette, McKenzie, and Santiam River Basins
Comparison of environmental flow recommendations for the Willamette Basin Sustainable Rivers Program, water years 2008-2022
Water temperature data to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.2, May 2024)
Boat-based water surface elevation profiles along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in March, 2015
Science and Products
Reservoir evolution, downstream sediment transport, downstream channel change, and synthesis of geomorphic responses of Fall Creek and Middle Fork Willamette River to water years 2012–18 streambed drawdowns at Fall Creek Lake, Oregon
Science to support conservation action in a large river system: The Willamette River, Oregon, USA
Historical changes to channel planform and bed elevations downstream from dams along Fall Creek and Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon, 1926–2016
Coupled upstream-downstream geomorphic responses to deep reservoir drawdowns at Fall Creek Dam, Oregon
Assessment of habitat use by juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Willamette River Basin, 2020–21
We conducted a field study during 2020–21 to describe habitat use patterns of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the mainstem Willamette, McKenzie, and Santiam Rivers and to evaluate how habitat suitability criteria affected the predictive accuracy of a hydraulic habitat model. Two approaches were used to collect habitat use data: a stratified sampling design was used to ensure