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Jeff Conaway

Surface-water modeling, sediment transport, acoustic Doppler current profilers

Professional Experience

  • 2018 - Present   Associate Center Director for Water, Ice, and Landscape Dynamics, USGS Alaska Science Center

  • 2000 - 2018      Hydrologist, USGS Alaska Science Center

Education and Certifications

  • M.S.  2000     Portland State University              Geology

  • B.S.   1996     University of Alaska Fairbanks     Geology

Science and Products

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Sampling a stream in the mist in the Akilik River drainage

Natural Resources Preservation Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Natural Resources Preservation Program

Natural Resources Preservation Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
USGS Alaska Science Center sign

Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

The USGS conducts scientific research for the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Alaska Science Center (ASC) provides objective and timely data, information, and research findings to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public but has no regulatory authority. Our science helps support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and...
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Alaska Science Center
Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

The USGS conducts scientific research for the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Alaska Science Center (ASC) provides objective and timely data, information, and research findings to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public but has no regulatory authority. Our science helps support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and...
Learn More
A Red-throated Loon swimming in a small lake

Outer Continental Shelf Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management staff address priority research needs identified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Outer Continental Shelf Program

Outer Continental Shelf Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management staff address priority research needs identified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik

Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff address priority research needs identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff address priority research needs identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
Southeast Alaska Transboundary Map rivers

USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

The USGS Alaska Science Center operates super gages on the Alsek, Taku, Stikine, Unuk and Salmon Rivers. Discrete water quality, sediment, and biological sampling are also collected at each gage location. Discrete water quality samples are also collected annually at the Canada-Alaska border crossings of the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers. Water quality data collection began in 2018 on the Unuk...
By
Alaska Science Center
USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

The USGS Alaska Science Center operates super gages on the Alsek, Taku, Stikine, Unuk and Salmon Rivers. Discrete water quality, sediment, and biological sampling are also collected at each gage location. Discrete water quality samples are also collected annually at the Canada-Alaska border crossings of the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers. Water quality data collection began in 2018 on the Unuk...
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Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to address the science needs of Department of Interior bureaus, particularly those that manage natural resources and lands. This mission is fulfilled through the research and other activities of USGS scientists but also specifically through three USGS nationally-funded programs listed below.
By
Alaska Science Center
Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to address the science needs of Department of Interior bureaus, particularly those that manage natural resources and lands. This mission is fulfilled through the research and other activities of USGS scientists but also specifically through three USGS nationally-funded programs listed below.
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Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska

The Copper River Highway traverses a dynamic and complex network of braided and readily erodible channels that constitute the Copper River Delta, Alaska, by way of 11 bridges. Over the past decade, several of these bridges and the highway have sustained serious damage from both high and low flows and channel instability. This investigation studying the impact of channel migration on the...
Authors
Jeffrey S. Conaway, Timothy P. Brabets
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska: At-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging habitat, 2006–08 Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska: At-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging habitat, 2006–08

Kittlitz’s murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) and marbled murrelets (B. marmoratus) are small diving seabirds and are of management concern because of population declines in coastal Alaska. In 2006–08, we conducted a study in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska, to estimate the recent population size of Brachyramphus murrelets, to evaluate productivity based on juvenile...
Authors
Mayumi L. Arimitsu, John F. Piatt, Marc D. Romano, E.N. Madison, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska

The Copper River Basin, the sixth largest watershed in Alaska, drains an area of 24,200 square miles. This large, glacier-fed river flows across a wide alluvial fan before it enters the Gulf of Alaska. Bridges along the Copper River Highway, which traverses the alluvial fan, have been impacted by channel migration. Due to a major channel change in 2001, Bridge 339 at Mile 36 of the...
Authors
Timothy P. Brabets, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska

Located in south-central Alaska, the Copper River drains an area of more than 24,000 square miles. The average annual flow of the river near its mouth is 63,600 cubic feet per second, but is highly variable between winter and summer. In the winter, flow averages approximately 11,700 cubic feet per second, and in the summer, due to snowmelt, rainfall, and glacial melt, flow averages...
Authors
Timothy P. Brabets, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska

An acoustic Doppler current profiler interfaced with a differentially corrected global positioning system was used to map bathymetry and multi-dimensional velocities on the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska. Data were collected along four spur dikes and a bend in the river during a period of active bank erosion. These data were collected as part of a larger investigation...
Authors
Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska

Bathymetric and hydraulic data were collected August 26–28, 1996, on the Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska, at the Richardson Highway bridge and Trans-Alaska Pipeline crossing. Erosion along the right (north) bank of the river between the bridge and the pipeline crossing prompted the data collection. A water-surface profile hydraulic model for the 100- and 500-year recurrence-interval...
Authors
Thomas A. Heinrichs, Dustin E. Langley, Robert L. Burrows, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Science and Products

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Sampling a stream in the mist in the Akilik River drainage

Natural Resources Preservation Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Natural Resources Preservation Program

Natural Resources Preservation Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
USGS Alaska Science Center sign

Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

The USGS conducts scientific research for the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Alaska Science Center (ASC) provides objective and timely data, information, and research findings to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public but has no regulatory authority. Our science helps support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and...
By
Alaska Science Center
Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

Exploring Alaska Through Our Science

The USGS conducts scientific research for the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Alaska Science Center (ASC) provides objective and timely data, information, and research findings to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public but has no regulatory authority. Our science helps support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and...
Learn More
A Red-throated Loon swimming in a small lake

Outer Continental Shelf Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management staff address priority research needs identified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Outer Continental Shelf Program

Outer Continental Shelf Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management staff address priority research needs identified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik

Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff address priority research needs identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
By
Alaska Science Center
Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

Science Support Program and Quick Response Program

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff address priority research needs identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.
Learn More
Southeast Alaska Transboundary Map rivers

USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

The USGS Alaska Science Center operates super gages on the Alsek, Taku, Stikine, Unuk and Salmon Rivers. Discrete water quality, sediment, and biological sampling are also collected at each gage location. Discrete water quality samples are also collected annually at the Canada-Alaska border crossings of the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers. Water quality data collection began in 2018 on the Unuk...
By
Alaska Science Center
USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska

The USGS Alaska Science Center operates super gages on the Alsek, Taku, Stikine, Unuk and Salmon Rivers. Discrete water quality, sediment, and biological sampling are also collected at each gage location. Discrete water quality samples are also collected annually at the Canada-Alaska border crossings of the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers. Water quality data collection began in 2018 on the Unuk...
Learn More
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to address the science needs of Department of Interior bureaus, particularly those that manage natural resources and lands. This mission is fulfilled through the research and other activities of USGS scientists but also specifically through three USGS nationally-funded programs listed below.
By
Alaska Science Center
Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to address the science needs of Department of Interior bureaus, particularly those that manage natural resources and lands. This mission is fulfilled through the research and other activities of USGS scientists but also specifically through three USGS nationally-funded programs listed below.
Learn More
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Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska

The Copper River Highway traverses a dynamic and complex network of braided and readily erodible channels that constitute the Copper River Delta, Alaska, by way of 11 bridges. Over the past decade, several of these bridges and the highway have sustained serious damage from both high and low flows and channel instability. This investigation studying the impact of channel migration on the...
Authors
Jeffrey S. Conaway, Timothy P. Brabets
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska: At-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging habitat, 2006–08 Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska: At-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging habitat, 2006–08

Kittlitz’s murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) and marbled murrelets (B. marmoratus) are small diving seabirds and are of management concern because of population declines in coastal Alaska. In 2006–08, we conducted a study in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska, to estimate the recent population size of Brachyramphus murrelets, to evaluate productivity based on juvenile...
Authors
Mayumi L. Arimitsu, John F. Piatt, Marc D. Romano, E.N. Madison, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska

The Copper River Basin, the sixth largest watershed in Alaska, drains an area of 24,200 square miles. This large, glacier-fed river flows across a wide alluvial fan before it enters the Gulf of Alaska. Bridges along the Copper River Highway, which traverses the alluvial fan, have been impacted by channel migration. Due to a major channel change in 2001, Bridge 339 at Mile 36 of the...
Authors
Timothy P. Brabets, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska

Located in south-central Alaska, the Copper River drains an area of more than 24,000 square miles. The average annual flow of the river near its mouth is 63,600 cubic feet per second, but is highly variable between winter and summer. In the winter, flow averages approximately 11,700 cubic feet per second, and in the summer, due to snowmelt, rainfall, and glacial melt, flow averages...
Authors
Timothy P. Brabets, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska

An acoustic Doppler current profiler interfaced with a differentially corrected global positioning system was used to map bathymetry and multi-dimensional velocities on the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska. Data were collected along four spur dikes and a bend in the river during a period of active bank erosion. These data were collected as part of a larger investigation...
Authors
Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska

Bathymetric and hydraulic data were collected August 26–28, 1996, on the Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska, at the Richardson Highway bridge and Trans-Alaska Pipeline crossing. Erosion along the right (north) bank of the river between the bridge and the pipeline crossing prompted the data collection. A water-surface profile hydraulic model for the 100- and 500-year recurrence-interval...
Authors
Thomas A. Heinrichs, Dustin E. Langley, Robert L. Burrows, Jeffrey S. Conaway
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center
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