"Jon" has enjoyed working with USGS staff across the country on a variety of efforts, projects, studies, and initiatives. The variety and people of the USGS have kept Jon engaged. He strongly believes in the mission of unbiased science and is happy to do his part to provide valuable water data and information to stakeholders and cooperators.
"Jon" Lageman started his career with USGS in Columbus, Ohio in 2001. His early years were spent assisting with surveying for flood insurance studies and Hec-Ras modeling. Jon also assisted with several post-flood surveying campaigns across the country which he greatly enjoyed. Opportunities to perform time of travel dye studies provided variety and additional opportunities within his home water science center and beyond. Jon's desire for efficiency and enjoyment of solving problems lent themselves well to overseeing large scale gaging network installations, where planning and coordination were paramount to the success and timeliness of the effort. In 2016, Jon transferred to DeKalb, Illinois where he managed several Hydrologic Technicians and Hydrologists at the DeKalb office location. Shortly after making this transition the Illinois Water Science Center joined the Iowa Water Science Center and the Missouri Water Science Center in a merger. Jon was assigned to the position of Data Chief for the Central Midwest Water Science Center (CMWSC). Jon currently helps oversee the Hydrologic Data Monitoring Network for CMWSC and currently supervises 7 Unit Chiefs who manage operations across 9 office locations in the CMWSC. He still enjoys working with high performing staff and managers to solve complex problems and to meet the needs and mission of the USGS.
Professional Experience
Total Station Surveying
GNSS Surveying
Hydraulic Modeling
Time of Travel studies
Monitoring station installation and design
Water measurement
Supervision
Participation in water mission area level committees
Planning and budget
Education and Certifications
Bachelors of Science- The Ohio State University, 2004
Science and Products
Real-time piscicide tracking using Rhodamine WT dye for support of application, transport, and deactivation strategies in riverine environments
Floods of August and September 2004 in eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1556
Floods of May and June 2004 in central and eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1519
Floods of December 2004 and January 2005 in Ohio: FEMA Disaster Declaration 1580
Iowa Flood Information
Flood Information at Selected Bridge and Culvert Sites
Real-Time Data Links
Velocity, Discharge, and Dye Concentrations During a Dye Tracer Study on the Lower Sandusky River, Ohio, July 11-13, 2017
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Real-time piscicide tracking using Rhodamine WT dye for support of application, transport, and deactivation strategies in riverine environments
Piscicide applications in riverine environments are complicated by the advection and dispersion of the piscicide by the flowing water. Proper deactivation of the fish toxin is required outside of the treatment reach to ensure that there is minimal collateral damage to fisheries downstream or in connecting and adjacent water bodies. In urban settings and highly managed waterways, further complicatiAuthorsPatrick Ryan Jackson, Jonathan D. LagemanFloods of August and September 2004 in eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1556
A band of severe thunderstorms at the end of August 2004 and the passage of the remnants of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan during September 2004 caused severe flooding in eastern Ohio during August and September 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at 12 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. Damages caused by the flooding produced by these storms were severe enough for 21 counties in eastern OhAuthorsAndrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. LagemanFloods of May and June 2004 in central and eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1519
Several severe thunderstorms that passed through Ohio between May 17 and June 17, 2004, produced large amounts of rain in an already wet central and eastern Ohio, resulting in flooding in this region from May 18 to June 21, 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at three U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. Damages caused by the flooding resulting from these storms were severe enough that 25AuthorsAndrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. LagemanFloods of December 2004 and January 2005 in Ohio: FEMA Disaster Declaration 1580
A large snowstorm at the end of December 2004 that left more than 20 inches of snow in some areas of Ohio, followed by unseasonably warm temperatures in early January 2005, caused snowmelt to begin filling river channels. Widespread rain showers during January 2005 combined with this snowmelt to cause flooding throughout Ohio and mudslides in some areas. Record peak streamflows occurred at nine U.AuthorsAndrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman - Science
Iowa Flood Information
The USGS provides practical, unbiased information about the Nation's rivers and streams that is crucial in mitigating hazards associated with floods. This site provides information about flooding that has occurred in Iowa. Real-time information on floods in Iowa is available throught the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS). A map of Iowa gages currently at high-flow or flood conditions...Flood Information at Selected Bridge and Culvert Sites
The USGS systematically collects all types of water data to better manage the water resources in each state.Real-Time Data Links
The Central Midwest Water Science Center collects real-time surface water, groundwater, water quality, precipitation, and other hydrologic data. Resource managers, farmers, fishermen, kayakers, land-use planners, engineers, environmentalists, and flood forecasters use this information to make critical decisions. - Data
Velocity, Discharge, and Dye Concentrations During a Dye Tracer Study on the Lower Sandusky River, Ohio, July 11-13, 2017
A dye tracer study was completed on the lower Sandusky River between July 11-13, 2017, during a confirmed Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) spawning event. The data contained in this data release include time series of dye concentration at fixed stations downstream of the injection site and three-dimensional water-velocity data and discharge measurements collected using acoustic Doppler current - Multimedia