Esteemed Hydrologic Technician, Katie Baker, measures streamflow with an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). The ADCP tracks the velocity of particles in the water and maps the channel bottom, combine that data with channel width and you can calculate stream flow!
Katie J. Baker
Katherine Jorgensen is a hydrologic technician at the USGS Oregon Water Science Center.
Katie J. Baker is a hydrologic technician and has been with the USGS since 2013. Katie began her career with the U.S. Forest Service and transitioned to the USGS Anchorage Field Office in 2013. She found her home in the Central Point Field Office in Southern Oregon. Her primary focus is surface water data collection, streamgage measurements and data analysis. In addition to dedicating time to the Safety Program, she looks forward to fostering a safe environment as a Peer Support Worker (PSW).
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Measuring Middle Fork Coquille river
Esteemed Hydrologic Technician, Katie Baker, measures streamflow with an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). The ADCP tracks the velocity of particles in the water and maps the channel bottom, combine that data with channel width and you can calculate stream flow!
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Measuring Middle Fork Coquille river
Esteemed Hydrologic Technician, Katie Baker, measures streamflow with an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). The ADCP tracks the velocity of particles in the water and maps the channel bottom, combine that data with channel width and you can calculate stream flow!
Esteemed Hydrologic Technician, Katie Baker, measures streamflow with an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). The ADCP tracks the velocity of particles in the water and maps the channel bottom, combine that data with channel width and you can calculate stream flow!