Kristin L Jaeger
As a research hydrologist and geomorphologist, my previous research has generally followed two trajectories: 1) geomorphic response to disturbance including dam removal, surface coal mining, and invasive species and 2) characterizing patterns and controls on flow permanence of intermittent and ephemeral rivers and streams.
My current focus includes broadening flow permanence research to the Pacific Northwest region and evaluating changes in sediment and stream water temperature regimes and associated implications on river ecosystem health in Pacific Northwest mountain rivers
Professional Experience
Research Hydrologist, USGS Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA (2015-Present)
Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), Wooster, OH (2012-2015)
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2010-2012)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Fluvial Geomorphology, Colorado State University, 2009
M.A. Forest Hydrology, University of Washington, 2004
B.A. Biology, Colorado College, 1998
Science and Products
USFS: Western Oregon Streamflow Permanence
USFS: Western Oregon Streamflow Permanence
USFS: Western Oregon WeT DRy model (WOWTDR)
USFS: Western Oregon WeT DRy model (WOWTDR)
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Stream metabolism models for the Regional Stream Quality Assessments of the National Water Quality Program, 2013 to 2016 Stream metabolism models for the Regional Stream Quality Assessments of the National Water Quality Program, 2013 to 2016
This dataset provides details from stream metabolism models for 20 stream sites in the United States that were sampled as part of the National Water Quality Program's Regional Stream Quality Assessments (RSQA). Metabolism was estimated at each site using the streamMetabolizer package in R. For each of the 20 sites, three files are provided; (1) the input data, which includes continuous...
Filter Total Items: 29
Identifying geomorphic process domains in the synthetic landscapes of West Virginia, USA Identifying geomorphic process domains in the synthetic landscapes of West Virginia, USA
Human activities such as mining, agriculture, and urbanization have resulted in severe, large‐scale alteration to landform organization and associated geomorphic processes. The mountaintop mining (MTM) region of West Virginia, USA has experienced dramatic topographic alteration, by removing steep slopes and introducing plateau‐like areas at ridgelines and benches on valley fills. The...
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Matthew V Ross
Coarse sediment dynamics in a large glaciated river system: Holocene history and storage dynamics dictate contemporary climate sensitivity Coarse sediment dynamics in a large glaciated river system: Holocene history and storage dynamics dictate contemporary climate sensitivity
The gravel-bedded White River drains a 1279 km2 basin in Washington State, with lowlands sculpted by continental glaciation and headwaters on an actively glaciated stratovolcano. Chronic aggradation along an alluvial fan near the river’s mouth has progressively reduced flood conveyance. In order to better understand how forecasted climate change may influence coarse sediment delivery and
Authors
Scott W. Anderson, Kristin L. Jaeger
FLOwPER user guide—For collection of FLOw PERmanence field observations FLOwPER user guide—For collection of FLOw PERmanence field observations
The accurate mapping of streams and their streamflow conditions in terms of presence or absence of surface water is important to both understanding physical, chemical, and biological processes in streams and to managing land, water, and ecological resources. This document describes a field form, FLOwPER (FLOw PERmanence), available within a mobile application (app), for standardized data
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Jonathan Burnett, Emily D. Heaston, Steve M. Wondzell, Nathan Chelgren, Jason B. Dunham, Sherri Johnson, Mike Brown
A guidebook to spatial datasets for conservation planning under climate change in the Pacific Northwest A guidebook to spatial datasets for conservation planning under climate change in the Pacific Northwest
This guidebook provides user-friendly overviews of a variety of spatial datasets relevant to conservation and management of natural resources in the face of climate change in the Pacific Northwest, United States. Each guidebook chapter was created using a standardized template to summarize a spatial dataset or a group of closely related datasets. Datasets were selected according to...
Authors
Jennifer M. Cartwright, Travis Belote, Kyle W. Blasch, Steve Campbell, Jeanne C. Chambers, Raymond J. Davis, Solomon Dobrowski, Jason B. Dunham, Diana Gergel, Daniel Isaak, Kristin Jaeger, Meade Krosby, Jesse Langdon, Joshua J. Lawler, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Charles H. Luce, Jeremy D Maestas, Anthony Martinez, Arjan J.H. Meddens, Julia Michalak, Sean A. Parks, Wendy Peterman, Ken Popper, Chris Ringo, Roy Sando, Michael Schindel, Diana Stralberg, David M. Theobald, Nathan Walker, Chad Wilsey, Zhiqiang Yang, Andrew Yost
An integrated framework for ecological drought across riverscapes of North America An integrated framework for ecological drought across riverscapes of North America
Climate change is increasing the severity and extent of extreme droughts events, posing a critical threat to freshwater ecosystems, particularly with increasing human demands for diminishing water supplies. Despite the importance of drought as a significant driver of ecological and evolutionary dynamics, current understanding of drought consequences for freshwater biodiversity is very...
Authors
Ryan Kovach, Jason B. Dunham, Robert Al-Chokhachy, Craig Snyder, Erik A. Beever, Gregory T. Pederson, Abigail Lynch, Nathaniel P. Hitt, Christopher P. Konrad, Kristin L. Jaeger, Alan H. Rea, Adam J. Sepulveda, Patrick M. Lambert, Jason M. Stoker, J. Joseph Giersch, Clint C. Muhlfeld
The natural wood regime in rivers The natural wood regime in rivers
The natural wood regime forms the third leg of a tripod of physical processes that supports river science and management, along with the natural flow and sediment regimes. The wood regime consists of wood recruitment, transport, and storage in river corridors. Each of these components can be characterized in terms of magnitude, frequency, rate, timing, duration, and mode. We distinguish...
Authors
Ellen Wohl, Natalie Kramer, Virgina Ruiz-Villanueva, Daniel Scott, F. Comiti, Angela M Gurnell, Herve Piegay, Katherine B. Lininger, Kristin Jaeger, David Walters, Kurt D. Fausch
Non-USGS Publications**
Costigan, K.H., K.L. Jaeger, C.W. Goss, K.M. Fritz, and P.C. Goebel, 2016, "Understanding controls on flow permanence in intermittent rivers to aid ecological research: Integrating meteorology, geology and land cover." Ecohydrology. DOI:10.1002/2015WR017601
Costigan, K.H., P.J. Soltesz, and K.L. Jaeger, 2015, “Large wood in Central Appalachian headwater streams: Controls on and potential changes to wood loads from infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. DOI: 10.1002/esp.3751
Jaeger K.L., 2015, “Reach-scale geomorphic differences between headwater streams draining mountaintop mined and unmined catchments.” Geomorphology 236:25-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.02.007
Schriever T.A., M.T. Bogan, K.S. Boersma, M. Cañedo-Argüelles, K.L. Jaeger, J.D. Olden, and D.A. Lytle, 2015, “Hydrology shapes taxonomic and functional structure of desert stream invertebrate communities,” Freshwater Science doi: 10.1086/680518
Jaeger K.L., J.D. Olden, and N.D. Pelland, 2014, “Climate change poised to threaten hydrologic connectivity and endemic fishes in dryland streams,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 111: 13894-13899. Doi:10.1073/pnas.1320890111
Jaeger K.L. and J.D. Olden, 2012, “Electrical resistance sensor arrays as a means to quantify longitudinal connectivity of rivers,” River Research and Applications 28:1843-1852. DOI: 10.1002/rra.1554
Jaeger K.L. and E.E. Wohl, 2011, “Channel response in a semiarid stream to removal of tamarisk and Russian olive,” Water Resources Research 47: W02536 doi: 10.1029/2009WR008741.
Jaeger K.L., E.E. Wohl, and A. Simon, 2010, “A comparison of average rates of alluvial erosion between the southwestern and southeastern United States,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35: 447–459. DOI: 10.1002/esp.1960
Wohl E.E. and K.L. Jaeger, 2009, “Geomorphic implications of hydroclimatic differences among step-pool channels,” Journal of Hydrology 374: 148-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.008
Cadol D.C., E.E. Wohl, J.G. Goode, and K.L. Jaeger, 2009, “Wood distribution in forested headwater streams of La Selva, Costa Rica,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 34:1198-1215. DOI: 10.1002/esp.1800
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
USFS: Western Oregon Streamflow Permanence
USFS: Western Oregon Streamflow Permanence
USFS: Western Oregon WeT DRy model (WOWTDR)
USFS: Western Oregon WeT DRy model (WOWTDR)
Filter Total Items: 14
Filter Total Items: 19
Stream metabolism models for the Regional Stream Quality Assessments of the National Water Quality Program, 2013 to 2016 Stream metabolism models for the Regional Stream Quality Assessments of the National Water Quality Program, 2013 to 2016
This dataset provides details from stream metabolism models for 20 stream sites in the United States that were sampled as part of the National Water Quality Program's Regional Stream Quality Assessments (RSQA). Metabolism was estimated at each site using the streamMetabolizer package in R. For each of the 20 sites, three files are provided; (1) the input data, which includes continuous...
Filter Total Items: 29
Identifying geomorphic process domains in the synthetic landscapes of West Virginia, USA Identifying geomorphic process domains in the synthetic landscapes of West Virginia, USA
Human activities such as mining, agriculture, and urbanization have resulted in severe, large‐scale alteration to landform organization and associated geomorphic processes. The mountaintop mining (MTM) region of West Virginia, USA has experienced dramatic topographic alteration, by removing steep slopes and introducing plateau‐like areas at ridgelines and benches on valley fills. The...
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Matthew V Ross
Coarse sediment dynamics in a large glaciated river system: Holocene history and storage dynamics dictate contemporary climate sensitivity Coarse sediment dynamics in a large glaciated river system: Holocene history and storage dynamics dictate contemporary climate sensitivity
The gravel-bedded White River drains a 1279 km2 basin in Washington State, with lowlands sculpted by continental glaciation and headwaters on an actively glaciated stratovolcano. Chronic aggradation along an alluvial fan near the river’s mouth has progressively reduced flood conveyance. In order to better understand how forecasted climate change may influence coarse sediment delivery and
Authors
Scott W. Anderson, Kristin L. Jaeger
FLOwPER user guide—For collection of FLOw PERmanence field observations FLOwPER user guide—For collection of FLOw PERmanence field observations
The accurate mapping of streams and their streamflow conditions in terms of presence or absence of surface water is important to both understanding physical, chemical, and biological processes in streams and to managing land, water, and ecological resources. This document describes a field form, FLOwPER (FLOw PERmanence), available within a mobile application (app), for standardized data
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Jonathan Burnett, Emily D. Heaston, Steve M. Wondzell, Nathan Chelgren, Jason B. Dunham, Sherri Johnson, Mike Brown
A guidebook to spatial datasets for conservation planning under climate change in the Pacific Northwest A guidebook to spatial datasets for conservation planning under climate change in the Pacific Northwest
This guidebook provides user-friendly overviews of a variety of spatial datasets relevant to conservation and management of natural resources in the face of climate change in the Pacific Northwest, United States. Each guidebook chapter was created using a standardized template to summarize a spatial dataset or a group of closely related datasets. Datasets were selected according to...
Authors
Jennifer M. Cartwright, Travis Belote, Kyle W. Blasch, Steve Campbell, Jeanne C. Chambers, Raymond J. Davis, Solomon Dobrowski, Jason B. Dunham, Diana Gergel, Daniel Isaak, Kristin Jaeger, Meade Krosby, Jesse Langdon, Joshua J. Lawler, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Charles H. Luce, Jeremy D Maestas, Anthony Martinez, Arjan J.H. Meddens, Julia Michalak, Sean A. Parks, Wendy Peterman, Ken Popper, Chris Ringo, Roy Sando, Michael Schindel, Diana Stralberg, David M. Theobald, Nathan Walker, Chad Wilsey, Zhiqiang Yang, Andrew Yost
An integrated framework for ecological drought across riverscapes of North America An integrated framework for ecological drought across riverscapes of North America
Climate change is increasing the severity and extent of extreme droughts events, posing a critical threat to freshwater ecosystems, particularly with increasing human demands for diminishing water supplies. Despite the importance of drought as a significant driver of ecological and evolutionary dynamics, current understanding of drought consequences for freshwater biodiversity is very...
Authors
Ryan Kovach, Jason B. Dunham, Robert Al-Chokhachy, Craig Snyder, Erik A. Beever, Gregory T. Pederson, Abigail Lynch, Nathaniel P. Hitt, Christopher P. Konrad, Kristin L. Jaeger, Alan H. Rea, Adam J. Sepulveda, Patrick M. Lambert, Jason M. Stoker, J. Joseph Giersch, Clint C. Muhlfeld
The natural wood regime in rivers The natural wood regime in rivers
The natural wood regime forms the third leg of a tripod of physical processes that supports river science and management, along with the natural flow and sediment regimes. The wood regime consists of wood recruitment, transport, and storage in river corridors. Each of these components can be characterized in terms of magnitude, frequency, rate, timing, duration, and mode. We distinguish...
Authors
Ellen Wohl, Natalie Kramer, Virgina Ruiz-Villanueva, Daniel Scott, F. Comiti, Angela M Gurnell, Herve Piegay, Katherine B. Lininger, Kristin Jaeger, David Walters, Kurt D. Fausch
Non-USGS Publications**
Costigan, K.H., K.L. Jaeger, C.W. Goss, K.M. Fritz, and P.C. Goebel, 2016, "Understanding controls on flow permanence in intermittent rivers to aid ecological research: Integrating meteorology, geology and land cover." Ecohydrology. DOI:10.1002/2015WR017601
Costigan, K.H., P.J. Soltesz, and K.L. Jaeger, 2015, “Large wood in Central Appalachian headwater streams: Controls on and potential changes to wood loads from infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. DOI: 10.1002/esp.3751
Jaeger K.L., 2015, “Reach-scale geomorphic differences between headwater streams draining mountaintop mined and unmined catchments.” Geomorphology 236:25-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.02.007
Schriever T.A., M.T. Bogan, K.S. Boersma, M. Cañedo-Argüelles, K.L. Jaeger, J.D. Olden, and D.A. Lytle, 2015, “Hydrology shapes taxonomic and functional structure of desert stream invertebrate communities,” Freshwater Science doi: 10.1086/680518
Jaeger K.L., J.D. Olden, and N.D. Pelland, 2014, “Climate change poised to threaten hydrologic connectivity and endemic fishes in dryland streams,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 111: 13894-13899. Doi:10.1073/pnas.1320890111
Jaeger K.L. and J.D. Olden, 2012, “Electrical resistance sensor arrays as a means to quantify longitudinal connectivity of rivers,” River Research and Applications 28:1843-1852. DOI: 10.1002/rra.1554
Jaeger K.L. and E.E. Wohl, 2011, “Channel response in a semiarid stream to removal of tamarisk and Russian olive,” Water Resources Research 47: W02536 doi: 10.1029/2009WR008741.
Jaeger K.L., E.E. Wohl, and A. Simon, 2010, “A comparison of average rates of alluvial erosion between the southwestern and southeastern United States,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35: 447–459. DOI: 10.1002/esp.1960
Wohl E.E. and K.L. Jaeger, 2009, “Geomorphic implications of hydroclimatic differences among step-pool channels,” Journal of Hydrology 374: 148-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.008
Cadol D.C., E.E. Wohl, J.G. Goode, and K.L. Jaeger, 2009, “Wood distribution in forested headwater streams of La Selva, Costa Rica,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 34:1198-1215. DOI: 10.1002/esp.1800
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.