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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Water temperature in the Lower Quinault River, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, June 2016 - August 2017 Water temperature in the Lower Quinault River, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, June 2016 - August 2017
The availability of cold-water refugia during summertime river-water temperature maximums is important for cold-water fish species including Endangered Species Act listed salmonids since water temperature influences metabolism, growth, and phenology. The U.S. Geological Survey monitored water temperature at 10 sites approximately evenly-spaced along the lower Quinault River on the...
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Christopher A. Curran, Elyse J. Wulfkuhle, Chad C. Opatz
Suspended sediment, turbidity, and stream water temperature in the Sauk River Basin, western Washington, water years 2012-16 Suspended sediment, turbidity, and stream water temperature in the Sauk River Basin, western Washington, water years 2012-16
The Sauk River is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River that drains a relatively undisturbed landscape along the western slope of the North Cascade Mountain Range, Washington, which includes the glaciated volcano, Glacier Peak. Naturally high sediment loads characteristic of basins draining volcanoes like Glacier Peak make the Sauk River a dominant contributor of sediment to the...
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Kristin L. Jaeger, Christopher A. Curran, Scott W. Anderson, Scott T. Morris, Patrick W. Moran, Katherine A. Reams
Hydrological connectivity in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams Hydrological connectivity in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams
In intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (hereafter, IRES), hydrological connectivity mediated by either flowing or nonflowing water extends along three spatial dimensions—longitudinal, lateral, and vertical—and varies over time. Flow intermittence disrupts this connectivity, operating through complex hydrological transitions (e.g., between flowing and nonflowing phases). These...
Authors
Andrew J. Boulton, Robert J. Rolls, Kristin Jaeger, Thibault Datry
Geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams Geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams
The geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are extremely diverse, owing in large part to the substantial spatiotemporal variability of the associated hydrological regimes. We describe the geomorphological character and sediment transport processes along IRES within the context of four geomorphological zones—upland, piedmont, lowland, and...
Authors
Kristin Jaeger, Nicholas A. Sutfin, Stephen Tooth, Katerina Michaelides, Michael B. Singer
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: 13
Filter Total Items: 19
No Result Found
Filter Total Items: 28
Water temperature in the Lower Quinault River, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, June 2016 - August 2017 Water temperature in the Lower Quinault River, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, June 2016 - August 2017
The availability of cold-water refugia during summertime river-water temperature maximums is important for cold-water fish species including Endangered Species Act listed salmonids since water temperature influences metabolism, growth, and phenology. The U.S. Geological Survey monitored water temperature at 10 sites approximately evenly-spaced along the lower Quinault River on the...
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Christopher A. Curran, Elyse J. Wulfkuhle, Chad C. Opatz
Suspended sediment, turbidity, and stream water temperature in the Sauk River Basin, western Washington, water years 2012-16 Suspended sediment, turbidity, and stream water temperature in the Sauk River Basin, western Washington, water years 2012-16
The Sauk River is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River that drains a relatively undisturbed landscape along the western slope of the North Cascade Mountain Range, Washington, which includes the glaciated volcano, Glacier Peak. Naturally high sediment loads characteristic of basins draining volcanoes like Glacier Peak make the Sauk River a dominant contributor of sediment to the...
Authors
Kristin L. Jaeger, Christopher A. Curran, Scott W. Anderson, Scott T. Morris, Patrick W. Moran, Katherine A. Reams
Hydrological connectivity in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams Hydrological connectivity in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams
In intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (hereafter, IRES), hydrological connectivity mediated by either flowing or nonflowing water extends along three spatial dimensions—longitudinal, lateral, and vertical—and varies over time. Flow intermittence disrupts this connectivity, operating through complex hydrological transitions (e.g., between flowing and nonflowing phases). These...
Authors
Andrew J. Boulton, Robert J. Rolls, Kristin Jaeger, Thibault Datry
Geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams Geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams
The geomorphology and sediment regimes of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are extremely diverse, owing in large part to the substantial spatiotemporal variability of the associated hydrological regimes. We describe the geomorphological character and sediment transport processes along IRES within the context of four geomorphological zones—upland, piedmont, lowland, and...
Authors
Kristin Jaeger, Nicholas A. Sutfin, Stephen Tooth, Katerina Michaelides, Michael B. Singer
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.