Mathieu Marineau
Mathieu Marineau - Associate Director for Studies - Washington Water Science Center.
Professional Experience
Associate Director for Studies, U.S. Geological Survey. Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA 2024-present
Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, Sacramento, CA 2021-2024
Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, Sacramento, CA 2018-2021
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, Sacramento, CA 2012-2018
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA 2010-2012
Civil Engineer, RoseWater-GHD, Seattle WA, 2008-2010
Education and Certifications
University of Washington, M.S. Civil Engineering, 2010
Seattle University, B.S. Civil Engineering, 2008
Science and Products
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Bay-Delta Catchability Study
Addressing Catchability Bias in Fish Surveys San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta collectively make up the "Bay-Delta." In the scientific study of fish, "catchability" refers to the probability that a fish will be captured by a particular fishing gear or method. Catchability is a measure of how effectively a fishing gear or method can capture fish. "Catch data" refer to...
Santa Ana River Native Fish Study
Native Fish Population and Habitat Study, Santa Ana River, California The Santa Ana River, the largest river in southern California, flows through diverse landscapes, from the high desert to urban and suburban areas in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, stretching approximately 96 miles (154 kilometers) from its headwaters in the San Bernardino Mountains to its mouth at the Pacific...
Culturally Prescribed Fire
Culturally prescribed burning has been long practiced by the Yurok Tribe for a variety of reasons. This study explores using culturally prescribed fire as a land management tool for increasing the resiliency of streams and watersheds.
Incorporating Impacts of Wildfire and Vegetation Recovery into a Watershed Model of the Feather River Basin
Changes in vegetation in a large watershed due to wildfire can have a substantial influence on actual evapotranspiration rates and water availability. After a large, intense wildfire, evapotranspiration rates are expected to decrease. As vegetation reestablishes, the evapotranspiration rates increase over a period of years, back to pre-fire conditions. Watershed models typically use input layers...
Klamath Dam Removal Studies
The USGS is collecting continuous and discrete monitoring data to document baseline conditions and physical responses in downstream river reaches before, during, and after dam removal. These monitoring data will be integral for post-removal assessments and collaborations with basin partners.
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin
Drought, along with recent wildfires, have had enormous impacts downstream on water quantity and quality. These conditions have greatly impacted the agriculture and the residents of the nearby Central Valley.
Bedload estimated using hydrophones, Trinity River, California Bedload estimated using hydrophones, Trinity River, California
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) installed acoustic bedload monitoring systems at four sites along the Trinity River below Lewiston Dam to record the noise generated by mobilized bed material, known as sediment generated noise (SGN) (Geay and others, 2017). The four sites are: Trinity River at Lewiston (TRAL, 11525500), Trinity River above Grass Valley Creek (TRGVC, 11525630), Trinity...
Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Concentration Data from a Laboratory Mixing Tank Experiment 2023 (ver. 1.1, November 2024) Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Concentration Data from a Laboratory Mixing Tank Experiment 2023 (ver. 1.1, November 2024)
Four dams on the Klamath River that created Iron Gate Reservoir and Copco Lake in Siskiyou County, California, and John C. Boyle Reservoir, in Klamath County, Oregon, are scheduled for removal in early 2024. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will deploy high-range turbidity sensors to compute continuous suspended sediment concentration (SSC) before, during, and following the scheduled...
Estimated bedload transport rates at Rio Vista and Jersey Point, California, 2011-2020 Estimated bedload transport rates at Rio Vista and Jersey Point, California, 2011-2020
This data set contains estimates of bedload transport entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Bedload was estimated following the methods of van Rijn (1984) for the Sacramento River at Rio Vista (USGS 11455420) and the San Joaquin River at Jersey Point (USGS 11337190). The inputs the van Rijn (1984) equations included:bed-material particle size, bed-form...
Little Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek Sediment Transport Data, 2012-2018, San Joaquin Watershed in the California Central Valley Little Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek Sediment Transport Data, 2012-2018, San Joaquin Watershed in the California Central Valley
Two tributary watersheds¬ Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek¬ to the greater San Joaquin watershed, in California’s Central Valley were assessed for sediment and flow dynamics, between water years (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) 2011 and 2019. The two systems deliver suspended sediment to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, California. Because these two creeks are directly down river of...
Bathymetry, Stage-Area, and Stage-Volume Tables for the Calaveras Reservoir, California, 2019 (ver. 2.0, March 2025) Bathymetry, Stage-Area, and Stage-Volume Tables for the Calaveras Reservoir, California, 2019 (ver. 2.0, March 2025)
Dataset contains reservoir bathymetry and shoreline topography up to dam crest elevation. Data were collected using small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS), multibeam sonar, and terrestrial lidar. Version 2.0 The multibeam sonar & terrestrial lidar data in version 2 was reprocessed for higher accuracy. 1-meter lidar data for 2020 from the USGS 3DEP program was used around the shoreline of...
Loch Lomond Reservoir 2019 Survey Data Loch Lomond Reservoir 2019 Survey Data
This dataset contains the digital elevation model from the bathymetric survey, along with the sediment samples, stage-area table, stage-storage table, and 20-ft contours of the reservoir.
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Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the Central Valley, California Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the Central Valley, California
Sediment from the Central Valley via the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) and Suisun Bay is a primary source of sand to San Francisco Bay, California. Sand is mined from San Francisco Bay for commercial purposes, such as for use in concrete for construction. To better understand the supply of sand to Suisun Bay and San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation...
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, David Hart, Christopher P. Ely, Lester McKee
Sediment transport in two tributaries to the San Joaquin River immediately below Friant Dam—Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek, California Sediment transport in two tributaries to the San Joaquin River immediately below Friant Dam—Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek, California
Two tributaries to the greater San Joaquin River watershed, Cottonwood and Little Dry Creeks, in California’s Central Valley, were assessed for sediment and streamflow dynamics between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2019. The two systems deliver sediment to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, California. Dams create downstream discontinuities in streamflow and sediment transport...
Authors
Dan R.W. Haught, Mathieu D. Marineau, Justin Toby Minear, Scott Wright, Joan V. Lopez
Bed-material transport in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, 2017–20 Bed-material transport in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, 2017–20
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, investigated the feasibility of bedload monitoring in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, from 2017 to 2020. Traditional bedload samples were collected at two locations: Birch Creek at Big Indian, New York (station 013621955), and Stony Clove Creek at...
Authors
Jason Siemion, Michael R. Antidormi, Donald B. Bonville, Jason S. Finkelstein, Mathieu D. Marineau
Experiences in LP-IoT: EnviSense deployment of remotely reprogrammable environmental sensors Experiences in LP-IoT: EnviSense deployment of remotely reprogrammable environmental sensors
The advent of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) has improved the feasibility of wireless sensor networks for environmental sensing across wide areas. We have built EnviSense, an ultra-low power environmental sensing system, and deployed over a dozen of them across two locations in Northern California for hydrological monitoring applications with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This...
Authors
Reese Grimsley, Mathieu D. Marineau, Robert A. Iannucci
Storage capacity and sedimentation characteristics of Loch Lomond Reservoir, California, 2019 Storage capacity and sedimentation characteristics of Loch Lomond Reservoir, California, 2019
In May of 2019, Loch Lomond Reservoir was surveyed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the city of Santa Cruz to assess the current storage capacity and sedimentation rates in the reservoir. Survey methods combined sonar soundings to measure bathymetry and lidar scans with GPS data to measure near-shore topography and sediment bed samples to understand reservoir bed...
Authors
Daniel R. Whealdon-Haught, Scott Wright, Mathieu D. Marineau
Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019 Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019
In 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group, studied the magnitude and recurrence interval of streamflow (discharge) needed to initiate bed movement of gravel-sized and finer sediment in a segment of the Colorado River in Colorado to better understand sediment movement and its relation to flow regimes of the river...
Authors
Michael S. Kohn, Mathieu D. Marineau, Laura A. Hempel, Richard R. McDonald
Matlab code to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers Matlab code to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers
This software release is a Matlab code that can be used to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers. The code also uses either a user defined threshold (preferred) or threshold computed from the overall noise of the audio files. Counts impulses exceeding the threshold which are assumed to be particle impacts of course (gravel...
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 54
Bay-Delta Catchability Study
Addressing Catchability Bias in Fish Surveys San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta collectively make up the "Bay-Delta." In the scientific study of fish, "catchability" refers to the probability that a fish will be captured by a particular fishing gear or method. Catchability is a measure of how effectively a fishing gear or method can capture fish. "Catch data" refer to...
Santa Ana River Native Fish Study
Native Fish Population and Habitat Study, Santa Ana River, California The Santa Ana River, the largest river in southern California, flows through diverse landscapes, from the high desert to urban and suburban areas in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, stretching approximately 96 miles (154 kilometers) from its headwaters in the San Bernardino Mountains to its mouth at the Pacific...
Culturally Prescribed Fire
Culturally prescribed burning has been long practiced by the Yurok Tribe for a variety of reasons. This study explores using culturally prescribed fire as a land management tool for increasing the resiliency of streams and watersheds.
Incorporating Impacts of Wildfire and Vegetation Recovery into a Watershed Model of the Feather River Basin
Changes in vegetation in a large watershed due to wildfire can have a substantial influence on actual evapotranspiration rates and water availability. After a large, intense wildfire, evapotranspiration rates are expected to decrease. As vegetation reestablishes, the evapotranspiration rates increase over a period of years, back to pre-fire conditions. Watershed models typically use input layers...
Klamath Dam Removal Studies
The USGS is collecting continuous and discrete monitoring data to document baseline conditions and physical responses in downstream river reaches before, during, and after dam removal. These monitoring data will be integral for post-removal assessments and collaborations with basin partners.
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin
Drought, along with recent wildfires, have had enormous impacts downstream on water quantity and quality. These conditions have greatly impacted the agriculture and the residents of the nearby Central Valley.
Bedload estimated using hydrophones, Trinity River, California Bedload estimated using hydrophones, Trinity River, California
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) installed acoustic bedload monitoring systems at four sites along the Trinity River below Lewiston Dam to record the noise generated by mobilized bed material, known as sediment generated noise (SGN) (Geay and others, 2017). The four sites are: Trinity River at Lewiston (TRAL, 11525500), Trinity River above Grass Valley Creek (TRGVC, 11525630), Trinity...
Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Concentration Data from a Laboratory Mixing Tank Experiment 2023 (ver. 1.1, November 2024) Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Concentration Data from a Laboratory Mixing Tank Experiment 2023 (ver. 1.1, November 2024)
Four dams on the Klamath River that created Iron Gate Reservoir and Copco Lake in Siskiyou County, California, and John C. Boyle Reservoir, in Klamath County, Oregon, are scheduled for removal in early 2024. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will deploy high-range turbidity sensors to compute continuous suspended sediment concentration (SSC) before, during, and following the scheduled...
Estimated bedload transport rates at Rio Vista and Jersey Point, California, 2011-2020 Estimated bedload transport rates at Rio Vista and Jersey Point, California, 2011-2020
This data set contains estimates of bedload transport entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Bedload was estimated following the methods of van Rijn (1984) for the Sacramento River at Rio Vista (USGS 11455420) and the San Joaquin River at Jersey Point (USGS 11337190). The inputs the van Rijn (1984) equations included:bed-material particle size, bed-form...
Little Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek Sediment Transport Data, 2012-2018, San Joaquin Watershed in the California Central Valley Little Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek Sediment Transport Data, 2012-2018, San Joaquin Watershed in the California Central Valley
Two tributary watersheds¬ Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek¬ to the greater San Joaquin watershed, in California’s Central Valley were assessed for sediment and flow dynamics, between water years (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) 2011 and 2019. The two systems deliver suspended sediment to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, California. Because these two creeks are directly down river of...
Bathymetry, Stage-Area, and Stage-Volume Tables for the Calaveras Reservoir, California, 2019 (ver. 2.0, March 2025) Bathymetry, Stage-Area, and Stage-Volume Tables for the Calaveras Reservoir, California, 2019 (ver. 2.0, March 2025)
Dataset contains reservoir bathymetry and shoreline topography up to dam crest elevation. Data were collected using small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS), multibeam sonar, and terrestrial lidar. Version 2.0 The multibeam sonar & terrestrial lidar data in version 2 was reprocessed for higher accuracy. 1-meter lidar data for 2020 from the USGS 3DEP program was used around the shoreline of...
Loch Lomond Reservoir 2019 Survey Data Loch Lomond Reservoir 2019 Survey Data
This dataset contains the digital elevation model from the bathymetric survey, along with the sediment samples, stage-area table, stage-storage table, and 20-ft contours of the reservoir.
Filter Total Items: 18
Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the Central Valley, California Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the Central Valley, California
Sediment from the Central Valley via the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) and Suisun Bay is a primary source of sand to San Francisco Bay, California. Sand is mined from San Francisco Bay for commercial purposes, such as for use in concrete for construction. To better understand the supply of sand to Suisun Bay and San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation...
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, David Hart, Christopher P. Ely, Lester McKee
Sediment transport in two tributaries to the San Joaquin River immediately below Friant Dam—Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek, California Sediment transport in two tributaries to the San Joaquin River immediately below Friant Dam—Cottonwood Creek and Little Dry Creek, California
Two tributaries to the greater San Joaquin River watershed, Cottonwood and Little Dry Creeks, in California’s Central Valley, were assessed for sediment and streamflow dynamics between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2019. The two systems deliver sediment to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, California. Dams create downstream discontinuities in streamflow and sediment transport...
Authors
Dan R.W. Haught, Mathieu D. Marineau, Justin Toby Minear, Scott Wright, Joan V. Lopez
Bed-material transport in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, 2017–20 Bed-material transport in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, 2017–20
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, investigated the feasibility of bedload monitoring in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, from 2017 to 2020. Traditional bedload samples were collected at two locations: Birch Creek at Big Indian, New York (station 013621955), and Stony Clove Creek at...
Authors
Jason Siemion, Michael R. Antidormi, Donald B. Bonville, Jason S. Finkelstein, Mathieu D. Marineau
Experiences in LP-IoT: EnviSense deployment of remotely reprogrammable environmental sensors Experiences in LP-IoT: EnviSense deployment of remotely reprogrammable environmental sensors
The advent of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) has improved the feasibility of wireless sensor networks for environmental sensing across wide areas. We have built EnviSense, an ultra-low power environmental sensing system, and deployed over a dozen of them across two locations in Northern California for hydrological monitoring applications with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This...
Authors
Reese Grimsley, Mathieu D. Marineau, Robert A. Iannucci
Storage capacity and sedimentation characteristics of Loch Lomond Reservoir, California, 2019 Storage capacity and sedimentation characteristics of Loch Lomond Reservoir, California, 2019
In May of 2019, Loch Lomond Reservoir was surveyed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the city of Santa Cruz to assess the current storage capacity and sedimentation rates in the reservoir. Survey methods combined sonar soundings to measure bathymetry and lidar scans with GPS data to measure near-shore topography and sediment bed samples to understand reservoir bed...
Authors
Daniel R. Whealdon-Haught, Scott Wright, Mathieu D. Marineau
Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019 Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019
In 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group, studied the magnitude and recurrence interval of streamflow (discharge) needed to initiate bed movement of gravel-sized and finer sediment in a segment of the Colorado River in Colorado to better understand sediment movement and its relation to flow regimes of the river...
Authors
Michael S. Kohn, Mathieu D. Marineau, Laura A. Hempel, Richard R. McDonald
Matlab code to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers Matlab code to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers
This software release is a Matlab code that can be used to count acoustic impulses from coarse sediment particle collisions during sediment transport in rivers. The code also uses either a user defined threshold (preferred) or threshold computed from the overall noise of the audio files. Counts impulses exceeding the threshold which are assumed to be particle impacts of course (gravel...