Mathieu Marineau
Mathieu Marineau - Program Chief, Watershed Sciences - California Water Science Center.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, Sacramento, CA 2021-present
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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San Antonio Reservoir Bathymetric Survey and Sedimentation Study
Over time, the flow of water into the San Antonio Reservoir has caused the build-up of sediment, decreasing storage capacity. Since water storage is a crucial issue in California, up-to-date information on the reservoir is needed. To accomplish this, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approached the USGS California Water Science Center to conduct a bathymetric (depth) survey and other...
Implementing New Acoustic Monitoring Techniques in the Trinity River
Accurate river-sediment data is fundamental to planning and managing river restoration efforts on the Trinity River, and throughout the world’s waterways. The USGS has developed a “hydrophone” that enables scientists to listen to sediment particles as they move along the riverbed in order to inexpensively and reliably record near-continuous sediment-bedload-transport data. For this study...
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Using hydrophones as a surrogate monitoring technique to detect temporal and spatial variability in bedload transport
Collecting physical bedload measurements is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor that rarely captures the spatial and temporal variability of sediment transport. Technological advances can improve monitoring of sediment transport by filling in temporal gaps between physical sampling periods. We have developed a low-cost hydrophone recording system designed to record the sediment-generated nois
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, J. Toby Minear, Scott Wright
Storage capacity of the Fena Valley Reservoir, Guam, Mariana Islands, 2014
The Fena Valley Reservoir is in southern Guam and is the primary source of water for the U.S. Naval Base Guam and nearby village residents. Since the construction of the Fena Dam in 1951, sediment has accumulated in the reservoir and reduced its storage capacity. The reservoir was surveyed previously in 1973, 1979, and 1990 to estimate the loss in storage capacity. To determine the current storage
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, Scott Wright
Effects of human alterations on the hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, (Delta) has been significantly altered since the mid-nineteenth century. Many existing channels have been widened or deepened and new channels have been created for navigation and water conveyance. Tidal marshes have been drained and leveed to form islands that have subsided, some of which have permanently flooded. To understand how these alterations h
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, Scott Wright
Geomorphic and hydrologic study of peak-flow management on the Cedar River, Washington
Assessing the linkages between high-flow events, geomorphic response, and effects on stream ecology is critical to river management. High flows on the gravel-bedded Cedar River in Washington are important to the geomorphic function of the river; however, high flows can deleteriously affect salmon embryos incubating in streambed gravels. A geomorphic analysis of the Cedar River showed evidence of h
Authors
Christopher S. Magirl, Andrew S. Gendaszek, Christiana R. Czuba, Christopher P. Konrad, Mathieu D. Marineau
Geomorphic setting, aquatic habitat, and water-quality conditions of the Molalla River, Oregon, 2009-10
This report presents results from a 2009-10 assessment of the lower half of the Molalla River. The report describes the geomorphic setting and processes governing the physical layout of the river channel and evaluates changes in river geometry over the past several decades using analyses of aerial imagery and other quantitative techniques.
Authors
Kurt D. Carpenter, Christiana R. Czuba, Christopher S. Magiri, Mathieu D. Marineau, Steve Sobieszczyk, Jonathan A. Czuba, Mackenzie K. Keith
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 14
San Antonio Reservoir Bathymetric Survey and Sedimentation Study
Over time, the flow of water into the San Antonio Reservoir has caused the build-up of sediment, decreasing storage capacity. Since water storage is a crucial issue in California, up-to-date information on the reservoir is needed. To accomplish this, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approached the USGS California Water Science Center to conduct a bathymetric (depth) survey and other...
Implementing New Acoustic Monitoring Techniques in the Trinity River
Accurate river-sediment data is fundamental to planning and managing river restoration efforts on the Trinity River, and throughout the world’s waterways. The USGS has developed a “hydrophone” that enables scientists to listen to sediment particles as they move along the riverbed in order to inexpensively and reliably record near-continuous sediment-bedload-transport data. For this study...
Filter Total Items: 17
Using hydrophones as a surrogate monitoring technique to detect temporal and spatial variability in bedload transport
Collecting physical bedload measurements is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor that rarely captures the spatial and temporal variability of sediment transport. Technological advances can improve monitoring of sediment transport by filling in temporal gaps between physical sampling periods. We have developed a low-cost hydrophone recording system designed to record the sediment-generated nois
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, J. Toby Minear, Scott Wright
Storage capacity of the Fena Valley Reservoir, Guam, Mariana Islands, 2014
The Fena Valley Reservoir is in southern Guam and is the primary source of water for the U.S. Naval Base Guam and nearby village residents. Since the construction of the Fena Dam in 1951, sediment has accumulated in the reservoir and reduced its storage capacity. The reservoir was surveyed previously in 1973, 1979, and 1990 to estimate the loss in storage capacity. To determine the current storage
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, Scott Wright
Effects of human alterations on the hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, (Delta) has been significantly altered since the mid-nineteenth century. Many existing channels have been widened or deepened and new channels have been created for navigation and water conveyance. Tidal marshes have been drained and leveed to form islands that have subsided, some of which have permanently flooded. To understand how these alterations h
Authors
Mathieu D. Marineau, Scott Wright
Geomorphic and hydrologic study of peak-flow management on the Cedar River, Washington
Assessing the linkages between high-flow events, geomorphic response, and effects on stream ecology is critical to river management. High flows on the gravel-bedded Cedar River in Washington are important to the geomorphic function of the river; however, high flows can deleteriously affect salmon embryos incubating in streambed gravels. A geomorphic analysis of the Cedar River showed evidence of h
Authors
Christopher S. Magirl, Andrew S. Gendaszek, Christiana R. Czuba, Christopher P. Konrad, Mathieu D. Marineau
Geomorphic setting, aquatic habitat, and water-quality conditions of the Molalla River, Oregon, 2009-10
This report presents results from a 2009-10 assessment of the lower half of the Molalla River. The report describes the geomorphic setting and processes governing the physical layout of the river channel and evaluates changes in river geometry over the past several decades using analyses of aerial imagery and other quantitative techniques.
Authors
Kurt D. Carpenter, Christiana R. Czuba, Christopher S. Magiri, Mathieu D. Marineau, Steve Sobieszczyk, Jonathan A. Czuba, Mackenzie K. Keith