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The Feather River watershed is predominantly located within Plumas National Forest and the watershed drains into Lake Oroville, the second largest reservoir in California and one of the most important water supply basins for the State Water Project. A network of soil moisture stations to quantify watershed moisture conditions in real time and to monitor drought and streamflow.

LoRa-cellular gateway with EnviSense data logger/transmitter

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.
By
California Water Science Center, National Innovation Center
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin

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.
Learn More
LoRa-cellular gateway with EnviSense data logger/transmitter

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.
By
California Water Science Center, National Innovation Center
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin

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.
Learn More

Attributed California Water Supply Well Completion Report Data for Selected Areas, Derived from CA WCR OSCWR Data (ver. 6.0, December 2025) Attributed California Water Supply Well Completion Report Data for Selected Areas, Derived from CA WCR OSCWR Data (ver. 6.0, December 2025)

This Well Completion Report geospatial dataset represents an index to a subset of records available from the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Online System for Well Completion Reports (OSWCR). This version of the release contains data from 292,976 well completion reports (WCRs) for water supply wells from Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno...
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California Water Science Center

Soil Moisture Levels in the Upper Feather River Watershed Soil Moisture Levels in the Upper Feather River Watershed

Explore real-time soil moisture data by clicking on each point. Access site-specific USGS NWIS Water Data pages for time-series data on soil temperature, electrical conductance, and moisture. Some sites also include NRCS soil profile descriptions.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, National Water Quality Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, California Water Science Center, Drought
Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently...

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The Feather River watershed is predominantly located within Plumas National Forest and the watershed drains into Lake Oroville, the second largest reservoir in California and one of the most important water supply basins for the State Water Project. A network of soil moisture stations to quantify watershed moisture conditions in real time and to monitor drought and streamflow.

LoRa-cellular gateway with EnviSense data logger/transmitter

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.
By
California Water Science Center, National Innovation Center
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin

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.
Learn More
LoRa-cellular gateway with EnviSense data logger/transmitter

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.
By
California Water Science Center, National Innovation Center
Monitoring and modeling soil moisture to improve runoff forecasting and drought characterization in the Feather River Basin

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.
Learn More

Attributed California Water Supply Well Completion Report Data for Selected Areas, Derived from CA WCR OSCWR Data (ver. 6.0, December 2025) Attributed California Water Supply Well Completion Report Data for Selected Areas, Derived from CA WCR OSCWR Data (ver. 6.0, December 2025)

This Well Completion Report geospatial dataset represents an index to a subset of records available from the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Online System for Well Completion Reports (OSWCR). This version of the release contains data from 292,976 well completion reports (WCRs) for water supply wells from Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno...
By
California Water Science Center

Soil Moisture Levels in the Upper Feather River Watershed Soil Moisture Levels in the Upper Feather River Watershed

Explore real-time soil moisture data by clicking on each point. Access site-specific USGS NWIS Water Data pages for time-series data on soil temperature, electrical conductance, and moisture. Some sites also include NRCS soil profile descriptions.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, National Water Quality Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Water Resources Research Act Program, California Water Science Center, Drought
Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Using Mixed Telemetry Methods to Measure Soil Moisture for Improving Runoff Forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently...

Read Article
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