William R McDermott

Will is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Colorado Water Science Center in Lakewood, CO.

As a physical scientist in Colorado Rocky Mountains, Will has assisted in a range of hydrologic monitoring projects from aquifer level monitoring in the Eastern plains to installing and maintaining weather and snow stations above 12,000’. Currently, Will’s professional passion involves collecting high quality data on snowpack quantity and characteristics in remote and high-altitude mountainous environments in order to better understand the relationship of water resources from “Snow to Flow”.

Professional Experience

Abandoned Mine Lands Intern, Trout Unlimited, Summer 2017
Restoration Technician, Aloterra Restoration Services, 2018
1039 Hydrologic Technician (Field Assistant), USGS Colorado Water Science Center, 2019
Physical Scientist, USGS Colorado Water Science Center, 2020-Present

Education and Certifications

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Science, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 2018

Science and Products

January 29, 2022

Radar-based field measurements of surface velocity and discharge from 10 U.S. Geological Survey streamgages for various locations in the United States, 2002-19

Near-field remote sensing methods were used to collect Doppler velocity and pulsed stage radar data at 10 conventional U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in river reaches with varying hydrologic and hydraulic characteristics. Basin sizes ranged from 381 to 66,200 square kilometers and included agricultural, desert, forest, mixed, and high-gradient mountain environments. During the siting and opera

Colorado Water Science Center

October 14, 2020

Drone- and ground-based measurements of velocity, depth, and discharge collected during 2017-18 at the Arkansas and South Platte Rivers in Colorado and the Salcha and Tanana Rivers in Alaska, USA

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is actively investigating the use of innovative remote-sensing techniques to estimate surface velocity and discharge of rivers in ungaged basins and river reaches that lack the infrastructure to install conventional streamgaging equipment. By coupling discharge algorithms and sensors capable of measuring surface velocity, streamgage networks can be established in

Colorado Water Science Center

June 26, 2020

Climatological data for the Loch Vale watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, water years 1992-2019

This data release contains hourly means of climatological data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 10/1/1991 to 9/30/2019 at three weather stations in the Loch Vale watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), Colorado. In order of increasing elevation, the three weather stations are Loch Vale meteorological station at RMNP, Colo. (Main weather station, USGS station 4017191053

Climate Research and Development Program, Colorado Water Science Center

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January 29, 2022
Radar-based field measurements of surface velocity and discharge from 10 U.S. Geological Survey streamgages for various locations in the United States, 2002-19

Near-field remote sensing methods were used to collect Doppler velocity and pulsed stage radar data at 10 conventional U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in river reaches with varying hydrologic and hydraulic characteristics. Basin sizes ranged from 381 to 66,200 square kilometers and included agricultural, desert, forest, mixed, and high-gradient mountain environments. During the siting and opera

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Colorado Water Science Center

October 14, 2020
Drone- and ground-based measurements of velocity, depth, and discharge collected during 2017-18 at the Arkansas and South Platte Rivers in Colorado and the Salcha and Tanana Rivers in Alaska, USA

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is actively investigating the use of innovative remote-sensing techniques to estimate surface velocity and discharge of rivers in ungaged basins and river reaches that lack the infrastructure to install conventional streamgaging equipment. By coupling discharge algorithms and sensors capable of measuring surface velocity, streamgage networks can be established in

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Colorado Water Science Center

June 26, 2020
Climatological data for the Loch Vale watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, water years 1992-2019

This data release contains hourly means of climatological data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 10/1/1991 to 9/30/2019 at three weather stations in the Loch Vale watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), Colorado. In order of increasing elevation, the three weather stations are Loch Vale meteorological station at RMNP, Colo. (Main weather station, USGS station 4017191053

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Climate Research and Development Program, Colorado Water Science Center
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