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Salmon swim near Clackamas River at Big Bottom streamgage

This salmon swam more than 175 river miles and passed three dams to reach a pool near our monitoring station, USGS Clackamas River at Big Bottom (#14208000).

This salmon swam more than 175 river miles and passed three dams to reach a pool near our monitoring station, USGS Clackamas River at Big Bottom (#14208000).

Juvenile Sucker in Upper Klamath Lake, OR

This is a video of a juvenile sucker in Upper Klamath Lake, OR. Through decades of research, scientists at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center have determined that over the last 30 years something has prevented young suckers from reaching adulthood. Scientists work tirelessly to find the cause of this break in recruitment into adulthood.

This is a video of a juvenile sucker in Upper Klamath Lake, OR. Through decades of research, scientists at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center have determined that over the last 30 years something has prevented young suckers from reaching adulthood. Scientists work tirelessly to find the cause of this break in recruitment into adulthood.

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Juvenile Sucker Sampling on Upper Klamath Lake, OR
Juvenile Sucker Sampling on Upper Klamath Lake, OR

This is a video of fieldwork in Upper Klamath Lake, OR. Here, biologists sample for juvenile suckers, an endangered fish species in the lake.

This is a video of fieldwork in Upper Klamath Lake, OR. Here, biologists sample for juvenile suckers, an endangered fish species in the lake.

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Wild horses on the Warm Springs Reservation
Wild horses on the Warm Springs Reservation

Wild horses run through trees on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon.

Cableway measurement of high flow at Cow Creek near Riddle, Oregon

Hydrologic technicians make streamflow and other measurements from cableways using a variety of equipment. In this clip, a high flow measurement is taken by towing acoustic sensors across the channel from a cable car.

Hydrologic technicians make streamflow and other measurements from cableways using a variety of equipment. In this clip, a high flow measurement is taken by towing acoustic sensors across the channel from a cable car.

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2025 Field Season Plans
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Spring Seminar: Project Updates and 2025 Field Season Plans

This video presents the Spring 2025 Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment Spring Seminar by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Hosted by Allison Shipp, the seminar provides updates on how hydroclimatic changes and water management affect terminal lake ecosystems and waterbird populations.

Explained: The December 5th, 2024 Earthquake (AD)

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

Explained: The December 5th, 2024 Earthquake

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

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Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics

The sixth and final webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics. John W. Jones of the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch introduces the surface water and wetland remote sensing component of the Integrated Water Availability Assessment.

Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

A New Flow for the Klamath (Image of the Week)

The Klamath River, flowing from the high desert interior of Oregon and through the redwood forests of California, once produced large runs of salmon and trout. However, the construction of hydroelectric dams, beginning in 1918, blocked fish migration, encroached on Indigenous culture, and impacted water quality.

The Klamath River, flowing from the high desert interior of Oregon and through the redwood forests of California, once produced large runs of salmon and trout. However, the construction of hydroelectric dams, beginning in 1918, blocked fish migration, encroached on Indigenous culture, and impacted water quality.

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Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems

The third webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on water-quality monitoring of Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Christine Rumsey of the Utah Water Science Center and Casie Smith of the Oregon Water Science Center give an overview of the USGS water-quality monitoring strategy and present results from the 2024 field season.

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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes
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Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview

Allison Shipp, Deputy Regional Director for Science and Research and Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Project Manager, kicked off the Fall 2024 webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the project and introduces topics that will be covered by the USGS research team throughout the webinar series.

Eye Fluke Parasite

Fish health monitoring efforts in Upper Klamath Lake have revealed a high prevalence of warm water pathogens. The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) fish health team is investigating parasites as a potential threat to the vulnerable sucker populations.

Fish health monitoring efforts in Upper Klamath Lake have revealed a high prevalence of warm water pathogens. The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) fish health team is investigating parasites as a potential threat to the vulnerable sucker populations.

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Bird banding site visit
Bird banding site visit

U.S. Geological Survey Wildlife biologists pin down a spring-loaded net into the soil over an American Avocet’s nest in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Biologists capture the bird to take physical measurements and to attach a GPS tracking device.

U.S. Geological Survey Wildlife biologists pin down a spring-loaded net into the soil over an American Avocet’s nest in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Biologists capture the bird to take physical measurements and to attach a GPS tracking device.

Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

Jet Ski Bathymetric Surveying (AD)

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

The USGS uses a variety of survey tools—including personal watercraft (jet skis) equipped with GPS and sonar—to measure how sandy coastlines change over time. Sandy coastlines are a valuable resource that protect human-made structures from waves, serve as habitat for important species, and provide a variety of recreational opportunities.

Free Ascent Tripod Test on the Santa Cruz Wharf

Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea environments along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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PubTalk-09/2022 - You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!
PubTalk-09/2022 - You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!

You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!

by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center 

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Tracking uplift near Three Sisters volcanoes, using semi-permanent GPS instruments
Tracking uplift near Three Sisters volcanoes, using semi-permanent GPS instruments

USGS geologist Dan Dzurisin is near Sisters, in Central Oregon, to set up portable GPS monitoring equipment to track something that's been going on for 25 years and still goes on today. It’s uplift, a subtle rise in the ground’s surface, in an area west of South Sister volcano.

USGS geologist Dan Dzurisin is near Sisters, in Central Oregon, to set up portable GPS monitoring equipment to track something that's been going on for 25 years and still goes on today. It’s uplift, a subtle rise in the ground’s surface, in an area west of South Sister volcano.

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