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F1 East Transect – 2015 - YouTube
Permanent Site: F1 East Transect; Depth: 6.3 Meters (20.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.3 Kilometers (0.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15292999, -123.55011402; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Substrate is still mainly sand but some cobble is present (2:15, 2:27 seconds). The brown acid kelp Desmarestia spp. has
H2 East Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: H2 East Transect; Depth: 8.1 Meters (26.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.6 Kilometers (1.6 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15008216,-123.53210661; Site Description: This site is medium to shallow depth. Substrate is mainly gravel with some sand, cobble and an occasional boulder and has not changed since dam
F1 West Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: F1 West Transect; Depth: 6.6 Meters (21.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.3 Kilometers (0.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15292999, -123.55078602; Site Description: The video is of poor quality. This is a shallow site. Substrate is still mainly sand with an occasional cobble. Woody debris is present (0:39
H2 West Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: H2 West Transect; Depth: 7.7 Meters (25.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.6 Kilometers (1.6 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15008216,-123.53277857; Site Description: This site is medium to shallow depth. Substrate is mainly gravel with some sand, cobble and an occasional boulder and has not changed since dam
C1 West Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: C1 West Transect; Depth: Meters (Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.7 Kilometers (0.4 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.14525225,-123.57361291; Site Description: Substrate is entirely sand. All seaweeds are absent. Woody debris is present (0:06 seconds). Invertebrates are scarce and are almost exclusively the ornate
E2 East Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: E2 East Transect; Depth: 14.8 Meters (48.5 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.9 Kilometers (0.5 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15653002,-123.56130401; Site Description: This is one of our deeper sites. Substrate is mainly gravel/cobble with an occasional boulder. A lot of shell debris was present this year (1:12
C1 East Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: C1 East Transect; Depth: Meters (Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.7 Kilometers (0.4 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.14525225,-123.57294101; Site Description: Substrate is entirely sand. All seaweeds are absent. Woody debris is present (1:36, 2:20 seconds). Invertebrates are scarce and are almost exclusively the ornate
E2 West Transect – 2015
Permanent Site: E2 West Transect; Depth: 14.8 Meters (48.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.9 Kilometers (0.5 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15653002, -123.56197605; Site Description: This is one of our deeper sites. Substrate is mainly gravel/cobble with scattered boulders. Visibility was very poor when this video was taken. A
A USGS researcher takes algae samples at Bear Creek in Redmond, WA.
A USGS researcher takes algae samples at Bear Creek in Redmond, Washington.
Salmonid in a Pacific Northwest Stream
Salmonids are inventoried during the ecosurveys done for the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA)
Federal, state, and local agencies, Tribes and university scientists today released a research plan to advance scientific understanding of the nearshore areas of Puget Sound. The Puget Sound Nearshore Science Partnership’s plan will support the research goals of the Governor’s broader Puget Sound Partnership’s science plan to guide the restoration of the Sound.
Federal, state, and local agencies, Tribes and university scientists today released a research plan to advance scientific understanding of the nearshore areas of Puget Sound. The Puget Sound Nearshore Science Partnership’s plan will support the research goals of the Governor’s broader Puget Sound Partnership’s science plan to guide the restoration of the Sound.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is releasing a 12 minute video of Mount St. Helens, taken by staff at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO).
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is releasing a 12 minute video of Mount St. Helens, taken by staff at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO).
It has been two years since Mount St. Helens began its current dome-building eruption. Join CVO scientists for a retrospective and analysis of the ongoing eruption.
It has been two years since Mount St. Helens began its current dome-building eruption. Join CVO scientists for a retrospective and analysis of the ongoing eruption.
Fish die-offs in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, have been preceded in recent years first by high pH and ammonia levels, then by widespread conditions of low dissolved oxygen, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Fish die-offs in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, have been preceded in recent years first by high pH and ammonia levels, then by widespread conditions of low dissolved oxygen, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, July 12, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will fly over Mount St. Helens to view the ongoing volcanic eruption. His flyover will offer him the opportunity to see the extent of devastation caused by the catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980 and new dome-building activities in the Mount St. Helens crater.
Today, June 5, 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces the recipients of the third year of the Mineral Resources External Research Program, a grant and/or cooperative agreement opportunity designed to support minerals research.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is among more than 40 local, state, and federal agencies within Clark County, Washington that will be participating in a coordinated practice drill on May 31, 2006, to test their abilities to respond to and recover from a disaster.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is among more than 40 local, state, and federal agencies within Clark County, Washington that will be participating in a coordinated practice drill on May 31, 2006, to test their abilities to respond to and recover from a disaster.