The streamflow and water-quality conditions monitored by the USGS in the North Santiam River basin provide valuable information to water resource managers
The North Santiam River is the primary source of drinking water for more than 177,000 people in Salem, Oregon and the surrounding communities. The USGS, in cooperation with the City of Salem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Forest Service monitors streamflow and water quality in the North Santiam River basin. The information obtained from this monitoring network is used by the City of Salem to determine when conditions might impact its drinking water treatment facility and to inform operational decisions at the Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit and Big Cliff Dams.
These data provide a detailed picture of hydrologic and water quality conditions in Detroit Lake and the North Santiam River at important temporal scales, which allows us to better understand how the reservoir-river system responds to key drivers such as precipitation, temperature, harmful algal bloom (HAB) events, and other factors. For example, these data provide insights into the evolution, behavior, and decay of the seasonal algal blooms in Detroit Lake. The data collected by the USGS can be used to inform modeling and management strategies in the North Santiam River basin, warn downstream drinking water providers of HAB events, and perhaps to predict harmful algal blooms in the future.
The streamflow and water-quality data that has been collected by the USGS in the North Santiam River basin are available from the National Water Information System and other on-line sources. For example, there are water-quality monitoring stations in Detroit Lake and downstream of Detroit and Big Cliff Dams on the North Santiam River at Niagara.
Profile Analysis Tool - Detroit Lake, OR
Lake profiler used to display water-quality data in Detroit Lake, OR. These data also provide insights into the evolution, behavior, and decay of the seasonal blooms which can inform management strategies, modeling, and perhaps prediction of blooms in the future.
National Water Information System (NWIS) - Oregon
National Water Information System: Mapper (Oregon)
Below are publications associated with this project.
The North Santiam River, Oregon, water-quality monitoring network
Development of a HEC-RAS temperature model for the North Santiam River, northwestern Oregon
Suspended-Sediment Budget for the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 2005-08
Major Turbidity Events in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999-2004
Suspended-Sediment Loads and Yields in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999-2004
Modeling Hydrodynamics, Water Temperature, and Suspended Sediment in Detroit Lake, Oregon
Monitoring instream turbidity to estimate continuous suspended-sediment loads and yields and clay-water volumes in the upper North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, 1998-2000
The USGS is collaborating with the agencies below to monitor streamflow and water-quality conditions in the North Santiam River basin.
The streamflow and water-quality conditions monitored by the USGS in the North Santiam River basin provide valuable information to water resource managers
The North Santiam River is the primary source of drinking water for more than 177,000 people in Salem, Oregon and the surrounding communities. The USGS, in cooperation with the City of Salem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Forest Service monitors streamflow and water quality in the North Santiam River basin. The information obtained from this monitoring network is used by the City of Salem to determine when conditions might impact its drinking water treatment facility and to inform operational decisions at the Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit and Big Cliff Dams.
These data provide a detailed picture of hydrologic and water quality conditions in Detroit Lake and the North Santiam River at important temporal scales, which allows us to better understand how the reservoir-river system responds to key drivers such as precipitation, temperature, harmful algal bloom (HAB) events, and other factors. For example, these data provide insights into the evolution, behavior, and decay of the seasonal algal blooms in Detroit Lake. The data collected by the USGS can be used to inform modeling and management strategies in the North Santiam River basin, warn downstream drinking water providers of HAB events, and perhaps to predict harmful algal blooms in the future.
The streamflow and water-quality data that has been collected by the USGS in the North Santiam River basin are available from the National Water Information System and other on-line sources. For example, there are water-quality monitoring stations in Detroit Lake and downstream of Detroit and Big Cliff Dams on the North Santiam River at Niagara.
Profile Analysis Tool - Detroit Lake, OR
Lake profiler used to display water-quality data in Detroit Lake, OR. These data also provide insights into the evolution, behavior, and decay of the seasonal blooms which can inform management strategies, modeling, and perhaps prediction of blooms in the future.
National Water Information System (NWIS) - Oregon
National Water Information System: Mapper (Oregon)
Below are publications associated with this project.
The North Santiam River, Oregon, water-quality monitoring network
Development of a HEC-RAS temperature model for the North Santiam River, northwestern Oregon
Suspended-Sediment Budget for the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 2005-08
Major Turbidity Events in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999-2004
Suspended-Sediment Loads and Yields in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999-2004
Modeling Hydrodynamics, Water Temperature, and Suspended Sediment in Detroit Lake, Oregon
Monitoring instream turbidity to estimate continuous suspended-sediment loads and yields and clay-water volumes in the upper North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, 1998-2000
The USGS is collaborating with the agencies below to monitor streamflow and water-quality conditions in the North Santiam River basin.