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Field crew wades in the shallow edge of the north Santiam River. Backdrop is a rough ridge with burnt trees from recent fires
USGS Scientists gather hyperspectral and GPS data
USGS Scientists gather hyperspectral and GPS data
USGS Scientists gather hyperspectral and GPS data

USGS scientists gather field survey data for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.

USGS scientists gather field survey data for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.

One scientist holds a river rock, another uses a handheld camera-like spectrometer to get color spectrum data from the rock.
Scientists use handheld spectrometer
Scientists use handheld spectrometer
Scientists use handheld spectrometer

Scientists use an ASD handheld spectrometer to gather color spectrum data from algae coating a river cobble.

Scientists use an ASD handheld spectrometer to gather color spectrum data from algae coating a river cobble.

Black handheld hyperspectral sensor seen from the side as it plunges underwater to get data from the river bed.
Handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater
Handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater
Handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater

A handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater to get hyperspectral signature data from periphyton on the river bed.

A handheld hyperspectral sensor plunges underwater to get hyperspectral signature data from periphyton on the river bed.

dry patch of dirt in a field full of vegetation, rain gage and piezometer, blue sky in the distance
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon

Looking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes. 

Looking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes. 

a metal irrigation pipe sticks out of the river bank. The river is lower than the pipe in this photo.
Irrigation pipe
Irrigation pipe
Irrigation pipe

Irrigation pipe on the North Santiam river supplies water to local agriculture. 

Irrigation pipe on the North Santiam river supplies water to local agriculture. 

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Crystal Creek Near Rocky Point, OR
Crystal Creek Near Rocky Point, OR
Crystal Creek Near Rocky Point, OR

An acoustic doppler current profiler or ADCP is pulled across the channel by a hydrologic technician using the yellow tagline. An ADCP uses sound waves to measure the speed of currents throughout the water column.

An acoustic doppler current profiler or ADCP is pulled across the channel by a hydrologic technician using the yellow tagline. An ADCP uses sound waves to measure the speed of currents throughout the water column.

field computer sits on a rusty well cover, yellow electric measuring tape is down the uncovered well.
Groundwater level measurement
Groundwater level measurement
Groundwater level measurement

Scientists collect a routine water level depth measurement in the Klamath Falls basin-wide monitoring network.

Scientists collect a routine water level depth measurement in the Klamath Falls basin-wide monitoring network.

Birds eye view photo of river with rapids and a cobble island separating two river channels. Taken from drone.
Drone footage above Clackamas River, Lazy Bend campground
Drone footage above Clackamas River, Lazy Bend campground
Drone footage above Clackamas River, Lazy Bend campground

Drone footage taken above the Clackamas River for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.

Drone footage taken above the Clackamas River for the periphyton hyperspectral imagery study.

Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls. Evergreen lined white water rapids.
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls
Mckenzie River below Sahalie Falls

Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.

Looking upstream at Mckenzie River about 0.25 miles below Sahalie Falls. OWRSC has many stream gages in this area to help out EWEB cooperators.

Landscape view looking east on the North Santiam River
North Santiam River
North Santiam River
North Santiam River

Looking up river on the North Santiam in Gates, Oregon. The small metal box houses stream monitoring telemetry equipment. 

Looking up river on the North Santiam in Gates, Oregon. The small metal box houses stream monitoring telemetry equipment. 

a lake photographed from the back of a boat
Malheur Lake, Oregon
Malheur Lake, Oregon
Malheur Lake, Oregon

Malheur Lake, a saline lake in eastern Oregon, photographed from a USGS airboat. USGS has been monitoring water quality parameters including temperature, turbidity, and pH in the lake since 2017.

Malheur Lake, a saline lake in eastern Oregon, photographed from a USGS airboat. USGS has been monitoring water quality parameters including temperature, turbidity, and pH in the lake since 2017.

Water pours from the 378-foot tall Green Peter Dam into the Santiam River.
Green Peter Dam
Green Peter Dam
Green Peter Dam

Water rushing down the spillway at Green Peter Dam to join the Middle Santiam River. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

Water rushing down the spillway at Green Peter Dam to join the Middle Santiam River. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

dry, yellow and tan earth and vegetation with a strip of shallow water next two monitoring instruments on a blue sky day
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon
Rain gage and piezometer at the Klamath Marsh, Oregon

Looking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes. 

Looking south in the northern area of the Klamath Marsh. A white cylindrical rain gage that tracks rainfall and a white tube-shaped piezometer that measures changes in water level beneath the surface. These sensors are operated by the Klamath Tribes. 

Two PVC pipes go into the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam.
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam
Instrument pipes at 14186200 below Green Peter Dam

PVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

PVC pipes housing total dissolved gas sensor cables at the Santiam River below Green Peter Dam. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

Illustration of a mountain with blue lines indicating water flows paths on the surface and below the surface of the earth.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.
Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands.

Conceptualization of the factors that affect groundwater recharge in oceanic islands. 

A grey metal gage box mounted on a wood beam with satellite antenna and solar panel.
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir
14149011 TDG gage at MF Willamette below Lookout Point reservoir

Photo of water quality gage in the Middle Fork Willamette River below Lookout Point Dam. Gage monitors total dissolved gas and barometric pressure. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

Photo of water quality gage in the Middle Fork Willamette River below Lookout Point Dam. Gage monitors total dissolved gas and barometric pressure. PC: Heather Bragg, 2022.

USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image. Text and logo is in white, background is USGS green.
USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image
USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image
USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image

USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image.

Visit our link page for links that we share on the Water Resources Mission Area (@USGS_Streamgages) Instagram account.

 

USGS Streamgages Instagram Account Profile Logo Image.

Visit our link page for links that we share on the Water Resources Mission Area (@USGS_Streamgages) Instagram account.

 

a white dry lake bed with hills and blue sky in the background
Lake Abert, Oregon
Lake Abert, Oregon
Lake Abert, Oregon

The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.

The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.

a white dry lake bed with hills and blue sky in the background
Lake Abert, Oregon
Lake Abert, Oregon
Lake Abert, Oregon

The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.

The eastern shore of Lake Abert, a saline lake in Oregon, photographer during a field trip USGS researchers led with multiple local groups. A drought in 2022 resulted in low water levels.

a dry lake bed at sunset with mountains in the background
Warner Lakes, Oregon
Warner Lakes, Oregon
Warner Lakes, Oregon

Warner Lakes in Oregon photographed from the eastern ridge looking west. In 2022 the lakes were dry due to an extended drought in the western U.S.

Warner Lakes in Oregon photographed from the eastern ridge looking west. In 2022 the lakes were dry due to an extended drought in the western U.S.

An ADCP device that measures streamflow floats along the Sevenmile Canal, a tributary to Upper Klamath Lake.
An ADCP measures the Sevenmile Canal
An ADCP measures the Sevenmile Canal
An ADCP measures the Sevenmile Canal

A YSI Sontek M9 acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) measures the flow along the Sevenmile Canal. The Sevenmile Canal is a tributary to Upper Klamath Lake.

A YSI Sontek M9 acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) measures the flow along the Sevenmile Canal. The Sevenmile Canal is a tributary to Upper Klamath Lake.