Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River
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Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River
Sediment buildup
Large quantities of sediment released from the water year 2012 Fall Creek Lake, Oregon, streambed drawdown filled the Fall Creek channel just downstream from the dam. Vegetation can be seen growing on the sediment.
Large quantities of sediment released from the water year 2012 Fall Creek Lake, Oregon, streambed drawdown filled the Fall Creek channel just downstream from the dam. Vegetation can be seen growing on the sediment.
Sampling from a cableway, Fall Creek, OR
USGS Hydrologic Technician Heather Bragg collects suspended-sediment sample from a cableway downstream from Fall Creek Reservoir. Reservoir was drawn down to purge sediment and trapped fish from behind dam in December 2012.
Video available online.
USGS Hydrologic Technician Heather Bragg collects suspended-sediment sample from a cableway downstream from Fall Creek Reservoir. Reservoir was drawn down to purge sediment and trapped fish from behind dam in December 2012.
Video available online.
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Algal Bloom in Cougar Reservoir, Oregon
Clackmas River, OR
View of Clackamas River, OR.
Surveying channel change in Fanno Creek, OR
USGS hydrologist surveying channel depth across Fanno Creek, OR
USGS hydrologist surveying channel depth across Fanno Creek, OR
Measuring the light in Minam River, OR
USGS scientist meaures how much light is transmitted into the Wallowa River, near Minam, OR.
USGS scientist meaures how much light is transmitted into the Wallowa River, near Minam, OR.
Mount Hood, OR
View of Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR.
View of Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR.
Willamette River through downtown Portland, OR
Photograph of the Willamette River passing through downtown Portland, OR.
Photograph of the Willamette River passing through downtown Portland, OR.
Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery, Klamath River, California
Aerial view of the Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery along the Klamath River near Hornbrook, California. A series of hydroelectric facilities (JC Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate) separate the Klamath River into upper and lower basins.
Aerial view of the Iron Gate Dam and Hatchery along the Klamath River near Hornbrook, California. A series of hydroelectric facilities (JC Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate) separate the Klamath River into upper and lower basins.
Jay Spillum digging out Bull Run Lake gage
Hydrologic technician Jay Spillum digging out the Bull Run Lake gage from about 14 ft. of snow. In this photo the satellite antenna is just becoming visible, and down below that the top of the gage building. He had help, not pictured is hydrotech Scott Deweese.
Hydrologic technician Jay Spillum digging out the Bull Run Lake gage from about 14 ft. of snow. In this photo the satellite antenna is just becoming visible, and down below that the top of the gage building. He had help, not pictured is hydrotech Scott Deweese.
Sampling sediment transport during Marmot Dam removal, Sandy River, OR
USGS scientists sampled sediment transport during (and after) the breaching of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, OR.
USGS scientists sampled sediment transport during (and after) the breaching of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, OR.
Crooked River at Smith Rocks
Crooked River of the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon, flows through Smith Rocks
Crooked River of the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon, flows through Smith Rocks
Timothy Lake Algal Bloom
Anabena algal bloom in Timothy Lake, Oregon, 2004
Anabena algal bloom in Timothy Lake, Oregon, 2004
Roaring Spring on the McKenzie River, Oregon
Roaring Spring on the McKenzie River, Oregon
Roaring Spring on the McKenzie River, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
Historic photo of field work, Columbia River near The Dalles
Old school USGS technician operates a truck mounted crane during field work in the 1970's.
Old school USGS technician operates a truck mounted crane during field work in the 1970's.
Hand drawn monitoring station sketch
Before computers and smart phones USGS needed to employ artists for field work plans and other diagrams. Some scientists and technicians were artists themselves. This beautifully hand drawn site sketch shows the layout of the Columbia River at The Dalles monitoring station and the original acoustic streamflow measurement system, a first of its kind.
Before computers and smart phones USGS needed to employ artists for field work plans and other diagrams. Some scientists and technicians were artists themselves. This beautifully hand drawn site sketch shows the layout of the Columbia River at The Dalles monitoring station and the original acoustic streamflow measurement system, a first of its kind.
Columbia River docks in 1970
USGS field crews load up their boat with equipment on the docks of the Columbia River
USGS field crews load up their boat with equipment on the docks of the Columbia River