Oregon Water Science Center

Recent papers from Oregon Water Science Center

1. The Role of Groundwater in Contributing to Surface Water Salinization in the Upper Colorado River BasinGeophysical Research Letters · 2026
2. Aquatic reflectance derived from Sentinel‐2 Multispectral Imager data for inland waters in the conterminous United StatesLimnology and Oceanography Letters · 2026
3. Groundwater drought in the United States: spatial and temporal variabilityJournal of Hydrology · 2026
4. Evaluating effectiveness of flocculation and wave-reduction barriers for restoration of a turbid, terminal lakeWetlands Ecology and Management · 2025
5. Hyperspectral imaging of river bathymetry using an ensemble of regression treesEarth Surface Processes and Landforms · 2025
6. Clarifying the trophic state concept to advance macroscale freshwater science and managementEcosphere · 2025
7. High Resolution Mapping of Submerged Sediment Size and Suitable Salmon Spawning Habitat Using Topo‐Bathymetric Lidar in the Santiam River Basin, OregonWater Resources Research · 2025
8. Inferring Snowpack Contributions and the Mean Elevation of Source Water to Streamflow in the Willamette River, Oregon Using Water Stable IsotopesHydrological Processes · 2025
9. Reservoir and Riverine Sources of Cyanotoxins in Oregon’s Cascade Range Rivers Tapped for Drinking Water SupplyPhycology · 2025
10. Hydrological Whiplash: Highlighting the Need for Better Understanding and Quantification of Sub‐Seasonal Hydrological Extreme TransitionsHydrological Processes · 2025
11. Hysteretic response of suspended‐sediment in wildfire affected watersheds of the Pacific Northwest and Southern Rocky MountainsEarth Surface Processes and Landforms · 2025
12. Imperiled Great Basin terminal lakes: Synthesizing ecological and hydrological science gaps and research needs for waterbird conservationBioScience · 2024
13. Longitudinal and Seasonal Changes of Organic Matter Sources Through a Semi‐Arid River‐Reservoir SystemJournal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · 2024
14. Declining Reservoir Reliability and Increasing Reservoir Vulnerability: Long‐Term Observations Reveal Longer and More Severe Periods of Low Reservoir Storage for Major United States ReservoirsGeophysical Research Letters · 2024
15. Integrating Depth Measurements From Gaging Stations With Image Archives for Spectrally Based Remote Sensing of River BathymetryWater Resources Research · 2024
16. Timing and Source of Recharge to the Columbia River Basalt Groundwater System in Northeastern OregonGround Water · 2024
17. Improving ecosystem health in highly altered river basins: a generalized framework and its application to the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River BasinFrontiers in Environmental Science · 2024
18. Multiple lines of evidence point to pesticides as stressors affecting invertebrate communities in small streams in five United States regionsThe Science of The Total Environment · 2024
19. Legacy sediment as a potential source of orthophosphate: Preliminary conceptual and geochemical models for the Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay watershed, USAThe Science of The Total Environment · 2023
20. Expansion of smallmouth bass distribution and habitat overlap with juvenile Chinook salmon in the Willamette River, OregonRiver Research and Applications · 2023