Water temperature data to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.2, May 2024)
Dates
Publication Date
2021-06-14
Revision
2022-11-02
Last Revision
2024-05-09
Citation
Keith, M.K., Wallick, J.R., Bervid, H.D., and Maher, A., 2021, Water temperature data to support effectiveness monitoring of channel and floodplain restoration projects along the Willamette River, Oregon (ver. 1.2, May 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H2IFQ4.
Summary
Continuous water-temperature data were collected at multiple sites along the Middle Fork and mainstem Willamette Rivers between Jasper and Newberg, Oregon, to support effectiveness monitoring for a large-scale channel and floodplain restoration program (Willamette Focused Investment Partnership, WFIP). Continuous water temperature loggers were deployed at a subset of WFIP restoration sites where river restoration activities were implemented to improve habitat conditions for native fish species. Data from water-temperature monitoring will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration activities at improving habitat conditions for ESA-listed salmonids and other native fish in the Willamette River. Additionally, water temperature [...]
Summary
Continuous water-temperature data were collected at multiple sites along the Middle Fork and mainstem Willamette Rivers between Jasper and Newberg, Oregon, to support effectiveness monitoring for a large-scale channel and floodplain restoration program (Willamette Focused Investment Partnership, WFIP). Continuous water temperature loggers were deployed at a subset of WFIP restoration sites where river restoration activities were implemented to improve habitat conditions for native fish species. Data from water-temperature monitoring will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration activities at improving habitat conditions for ESA-listed salmonids and other native fish in the Willamette River. Additionally, water temperature monitoring in summer and early fall months at restoration sites is useful for determining whether thermal conditions at these sites are optimal, sub-optimal, or lethal for cold-water adapted fish species like spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Temperature monitoring for this study spans 2019 through 2022. Water-temperature loggers were suspended in the water column on a wire between a concrete block and a buoy as part of a monitoring arrays installed at multiple off-channel location throughout the study area.
Revision History
First release: June, 2021
Revision 1.1: Novmeber, 2022
Revision 1.2: May, 2024
Data from water-temperature monitoring will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration activities that target improvements in water temperature for ESA-listed and other native fish occupying the Willamette River. Additionally, water temperature monitoring in summer and early fall months at restoration sites is useful for determining whether thermal conditions at sites are supportive, harmful, or lethal for various native fish species.
Revision 1.2 by Mackenzie Keith on May 9, 2024. To review the changes that were made, see “RevisionHistory1.2_WillametteWaterTemperatureDataRelease.txt” in the attached files section.
