Monitoring the pulse of our Nation's rivers and streams—The U.S. Geological Survey streamgaging network

Eberts, Sandra M.; Woodside, Michael D.; Landers, Mark N.; Wagner, Chad R.

doi:10.3133/fs20183081

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“…2, 3). This is important given that the USGS operates thousands of streamgages nationwide (Eberts et al 2018). Positive kokanee and yellow perch DNA detections even occurred at sites where these species are at such low abundances that they are not captured by resource managers in annual population surveys.…”

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“…For example, a recent study from southwest Idaho demonstrated that eDNA samples collected monthly at streamgages in a large river basin can provide meaningful information about the distribution of both common and rare fishes, especially when combined with the discharge and temperature data typically collected at gages (Pilliod et al, in press). This is important given that the USGS operates thousands of streamgages nationwide (Eberts et al 2018). The cost-benefit ratio of adding eDNA biosurveillance to routine USGS hydrologic monitoring activity was low.…”

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“…The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates a network of >8200 streamgages nationwide (Eberts et al 2018), which offers an opportunity to use eDNA sampling to provide reliable, timely information about the nation's water resources and aquatic health. By incorporating strategic eDNA sample collection during routine streamgage site visits by hydrologic technicians, the USGS also may be able to provide status and trends of important biological information with minimal additional cost.…”

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Adding invasive species biosurveillance to the U.S. Geological Survey streamgage network

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The costs of invasive species in the United States alone are estimated to exceed US$100 billion per year, so a critical tactic in minimizing the costs of invasive species is the development of effective, early-detection systems. To this end, we evaluated the efficacy of adding environmental (e)DNA surveillance to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgage network, which consists of >8200 streamgages nationwide systemically visited by USGS hydrologic technicians. Incorporating strategic eDNA sample collection during routine streamgage visits could provide early-detection surveillance of aquatic invasive species with minimal additional cost. For this evaluation, USGS hydrologic technicians collected monthly eDNA water samples, May-September 2018, from streamgages downstream of reservoirs in the Columbia River Basin thought to be vulnerable to invasive dreissenid mussel (Dreissenidae spp.) establishment. We tested water samples for dreissenid mussel DNA and also for kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) DNA; the two fishes were used to assess if streamgages are adequately located to provide early-detection eDNA surveillance of taxa known to be present in upstream reservoirs. No Columbia River Basin streamgage samples met our criteria for being scored as positive for dreissenid DNA. We did detect kokanee and yellow perch DNA at all streamgages downstream of reservoirs where these species are known to occur. Field collection, laboratory analyses, and personnel time required for collection of four eDNA samples at a streamgage site cost US$500-US$600 (net). Given these results, incorporating eDNA biosurveillance into routine streamgage visits might decrease costs associated with an invasion since early detection maximizes the potential for eradication, containment, and mitigation.

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“…The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates one of the largest streamflow information networks in the world, collecting water-level data at over 10,000 stations. In 2018, over 8200 of these stations continuously monitored streamflow (i.e., discharge) year-round and disseminated the data online [1]. USGS streamflow information is queried frequently by various agencies and the general public and is used for a broad range of purposes including flood hazard warning, water resource management, and recreation.…”

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“…USGS streamflow information is queried frequently by various agencies and the general public and is used for a broad range of purposes including flood hazard warning, water resource management, and recreation. Streamflow measurement stations (gaging stations) rely upon periodic measurements made by hydrographers, with an estimated 80,000 on-site streamflow measurements collected each year to develop rating curves that relate water level to discharge [1]. Developing remotely sensed approaches to on-site streamflow measurement could reduce or eliminate risk to hydrographers during extreme events, augment and economize current streamflow information networks, and facilitate expansion of networks into ungaged basins, including remote watersheds that are difficult to access.…”

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sUAS-Based Remote Sensing of River Discharge Using Thermal Particle Image Velocimetry and Bathymetric Lidar

Kinzel

Legleiter

2019

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This paper describes a non-contact methodology for computing river discharge based on data collected from small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The approach is complete in that both surface velocity and channel geometry are measured directly under field conditions. The technique does not require introducing artificial tracer particles for computing surface velocity, nor does it rely upon the presence of naturally occurring floating material. Moreover, no prior knowledge of river bathymetry is necessary. Due to the weight of the sensors and limited payload capacities of the commercially available sUAS used in the study, two sUAS were required. The first sUAS included mid-wave thermal infrared and visible cameras. For the field evaluation described herein, a thermal image time series was acquired and a particle image velocimetry (PIV) algorithm used to track the motion of structures expressed at the water surface as small differences in temperature. The ability to detect these thermal features was significant because the water surface lacked floating material (e.g., foam, debris) that could have been detected with a visible camera and used to perform conventional Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV). The second sUAS was devoted to measuring bathymetry with a novel scanning polarizing lidar. We collected field measurements along two channel transects to assess the accuracy of the remotely sensed velocities, depths, and discharges. Thermal PIV provided velocities that agreed closely ( R 2 = 0.82 and 0.64) with in situ velocity measurements from an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP). Depths inferred from the lidar closely matched those surveyed by wading in the shallower of the two cross sections ( R 2 = 0.95), but the agreement was not as strong for the transect with greater depths ( R 2 = 0.61). Incremental discharges computed with the remotely sensed velocities and depths were greater than corresponding ADCP measurements by 22% at the first cross section and <1% at the second.

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Surging Waters: Science Empowering Communities in the Face of flooding

Truhlar¹,

Bergstrom²

2019

Preprint

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Monitoring the pulse of our Nation's rivers and streams—The U.S. Geological Survey streamgaging network

Cited by 29 publications

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Adding invasive species biosurveillance to the U.S. Geological Survey streamgage network

Adding invasive species biosurveillance to the U.S. Geological Survey streamgage network

sUAS-Based Remote Sensing of River Discharge Using Thermal Particle Image Velocimetry and Bathymetric Lidar

Surging Waters: Science Empowering Communities in the Face of flooding

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