River Science

The USGS studies the ecology and biodiversity of large rivers and gathers data on the effects of impoundment, urbanization, and changing land and water use on fish, other aquatic species, and their riverine habitats.

• Assess Current and Potential Salmonid Production in Rattlesnake Creek Associated with Restoration Efforts (Anadromous salmonids, Rainbow trout, Salmon, Steelhead) (WFRC) (also related to Fish Passage and Dams, Restoration Science and Technology)

• Assessment of Potential Effects of Increased Commercial Navigation on the Fishes of the Upper Mississippi River System (UMESC)

• Climate Change, Sediment Transport Capacity, Arroyo Development, and Vegetation Change in Streams of the Southwest United States (FORT)

• Complete and Summarize Annual Increments of Monitoring Data for Fish Sampling on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMESC)

• Crater Lake: Blue Through Time (PDF--get Adobe Reader) (Algae, Crustaceans, Kokanee salmon, Phytoplankton, Rainbow trout, Rotifers, Zooplankton) (FRESC)

• Detroit River Candidate Sites for Habitat Remediation (Lake sturgeon, Lake whitefish) (GLSC) (also related to Restoration Science and Technology)

• Evaluation of Fish and Mussel Assemblages in the Apalachicola River (Fish, Mussels) (FISC) (also related to Restoration Science and Techology)

• Green/Yampa River Decision Support System (FORT)
  
  
• Klamath Basin: A Watershed Approach to Support Habitat Restoration, Species Recovery, and Water Resource Planning. (Pacific salmon) Download the fact sheet about this cross-disciplinary multi-topical research. (PDF--get Adobe Reader) (WFRC)

• Managing Pathways of Biological Production in Large-River Ecosystems (Riverine fish, Unionid mussels) (UMESC)

• Missouri River Benthic Fish Consortium 1998 Standard Operating Procedures (CERC)

• Missouri River InfoLINK: A Clearinghouse of Missouri River Information (CERC)

• Modeling Habitat Quality and Impact of Dam Removal on the Restoration of Alosines and Other Diadromous Fishes to the Susquehanna River (Alewife, American eel, American shad, Blueback herring, Striped bass, Alosines and other Diadromous fishes) (LSC) (also related to Fish Passage and Dams, Restoration Science and Technology)

• Reducing Environmental Impacts of Hydropower Generation: Development of New Methods (LSC) (also related to Fish Passage and Dams, Restoration Science and Technology)

• Restoration of Lake Sturgeon in the Detroit River (Lake sturgeon) (GLSC) (also related to Restoration Science and Technology)

• River Studies Branch of the Columbia Environmental Research Center (Bighead carp, Blue sucker, Macroinvertebrates, Paddlefish, Pallid sturgeon, Shovelnose sturgeon, Silver carp, other Native fish species) (CERC)

• Suwannee River Basin and Estuary Initiative, Florida and Georgia (FISC)

• Trinity/Klamath Systems Impact Assessment Model (FORT)

• Understanding the Sources and Ecologic Impacts of Nutrient Enrichment in Springs Discharging to the Suwannee River (Stygobitic fauna) (FISC)

• Upper Colorado River Basin Riparian Ecosystems (FORT)

• Upper Yellowstone River Fish Habitat (FORT)

• USFWS River Systems Impact Assessment--Trinity River and Sacramento River (FORT)

• Yakima River Water Management Study (Salmon, Steelhead) (FORT)