Disclaimer of Liability

The data presented by and available through this web site consists of information from a variety of private, local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations, which is integrated into a single web location (i.e., portal) for the Klamath Basin, southern Oregon and northern California. This website is provided as a public service by Klamath County, Oregon, as a cooperative effort with these private, local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations (the "Participants"). Neither the Participants nor any other entity providing access to information through this web site, nor any of the Participant's employees, Consultants or Subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, including the fitness of the information for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The user of this application assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of the information for any decision made as a result of this information, available from this server and the Internet in general. The user alone is responsible for the application and interpretation of this information and is responsible for use consistent with an appropriate level of caution.

Demonstration Project

This is a DEMONSTRATION application initiated by Klamath County, Oregon, with the express purpose of applying and evaluating new and emerging technologies in an effort to share information pertaining to water supply, natural resource and social and economic issues associated with water and resources management in the Klamath Basin. The vision is a common base of information to guide discussion, debate and resolution of the complex economic, social, and resource management issues within the Basin. The development of this demonstration application is guided by a formal document which identifies various future tools and applications. Those interested in participating may contact the Klamath County Public Works Department (lhickey @ co.klamath.or.us).

Acknowledgement

The user formally acknowledges that this is a DEMONSTRATION application and acknowledges and accepts the Disclaimer of Liability upon entering or using components of this application.


Klamath Basin DSS

Mapviewer Data Sources

The Klamath DSS MapViewer incorporates data from a variety of sources. This page is meant to document the source, description and update frequency of the data.  Note the update frequency refers to how often the spatial features are updated in the MapViewer and not how often the original data source is updated.

Water and Weather Observations

  • Snow (Snotel Sites) - this point dataset represents locations of snow monitoring stations.
  • Soil Moisture (SCAN Sites) - this point dataset represents locations of soil moisture monitoring stations.
  • Water Levels (Reclamation Reserviors) - this point dataset represents locations of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is monitoring reservior and lake levels.
  • Flow (USGS Realtime) - this point dataset represents locations of realtime USGS stream flow gaging sites
    • Source/Data Steward: USGS
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: Unknown.  Last Updated: 10/22/2009
    • More information about data source: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
  • Flow (OR Water Resources Dept.) - this point dataset represents locations of realtime Oregon Water Resources Dept. flow gaging sites
  • Weather Radar - this is a web service (WMS) that displays NEXRAD Base Reflectivity

Water Forecasts

  • Forecast Tracking Sites - this point dataset was created to spatially represent the locations of water supply forecasts products.
    • Source/Data Steward: Houston Engineering, Inc.
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: The dataset will be updated whenever a new water supply forecast location is created.  Last Updated: 10/22/2009
    • More information about data source: http://www.klamathdss.org/waterforecast.php

Water Rights

Water Features

Landscape Physical Features

Water Management Features

Restoration and Conservation

  • Interagency Restoration Database (IRDA) - developed to meet interagency information tracking needs in restoring aquatic systems.
    • Source/Data Steward: U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: http://www.reo.gov/restoration/
    • Update Frequency: legacy database; hasn't been updated since early 2000s
    • More information about data source: http://www.reo.gov/restoration/
    • Contact: USFS - Hilaire Bojonell; 541.750.7186
      BLM - Jeanne Keyes; 503.308.6511
  • Oregon Watershed Restoration Inventory - inventories restoration data for the state of Oregon and is managed by the OR Watershed Enhancement Board. The database contains information about grants funded by OWEB, but the majority of the OWRI entries represent voluntary actions of private citizens and landowners, working in partnership with federal, state, and local groups to improve aquatic habitat and water quality conditions.
  • Watershed Improvement Tracking (WIT) Database - manages data, observations and planning details about sites that need to be (or have been) restored or improved with the intent of benefiting watershed and aquatic ecosystem health and function.
    • Source/Data Steward: US Forest Service
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: annually
    • More information about data source: N/A
    • Contact: Hilaire Bojonell; 541.750.7186
  • EROProjects
    • Source/Data Steward: Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: N/A; contains data from 1994 to 2008
    • More information about data source: http://www.fws.gov/klamathfallsfwo/
    • Contact: BettyJo Brush; 541.885.2517
  • California Habitat Restoration Project Database (CHRPD) - is a cooperative project, initiated in 1999, involving the California Department of Fish and Game, NOAA Fisheries, and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. The database includes habitat improvement, watershed assessment and planning, monitoring, land and water right acquisition, watershed organization support, education, and hatchery projects (including trapping, spawning, rearing and releasing salmonids).

Land Management and Ownership

  • Basin Parcels - this polygon dataset is the parcel data obtained from Counties and merge together then clipped to the watershed
    • Source/Data Steward: Counties
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: Unknown.  Last Updated: 09/01/2009
    • More information about data source: The parcels where obtained from each county via a CD-ROM, then merged together. Parcel data is available for all areas except Lake County, OR, Del Norte County, CA, Modoc County, CA and cities within Siskiyou County, CA
  • Federal Lands - this polygon dataset is the Federal Lands within the watershed
    • Source/Data Steward: National Atlas
    • Metadata: N/A
    • Download Source: N/A
    • Update Frequency: Unknown.  Last Updated: 09/01/2009
    • More information about data source: http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/mld/fedlanp.html

 

Klamath Basin Dam