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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Open-File Report 2007-1364

Shaded-relief map of the Wood River Valley created with the use of detailed land-surface elevation data derived from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). Area and depth of inundation, shown in blue, for drained wetlands within the approximate former shoreline of Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes is based on a surface-water stage equal to 4,140 feet NGVD 29.

Development of an Interactive Shoreline Management Tool for the Lower Wood River Valley, Oregon—Phase I: Stage-Volume and Stage-Area Relations

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management

By Tana L. Haluska and Daniel T. Snyder

Abstract

This report presents the parcel and inundation area geographic information system (GIS) layers for various surface-water stages. It also presents data tables containing the water stage, inundation area, and water volume relations developed from analysis of detailed land surface elevation derived from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data recently collected for the Wood River Valley at the northern margin of Agency Lake in Klamath County, Oregon.

Former shoreline wetlands that have been cut off from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes by dikes might in the future be reconnected to Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes by breaching the dikes. Issues of interest associated with restoring wetlands in this way include the area that will be inundated, the volume of water that may be stored, the change in wetland habitat, and the variation in these characteristics as surface-water stage is changed. Products from this analysis can assist water managers in assessing the effect of breaching dikes and changing surface-water stage. The study area is in the approximate former northern margins of Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes in the Wood River Valley.

Contents

Abstract
Introduction
Explanation of Data
References Cited
Appendix

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Send questions or comments about this report to the author, Tana L. Haluska, (503) 251-3212.

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