Upper Klamath and Lost River Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling

Objective

Klamath River at Keno (Photo by Bureau of Reclamation, 17-Jan-2007)

The objective of this study for FY23-27 is to provide science-based information to assist and inform managers on improving water quality while managing these basins for many purposes, including agriculture, endangered species protection, wildlife refuges, and downstream water users. This objective will be achieved through the following inter-related objectives:

1. Conduct water quality monitoring and analysis in the Klamath Straits Drain and Lost River
    
2. Conduct water quality and flow modeling. This will include updating the Klamath W2 models by a.) applying updated model software, b.) updating the model source code, or c.) updating components of the Link River, Klamath River, Klamath Straits Drain, or Lost River models. It will also include model scenarios to examine the effects of operational and other changes to the modeled waterbodies.
    
3. Conduct water quality research into the characterization of sedimentation and decay of POM in the Link-Keno reach. This fundamental knowledge will provide direct information to better manage the system and provide aerobic and anaerobic decay rates and other information that could be used to improve the quantitative models in the future.