1. Removing Marmot Dam: From Monitoring To Learning Chuck Podolak The Johns Hopkins University Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering The Johns Hopkins University 2011 River Restoration Northwest Symposium

2. Collaborators Peter Wilcock Smokey Pittman Gordon Grant Jon Major Jim O’Connor Rose Wallick Mackenzie Keith Overview Background Measurements -Who & What What did we learn about putting together a large- scale monitoring effort

3. You are here Mt Hood

4. Measurements Who Johns Hopkins University / National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics Oregon State University Portland State University USGS / USFS /BOR Graham Matthews & Assoc PGE –Dave Evans & Assoc –Watershed Sciences What LIDAR Topo Surveys –Local –Long Profiles Grain Size Measurements –Pebble Counts –Bulk Samples Aerial Photography Repeat land-based photographs Bedload Samples Suspended Load Samples Water Discharge

5. Erosion Transport Deposition

6. Bringing it together

7. Assembling a plan Questions Was it built as planned? Did it change ___ in the river? How did it change ___ in the river? Tools Surveys Photography Discharge measurements LiDAR Fish counts Etc… Goal: Best array of tools to answer the desired questions -- with limited resources

14. Visual Observation s Topo Surveys Bedload Suspended Load Photo Points Pebble Count Topo Surveys Topo Surveys Cross sections Pebble Count Facies Maps Bulk Samples Time Lapse Turbidity Stage (Discharge) LiDAR Air Photos Visual Observation s Topo Surveys Bedload Suspended Load Photo Points Pebble Count Topo Surveys Topo Surveys Cross sections Pebble Count Facies Maps Bulk Samples Time Lapse Turbidity Stage (Discharge) LiDAR Air Photos Area without bathymetry Time without grain size

15. Drivers Effects Visual Observation s Topo Surveys Bedload Suspended Load Photo Points Pebble Count Topo Surveys Topo Surveys Cross sections Pebble Count Facies Maps Bulk Samples Time Lapse Turbidity Stage (Discharge) LiDAR Air Photos

16. Visual Observation s Topo Surveys Bedload Suspended Load Photo Points Pebble Count Topo Surveys Topo Surveys Cross sections Pebble Count Facies Maps Bulk Samples Time Lapse Turbidity Stage (Discharge) LiDAR Air Photos

17. Time Lapse Visual Observation s Bedload Suspended Load Stage (Discharge) Turbidity Photo Points Pebble Count Cross sections Topo Surveys Topo Surveys Pebble Count Air Photos LiDAR Bulk Samples Facies Maps Topo Surveys

19. Fieldwork / Support Daniela Martinez Viviano Berrios Ramsey Coronado Carl Ekstrand Michaela Long Dajana Jurk Cecilia Palomo Katie Trifone Kim Devillier Tim Shin Kimber Cooks Diana Di Leonardo Kiernan Folz Donahue Gabriel Richarde Jessica Roark Kristen Sweeney Bill Doran Kurt Spicer Charlie Cannon Rachael Peavler Rebecca Collins Abby Rhode Heather Bragg Cort Pryor Mike Walkinshaw Brooke Connell Keith Barnard Logan Cornelius Kary Danielson Connie Athman Russ Plaeger John Esler Dave Heintzman Tony Dentel Tim Keller Greg Stewart Barbara Burkholder Funding NCED / NSF OWEB USGS USFS PGE

20. Questions / For More… www.jhu.edu/marmot charles.podolak@jhu.edu