Photo Gallery


  • Plane flies over a vessel in a water-filled channel.Crop duster places calcium nitrate into the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel to test methods to increase food production for Delta Smelt.

  • The underside of a road bridge reflected by still water in low light.Rainbow Bridge- Lake Natoma (Cindy Meyer)

  • Boat Operator observes his surroundings from the helm of a bout that is underway.Photo by Ian Smith

  • The top of the Whiskeytown Dam’s glory hole spillway is visible above the reservoir’s placid surface.Whiskeytown Reservoir (Ben Nelson)

  • Sunset peaks through trees from across the water.Sunset photo from the deck of a BDO-sponsored Aquatic Habitat Sampling Platform (Erwin Van Nieuwenhuyse)

  • Water in small channels reflects vegetation along the shoreline on a clear dayNimbus Side Channels October 2014 (by Ben Nelson)

  • Toyon berries in the foreground share our view of Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake and Mount Shasta. Toyon Shasta (Ben Nelson)

  • Construction equipment and crew are partially submerged while operating in a stream.Nimbus Basin Project Construction – August 2014 (Ben Nelson)

Last Updated: 3/25/21