Kevin Oberg

U.S. Geological Survey

221 N. Broadway Ave.

Urbana, IL 61801

Phone (217) 344-0037 ext. 3004

Fax (217) 344-0082

e-mail kaoberg@usgs.gov

Education

1977 - 1982                        University of Illinois                                     Urbana, IL

B.S. Agriculture

·     Major:  Agronomy  Emphasis:  Soil Science

 

Professional experience

1982 - 1990                        U.S. Geological Survey                                 Urbana, IL

Hydrologist -- Hydrologic Investigations Section

·     Rainfall-runoff modeling (HEC-1, HSPF, PRMS)

·     Hydraulic modeling (One-dimensional unsteady flow models)

·     Flood frequency analysis

·     Hydrologic data collection (streamflow, precipitation & other climatic data

1990 - 1997                        U.S. Geological Survey                                 Urbana, IL

Chief, Network Operations Section

·     Management of hydrologic data-collection programs in Illinois

·     Evaluation and implementation of new instruments and techniques for hydrologic data collection, including real-time telemetry systems, Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, Acoustic Velocity Meters, and other acoustic flow meters

·     Development of applications for disseminating hydrologic data via the World Wide Web

1996 - present                    U.S. Geological Survey                                 Urbana, IL

Hydrologist, Office of Surface Water

·     National coordinator for Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs)

·     Responsible for national ADCP training

§     ADCP testing and quality assurance programs for USGS

§     ADCP field assistance and support

Professional memberships

International Water Resources Association

 

Professional committees

Member ASCE Technical Committee "Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation".  Member ASCE Task Committee " New Developments in Velocity and Discharge Measurements in Hydraulic Engineering"

 

Languages

German

 

Awards received

 

Corps of Engineers Commander's Award For Public Service -- 7/92

Corps of Engineers Commendation for Assistance during 1993 Mississippi River Flood -- 10/93

Invited Paper, ASCE Symposium On Hydraulic Measurements 8/94

Outstanding Performance -- 8/94

Outstanding Performance -- 6/91

Special Achievement Award -- 11/93

Special Achievement Award -- 11/92

Special Achievement Award -- 1/83

10 Year Length Of Service -- 7/90

 

 

Publications

 

Graf, J.B., Garklavs, George, and Oberg, K.A., 1982, Time of concentration and storage coefficient values for Illinois streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-13, 40 p.

 

Graf, J.B., Garklavs, George, and Oberg, K.A., 1982, A technique for estimating time of concentration and storage coefficient values for Illinois streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-22, 16 p.

 

Mades, D.M., and Oberg, K.A., 1984, Cost effectiveness of the U.S. Geological Survey's stream-gaging program in Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4123, 107 p.

 

Garklavs, George, and Oberg, K.A., 1986, Effect of rainfall excess calculations on modeled hydrograph accuracy and unit-hydrograph parameters: Water Resources Bulletin, v. 22, no. 4, p. 565-572.

 

Oberg, K.A., and Mades, D.M., 1987, Estimating generalized skew of the log-Pearson Type III distribution for annual peak floods in Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Water- Resources Investigations Report 86-4008, 42 p.

 

Mades, D.M., and Oberg, K.A., 1986, Evaluation of the U.S. Geological Survey's gaging-station network in Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4072, 88 p.

 

Oberg, K.A., 1987, Geographic information system applications in the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey: Champaign, IL, April 28-29, 1987, AWRA Program and Abstracts, 1987 Annual Conf., p. 23.

 

Schmidt, A.R., Weiss, L.S., and Oberg, K.A., 1987, Geographic estimation of runoff-model parameters: Williamsburg, VA, Aug. 3-7, 1987 American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the symposium, Engineering Hydrology, p.  551-55

 

Melching, C. S., and Oberg, K.A., 1993, Comparison, analysis, and estimation of discharge data from two acoustic velocity meters on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4048, 61 p.

 

Oberg, K.A., and Schmidt, A.R., 1993, Water-level, Velocity, and Dye Measurements in the Chicago Tunnels: San Francisco, CA, July 26-30, 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, p. 1476- 1481

 

Oberg, K.A., 1993, Acoustic Doppler current profiler streamflow measurements in Illinois: Springfield, IL, November 1993, Proceedings of Illinois Section American Water Resources Association Conference, 2 pages.

 

Oberg, K.A., and Schmidt, A.R., 1994, Measurements of leakage from Lake Michigan at three control structures near Chicago, Illinois, April-October 1993, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources

Investigations Report 94-4112, 48 p.

 

Oberg, K.A., and Jacobson, R.B., 1994, The Miller City Levee break and incipient meander cutoff: Buffalo, NY, August 1-5, 1994, 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, p. 623 - 627

 

Oberg, K.A., and Mueller, D.S., 1994, Recent applications of acoustic Doppler current profilers: Buffalo, NY, August 1-5, 1994, American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings from Symposium on Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation, p. 341-350

 

Oberg, K.A., and Fisk, G.G., 1995, Measurements of Velocity and Discharge, Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 1994: San Antonio, TX, August 14-20, 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the Water Resources Engineering Conference, p. 1774- 1778

 

Oberg, K.A., Holmes, R.R., and Johnson, G.P., 1996, Velocity and scour measurements in and near the Miller City Levee break: Las Vegas, NV, March 10-14, 1996, Proceedings of the Sixth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, p. Poster 75 - Poster 77.

 

Holmes, R.R., and Oberg, K.A., 1996, Sediment and hydraulic data collected during the Upper Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Las Vegas, NV, March 10-14, 1996, Proceedings of the Sixth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, p. VIII-38 - VIII-44.

 

Jacobson, R.B., and Oberg, K.A., in press, Geomorphic Changes of the Mississippi River Floodplain at Miller City, Illinois, as a Result of the Flood of 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-?, p.

 

Gonzalez, J. A., Melching, C. S., and Oberg, K.A., 1996, Measurements of Velocity Distribution in Open Channels with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Chicago, IL, September 22-26, 1996, International Water Resources Association, Proceedings of Rivertech 96, the 1st International Conference on New and Emerging Concepts for Rivers.

 

Oberg, K.A., and Duncker, J.D., 1999, Investigation of Anomalous Flows in the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois. Seattle, WA, August 8-12, 1999 American Society of Civil Engineers Proceedings of the Water Resources Engineering Conference.