Publications
All of our publications are accessible through the USGS Publication Warehouse. Publications by scientists of the Oregon Water Science Center are listed below.
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Analysis of biological data collected in the Bull Run Watershed, Portland, Oregon, 1978 to 1983
No abstract available.
Authors
D.G. Clifton
Selected water-quality data for a coastal dunes aquifer near Coos Bay - Oregon, 1971 to 1983
No abstract available.
Authors
R. A. Dobberpuhl, J. E. Luzier, C. A. Collins
Polallie Creek debris flow and subsequent dam-break flood of 1980, East Fork Hood River basin, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Gary L. Gallino, Thomas C. Pierson
The 1980 Polallie Creek debris flow and subsequent dam-break flood, East Fork Hood River basin, Oregon
At approximately 9 p.m. on December 25, 1980, intense rainfall and extremely wet antecedent conditions combined to trigger a landslide of approximately 5,000 cubic yards at the head of Polallie Creek Canyon on the northeast flank of Mount Hood. The landslide was transformed rapidly into a debris flow, which surged down the channel at velocities between about 40 and 50 ft/s, eroding and incorporati
Authors
Gary L. Gallino, Thomas C. Pierson
Chemical analyses of elutriates, native water, and bottom material from the Chetco, Rogue, and Columbia rivers in western Oregon
Chemical analyses of elutriates, bottom sediment, and water samples for selected metals, nutrients and organic compounds including insecticides, herbicides, and acid/neutral extractables have been made to provide data to determine short-term water-quality conditions associated with dredging operations in rivers and estuaries. Between April and August 1982, data were collected from the Chetco and R
Authors
Gregory J. Fuhrer
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon; Volume 2, western Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
John Friday, S. J. Miller
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon; Volume 1, eastern Oregon
Statistical summaries of streamflow data at 335 streamgaging sites are presented in this two volume report to aid in appraising the hydrology of river basins in Oregon. Records for 31 gaging stations were compiled into separate periods owing to changes in regulation during the period of data collection. The periods before and after regulation are presented for comparison. A brief station descripti
Authors
John Friday, S. J. Miller
Oregon ground-water quality and its relation to hydrogeologic factors — A statistical approach
An appraisal of Oregon ground-water quality was made using existing data accessible through the U.S. Geological Survey computer system. The data available for about 1,000 sites were separated by aquifer units and hydrologic units. Selected statistical moments were described for 19 constituents including major ions. About 96 percent of all sites in the data base were sampled only once. The sample d
Authors
T. L. Miller, J. B. Gonthier
Water-resources of western Douglas County, Oregon
In western Douglas County, Quaternary coastal dune sands and marine terrace deposits may have the best potential for ground-water development. Yields of 200 gallons per minute have been reported from wells completed in Quaternary fluvial deposits along the lower Umpqua River. The entire area is underlain by Tertiary marine sediments that yield quantities of water barely adequate for domestic use.
Authors
D. A. Curtiss, C. A. Collins, E. A. Oster
Groundwater resources of the Dallas-Monmouth area, Polk, Benton, and Marion counties, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
William Young
Debris flow hazard assessment for the Oregon Caves National Monument
After experiencing a devastating debris flow in the Oregon Caves National Monument, the National Park Service needs an evaluation of the hazard of additional flows. Soil properties at six random sites were compared with those at the source of the debris flow. Although all sites had soils that could become unstable with sufficient moisture, soil at one site had properties similar to those at the sc
Authors
John Friday
Storm runoff as related to urbanization based on data collected in Salem and Portland, and generalized for the Willamette Valley, Oregon
Storm runoff as related to urbanization is defined by a series of regression equations for Salem and for the Willamette Valley, Oregon. In addition to data from 17 basins monitored in the Salem area, data from 24 basins gaged in a previous study in Portland, Oregon - Vancouver, Washington were used defining the Willamette Valley equations. Basins used to define equations ranged in size from 0.2 to
Authors
Antonius Laenen