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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Hydrology of Malheur Lake, Harney County, southeastern Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Larry L. Hubbard
Possible effects on Lake Abert of a proposed impoundment on Chewaucan River, south-central Oregon
This statement is a response to questions raised by personnel of the U.S. Forest Service, Lakeview, Oregon, with respect to the possible effects on Lake Abert and its basin if the propos ed Coffeepot Reservoir is built on Chewaucan River. The responses are keyed to paragraphs in a letter of inquiry but are self-explanatory without reference to that letter.
Authors
A. S. Van Denburgh
Discharge and flow distribution, Columbia River estuary
No abstract available.
Authors
G. A. Lutz, D. W. Hubbell, H.H. Stevens
Distribution of radionuclides in the Columbia River streambed, Hanford Reservation to Longview, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
W. L. Haushild, G.R. Dempster, H.H. Stevens
Solute balance at Abert and Summer Lakes, south-central Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
A. S. Van Denburgh
Sediment yields of streams in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon
This report summarizes sediment data collected at 11 sites in the Umpqua River basin from 1956 to 1973 and updates a report by C. A. Onions (1969) of estimated sediment yields in the basin from 1956-67. Onions' report points out that the suspended-sediment data, collected during the 1956-67 period, were insufficient to compute reliable sediment yields. Therefore, the U.S, Geological Survey, in c
Authors
D. A. Curtiss
Formulation and use of practical models for river-quality assessment
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use of other waste-management practices. As a
Authors
Walter G. Hines, D. A. Rickert, S. W. McKenzie, J. P. Bennett
A practical framework for river-quality assessment
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use of other waste-management practices. As a
Authors
David A. Rickert, Walter G. Hines
Ground-water data in the Harrisburg-Halsey area, central Willamette Valley, Oregon
THE HARRISBURG-HALSEY AREA COVERS ABOUT 350 SQUARE MILES IN THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREG., AND IS PART OF A BROAD ALLUVIAL PLAIN THAT LIES BETWEEN THE CASCADE AND COAST RANGES IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. MOST OF THE DATA FOR THE 506 WELLS IN THIS REPORT WERE OBTAINED FROM WELL DRILLERS' REPORTS. CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF WATER FROM 36 WELLS ARE TABULATED. MOST OF THE HIGH-YIELD
Authors
F. J. Frank, Nyra A. Johnson
Crest-stage gaging stations in Oregon: a compilation of peak data collected from October 1952 to September 1974
A crest-stage gaging station provides an excellent means for determining peak water-surface elevations at a selected location on a stream channel. When related to streamflow, these data provide hydrologists with a knowledge of the flood experience of a drainage basin. If an adequate flood history is known, it is possible to estimate the probable magnitude and frequency of floods likely to occur in
Authors
John Friday
Ground water in the Corvallis-Albany area, central Willamette Valley, Oregon
The Corvallis-Albany area is part of the alluvial plain that lies between the Cascade and Coast Ranges in the central Willamette Valley in northwestern Oregon. As used in this report, the Corvallis-Albany area consists of approximately 210 square miles and includes a part of the lower foothills of the Coast and Cascade Ranges. Volcanic and marine sedimentary units exposed in the foothills range in
Authors
Frank J. Frank
Hydrologic changes after clear-cut logging in a small Oregon coastal watershed
Preliminary graphical analysis indicates that clear-cut logging of a small Oregon watershed has significantly altered certain hydrologic characteristics. After logging, moderate increases were noted in annual runoff, but no significant changes were detected in either peak or minimum flow rates. Both the annual sediment yields and the maximum monthly water temperatures increased greatly after loggi
Authors
D.D. Harris