Publications
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Formulation and use of practical models for river-quality assessment 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...
Authors
Walter G. Hines, D. A. Rickert, S. W. McKenzie, J. P. Bennett
A practical framework for river-quality assessment 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...
Authors
David A. Rickert, Walter G. Hines
Discharge and flow distribution, Columbia River estuary Discharge and flow distribution, Columbia River estuary
No abstract available.
Authors
G. A. Lutz, D. W. Hubbell, H.H. Stevens
Sediment yields of streams in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon 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...
Authors
D. A. Curtiss
Ground-water data in the Harrisburg-Halsey area, central Willamette Valley, Oregon 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...
Authors
F. J. Frank, Nyra A. Johnson
Hydrology of Malheur Lake, Harney County, southeastern Oregon Hydrology of Malheur Lake, Harney County, southeastern Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Larry L. Hubbard
Solute balance at Abert and Summer Lakes, south-central Oregon Solute balance at Abert and Summer Lakes, south-central Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
A. S. Van Denburgh
Crest-stage gaging stations in Oregon: a compilation of peak data collected from October 1952 to September 1974 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...
Authors
John Friday
Ground water in the Corvallis-Albany area, central Willamette Valley, Oregon 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...
Authors
Frank J. Frank
Hydrologic changes after clear-cut logging in a small Oregon coastal watershed 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...
Authors
D.D. Harris
Distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediments of the Columbia River estuary Distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediments of the Columbia River estuary
No abstract available.
Authors
D. W. Hubbell, J.L. Glenn
Ground water in the Eugene-Springfield area, southern Willamette Valley, Oregon Ground water in the Eugene-Springfield area, southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
The cities of Eugene and Springfield and their outlying suburban and rural districts constitute an area of rapid population growth where progressively greater volumes of ground water are being required for irrigation and industrial and public supplies. The area is also one of diverse geologic and hydrologic conditions. As used in this report, the Eugene-Springfield area covers about 450...
Authors
F. J. Frank