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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Ground water in the western part of Cow Creek and Soldier Creek Grazing Units, Malheur County, Oregon Ground water in the western part of Cow Creek and Soldier Creek Grazing Units, Malheur County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Reuben Clair Newcomb
Records of wells, water levels, and chemical quality of ground water in the French Prairie-Mission Bottom area, northern Willamette Valley, Oregon Records of wells, water levels, and chemical quality of ground water in the French Prairie-Mission Bottom area, northern Willamette Valley, Oregon
An investigation of the ground-water resources of the northern Willamette Valley was begun in 1960 as a cooperative program between the Ground Water Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Oregon State Engineer. The northern Willamette Valley area is one of the fastest growing areas of ground-water use within the state. The purpose of the investigation is to obtain an understanding of...
Authors
Don Price
Floods of January 1953 in western Oregon and northwestern California Floods of January 1953 in western Oregon and northwestern California
No abstract available.
Authors
S. E. Rantz
Some preliminary notes on the ground water in the Columbia River basalt Some preliminary notes on the ground water in the Columbia River basalt
The Columbia River basalt carries groundwater by percolation, largely along tabular interflow zones of variable permeability and continuity. At various places the water occurs under perched, unconfined, and confined conditions; at some places it occurs under all three conditions at different depths. Both initial and tectonic structural features, such as inclination of the flows...
Authors
R. C. Newcomb
Water resources of the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area Water resources of the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area
No abstract available.
Authors
W. C. Griffin, Herbert Swenson, Frank A. Watkins
The quality and character of Pacific Northwest waters The quality and character of Pacific Northwest waters
This paper is a general discussion of the quality and chemical character of surface and ground waters in the Pacific Northwest as shown by the available data. Previous quality of water studies reported in the literature are reviewed. The composition of natural waters is considered as to the source and significance of the different mineral constituents. Analytical data are presented...
Authors
Herbert A. Swenson
Irrigation and streamflow depletion in Columbia River basin above The Dalles, Oregon Irrigation and streamflow depletion in Columbia River basin above The Dalles, Oregon
The Columbia River is the largest stream in western United States. Above The Dalles, Oregon, it drains an area of 237,000 square miles, of which 39,000 square miles is in Canada. This area is largely mountainous and lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range. The Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Snake Rivers are the principal tributaries. Precipitation varies from 7 inches near...
Authors
Wilbur Douglas Simons
Floods of 1950 in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California Floods of 1950 in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California
No abstract available.
Authors
C. G. Paulsen
Ground-water situation in Oregon Ground-water situation in Oregon
The water that occurs beneath the land surface follows definite and well-known rules of hydraulics, the same as water on the surface. However, ground water must be studied by methods, some of which are unique to that type of water occurrence, in order to evaluate the part it plays in the over-all water scheme. Water that falls on the land surface as rain or snow and water that rests upon...
Authors
R. C. Newcomb
Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River basin, with a section on Magnitude and frequency of floods Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River basin, with a section on Magnitude and frequency of floods
No abstract available.
Authors
S. E. Rantz, H. C. Riggs
Flood runoff in the Willamette Valley, Oregon Flood runoff in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
M.D. Brands