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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The vertical distribution of selected trace metals and organic compounds in bottom materials of the proposed lower Columbia River export channel, Oregon, 1984
A proposal to deepen the lower Columbia River navigation channel in Oregon prompted a study of the vertical distribution of selected trace metals and organic compounds in bottom sediments. These data are needed to evaluate the effects of dredging and disposal operations. Elutriation testing of bottom material indicated chemical concentrations as large as 900 ug/L for barium, 6,500 ug/L for mangane
Authors
Gregory J. Fuhrer, Arthur J. Horowitz
Quality of bottom material and elutriates in the lower Willamette River, Portland Harbor, Oregon
In October 1983 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, collected bottom-material and water samples from Portland Harbor, Oregon to determine concentrations of trace metals and organic compounds in elutriate-test filtrate and bottom material. Of the trace metals examined in bottom material, concentrations of cadmium slightly exceed those of local rocks, whe
Authors
Gregory J. Fuhrer
Ground-water inflow to the Deschutes River near the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon, August 1985
Groundwater inflow to the Deschutes River near the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon was estimated for August 1985 by: (1) measuring streamflow at various sites along the river; (2) determining the part of the streamflow that is groundwater inflow; and (3) analyzing the hydraulic gradients of the groundwater flow system to estimate the amount of groundwater discharge to the Deschutes River
Authors
E.L. Bolke, Antonius Laenen
Review of edgematchimg procedures for digital cartographic data used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
In the process of developing a continuous hydrographic data layer for water resources applications in the Pacific Northwest, map-edge discontinuities in the U.S. Geological Survey 1:100 ,000-scale digital data that required application of computer-assisted edgematching procedures were identified. The spatial data sets required by the project must have line features that match closely enough across
Authors
D.D. Nebert
Geochemistry of iron in a sand dune aquifer, near Coos Bay and North Bend, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Gilbert C. Bortleson, M. A. Jones, P.P. Hearn
Summary of water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Oregon: Fiscal year 1989
No abstract available.
Authors
David A. Curtiss
Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington; a pilot study
No abstract available.
Authors
Stuart W. McKenzie, David A. Curtiss
Water-resources data for the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Kathleen A. McCarthy
1984 flooding of Malheur-Harney Lake, Harney County, southeastern Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Larry L. Hubbard
U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Oregon
The use of groundwater in Oregon is expected to increase owing to continued population growth and to surface water supplies that are inadequate to meet present or future demand. The major groundwater issues in Oregon are: conjunctive use of surface and groundwater; contamination from hazardous wastes, leakage from underground gasoline and diesel tanks, naturally occurring brackish water, and high
Authors
E.L. Bolke
Geohydrology and numerical model analysis of ground-water flow in the Goose Lake Basin, Oregon and California
No abstract available.
Authors
D. S. Morgan
Simulation of three lahars in the Mount St Helens area, Washington using a one-dimensional, unsteady-state streamflow model
A one-dimensional, unsteady-state, open-channel model was used to analytically reproduce three lahar events. Factors contributing to the success of the modeling were: (1) the lahars were confined to a channel, (2) channel roughness was defined by field information, and (3) the volume of the flow remained relatively unchanged for the duration of the peak. Manning 's 'n ' values used in computing co
Authors
Antonius Laenen, R. P. Hansen