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 Harrisburg-Halsey area, southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
The Harrisburg-Halsey area lies between the Cascade and Coast Ranges in the southern Willamette Valley in northwestern Oregon. The area consists of approximately 350 square miles (910 km2) 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 age from Eocene to Miocene. The volcanic rocks are primarily of
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F. J. Frank
Selection of streamflow and reservoir-release 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
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Marshall E. Jennings, James O. Shearman, Daniel P. Bauer
Ground-water resources of the lower Santiam River basin, middle Willamette Valley, Oregon
No abstract available.
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Donald C. Helm, A.R. Leonard
Discharge and flow distribution, Columbia River estuary
No abstract available.
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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.
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W. L. Haushild, G.R. Dempster, H.H. Stevens
Hydrology of Malheur Lake, Harney County, southeastern Oregon
No abstract available.
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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.
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A. S. Van Denburgh
Availability and quality of ground water in the Sutherlin area, Douglas County, Oregon
The purpose of this map report is to present information in a form that will enable water users, potential water users, and planners to estimate the likelihood of obtaining ground water in adequate quantity and of suitable quality at desired locations.The Sutherlin area is in Douglas County in southwestern Oregon and includes about 280 square miles (720 km2) entirely within the Umpqua River drai
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J. H. Robison
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
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F. J. Frank, Nyra A. Johnson
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
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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
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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
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David A. Rickert, Walter G. Hines