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Discharge in the lower Columbia River basin, 1928-65

Estimates of monthly and annual mean discharge for five ungaged sites in the lower Columbia River are presented for water years 1928-65. These sites are Columbia River at Vancouver, Wash., Willamette River at mouth, Columbia River at St. Helens, Oreg., Columbia River at Longview, Wash., and Columbia River at mouth. Two tables of estimates are compiled for each site. One table lists estimates of 'o
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Hollis M. Orem

Hydrology of Crater, East and Davis Lakes, Oregon; with section on Chemistry of the Lakes

Crater, East, and Davis Lakes are small bodies of fresh water that occupy topographically closed basins in Holocene volcanic terrane. Because the annual water supply exceeds annual evaporation, water must be lost by seepage from each lake. The seepage rates vary widely both in volume and in percentage of the total water supply. Crater Lake loses about 89 cfs (cubic feet per second), equivalent to
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Kenneth N. Phillips, A. S. Van Denburgh

Records of wells, water levels, and chemical quality of water in the lower Santiam River basin, middle Willamette Valley, Oregon

Basic water data on the lower Santiam River basin is preliminary to a comprehensive hydrologic study of this productive and intensely irrigated area where expanding population and industry increases the demand for water. Highest yielding wells are in shallow alluvial aquifers near the main streams; yields range from several hundred to more than a thousand gpm. Wells in lacustrine and older alluvia
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Donald C. Helm

Water-discharge determinations for the tidal reach of the Willamette River from Ross Island Bridge to Mile 10.3, Portland, Oregon

Water-discharge, velocity, and slope variations for a 3.7-mile-Iong tidal reach of the Willamette River at Portland, Oreg., were defined from discharge measurements and river stage data collected between July 1962 and January 1965. Observed water discharge during tide-affected flows, during floods, and during backwater from the Columbia River and recorded stages at each end of the river reach were
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G.R. Dempster, Gale A. Lutz

Evaporation study at Warm Springs Reservoir, Oregon

The mass transfer-water budget method of computing reservoir evaporation was tested on Warm Springs Reservoir, whose contents and surface area change greatly from early spring to late summer. The mass-transfer coefficient computed for the reservoir is two to three times greater than expected and results in a computed evaporation much greater than that from a land pan. Because of the remoteness of
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D.D. Harris

Evaluation of potential sources of water in Crater Lake Natonal Park, Oregon

Crater Lake National Park, in volcanic terrain at the crest of the southern Cascade Range, is well watered by a 67-inch average annual precipitation, measured at park headquarters. Existing park facilities utilize springs that provide quantities of water adequate for present-day as well as foreseeable future needs. Ground water occurs under both perched and water-table conditions in the park. Perc
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E. R. Hampton

Ground water of Baker Valley, Baker County, Oregon

No abstract available.
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David J. Lystrom, W.L. Nees, E. R. Hampton

Geological Survey research 1967, Chapter B

This collection of 49 short papers is the first published chapter of "Geological Survey Research 1967." The papers report on scientific and economic results of current work. by members of the Geologic, Topographic, and Water Resources Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Ground water in the Eola-Amity Hills area, northern Willamette Valley, Oregon

The Eola-Amity Hills area ,comprises about 230 square miles on the west side of the Willamette Valley between Salem and McMinnville, Oreg. The area is largely rural, and agriculture is the principal occupation. Rocks ranging in age from Eocene to Recent underlie the area. The oldest rocks are a sequence more than 5,000 feet thick of marine-deposited shale and siltstone strata, with thin interb
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Don Price