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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Availability and quality of ground water in the Ashland quadrangle, Jackson County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
J. H. Robison
Quality of the ground water in basalt of the Columbia River group, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
The ground water within the 50,000-square-mile area of the layered basalt of the Columbia River Group is a generally uniform bicarbonate water having calcium and sodium in nearly equal amounts as the principal cations. water contains a relatively large amount of silica.
The 525 chemical analyses indicate that the prevalent ground water is of two related kinds--a calcium and a sodium water. The
Authors
Reuben Clair Newcomb
Geology and ground water of the Molalla-Salem slope area, northern Willamette Valley, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
E. R. Hampton
Ground-water data 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. THE ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS (SAND AND GRAVEL) OF THE VALLEY PLAIN CONTAIN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AQUIFERS IN THE AREA AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE ONLY UNITS FEASIBLE FOR LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES. DURING 1971 THE SEASONAL DECL
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F. J. Frank, N. A. Johnson
Falling-stream turbidimeter as a means of measuring sediment concentrations in streams
An optical (photocell) sensing device was used to measure the relative transparency characteristics of sediment suspensions with a view toward improving our ability to measure the temporal variations of suspended-sediment concentration moving in streams. The instrument used was a commercial "falling stream" turbidimeter that measured the relative transparency of a gravity induced smooth flat sampl
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Harold P. Guy, Richard C. Olson
Annual summary of water quality data for selected sites in the Pacific Northwest, October 1971 to September 1972
Water resources data collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 1972 water year include chemical and physical characteristics of surface water. Data included in this report were collected by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of the following district chiefs: H.K. Hall, Idaho; George M. Pike, Montana; S.F. Kapustka, Oregon; and L.B. Laird, Washington.
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Floods on selected reaches of Elk Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
E. A. Oster
Availability and quality of ground water in the Medford area, Jackson County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
J. H. Robison
Hydrology of basalt aquifers in the Hermiston-Ordnance area, Umatilla and Morrow Counties, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
J. H. Robison
Hydrology and geochemistry of Abert, Summer, and Goose Lakes, and other closed-basin lakes in south-central Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Kenneth N. Phillips, A. S. Van Denburgh
Streamflow, sediment-transport, and water-temperature characteristics of the three small watersheds in the Alsea River basin, Oregon
Data collected during the prelogging period 1959-65 indicate an average annual runoff for Needle Branch and Deer and Flynn Creeks of 74.2, 75.1, and 77.7 inches, respectively. The measured precipitation at Flynn Creek of 92.9 inches was 5 inches less than at either Needle Branch or Deer Creek. Unit flood runoff during the prelogging period was found to be lowest on Flynn Creek and highest on Needl
Authors
David Dell Harris, Robert Charles Williams
Floods of December 1964 and January 1965 in the Far Western States; Part 1 Description
The floods of December 1964 and January 1965 in the Far Western States were extreme; in many areas, the greatest in the history of recorded streamflow and substantially greater than those of December 1955. An unusually large area--Oregon, most of Idaho, northern California, southern Washington, and small areas in western and northern Nevada--was involved. It exceeded the area flooded in 1955. Outs
Authors
A. O. Waananen, D.D. Harris, R.C. Williams