@article {83251, title = {Northwest Forest Plan: The first 25 years (1994-2018): Watershed condition status and trends}, volume = { no.PNW-GTR-1010}, year = {2023}, note = {"This report describes status and trends in watershed condition across the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area over the first 25 years since its inception in 1994. The program charged with this task is the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP), which has assembled information from field data collection, spatial datasets, and a host of landscape models to evaluate the status and trends in aquatic resources in streams and watersheds. Field data included hydrologic measurements (stream wetted widths and temperatures), geomorphic responses (instream wood and sediment), and biological responses (macroinvertebrates and aquatic organism passage){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Forest manager{\textquoteright}s efforts have shown incremental progress in improving aquatic conditions in Federal forests, but in a context of climate change. More planning and adaptions in monitoring methods are warranted.}, month = {2023, Jun.}, pages = {165 p.}, institution = {Pacific Northwest Research Station}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {climate, environmental law and policy, erosion, general, hydrology, landslides, large woody debris, logging, Pacific Northwest, precipitation, riparian areas, sediment, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr1010.pdf }, author = {Dunham, Jason and Hirsch, Christine and Gordon, Sean and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Chelgren, Nathan and Snyder, Marcia and Hockman-Wert, David and Reeves, Gordon and Andersen, Heidi and Anderson, Scott and Battaglin, William and Black, Tom and Brown, Jason and Claeson, Shannon and Hay, Lauren E. and Heaston, Emily and Luce, Charles and Nelson, Nathan and Penn, Colin and Raggon, Mark and Pacific Northwest Research Station.} } @article {83144, title = {Sixth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2023}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This sixth Oregon Climate Assessment builds on the previous assessments by continuing to evaluate past and projected future changes in Oregon{\textquoteright}s climate and water supply. Like the fifth assessment, it is structured with the goal of supporting the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {249 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/gt54kw197 }, author = {Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @article {83131, title = {Eroding Cascadia{\textemdash}Sediment and solute transport and landscape denudation in western Oregon and northwestern California}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin}, volume = {133 }, number = {9-10}, year = {2021}, note = {This article gives an extensive look at erosion, sedimentation and denudation in coastal Oregon and northern California.}, month = {2021, Sep. 1}, pages = {p.1851{\textendash}1874}, keywords = {Alsea River, climate, coastal hazards, Cow Creek, Days Creek, erosion, flooding, geology, hydrology, Nehalem River, North Umpqua River, precipitation, Rogue River, sediments, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Umpqua River, Umpqua River Basin, Willamette River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1130/B35710.1 }, author = {O{\textquoteright}Connor, Jim E. and Mangano, Joseph F. and Wise, Daniel R. and Roering, Joshua R.} } @mastersthesis {83148, title = {Factors Influencing Streamflow Generation Processes in Rain-dominated, Coastal Watersheds in Oregon}, year = {2021}, note = {The water in Oregon coastal streams comes from rainfall. As climate change shifts the timing and quantity of rainfall, already threatened species will be further stressed. This impressive doctoral dissertation examines how factors such as slope, lithology and land cover affect streamflow in watersheds stressed by climate change. Many coastal watersheds were examined. Mary Santelmann and Rebecca Flitcroft were co-major professors.}, pages = {152 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Water Resources Sciences}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek (Umpqua), coastal hazards, Coquille River estuary, flooding, geology, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, North Sister Creek (Umpqua), Panther Creek (Umpqua), precipitation, Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay, Smith River, Umpqua River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/f7623k880 }, author = {Pazdral, Rosemary} } @article {83143, title = {Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Consistent with its charge under Oregon House Bill 3543, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) conducts a biennial assessment of the state of climate change science, including biological, physical, and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on Oregon. . . This Assessment is structured with the goal of serving as a resource for the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {93 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/pz50h457p }, author = {Dalton, Meghan M. and Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @booklet {83215, title = {Alsea Watershed Study 1959-1972 [dataset]}, year = {2020}, note = {The Alsea Watershed Study was a seminal study of the effects of logging on streams and aquatic life. {\textquotedblleft}The study plan involved (1) clear-cut logging one watershed [Needle Branch Creek]; (2) a second watershed with smaller, more space clear cuts and a riparian stream buffer left intact [Deer Creek]; and (3) a third watershed left uncut as a control to evaluate changes in the logged watersheds [Flynn Creek]. Data were collected on all three watersheds for a period of 7 years to define the pre-logging calibration. Road building and logging occurred in 1966, with continued monitoring through 1972. The U.S. Geological Survey conducted streamflow, water temperature, and sediment studies from Water Year (WY) 1959 through WY197. Data in this project are the sediment sample results transferred from the original laboratory data sheets{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Alternative title: Metadata from the Alsea Watershed Study. Datafiles and metadata are included.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, Needle Creek, sediment, terrestrial vegetation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.7267/c821gr90d }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/c821gr90d }, author = {Souder, Jon} } @booklet {83214, title = {Discharge and Suspended Sediment a Paired Watershed Study Examining the Effects of Contemporary Forest Harvesting in the Oregon Coast Range [dataset]}, year = {2020}, note = {The original Alsea Watershed Study ran from 1959 to 1972. The follow-up Alsea Watershed Study Revisited covers the same three watersheds as the original study, and ran from Oct. 2005 through Sept. 2017. The two studies enable forest managers to compare how newer management practices have affected water quality in the logged watersheds. This dataset gives discharge and suspended sediment data for the 2006-2016 water years. The authors give an alternative title: Alsea Watershed Revisited. Datafiles and metadata are included.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, Needle Creek, sediment, streamflow, terrestrial vegetation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.7267/2z10wx52x }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/2z10wx52x }, author = {Hatten, Jeff and Segura, Catalina and Bladon, Kevin and Hale, Cody and Ice, George and Stednick, John D.} } @article {83142, title = {Future Climate Projections. Lincoln County}, year = {2020}, note = {This is a report for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. In a complex environment, multiple factors influence the effects of climate change. Nevertheless, {\textquotedblleft}Climate change is expected to increase the occurrence of most climate---related risks considered in this report. The risks of heat waves are projected to increase with very high confidence due to strong evidence in published literature, model consensus, and robust theoretical principles for continued increasing temperatures.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Those who care about these issues will find this report of great interest. We learn, for example, that the Yaquina River Estuary will probably lose wetlands, while the Yachats River Estuary will gain wetlands due to climate change.}, pages = {60 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {air temperature, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, Depoe Bay, economics, erosion, fish, floods, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, precipitation, Salmon River, sea level, Siletz River, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wetland delineation, wildlife, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/z603r6081 }, author = {Dalton, Meghan M.} } @mastersthesis {83197, title = {Biogeochemical Signals of Mountainous Forested Watersheds{\textquoteright} Response to Disturbance}, year = {2018}, note = {A large quantity of small particles of organic matter in rivers comes from small mountainous streams. Thus, small mountainous watersheds play a critical role in the carbon cycle. Some organic matter export is driven by natural causes: fire, landslides, floods, while in recent years most particulate export has come from anthropogenic causes such as logging and road-building. {\textquotedblleft}In this dissertation, we studied patterns of POM [particulate organic matter] mobilization, transport, and deposition to understand better how fundamental biogeochemical processes in forested mountainous watersheds respond to disturbances triggered by natural and human forcings{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Different watersheds respond to disturbances in different ways, and the author advocates for understanding a watershed{\textquoteright}s history in order to understand how the watershed responds to environmental changes. }, pages = {152 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Water Resources Science Program and College of Forestry. Sustainable Forest Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, carbon, chemistry, coastal hazards, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, geography, geology, human impacts, hydrology, isotopes, landslides, logging, nitrogen, Umpqua River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/dj52wb24f }, author = {Guerrero-Bola{\~n}o, Francisco J.} } @mastersthesis {83213, title = {The Influence of Lithology on the Alluvial Character of Oregon Coast Range Streams}, volume = {M.S.}, year = {2018}, note = {When a river bed and its banks are made of movable sediment or soil, it is called an alluvial river. This Master{\textquoteright}s thesis is concerned with alluvial processes in two watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range. The Cummins Creek watershed is underlain with basalt, while the Green River watershed rests on sedimentary rock. {\textquotedblleft}Using downstream measurements of bankfull geometry and grain size, we found evidence for alluvial processes shaping channels within hillslope coupled OCR [Oregon Coast Range] streams underlain by sandstone and basalt. Contrasts in lithology between the two study basins resulted in different surface and subsurface grain sizes, channel slopes, and potential differences in sediment supply from tributaries and hillslopes. Despite these differences, both systems displayed characteristics typical of alluvial systems along most of their length, such as armored channel beds and strong relationships between shear stress and grain size{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, pages = {74 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Cummins Creek, erosion, geology, Green River (Alsea), hydrology, sediments, streamflow}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/pv63g5350 }, author = {Fratkin, Michael Mulugetta} } @article {83063, title = {Winter habitat condition of Oregon coast coho salmon populations, 2007-2014}, volume = {no.2018-01}, year = {2018}, note = {Winter habitat turns out to be an important, indeed, a limiting factor in coho salmon survival. Nicely complex habitat offers refuges that enable juvenile coho to survive winter freshets as well as providing {\textquotedblleft}a large freshwater survival buffer that may help coho persist though extended periods of poor ocean survival{\textquotedblright} (p.2). It is troubling to note that agricultural land, private forest land and urban lands had the greatest lack of complexity, highlighting the need for more education and other efforts in these areas.}, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {ODFW Aquatic Inventories Project}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, American beaver = Castor canadensis, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geography, geology, habitats, hydrology, land use, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population count, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3nsruf33 }, author = {Strickland, Matt J. and Anlauf-Dunn, Kara and Jones, Kim and Stein, Charles} } @article {77106, title = {Impacts of Climate Change on Salmon of the Pacific Northwest: A Review of the Scientific Literature Published in 2014}, year = {2015}, note = {This is a review on impacts of climate change on Pacific Northwest salmonids. 2014 was the warmest year on record, both on land and in the ocean . This paper is an excellent summary of the literature, the issues and educated projections of a warmer future. }, month = {2015, Aug.}, pages = {39 p.}, institution = {U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Fish Ecology Division,}, address = {Seattle, Wa.}, keywords = {climate, depleted populations, El Nino, human impacts, hydrology, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, straying, toxicity, water temperature}, url = {https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/4/9042_02102017_105951_Crozier.2016-BIOP-Lit-Rev-Salmon-Climate-Effects-2015.pdf}, author = {Crozier, Lisa} } @article {52366, title = {Variation in tidal wetland plant diversity and composition within and among coastal estuaries: assessing the relative importance of environmental gradients}, journal = {Journal of Vegetation Science : Offical Organ of the International Association for Vegetation Science}, volume = {25}, year = {2014}, note = {The authors ask, {\textquotedblleft}What is the relative importance of topographic (elevation), edaphic (soil salinity, nitrogen and particle size) and hydrologic (estuarine river flow) gradients for variation in tidal wetland plant composition and diversity?{\textquotedblright}(from the Abstract) To answer this question, they analyzed wetland vegetation in four Oregon estuaries. They conclude that elevation and salinity are the most important factors affecting species distribution, and note that sea level rise should change distributions and reduce wetland plant diversity. Supporting documentation in four appendices is available online. }, month = {2014, Mar.}, pages = {p.534{\textendash}545}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Baltic rush = Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, Coquille River estuary, elevation, geographic distribution, habitats, hydrology, Marsh jaumea = Jaumea carnosa, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, nutrients, salinity, Saltgrass = Distichlis spicata, sediments, species composition, species list, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1111/jvs.12107}, author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Folger, Christina L.} } @article {76626, title = {Floodplain Habitat Metric: User{\textquoteright}s Guide}, year = {2012}, note = {The metric is encompassed in two documents, this Floodplain Habitat Metric User{\textquoteright}s Guide and a Floodplain Habitat Calculator (in Excel). The evaluation procedure is meant for inland wetlands, not for tidal wetlands. {\textquotedblleft}This assessment can be used to evaluate areas that are flooded seasonally by overbank surface water from a non-tidal water body (river, stream, lake, etc.) at least once a century.{\textquotedblright} (p.10) The metric may be found at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/rn3015245 (Excel file) or a calculator version at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8336h5830 . }, month = {2012, Mar.}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Defenders of Wildlife}, keywords = {coastal hazards, floods, general, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, wetland vegetation, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx49d}, author = {Defenders of Wildlife,} } @mastersthesis {15381, title = {Beyond the Paired-Catchment Approach: Isotope Tracing to Illuminate Stocks, Flows, Transit Time, and Scaling}, year = {2011}, note = {This study contrasts catchments in the Drift Creek basin with catchments in the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest in the Willamette Valley in order to explore the different factors that cause river basins to respond to changes in land use such as logging. It provides a detailed look at the hydrology of these areas. "Our results provide new process-insights to how water is stored, extracted, and discharged from our forested catchments in Western Oregon that will help better explain how forest removal influences streamflow across multiple scales and geological conditions." (from the Abstract) Major professor was Jeffrey J. McDonnell.}, pages = {172 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Water Resources Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or. }, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, climate, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, geology, H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, human impacts, hydrology, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, precipitation, sediment data, sediments, soils, streamflow, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/7w62fb55t}, author = {Hale, V. Cody} } @article {15461, title = {Classification of Regional Patterns of Environmental Drivers and Benthic Habitats in Pacific Northwest Estuaries}, volume = {EPA 600/R-09/140}, year = {2009}, note = {"This report describes a pilot effort at classifying PNW estuaries with regards to landscape attributes and their susceptibility to nutrient enrichment." Much data is presented. Although the report focuses on seven estuaries (Alsea, Coos Bay, Nestucca, Salmon River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua and Yaquina), many other estuaries are mentioned, and basic statistical data is given for all PNW estuaries.}, pages = {298 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate, Coos Bay, demographics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, ghost shrimp = Callianassa californiensis, hydrography, hydrology, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nestucca River estuary, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, phosphorus, phytoplankton, precipitation, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediment data, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, turbidity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3rd376k}, author = {Lee II, Henry and Brown, Cheryl A. and U.S. National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory. Western Ecology Division,} } @article {51381, title = {Flood Insurance Study: Lincoln County, Oregon and Incorporated Areas}, year = {2009}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Effective December 18, 2009.{\textquotedblright} Discusses areas susceptible to flooding, gives peak flows, includes selected floodplain profiles. }, pages = {107 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Creek, Canal Creek, Darkey Creek, Depot Creek, Digger Creek, Drift Creek, elevation, Erickson Creek, Five Rivers, flooding, Grass Creek, hydrology, Lincoln County (Or.), Little Elk River, Mill Creek, Olalla Creek, precipitation, Salmon River, Schooner Creek, Scott Creek, Siletz River, topography, Treat River, West Olalla Creek, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, author = {U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency,} } @article {26636, title = {The Coastal Connection: Assessing Oregon Estuaries for Conservation Planning}, year = {2008}, note = {A good overview of the concepts used for evaluating the health of estuaries in Oregon. Identifies data sources, standards. Good bibliography.}, month = {2008. Apr.}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy in Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, erosion, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, introduced species, landslides, marshes, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, water quality, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/docs/conservation_planning_1110/TNC_report.pdf}, author = {Aldous, Allison and Brown, Jenny and Elseroad, Adrien and The Nature Conservancy in Oregon} } @article {83256, title = {Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan: Middle and Upper Five Rivers, Tributary to the Alsea River}, year = {2008}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This document provides watershed restoration actions proposed to enhance the coho salmon population within the Middle and Upper Fiver Rivers Sixth Field basins in Lincoln and Lane Counties, Oregon. . . The goal of the restoration effort has been to identify the dominant processes and habitat characteristics that limit the production of coho salmon smolts in the subbasins, and to develop a prioritized list of actions ({\textquotedblleft}prescriptions{\textquotedblright}) for removing the limitations in ways that normalize landscape and stream channel function{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction). Both summer and winter habitats needed improvement. The area had gone from an historic average of 71 beaver dams to only 3 in 2007, so re-introducing American beaver was recommended. Color photographs.}, month = {2008, Apr.}, pages = {91 p.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alder Creek, American beaver = Castor canadensis, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crazy Creek, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, dissolved oxygen, Fendall Creek, fish passage, habitat restoration, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, marshes, Summers Creek, water quality, water temperature, Woosley Creek}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/4e3fjsve }, author = {Bio-Surveys LLC, and Holbert, Mary and Sialis Company,,} } @book {13616, title = {Identification of Historical Populations of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit}, series = {NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, volume = {no.79}, year = {2007}, note = {Important report on coho stocks and their genetic relationships.}, month = {2007, Jan.}, pages = {129 p.}, publisher = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, organization = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Basin, aquatic vegetation, Beaver Creek, biological, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, recreational fisheries - salmon, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/123357711.pdf}, author = {Lawson, Peter W. and Bjorkstedt, Eric P. and Chilcote, Mark W. and Huntingdon, Charles W. and Mills, Justin S. and Moore, Kelly M. S. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Stout, Heather A. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Weitkamp, Laurie A.} } @article {51316, title = {Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital Library}, year = {2007}, note = {Began in June 2007. "The Oregon Explorer is envisioned to use the power of today{\textquoteright}s cutting edge information technology to create a state-of-the-art web-accessible natural resources digital library by way of accessing and integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists and citizens to support informed decisions and actions by people concerned with Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources and environment." (Vision) An invaluable resource.}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {climate change, demographics, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, geographic information system, geography, habitat conservation, hydrology, land use, maps, natural resources, wetlands}, url = {https://oregonexplorer.info/ }, author = {Oregon State University. Libraries, and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources,} } @mastersthesis {15536, title = {A Physical and Chemical Characterization of Stream Water Draining Three Oregon Coast Range Catchments}, year = {2007}, note = {"...a case study was conducted to determine if current physical and chemical properties of water in three streams located in the Oregon Coast Range differed from historically measured conditions, taking differences in past management regimes into account. In addition, this research provides an assessment of spatial and temporal variability in nitratenitrogen (N) concentrations and summer stream temperatures within each catchment." (from the Abstract) This study builds on the historical data gathered in the Alsea Watershed Study (1959-1973). Major professor was Stephen H. Schoenholtz.}, pages = {110 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, climate, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, hydrology, logging, Needle Branch, nitrogen, precipitation, sediment data, sediments, streamflow, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/w0892d055}, author = {Hale, V. Cody} } @article {15556, title = {Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan: Bummer Creek, A Tributary to South Fork Alsea River in the Alsea Basin}, year = {2006}, note = {This document is an analysis of the factors that limit coho salmon production in Bummer Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Alsea River. Outlines issues and strategies for improvement. Maps, charts, many color photographs. }, month = {2006, Mar.18}, pages = {55 p.}, institution = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, Alsea River Basin, Banton Creek, Bummer Creek, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, dams, erosion, habitat restoration, habitats, hydrology, juvenile fish, land ownership, landslides, logging, sediments, South Fork Alsea River, spatial distribution, Swamp Creek, temporal distribution, water temperature, Wilson Creek}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/y4jo93sd}, author = {Bio-Surveys LLC, and Sialis Company and Midcoast Watersheds Council} } @article {15561, title = {Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan: Little Lobster Creek, A Tributary to Lobster Creek in the Alsea Basin}, year = {2006}, note = {This document is an analysis of the factors that limit coho salmon production in the Little Lobster Creek sub-basin of the Alsea River Basin. Outlines issues and strategies for improvement. Maps, charts, many color photographs.}, month = {2006, Feb. 6}, pages = {49 p.}, institution = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea River Basin, Briar Creek, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, erosion, Five Rivers, habitat restoration, habitats, hydrology, juvenile fish, land ownership, landslides, Little Lobster Creek (Alsea), Lobster Creek, logging, sediments, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/y5r8cqmw}, author = {Bio-Surveys LLC, and Sialis Company and Midcoast Watersheds Council} } @article {15566, title = {Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan: Preacher Creek, A Tributary of Lobster Cr in the Alsea River Basin}, year = {2006}, note = {This document is an analysis of the factors that limit coho salmon production in Preacher Creek, a tributary of Lobster Creek. Outlines issues and strategies for improvement. Maps, charts, many color photographs. }, month = {2006, Feb.9}, pages = {46 p.}, institution = {Mid-Coast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, Alsea River Basin, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, erosion, Five Rivers, habitat restoration, habitats, hydrology, Jasper Creek, juvenile fish, land ownership, landslides, Lobster Creek, logging, Preacher Creek, sediments, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/y6egcuac}, author = {Bio-Surveys LLC, and S.P. Cramer \& Associates, Inc., and Midcoast Watersheds Council} } @mastersthesis {15586, title = {Characterization of Pools and Reaches with Salmonid Species in the Alsea and Nestucca Sub-Basins}, year = {2005}, note = {Examines 324 stream reaches in the Nestucca and Alsea Sub-Basins. Looked at sinuosity; number of pools; pools per kilometer; percent pools; large woody material; and pieces of large woody material per kilometer. Counted species per reach in each basin and gives mean per basin and combined mean. The Nestucca had more pools, because it is underlain by sedimentary rocks, while the Alsea is underlain by basalt rocks. Combining habitat variables is an attempt to capture some of the complexity of aquatic systems. Pools without salmon generally were missing some important habitat features such as large woody debris. Co-major professors were Gordon H. Reeves and Hiram W. Li. }, month = {2005}, pages = {75 p.}, school = {Oregon State University (Fisheries Science)}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Sub-Basin, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, Cutthroat trout= Oncorhynchus clarki, ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, geographic distribution, hydrology, Nestucca Sub-Basin, physical, population count, statistical analysis, steelhead trout=Oncorhynchus mykiss, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/0z708z55d}, author = {McKinney, Shaun P.} } @book {33991, title = {Estimation of Peak Discharges for Rural, Unregulated Streams in Western Oregon}, series = {Scientific Investigations Report / U.S. Geological Survey}, number = {no. 2005-5116}, year = {2005}, note = {Colored maps. Maps give slope, temperature data, peak 24-hour rainfall, etc. Good discussion of historic floods from 1813-Jan.1977, Extensive listing of peak discharges for coastal streams.}, month = {2005}, pages = {133 p.}, keywords = {Alder Brook (Salmon), Alsea River, climate, Coquille River, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, East Fork Lobster Creek, Five Rivers, hydrology, Killiam Creek, Lyndon Creek, Miami River, Mill Creek, Necanicum River, Needle Branch, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Fork Alsea River, North Fork Siuslaw River, Patterson Creek, precipitation, Rock Creek, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, streamflow, Trask River, Tucca Creek, Umpqua River, Umpqua River Basin, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5116/pdf/sir2005-5116.pdf}, author = {Cooper, Richard M.} } @mastersthesis {15611, title = {Passage of Juvenile Cutthroat Trout and Steelhead through Retrofitted Culverts}, year = {2005}, note = {Studied movements of steelhead and cutthroat trout through culverts in Oregon coastal streams. Found that using baffles in culverts increased the chances of salmonid movement through culverts both in high water and low water flow periods. Baffles did not totally remove the detrimental effects of culverts on fish passage. Some designs were more helpful to fish than others. Major professor was Stanley V. Gregory.}, pages = {62 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alder Brook (Salmon), Alsea River, Canyon Creek, Cutthroat trout=Oncorhynchus clarki, geographic distribution, Hayden Creek, Hough Creek (Siletz), human impacts, hydrology, juvenile fish, Little Lobster Creek (Alsea), migration, precipitation, Salmon River, Siletz River, steelhead trout=Oncorhynchus mykiss, Stemple Creek (Siletz), theses, Umpqua River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2v23vx11t}, author = {McEnroe, Jeffrey R.} } @article {15616, title = {River sediment flux and shelf sediment accumulation rates on the Pacific Northwest margin}, journal = {Continental Shelf Research}, volume = {25}, number = {3}, year = {2005}, note = {Gives sediment discharge rates for Alsea, Siuslaw, Umpqua, Coos, Coquille, Rogue and Califonria coastal rivers}, month = {2005}, pages = {311-332}, keywords = {Alsea River, cesium, chemistry, Coos Bay, Coquille River, erosion, hydrology, lead, Rogue River, sediment data, sediments, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River}, isbn = {0278-4343}, doi = {10.1016/j.csr.2004.10.001}, author = {Wheatcroft, R.A. and Sommerfield, C.K.} } @article {15706, title = {USGS Water Data for the Nation}, year = {2002}, note = {Discharge / flow data}, keywords = {hydrology}, url = {https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/} } @article {15721, title = {Midcoast Sixth Field Watershed Assessment: Final Report}, year = {2001}, month = {2001}, pages = {273 p.}, institution = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat conservation, hydrology, land ownership, land use, landslides, map, physical, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/fn107338m}, author = {Garono, Ralph and Brophy, Laura and Midcoast Watersheds Council} } @book {15761, title = {North Fork Alsea \& South Fork Alsea Watershed Analyses: Riparian Reserve Treatment Recommendations Update}, year = {2000}, month = {2000}, pages = {18 p.}, publisher = {Marys Peak Resource Area, Salem District, Bureau of Land Management}, organization = {Marys Peak Resource Area, Salem District, Bureau of Land Management}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat conservation, hydrology, land ownership, land use, landslides, map, sediments, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation}, author = {Haynes, Amy} } @article {15781, title = {El Ni{\~n}o and La Ni{\~n}a - Erosion Impacts along the Oregon Coast}, year = {1999}, note = {"Report to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, Salem, Oregon" Details how El Nino and La Nina events affect erosion on the Oregon Coast. Extreme tides, storms, dune erosion covered. Maps, photographs.}, pages = {40 p.}, address = {Salem, Or}, keywords = {Alsea Spit, Cape Lookout State Park, coastal hazards, El Nino, erosion, hydrology, landslides, Oceanside Littoral Cell, physical, Port Orford, sediments, The Capes [development], wave data, wave height}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201006171243464/}, author = {Komar, Paul D. and D{\'\i}az-M{\'e}ndez, Guillermo and Marra, John J.} } @book {15791, title = {Lower Alsea River Watershed Analysis}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, publisher = {United States Forest Service}, organization = {United States Forest Service}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Bull Run Creek, Camp Creek, Canal Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, climate, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Drift Creek, Elk Creek, general, geology, Gopher Creek, Grass Creek, Green Creek, Honeygrove Creek, human impacts, hydrology, J-Line Creek, landslides, Little Lobster Creek, Lobster Creek, Lower Alsea River, Meadow Creek, Mill Creek, natural resource management, Preacher Creek, recreational uses, Scott Creek, sediments, Seely Creek, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, terrestrial vegetation, Trout Creek, water quality, water temperatures. Buck Creek}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/n009w647h}, author = {Tai, Doris and Bacho, John P. and Verbics, Belle. and Delaini, Jack} } @book {15796, title = {Lower Alsea River Watershed Analysis: Executive Summary}, year = {1999}, note = {Map packet was not scanned in the online version.}, month = {1999}, pages = {18 p.}, publisher = {Mary{\textquoteright}s Peak Resource Area, Burea of Land Management ; Siuslaw National Forest ; U.S. Fish \& Wildlife Service}, organization = {Mary{\textquoteright}s Peak Resource Area, Burea of Land Management ; Siuslaw National Forest ; U.S. Fish \& Wildlife Service}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, climate, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, general, geology, human impacts, hydrology, landslides, Lower Alsea River, natural resource management, recreational uses, sediments, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperatures}, url = {https://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/watershed_analyses/sdo_low_alsea_wa/lsdo_ow_alsea_wa.pdf}, author = {U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Mary{\textquoteright}s Peak Resource Area, and U.S. Forest Service. Siuslaw National Forest, Pacific Northwest Region, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {15821, title = {The 1997-98 El Nino and erosion on the Oregon coast}, journal = {Shore \& Beach}, volume = {66}, number = {3}, year = {1998}, note = {Alsea Spit is one of four "erosion hot spots" mentioned in this article (the others are Port Orford, Cape Lookout State Park on Netarts Spit, and The Capes development).}, pages = {33-41}, keywords = {Alsea Spit, coastal hazards, El Nino, erosion, hydrology, physical, sediments, wave data, wave height}, author = {Komar, Paul} } @article {15866, title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey : Pacific Coast Region}, volume = {5}, year = {1998}, note = {"In Alsea River, chlorophyll a concentrations are high in the seawater zone and turbidity concentrations are unknown. Nuisance or toxic bloom events are unknown, as are nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Anoxia, hypoxia and biological stress are not observed in this system. SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] spatial coverage ranges from low to medium. Dissolved oxygen observations and SAV spatial coverage have not changed. All other trends are unknown." (p.48)}, month = {April_1998}, pages = {75 p.}, institution = {Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment}, address = {Silver Spring, Md.}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea River, aquatic vegetation, biological, Coos Bay, Coquille River, dissolved oxygen, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, physical, Rogue River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, turbidity, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://archive.org/details/noaasestuarineeu00unit/mode/2up?ref=ol\&view=theater}, author = {U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @mastersthesis {51406, title = {Scourability of Weak Rock in the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {1998}, note = {Bridges over streams can be undermined by erosion from river scour. In this thesis, the author examined 11 bridges in the Oregon Coast Range. {\textquotedblleft}A preliminary model has been proposed wherein the degradation of the stream channel is related to the abrasive resistance of the bedrock and the area under the daily stream power. This method provides an estimate of the degradation of the stream bed due to abrasion by bedload and flood events, not necessarily local or contraction scour.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Two bridge sites on the Yaquina and three on the Alsea are discussed. Major professor was Stephen E. Dickenson.}, pages = {80 p.}, school = {School of Engineering, Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, bridges, coastal hazards, engineering, erosion, Five Rivers, flooding, geology, hydrology, Luckiamute River, Middle Fork Coquille River, Mill Creek (Yamhill), Nestucca River, sediments, South Yamhill River, theses, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/cv43p044f}, author = {Baillie, Michael W.} } @mastersthesis {15911, title = {Long-Term Hydrologic Recovery Following Timber Harvest in the Alsea River Basin, Oregon}, year = {1997}, note = {Describes the New Alsea Watershed Study and explores the hydrologic recovery process.}, pages = {76 p.}, school = {Colorado State University}, edition = {M.S.}, address = {Fort Collins, Col.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, hydrology, logging, Needle Branch, theses, water quality, water temperature}, author = {Bell, Richard L.} } @book {12381, title = {Mid-Coast Watersheds Council : Covering the Area from Cascade Head to the North to the Siuslaw in the South}, year = {1997}, month = {1997}, pages = {27 p.}, publisher = {Mid-Coast Watersheds Council}, organization = {Mid-Coast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, habitat conservation, hydrology, physical, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina River Basin} } @article {16096, title = {Bridge-scour data for the highway 101 bridge over Alsea River estuary at Waldport, Oregon, 1988-90}, volume = {no. 91-531}, year = {1992}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {U.S. Geological Survey}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {bridges, erosion, hydrology}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr91531 }, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1991/0531/report.pdf}, author = {Crumrine, Milo D.} } @article {16106, title = {The problem of channel erosion into bedrock}, volume = {23}, year = {1992}, note = {Tests rule for predicting rate of erosion into bedrock in the Siuslaw, Umpqua and Alsea basins. Steeper slopes deviated from the rule, probably due to debris flows scouring tributaries. Results suggest three mechanisms for bedrock erosion: vertical wearing; debris flow scouring; and sharp changes in channel slope (knickpoint propagation).}, pages = {p.101-124}, keywords = {Alsea River, Elk Creek, erosion, hydrology, Scott Creek, South Fork Alsea River}, author = {Seidl, M. A. and Dietrich, W. E.} } @article {16111, title = {Seasonal changes in habitat use by juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon coastal streams}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences}, volume = {49}, number = {4}, year = {1992}, month = {1992}, pages = {783-789}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, fishes, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siltcoos estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, statistical analysis, Tahkenitch estuary, temporal distribution, Umpqua River estuary}, isbn = {0706-652X}, author = {Nickelson, Thomas E. and Rodgers, Jeffrey D. and Johnson, Steven L. and Solazzi, Mario F.} } @article {16236, title = {Reconnaissance report, section 205 flood control : Waldport, Oregon }, year = {1989}, note = {Illustrated. Maps.}, pages = {43 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {flooding, hydrology}, author = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,} } @inbook {16266, title = {Alsea Bay, OR}, booktitle = {Physical and hydrologic characteristics, the Oregon estuaries}, series = {National Estuarine Inventory: Supplement 1}, year = {1988}, note = {Succinct summary of hydrographic data for the river, focusing on dimensions, depth, freshwater flow, tidal prism, mixing zones. Map shows tidal mixing zones and head of tide.}, pages = {4.17a-4.17b}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Drift Creek, estuarine dynamics, hydrology}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2853}, author = {Shirzad, Farzad F. and Orlando, S. Paul and Klein, C. J. and Holliday, S. E. and Warren, M. A. and Monaco, M. E. and U.S. Ocean Assessments Division. Strategic Assessment Branch,} } @article {16291, title = {Physical and hydrologic characteristics. The Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1988}, note = {Brief summaries of physical characteristics and hydrology of Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries.}, month = {November_1988}, address = {Rockville, MD}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts estuary, physical, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2853}, author = {U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @mastersthesis {16296, title = {Recruitment Trends and Physical Characteristics of Course Woody Debris in Oregon Coast Range Streams}, year = {1988}, note = {This study looks at 12 sites in the Oregon Coast Range to see how removing trees from a watershed affects the woody debris, a vital part of fish habitat, in streams for years afterwards. All streams studied had had trees removed, either through logging or wildfires. The stream stands ranged from 11- to 140-years since the land had been disturbed. Traces how vegetation and stream debris changes over time. Detailed maps of creeks showing vegetation and debris placement. Major professor was Henry A. Froehlich.}, pages = {121 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Austin Creek, Calf Creek, Eckman Creek, Fall Creek, forest fires, habitats, hydrology, Jones Creek, Lewis Creek, logging, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Rockheap Creek, Salmon River Basin, Testament Creek, theses, Toketa Creek, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/0z708z93t}, author = {Heimann, David C.} } @article {16316, title = {Methane in surface waters of Oregon estuaries and rivers}, journal = {Limnology and Oceanography}, volume = {32}, number = {3}, year = {1987}, note = {Measured methane concentrations in surface waters of Oregon rivers from 1979-1982. "Results from undisturbed forest streams indicate that rivers can contain high natural levels of [methane] not attributable to pollution." (abstract)}, month = {1987, May}, pages = {p.716-722}, keywords = {hydrology, mathematical modeling, methane, Salmon River, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {de Angelis, Marie Agatha and Lilley, Marvin D.} } @mastersthesis {16336, title = {Simulation of Storm Runoff in the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {1987}, note = {The author developed a model for predicting storm runoff and peak discharges for Oregon Coast Range streams. Includes precipitation data for subject streams. Major professor was Robert L. Beschta.}, pages = {142 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, climate, Deer Creek, flooding, Flynn Creek, hydrology, Needle Branch, Nestucca River, North Fork Siuslaw River, precipitation, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/bg257h596}, author = {Fedora, Mark A.} } @article {16351, title = {The 1982-83 El Ni{\~n}o and erosion on the coast of Oregon}, journal = {Shore and Beach}, volume = {54}, number = {2}, year = {1986}, note = {Aerial photographs}, month = {1986}, pages = {3-12}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, coastal hazards, El Nino, erosion, hydrology, physical, sediments, wave data, wave height, Yaquina Head}, isbn = {0037-4237}, author = {Komar, Paul D.} } @mastersthesis {38616, title = {Winter Ecology of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Modified and Unmodified Sections of a Coastal Stream}, year = {1986}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This investigation was undertaken to study the effects of a series of gabions located on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon . ..The main objective of this study was to determine the relative effects of selected environmental variables on the distribution of coho salmon in modified (gabion) and unmodified sites on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon. A second objective of this study was to characterize the microhabitats utilized by juvenile coho in terms of depth, velocity, and cover in selected gabion sites and in unmodified sites.{\textquotedblright} (p.1-3) M. S. thesis. An interesting look at the effects of watershed enhancements on young coho salmon, especially in the less often studied winter season. Includes color photographs of selected study sites. Major professor was Richard A. Tubb.}, pages = {62 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, behavior, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, East Fork Lobster Creek, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, physical modifications, spatial distribution, streamflow, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4b29b828b}, author = {Phillips, Stephen H.} } @book {16396, title = {The Effects of Stream Alterations on Salmon and Trout Habitat in Oregon}, year = {1985}, note = {Photocopy in ESA files, West Coast coho.}, month = {1985}, pages = {70 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, organization = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Butler Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, depleted populations, ecosystem health, erosion, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, Kilchis River, landslides, Little Nestucca River, logging, Lower Umpqua River, Miami River, Mill Creek, Millicoma River, mining, North Umpqua River, Railroad Creek, Rock Creek, salmonid species, Sand Lake, Scholfield Creek, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Smith River, sockeye salmon = Oncorhynchus nerka, South Umpqua River, Steamboat Creek, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook River, Tillamook River Basin, Tioga Creek, Trask River, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/r494vk98q}, author = {Bottom, Daniel L. and Howell, P. J. and Rodgers, J. D.} } @article {16536, title = {A comparison of the hydrographic properties of ten northwest estuaries.}, journal = {Estuaries}, volume = {4}, number = {3}, year = {1981}, note = {Abstract only}, month = {1981}, pages = {250}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Coos River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, physical, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Smith, R. E. and Conomos, T. J.} } @article {16546, title = {Feasibility Report on Alsea River and Tributaries, Oregon}, year = {1981}, note = {Includes map.}, pages = {29 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {flooding, hydrography, hydrology}, author = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,} } @book {16551, title = {Lincoln County Rivers Navigability Study}, year = {1981}, note = {Original available at the Lincoln County Surveyor{\textquoteright}s office. An 1859 law makes navigational waterways in Oregon the property of the State. The 1973 state legislature required the Division of State Lands to study state waterways with an emphasis on navigational waterways. "This report deals with those rivers in Lincoln County which had significant navigation: the Alsea, Yaquina and Siletz" (from the Introduction). Color photographs, historical b/w photographs. Excellent source of historical information on use of rivers.}, month = {1981}, pages = {40 p.}, publisher = {Oregon, Division of State Lands}, organization = {Oregon, Division of State Lands}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, historical, hydrology, industrial development, recreational fisheries, Siletz River estuary, water rights, water use, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A14178}, author = {Farnell, James E. and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @mastersthesis {16591, title = {Bedload Transport in an Oregon Coast Range Stream}, year = {1980}, note = {Tracked sedimentation in Flynn Creek in 1977 and 1978, using two different sediment samplers. Used marbles placed in the stream to track scour areas. Analysis of streamflow, both historic (1958-1973) and contemporary (1977-1978). Map, charts, color photographs of samplers. Major professor was Robert L. Beschta.}, pages = {107 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering, Forest Hydrology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, erosion, Flynn Creek, hydrology, sediments, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/s7526g30q}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Leary, Susan Jean} } @article {30951, title = {Comprehensive Plan [Lincoln County, Oregon]: Second Draft}, year = {1980}, month = {January_1980}, institution = {[Newport, Or.]}, keywords = {commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, estuarine dynamics, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, recreational fisheries, tourism, urban development, water quality, water use, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, author = {Lincoln County (Ore.),} } @article {12816, title = {An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region. Volume 4: characterization atlas - watershed unit descriptions}, number = {no.79/14}, year = {1980}, month = {1980}, institution = {United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, demographics, depleted populations, economics, estuarine dynamics, fishes, general ecosystem description, hydrology, McCaffery Slough, methodology, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical, Pooles Slough, precipitation, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, water quality, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086411835\&view=1up\&seq=3}, author = {Proctor, Charles M. and Garcia, John C. and Galvin, David V. and Lewis, Gary B. and Loehr, Lincoln C. and Massa, Alison M.} } @mastersthesis {55406, title = {The Geomorphic Significance of Log Steps in Forest Streams of the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {1980}, note = {Doctoral dissertation. {\textquotedblleft}A log step develops when large woody debris extends across the active channel, creating a change in the water surface elevation as the stream spills over the log step. By forming a series of vertical falls, log steps reduce the amount of potential energy available for conversion to kinetic energy used for water and sediment routing. By trapping sediment supplied from upstream and adjacent hillslopes, log steps introduce an additional storage component into the sediment budget for forest streams.{\textquotedblright} The author examined 13 different coastal streams in four different land-types and developed a method for determining the impact of log steps on stream sediment budgets. Maps, color photographs. Although dating from 1980, this work could provide useful insights for those interested in the watersheds studied here, many of which are not well studied elsewhere. Major professor was Charles L. Rosenfeld.}, pages = {216 p. }, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Geography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek Basin, Big Creek (Lane), bob Creek, Canal Creek, Cape Creek (Lane), Cape Creek (Lincoln County), Cummins Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Flynn Creek, geography, hydrology, large woody debris, North Fork Beaver Creek, Rock Creek (Lane), Scott Creek, sediment data, Stump Creek, Yachats River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1z40kx49b}, author = {Marston, Richard A.} } @mastersthesis {16621, title = {Nitrous Oxide Studies in Two Marine Environments: an Unpolluted Estuary and the Interstitial Water of a Deep-Sea Sediment}, year = {1980}, note = {"In Alsea Bay, during the summer of 1979, rapid changes took place with respect to the aquatic nitrogen chemistry. The temporal variations in nitrate, nitrite and nitrous oxide concentrations in the estuary appear to reflect three point mixing between river water, coastal surface seawater and upwelling water." This work "suggests that natural freshwater systems can serve as sources of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere and receiving estuaries on at least a seasonal basis." (p.30) Major professor was Louis I. Gordon.}, pages = {64 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Five Rivers, greenhouse gases, hydrology, mathematical modeling, methane, nitrate-nitrite, nitrous oxide, pollution, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/tt44pp83s}, author = {de Angelis, Marie Agatha} } @mastersthesis {16661, title = {Factors Affecting the Smolt Yield of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Three Oregon Streams}, year = {1979}, note = {During the Alsea Watershed Study, from 1959-1973, data was collected on coho salmon migration in the three tributaries of Drift Creek (tributary of the Alsea River) that were studied. In this work, the author compares his data from the same streams with the earlier studies. Major professor was James D. Hall.}, pages = {105 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S. }, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, feeding behavior, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, juvenile fish, logging, migration, natural resource management, Needle Branch, predation, sediment data, streamflow, survival, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/3484zk09k}, author = {Knight, Ned J.} } @article {16666, title = {Habitat classification and inventory methods for the management of Oregon estuaries. Final report: estuary inventory project}, volume = {1}, year = {1979}, month = {1979}, pages = {109 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, Chetco River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, hydrology, natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, physical, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/fx719s684}, author = {Bottom, Daniel L. and Kreag, Becky and Ratti, Frank and Roye, Cyndi and Starr, Rick and Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Research and Development Section, and Oregon. Land Conservation and Development Commission,} } @article {16681, title = {Nitrous oxide and methane in Alsea Bay, Oregon}, journal = {Eos}, volume = {60}, number = {46}, year = {1979}, month = {1979}, pages = {p.845}, keywords = {greenhouse gases, hydrology, mathematical modeling, methane, nitrous oxide, pollution}, isbn = {0096-3941}, author = {de Angelis, Marie Agatha and Gordon, L. I.} } @article {30751, title = {A resource survey of river energy and low-head hydroelectric power potential in Oregon. Appendix 18: mid-coast basin}, volume = {no.61, appendix 18}, year = {1979}, note = {Gives hydro-power potential for reaches in the Salmon River and tributaries, Schooner Creek, Crift Creek, the Siletz River and tributaries, the Yaquina River and tributaries, Beaver Creek, the Alsea River and tributaries, the Yachats River, Tenmile Creek, Big Creek, the Siuslaw River and tributaries, the Siltcoos River and tributaries, and Tahkenitch Creek.}, month = {April_1979}, pages = {71 p.}, institution = {Water Resources Research Institute}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Big Creek, Drift Creek (Siletz), hydrology, industrial development, physical, Salmon River, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/m900nz718}, author = {Klingeman, Peter C.} } @mastersthesis {82972, title = {Factors Affecting Coho Salmon Production in Oregon}, year = {1978}, note = {In the first chapter, the author investigated whether it was possible to use scale analysis to tell whether or not a coho salmon was of wild or hatchery origin. It was. {\textquotedblleft}Eighty-two percent of the hatchery and 89\% of the wild fish were correctly identified.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The author discussed the ratio of wild to hatchery salmon found and proper scale analysis techniques. In the second chapter, the author addressed the relationship of streamflow and the abundance of coho salmon. {\textquotedblleft}I found that for catch in the Siletz River and Tillamook Bay, and for the troll fishery, total flows in the stream during the period of residency of the juveniles correlated significantly with number of adults resulting from these smolts; annual flows also correlated significantly. There was no indication that summer flows determined production of adult fish 2 years later, except for a significant relationship for the Siletz River.{\textquotedblright} (p.68) Major professor was Harry H. Wagner.}, pages = {100 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, flooding, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, hydrography, hydrology, juvenile fish, life history information, Nehalem River, Port of Garibaldi, Port of Newport, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River, streamflow, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Umpqua River estuary, wild salmonids, Wilson River, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/fq977x13n}, author = {Scarnecchia, Dennis Leslie} } @inbook {16736, title = {Mid-coast basin}, booktitle = {State of Oregon Water Use Programs }, year = {1978}, note = {Gives an overview of the Mid-Coast Basin and more detailed looks at sub-basins. The Alsea River drainage came out well in this mid-1970{\textquoteright}s examination. The Water Board noted that "The flows of the Alsea River during the low flow period will meet both the recommended minimum perennial streamflows and a limited amount of municipal water demands." (p.10)}, pages = {31 p.}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, human impacts, hydrology, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Tahkenitch Creek, water rights, water use, Yachats River, Yaquina River} } @book {16741, title = {The Oregon Coast : an Informational Report on the Water \& Related Land Resources}, year = {1978}, note = {"Prepared by the Oregon State Study Team for the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission."}, publisher = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission}, organization = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission}, address = {[Vancouver, Wash.]}, keywords = {air temperature, demographics, economics, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, precipitation data, wind}, author = {Oregon. State Study Team,} } @article {76721, title = {Hydrologic changes after logging in two small Oregon coastal watersheds}, volume = {no.2037}, year = {1977}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The combined results seem to show that more surface water is leaving the watersheds for a given amount of precipitation after logging than before. Total runoff, peak flows, and high-flow volumes have increased. The number of low-flow days has decreased; conversely, the number of high-flow days has increased. Extreme low flows have stayed the same or decreased slightly. Sediment concentrations, sediment yields, and water temperatures increased greatly after clearcut logging and slightly after patch-cut logging. Six years after clearcut logging, sediment yields almost returned to prelogging conditions. Seven years after clearcutting (1973), water temperatures are approaching prelogging conditions.{\textquotedblright} (p.28, 30)}, pages = {31 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Geological Survey}, address = {Washington D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, precipitation, sediment data, streamflow, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/2037/report.pdf}, author = {Harris, D. D and U.S. Geological Survey,} } @mastersthesis {16816, title = {The Suspended Sediment Regimes of Two Small Streams in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast Range}, year = {1977}, note = {Studied sedimentation processes in two mountain streams in Oregon{\textquoteright}s coast range: one eastside (Oak Creek) and one draining to the west (Flynn Creek). Major professor was Robert L. Beschta.}, pages = {111 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Flynn Creek, hydrology, Oak Creek, sediment data, sediments, soils, theses, Willamette River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1v53k023x}, author = {Paustian, Steven Julius} } @book {16826, title = {Alsea Wetlands Review}, year = {1976}, note = {Extensive review of the area. B+w photographs, fold-out maps.}, month = {1976}, pages = {434 p.}, publisher = {United States Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District}, organization = {United States Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alder Springs Acres, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Alsea Spit, aquatic vegetation, Barclay Meadows, Bayshore, coastal hazards, commercial fisheries, demographics, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, economics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, environmental law and policy, erosion, flooding, general ecosystem description, historical, human impacts, hydrography, hydrology, land ownership, land use, Lint Slough, marinas, McKinney Slough, Port of Alsea, recreational fisheries, salinity, soils, terrestrial vegetation, tidal data, turbidity, Waldport, water pollution, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ng451j384} } @book {16941, title = {Postflood Report, January 1974 Flood in the Portland District, Oregon and Washington : Columbia River Basin, Willamette River Basin, Rogue River Basin, Umpqua River Basin, Coastal Rivers}, year = {1975}, note = {Extensive reporting on damage done in the Columbia River, Willamette, Rogue and Umpqua River Basins. Brief reports on damage done to the Siuslaw, Nestucca, Nehalem, Wilson, Siletz, Alsea and Coquille Rivers, and to the Tillamook Bay area. Includes black-and-white photographs of flooding. }, month = {1975}, publisher = {The District}, organization = {The District}, address = {[Portland, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, climate, coastal hazards, Columbia River Basin, Coquille River, flooding, hydrology, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, precipitation, Rogue River Basin, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Willamette River Basin, Wilson River}, author = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,} } @article {16976, title = {Water resources data for Oregon}, volume = {no. OR-75}, year = {1975}, institution = {United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey ; National Technical Information Service}, address = {Portland, Or. ; Springfield, VA}, keywords = {climate, hydrology, physical}, author = {U.S. Geological Survey. Water Resources Division, and Oregon. Water Resources Department,} } @mastersthesis {17021, title = {Discharge Coefficient of an Estuarine Entrance}, volume = {M.S.}, year = {1974}, note = {The entrance to Alsea Bay was the study site for this thesis.}, pages = {89 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, hydrology, mathematical modeling, theses, tidal data, wave data}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/h415pd065}, author = {Boley, Scott L.} } @article {17056, title = {Geologic hazards inventory of the Oregon coastal zone}, volume = {no.17}, year = {1974}, note = {Hazards covered include: erosion, deposition, mass wasting (landslides, rockfalls), groundwater, soils, flooding and earthquakes.}, month = {1974}, pages = {96 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {coastal hazards, earthquakes, environmental policy and law, erosion, general, hydrology, land use, physical, sediments, tsunamis}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/mp/MP-17.pdf}, author = {Beaulieu, John D. and Hughes, Paul W. and Mathiot, R. Kent and Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries,} } @proceedings {17071, title = {Physical parameters which control propagation of tidal waves in estuaries, verified for three significantly different Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.50}, year = {1974}, note = {"A one-dimensional, time-dependent, implicit,finite-difference model, verified for three estuaries along the central Oregon coast, is used to generate controlled data fora large number of hypothetical estuaries." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.37-49}, publisher = {Oregon State University Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Oregon State University}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, mathematical modeling, physical, Siletz River estuary, tidal data, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0190-3647 (series)}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/q811kk38w}, author = {Goodwin, Carl R.}, editor = {Slotta, L. S.} } @mastersthesis {36111, title = {Seasonal Variations in Tidal Dynamics, Water Quality and Sediments in the Alsea Estuary}, year = {1974}, note = {General physical description of Alsea Bay. Includes nice discussion of human alterations to the estuary. Maps, charts. Major professor was Charles K. Sollitt. Masters in Ocean Engineering. }, pages = {252 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. Oc. Eng.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering.}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, historical, human impacts, hydrography, hydrology, sediment data, sediments, theses, tidal currents, tidal data, water quality, water quality data}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/v405sf153}, author = {McKenzie, David Roller} } @article {17116, title = {Alsea River and Tributaries, Oregon: Review Report}, year = {1973}, note = {Includes graph and map.}, pages = {36 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, hydrography, hydrology}, author = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,} } @article {17131, title = {Descriptions and information sources for Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no. 19}, year = {1973}, institution = {Water Resources Research Institute, Sea Grant College Program, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, commercial fisheries, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, land use, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, physical, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, salinity, Salmon River estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, water quality, water temperature, water use, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/cj82kc411}, author = {Percy, Katherine L. and Bella, David A. and Klingeman, Peter C. and Sutterlin, Chet and Sollitt, Charles K. and Kennedy, James B. and Slotta, Larry S. and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute, and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program and U.S. Office of Water Resources Research.,} } @article {17176, title = {Overall Economic Development Plan for Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {1973}, note = {"June, 1973." Maps.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, Alsea River, commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, recreational fisheries, tourism, urban development, water quality, water use}, author = {Lincoln County (Or.). Planning Department,} } @mastersthesis {17181, title = {Prediction of Monthly Streamflows for Oregon Coastal Basins Using Physiographic and Meteorological Parameters}, year = {1973}, note = {"Prediction equations were developed for estimating the flow regime at ungaged stream locations in the Oregon coastal range." (from the Abstract) Major professor was Dr. Peter C. Klingeman. }, month = {1973}, pages = {116 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering.}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea, Alsea River, Beaver (Or.), climate, Drift Creek, Fairdale (Or.), Fisher (Or.), Five Rivers, Foss (Or.), hydrology, mathematical modeling, Mill Creek, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Fork Alsea River, physical, precipitation, Salado (Or.), Siletz (Or.), Siletz River, streamflow, theses, Tidewater (Or.), Tillamook (Or.), Toledo, Trask River, weather, Wilson River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/7s75dg37v}, author = {Orwig, Charles Edwin} } @book {13166, title = {Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Middle Coast Basin, Oregon, and Their Water Requirements (Revised)}, year = {1972}, note = {Good general coverage of the region. Recommended minimum flows, stream temperature data, fishing, hatchery releases, lists dams and falls. Black and white photographs, selected species lists.}, month = {1972}, publisher = {Oregon State Game Commission}, organization = {Oregon State Game Commission}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, biological, birds, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coastal cutthroat trout=Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries, ecological values, economics, fishes, geographical distribution, historical, human impacts, hydrology, life history information, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Lake, temporal distribution, terrestrial mammals, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:18002}, author = {Smith, Allan K. and Lauman, Jim E. and Oregon. Game Commission and Oregon. State Water Resources Board} } @mastersthesis {17276, title = {Zooplankton and Hydrography of Alsea Bay, Oregon, September 1966 to September 1968}, year = {1972}, note = {Ph.D. dissertation. Zooplankton sampled Sept. 1966-Aug. 1968. "Over the sampling period the most important member (numerically) of the zooplankton in Alsea Bay was the calanoid copepod Arcartia clausi. It accounted for 40\% of the total number of zooplankton in 326 samples..." Identifies seasonal and indicator zooplankton groups. Major professor was H. F. Frolander.}, month = {1972}, pages = {228 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of General Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Acartia clausi, Alsea Bay, hydrography, hydrology, plankton, salinity, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2n49t443s}, author = {Matson, Adrian Luther} } @book {17321, title = {National Shoreline Study. Inventory Report Columbia-North Pacific Region. Washington and Oregon}, year = {1971}, note = {Estuaries and shorelines addressed by county. Summarizes Corps{\textquoteright} work in each estuary. Maps show land ownership and vulnerability to erosion. }, month = {1971}, publisher = {United States, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division}, organization = {United States, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, coastal hazards, erosion, general, hydrology, land ownership, land use, physical, Siletz River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-gb458-8-u56-1971/pdf/CZIC-gb458-8-u56-1971.pdf}, author = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District} } @article {17401, title = {Tidal study of three Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.45}, year = {1970}, institution = {Engineering Experiment Station, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, physical, Siletz River estuary, tidal currents, tidal data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34917}, author = {Goodwin, Carl R. and Emmett, E. W. and Glenne, Bard and Oregon State University. Civil Engineering Department,} } @book {17411, title = {Central Oregon Coast}, year = {1969}, note = {9 vol. set. v.1. Physical conditions and present development. -- v.2. Economic patterns. -- v.3. Forest products industry. -- v.4. Agriculture. -- v.5. Commercial fishing and fish processing. -- v.6. Recreation-tourism. -- v.7. Population and housing. -- v.8. Transportation and utilities. -- v.9. Development problems and potentials. 9 volumes in series (general information: very little specific information about Alsea Estuary).}, publisher = {University of Oregon. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service}, organization = {University of Oregon. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service}, address = {Eugene, Or.}, keywords = {air temperature, Alsea Bay, Alsea River Basin, biological, climate, commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, general, general ecosystem description, geological, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, physical, precipitation, recreational fisheries, tourism, urban development, wind}, author = {University of Oregon. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service,} } @mastersthesis {17416, title = {Changes in Storm Hydrographs Due to Clear-Cut Logging of Coastal Watersheds}, year = {1969}, note = {Major professor was James T. Krygier.}, pages = {116 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, streamflow, terrestrial vegetation, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/w0892d917}, author = {Harper, Warren Charles} } @article {17486, title = {A preliminary investigation of the heavy mineral suites of the coastal rivers and beaches of Oregon and northern California}, journal = {The Ore Bin}, volume = {30}, number = {9}, year = {1968}, month = {1968}, pages = {165-180}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chetco River, Coos River, Coquille River, geological, heavy minerals, hydrology, Kilchis River, Little Nestucca River, Miami River, Millicoma River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Fork, paleosciences, physical, Rogue River, Salmon River, sediment data, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, isbn = {0148-1827}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/p26770670}, author = {Kulm, Laverne D. and Scheidegger, K. F. and Byrne, John V. and Spigai, J. J.} } @mastersthesis {17506, title = {Rapid Calibration of Coastal Streams to Detect Effects of Roadbuilding}, year = {1968}, note = {Major professor was James T. Krygier.}, pages = {51 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/f4752k27d}, author = {Gilleran, Dennis James} } @book {17511, title = {River Mile Index, Coastal Tributaries, Oregon}, year = {1968}, month = {1968}, publisher = {The Committee}, organization = {The Committee}, address = {Vancouver, WA [?]}, keywords = {general, geography, hydrography, hydrology, map}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210024975045\&seq=1}, author = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission. Hydrology and Hydraulics Committee,} } @article {77121, title = {Environmental factors in coastal and estuarine waters}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1966}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Coast of Oregon{\textquotedblright} An excellent resource for older and classic references on the area.}, pages = {62 p.}, keywords = {Bibliographies, biology, climate, fisheries, geology, hydrography, hydrology, oceanography}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6t053g86j}, author = {Ditsworth, George R.} } @book {17591, title = {Water Quality Standards: Marine and Estuarine Waters of Oregon}, year = {1966}, month = {1966}, publisher = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority}, organization = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, chemical, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, dissolved oxygen data, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, toxicity, turbidity, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, water quality, water temperature data, water use, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. State Sanitary Authority,} } @article {17596, title = {Waterpower resources and reconnaissance geology of sites in the Alsea River basin, Oregon}, journal = {Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper}, number = {1610-D}, year = {1966}, month = {1966}, pages = {D1-D45}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, geology, hydrology}, isbn = {0886-9308}, url = {http://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1610d/report.pdf}, author = {Young, L. L. and Neal, D. W. and Gaskill, D. L.} } @article {17626, title = {Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Middle Coast Basin, Oregon, and Their Water Use Requirements}, year = {1965}, note = {"April, 1965." Assesses fish and wildlife resources (primarily fish) of the Mid-Coast Basin. Makes recommendations on minimum stream flows needed to sustain fish. Includes reports on the stream cleanup / log jam removal program of the mid-1960s. Includes list of dams and waterfalls. Two folded maps show known salmonid spawning areas.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, birds, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coastal cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries, ecological values, economics, fishes, geographical distribution, historical, human impacts, hydrology, life history information, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Lake, temporal distribution, terrestrial mammals, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/s7526d23w}, author = {Hutchinson, James M.} } @book {17631, title = {In the Matter of Formulating an Integrated, Coordinated Program for the Use and Control of the Water Resources of the Mid Coast Basin.}, year = {1965}, note = {2 vols.}, month = {1965-1966}, publisher = {Oregon, State Water Resources Board}, organization = {Oregon, State Water Resources Board}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, economics, human impacts, hydrology, precipitation, water quality data, water use}, author = {Oregon. State Water Resources Board.,} } @book {17646, title = {Mid-Coast Basin}, year = {1965}, month = {1965}, publisher = {Oregon, State Water Resources Board}, organization = {Oregon, State Water Resources Board}, chapter = {122 pp. + 5 plates}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, economics, human impacts, hydrology, precipitation, Salmon River Basin, Siletz River Basin, Siltcoos Creek, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River Basin, Tahkenitch Creek, Tahkenitch Lake, water quality, water quality data, water use, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/2801ph191}, author = {Oregon. State Water Resources Board.,} } @article {17851, title = {Recent studies in the hydrography of Oregon estuaries}, journal = {Research Briefs - Fish Commission of Oregon}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, year = {1959}, note = {Burt classes the Alsea River as Type B, a partially mixed system.}, month = {July_1959}, pages = {14-27}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, estuarine dynamics, human impacts, hydrology, molluscs, physical, physical modifications, salinity data, water pollution}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/p2676w188}, author = {Burt, Wayne V. and McAlister, W. Bruce} } @booklet {17861, title = {Coastal sand dunes of Oregon and Washington}, howpublished = {Geological Society of America. Memoir}, volume = {no. 72}, year = {1958}, month = {1958}, pages = {p. 198}, publisher = {Geological Society of America}, address = {New York, NY}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, climate, coastal dunes, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, general, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, history, human impacts, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, paleosciences, physical, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wind, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/hq37vs212}, author = {Cooper, William S.} } @book {15291, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries: June 1956 to September 1958}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, number = {no.3}, year = {1958}, note = {Subseries: Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no. 58-6}, month = {1958, Oct.}, publisher = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, organization = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos Bay, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, salinity data, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/t722hb284} } @book {17896, title = {Water quality data inventory supplement}, series = {Oregon State Water Resources Board Bulletin}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1957}, month = {1957}, publisher = {Oregon State Water Resources Board}, organization = {Oregon State Water Resources Board}, address = {Salem, Or}, keywords = {chloride, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, flouride, hydrology, physical, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siltcoos estuary, Tahkenitch estuary, Tenmile estuary, turbidity data, Umpqua River estuary, water quality, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay Fisheries Laboratory, Yaquina River}, author = {Northcraft, Martin E. and Westgarth, Warren C. and Oregon State College. Engineering Experiment Station} } @book {15311, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries : prior to June 1956}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1956}, note = {Also called Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no.56-2}, month = {1956, Jun.}, publisher = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, organization = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos Bay, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, salinity data, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vm40xs83p} } @article {17911, title = {Water quality data inventory}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1956}, month = {1956}, institution = {Engineering Experiment Station, Oregon State College}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {chlorid, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, flouride, hydrology, physical, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siltcoos estuary, Tahkenitch estuary, Tenmile estuary, turbidity data, Umpqua River estuary, water quality, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay Fisheries Laboratory, Yaquina River}, author = {Westgarth, Warren Cyril and Northcraft, Martin E. and Oregon. State Water Resources Board and Oregon State University. Engineering Experiment Station,} } @mastersthesis {55411, title = {Rural Settlement and Resources of the Alsea Valley}, year = {1954}, note = {This Master{\textquoteright}s thesis examines the Alsea River Basin in the early 1950s, from the days when Waldport could boast 690 residents. The emphasis is on economic activity, from farming to logging to recreational fisheries. There are numerous maps and bw photographs. Nice studies of individual farms and enterprises. If you care about the history of the Alsea Basin, you should look at this. Major porfessor was J. Granville Jensen.}, pages = {114 p.}, school = {Oregon State College}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Natural Resources}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea River Basin, Brownley Dairy Farm, Bummer Creek, Canal Creek, Crooked (Spencer) Creek, dams, Digger Mountain, Fall Creek, farming, Five Rivers, Grass Creek, historical, Honey Grove Creek, hydrology, John Newman Farm, L.J. Stow Ranch, Lobsterr Creek, logging, Maltby Dairy Farm, Missouri Bend, North Fork Alsea River, recreational fisheries, Scott Creek, South Fork Alsea River, Sudan Creek, Taylor{\textquoteright}s Landing, water rights, water supply}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/f1881q505}, author = {Northam, Ray Mervyn} } @article {52131, title = {Water resources of the State of Oregon: Summary of available Iiformation: 1937-1941}, volume = {no.10}, year = {1946}, pages = {679 p.}, institution = {Oregon. Office of the State Engineer,}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea (Or.), Alsea River, Austin (Or.), Azalea (Or.), Clearwater River, Coquille River, Cow Creek, Diamond Lake, Elkton (Or.), Foss (Or.), Glendale (Or.), Glide (Or.), hydrography, hydrology, Lake Creek (North Umpqua), Lake Creek (Siuslaw), McMinnville (Or.), Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Fork Alsea River, North Umpqua River, Rock Creek, Rogue River, Siletz (Or.), Siletz River, Siuslaw River, streamflow, Tillamook (Or.), Tiller (Or.), Toketee Falls, Trask River, Triangle Lake, Umpqua River, Umpqua River Basin, water use, Wildcat Creek (Siuslaw), Wilson River}, author = {Oregon. State Engineer, and United States. Geological Survey,} } @article {36431, title = {Water Resources of the State of Oregon : Summary of Available Information: 1931-1936}, volume = {no.9}, year = {1937}, note = {The Alsea station only has data for June-Oct.22, 1932. The Trask, Wilson and Siuslaw River stations cover water years (Oct./Sep.) 1931/1936. All other stations listed here cover Oct.1930/Sep.1936.}, pages = {728 p.}, institution = {Office of State Engineer}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea (Or.), Alsea River, Austa (Or.), Azalea (Or.), Clearwater River, Coquille River, Cow Creek, Diamond Lake, Elkton (Or.), Glendale (Or.), Glide (Or.), hydrography, hydrology, Lake Creek (North Umpqua River), Lake Creek (Siuslaw River), McMinnville (Or.), Nestucca River, North Fork Alsea River, North Umpqua River, Rock Creek, Rogue River, Siletz (Or.), Siletz River, Siuslaw River, streamflow, Tillamook (Or.), Tillamook Bay, Toketee Falls, Trask River, Umpqua River, Umpqua River Basin, water use, Wilson River}, author = {Oregon. State Engineer, and United States. Geological Survey,} }