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Creator:: Root, Ann L.
Abstract:: In the American West keeping water instream to protect fish and wildlife, recreation, and water quality is in direct conflict with traditional water laws. While most western states have established instream flow protection programs, protection has been hindered by the basic tenet of the prior appropriation doctrine, first in time,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Anderson, Paul Khalil
Abstract:: This study investigates patterns of physical structure organization in stream networks. In particular, it seeks to describe patterns of wood, boulders, pools and slope that are evident in stream channels and to determine whether patterns of these elements are influenced by network-level controls. The four in-stream parameters were combined to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Saligoe-Simmel, Julia L.
Abstract:: Streamflow variability can provide valuable information for nonpoint source pollution monitoring program planning. The research papers presented in this thesis examine selected properties of streamflow variability in Oregon to advance its application in regional planning of water quality monitoring programs. The products of this research depict Oregon streams by their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , where and when" ofstreamflow variability for water quality monitoring design for Oregon stream systems

Creator:: Gutowsky, Sharon L.
Abstract:: This study investigates riparian cover change between 1939 and 1996 utilizing aerial photography, bank conditions and stream gauge data. Three sites under 1.0 km2, along a 10- km reach north of Harrisburg, Oregon, were evaluated. The cover classification scheme included 18 classes composed of 3 canopy densities and 8 structural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Allen, Tracy Hunter
Abstract:: The lower Columbia River (LCR) riparian zone is rich in habitat diversity. However, the natural beauty and species diversity along the river have increasingly become affected by human activity. This study quantifies the areal extent and degree of wetlands change and associated causes along the LCR over the past 44...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Ninnemann, Jeffery J.
Abstract:: The primary goal of this research project is to quantitatively measure the temporal scales of hyporheic exchange along a stream network. Our goal is to examine how hyporheic exchange varies with increasing stream size. Many previous studies focus on single stream reaches or on several reaches of similar sized streams,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hvoorheic Characteristics Along a Longitudinal Profile of Lookout Creek, Oregon Abstract approved: ~L

Creator:: Williamson, Kenneth J., Bella, David A., Beschta, Robert L., Grant, Gordon, Klingeman, Peter C., Li, Hiram W., Nelson, Peter O., Castillo, Gonzalo, Lorz, Tom, Meleason, Mark, Minear, Paula, Moret, Stephanie, Nam, Ilgi, Reiter, Maryanne, and Wieland, Lisa
Abstract:: A report for the Oregon Division of State Lands.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Stream Health VOLUME II: TECHNICAL BACKGROUND REPORT A report for the Oregon Division of State Lands

Creator:: Frenkel, Robert E. and Morlan, Janet C.
Abstract:: "Final report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Funds supporting this study have been provided by Region 10 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle, WA."
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: AND PROSPECT Robert E. Frenkel and Janet C. Morlan Department of Geosciences Oregon State

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