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Heat balance of alcoves on the Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:

Bryenton, Andrew G.

Abstract:

Alcoves in some river systems are cooler than the mainstem of the river and provide thermal refugia for aquatic species. An energy balance and sensitivity analysis on 3 alcoves in the Willamette River, Oregon indicate that alcove size and alcove flux determine the degree to which meteorological conditions affect the...

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Masters Thesis
Hydrogeologic field investigation and groundwater flow model of the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Craner, Jeremy D.

Abstract:

Elevated groundwater nitrate (NO3 -) concentrations in the Southern Willamette Valley (SWV) caused the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to declare a Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in Spring, 2004. To better understand direction of groundwater flow, groundwater age, and nitrate transport pathways of the SWV we developed a steady-state...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis