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Conflicts in the multiple use of Wallowa Lake

Creator:: Craig, Kenneth Mackenzie
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the problem of the increasing competition between recreation and irrigation at Wallowa Lake. Originally Wallowa Lake was an abundant source of fish for the Indians but the advent of irrigation in the area by the early settlers eliminated the blueback salmon (oncorhynchus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Competition for water : federal-state conflicts in the Klamath Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Cordill, M. Kim
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The problems and issues of implementing Oregon's minimum stream flow program

Creator:: Stafford, Bret William
Abstract:: Oregon's minimum stream flow program attempts to preserve adequate flows of water for the instream needs of aquatic life and pollution abatement. Conflicts with consumptive uses of water have indicated that improvements are needed in the program. The conflicts are explored and specific improvements suggested.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Analyzing the impact of flood plain regulations upon residential land values: The North Albany case study

Creator:: Turner, Michael Frank
Abstract:: Land use regulation as a nonstructural method of flood damage mitigation has proven to be a controversial measure due, among other things, to suspected adverse impacts upon residential land values. Little evidence, however, has been gathered to substantiate this claim. This study attempts to analyze the relationship between flood plain...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The problems of implementing flood damage reduction measures in the vicinity of Malheur/Harney Lakes, Oregon

Creator:: Wahab, Amin
Abstract:: The rise of water level in Malheur Lake in Southeastern Oregon has become a major issue of concern in Harney County, where the lake is located, and on a state-wide level. The concern is due to the extensive damage caused by flood water to agricultural land, highways and roads, a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Analysis of growth rates of residential land values on and near the regulated flood plain

Creator:: Warnick, Larry James
Abstract:: Flood plain regulations are one of six major adjustments used to cope with flood hazard in the United States. This adjustment was essentially neglected in the national flood hazard policies until Congress enacted the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. The implementation of regulations, as called for in the Act,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Management conflicts and changing water use priorities at Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon

Creator:: Yingling, Jean Warrington
Abstract:: In recent years, low lake levels at Fern Ridge, Oregon have become a major concern for recreationists in the southern Willamette Valley. A filled reservoir is necessary for the most popular water sport at Fern Ridge: sailing. The Army Corps of Engineers manages Fern Ridge as part of the Willamette...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Nitrogen and chlorophyll relations to low altitude photographed reflectance of perennial ryegrass

Creator:: Kreinheder, David P.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to test a photographic method of determining the relationship, if any, between the spectral reflectance and measured levels of nitrogen and chlorophyll in plots of ryegrass turf. Color and color infrared aerial photos were taken of a grid of 375 plots of ryegrass in June and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Wisconsin's innovative approach to nonpoint source pollution

Creator:: Strous, Robert E., Jr.
Abstract:: Nonpoint source pollution is a widespread problem with no easy solutions. The variable nature of nonpoint sources and the wide range of best management practices, coupled with a multitude of managerial constraints, make management of nonpoint source pollution a difficult task. Wisconsin's Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Abatement Program overcomes many...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

River restoration: active vs. passive restoration efforts, Alder Creek example

Creator:: Keating, Stephen
Abstract:: The practice of river and stream restoration has increased with heightened environmental concerns and awareness. Many of these projects use structural modifications in an attempt to mimic natural landscapes. These structural modifications represent an active approach to river and stream restoration. Active restoration projects are well funded and extensively constructed....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Conflicts in the multiple use of Wallowa Lake

Competition for water : federal-state conflicts in the Klamath Basin, Oregon

The problems and issues of implementing Oregon's minimum stream flow program

Analyzing the impact of flood plain regulations upon residential land values: The North Albany case study

The problems of implementing flood damage reduction measures in the vicinity of Malheur/Harney Lakes, Oregon

Analysis of growth rates of residential land values on and near the regulated flood plain

Management conflicts and changing water use priorities at Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon

Nitrogen and chlorophyll relations to low altitude photographed reflectance of perennial ryegrass

Wisconsin's innovative approach to nonpoint source pollution

River restoration: active vs. passive restoration efforts, Alder Creek example

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