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Filtering by: Subject Sediments (Geology) -- Oregon -- Siletz River Estuary Creator Iverson, Justin Degree Field Geology

Investigation of the hydraulic, physical, and chemical buffering capacity of Missoula Flood Deposits for water quality and supply in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:

Iverson, Justin

Abstract:

The Willamette Silt is a surficial geologic unit composed of successive Missoula Flood Deposits that underlies 3100 km2 (1200 mil) of arable land in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The Willamette Silt protects the underlying regionally important Willamette Aquifer from agricultural contamination while acting as a semi-confining unit and a...

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Masters Thesis

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