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Influences of landslides, floods and land use on channel changes of the upper Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon 1936-1980

Creator:

Lyons, Joseph Kevin

Abstract:

Time trends in flow and channel characteristics were evaluated for the Middle Fork Willamette (MFW) River, which drains a 668 km2 forested watershed in the Cascade Mountains of western Oregon. Timber production is the primary land use in the watershed. Analysis of precipitation and peak flow data from 1959 to...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Mass erosion occurrence and debris torrent impacts on some streams in the Willamette National Forest

Creator:

Chesney, Charles J.

Abstract:

This study focused on extensive soil mass movement occurrence in the Willamette National Forest of western Oregon and on intensive measurements of some physical and biological changes in streams following debris torrents. Debris torrents are a rapid movement of water-charged debris confined to steep headwater channels. The frequency (events/ha/yr) of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis