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Seasonal variations in tidal dynamics, water quality, and sediments in the Coos Bay estuary

Creator:

Arneson, Robert Jeffrey

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Masters Thesis

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VARIATIONS IN TIDAL DYNAMICS, WATER Abstra QUALITY, AND SEDIMENTS IN THE COOS BAY ESTUARY Data was
Energy dissipation in a tidal estuary

Creator:

Blanton, Jackson Orin

Abstract:

The extent and mechanism of energy dissipation has been studied in Coos Bay, a coastal plain estuary. Coos Bay is located on the central Oregon coast, 184 nautical miles south of Astoria, Oregon, and 35 nautical miles north of Cape Blanco. Past field work in Coos Bay and data obtained...

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Masters Thesis
Evaluation of estuarine channel conditions in Coos Bay, Oregon using side-scan sonar

Creator:

Hartman, Gregory L.

Abstract:

Side-scan sonar records in Oregon's Coos Bay estuary navigation channels were obtained at intervals of two to three months during the November 1974 - October 1975 time period from Coos Bay Channel Mile 11+50 to 15+20, and from a reach in the Marshfield Channel. A limited side-scan survey effort was...

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Masters Thesis

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: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Larry S. Slotta Side-scan sonar records in Oregon's Coos Bay estuary navigation
Juvenile coho salmon movement and migration through tide gates

Creator:

Bass, Arthur

Abstract:

Tidal marshlands in the upper estuary ecotone provide essential habitat for juvenile salmonids. In this environment, salmonids grow rapidly and acclimate to saltwater. Worldwide, tidal marshes have been diked and drained to provide agricultural and residential land. Tide gates are one-way doors integrated into dike systems that prevent saltwater flooding...

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Masters Thesis

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with a freshwater reservoir. Depending upon the location of a tide gate within a bay or estuary, the