This document includes the mapping of all the major Oregon Estuaries. In addition to the maps there are aerial photographs of each area and information concerning the estuaries.
The overriding goal of this study was to provide first
order estimates of dilution and tidal flushing of
waste discharges released hypothetically into various
Oregon estuaries during critical low flows and tides.
Causal relationships between discharged wastes and subsequent
estuarine response were studied. Various approaches
to determine the assimilative capacity...
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Seasonal data on tides, water quality and sediments in the
Siuslaw Estuary were collected. Tide and velocity data were analyzed
to evaluate damping conditions in the estuary. The system was found
to approximate a weakly damped standing wave. A strong relationship
of damping conditions to river flow was observed. The...
Sediment-associated gross primary production, oxygen uptake, microalgal biomass expressed as chlorophyll a concentration, macroalgal biomass and total organic matter concentration expressed as ash-free dry weight were measured monthly at medium sand, fine sand and coarse silt sites between 0.5 m and 2.0 m above MLLW during an entire year at...
Sometime ago, the Division of State Lands, working with funds provided by the United States Government, under the Emergency Employment Act of 1971, performed a study and analysis of the ownership of submersible lands (tidelands) in each of Oregon's major estuaries. The results of our study are contained in this...