| Title | On the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound; and government improvements on the Pacific Coast |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1891 |
| Authors | DeCourcy, Bolton W. |
| Secondary Title | Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Volume | 25 |
| Pagination | p.420-441 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley Storage TA1 .A5 |
| Keywords | Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, harbors, jetties, navigation, Nehalem River estuary, physical modification, sediments, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | Discusses prospective and current engineering projects at West Coast harbors in the early 1890s. Includes maps of harbor entrances. The natural (unimproved by human activity) entrance to the Umpqua River is offered as an example of sand deposition due to nearshore currents. "In several of the sketches herewith, the northern littoral drift can be easily seen; for instance, the Umpqua River shows it plainly at its mouth..." (p.429) |
| DOI | 10.1061/TACEAT.0000823 |
| Series Title | Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers |
