Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon - Friday, John; Miller, Suzanne J. (Open-File Report / U.S. Geological Survey, 1984)
In two volumes v.2 is Western Oregon.
Keywords: hydrology; streamflow

Water-resources of western Douglas County, Oregon - Curtiss, D.A.; Collins, C.A.; Oster, E. A. (Water-Resources Investigations Report, 1984)
Summerizes lower Umpqua River resources -- groundwater, surface water, aquifer, extent of saltwater intrusion, water chemistry. Map extends a bit past Kellogg.
Keywords: chemical; geology; hydrology; sediments; Smith River; Umpqua River; water quality

Winchester - Gladson, Jim (Oregon Wildlife, 1984)
The initiation of hydropower at Winchester Dam in 1983 was controversial. This article is a defense of ODFW’s efforts to protect anadromous fish migrating on the river and a call for concerned citizens to contact lawmakers to ensure that fish can bypass dams safely.
Keywords: dams; depleted populations; fish passage; North Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; Winchester Dam

Analyses of elutriates, native water, and bottom material in selected rivers and estuaries in western Oregon and Washington - Fuhrer, Gregory J. (Open-Fle Report (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 1983)
"The elutriate test is designed to indicate the various processes that occur when bottom materials are dredged and transported as a mixture of bottom materials and water." (p.1). Pages 131-139 cover the Umpqua River.
Keywords: Coos Bay; dredging; herbicides; manganese; mercury; nitrogen; pesticides; phosphorus; sediment data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality; Yaquina River

Behemoth bass: a look at the striped bass in Oregon - Bender, Reese (Oregon Wildlife, 1983)
Looks at the striped bass fishery in Oregon. Details research project studying striped bass life history and early life stages on the South Coos River. "The last dominant brood year in the Umpqua system was 1966, while the Coos system has not experienced a dominant striper brood since 1958."
Keywords: abundance; historical; Smith River; South Coos River; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River

Clam studies: 1982 - Gaumer, Thomas F.; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division, (Information Reports / Fish Division, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1983)
This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1982. Activities summarized include the recreational clam fishery, commercial clam fishery, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries-shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille Point; Criteser's Marina; fat gaper clam = Tresus capax; Idaho Point; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; McLean Point; molluscs; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; recreational fisheries-shellfish; Siuslaw River estuary; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay; Yaquina Bay Bridge

The ecology of estuarine channels of the Pacific Northwest coast: a community profile - Simenstad, Charles A.; U.S. National Coastal Ecosystems Team, (FWB/OBS, 1983)
Overview of assemblages in estuarine channels in this region: benthic fauna, epifauna, zooplankton, fishes, birds, mammals. Illustrations, charts and maps. In Google Books.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; aquatic mammals; aquatic vegetation; birds; estuarine dynamics; fishes; general ecosystem description; habitats

The ecology of tidal marshes of the Pacific Northwest coast : a community profile - Seliskar, Denise M.; Gallagher, John L.; National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.),; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Biological Services,; University of Delaware. College of Marine Studies, (FWS/OBS, 1983)
Keywords: Alsea Bay; aquatic invertebrates; aquatic vegetation; birds; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; fishes; geographic distribution; natural resource management; Necanicum Bay; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts Bay; Rogue River estuary; salinity; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw Bay; Sixes River estuary; soils; species list; terrestrial mammals; tidal marsh; tidal processes; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; wetland vegetation; Yaquina Bay

Fish or eat bait! - Butler, Jerry; Snow, C. Dale (Oregon Wildlife, 1983)
Describes herring fishery in Oregon, including recreational fishery and commercial fishery in Yaquina Bay. "The mature adults generally show in Yauqiina Bay in January, later in the Coos, and even later (April and May) in the Umpqua."
Keywords: Coos Bay; Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Heavy metals in estuarine shellfish from Oregon - Caldwell, Richard S.; Buhler, Donald R. (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1983)
Good data. Checked mercury, zinc, manganese, iron, copper and cadmium concentrations in molluscs and crustaceans in six Oregon estuaries. Found relatively low levels of heavy metals, especially of cadmium.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; cadmium; chemical; cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; copper; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); heavy metals; iron; manganese; mercury; molluscs; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca estuary; Netarts estuary; Salmon River estuary; Siletz River estuary; softshell clam=Mya arenaria; Tillamook estuary; toxicity; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay; zinc

A history of coho fisheries and management in Oregon through 1982 - Johnson, Karen (Information Reports / Fish Division, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1983)
Good overview of the history of the Oregon coho salmon fisheries, their management, and attempts to improve returns. Many charts and tables.
Keywords: Alsea River; catch data; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch; Columbia River; commercial fisheries - salmon; Coos Bay; Coquille River; historical; human impacts; Native Americans; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; recreational fisheries - salmon; Rogue River; Salmon River; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; statistics; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina River

Mile Point 7.00 Westbound Umpqua River Highway, U.S. 38, Douglas County : wetlands and estuarine analysis - Oregon. Dept. of Transportation, (1983)
Describes possible estuarine mitigation sites to make up for wetlands filled by highway construction
Keywords: habitat restoration; mitigation; Umpqua River

Oregon estuarine invertebrates : an illustrated guide to the common and important invertebrate animals - Rudy, Jr., Paul; Hay, Rudy. Lynn; Watson, Jay F. (FWS-OBS, 1983)
A classic. Excellent line drawings of animals. Section on what species might be confused with is quite useful. A bit old now, and many of the species names have changed, but still a useful resource.
Keywords: annelids; aquatic invertebrates; cnidarians; crustaceans; Field guide; molluscs; taxonomy

Oregon shrimp fishery, 1982 - Saelens, Mark R.; Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Information Reports (Oregon. Fish Division), 1983)
Extensive statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp = Pandalus jordani; Port of Garibaldi; Port of Newport; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Species profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest): Chinook salmon - Beauchamp, David A.; Shepard, Michael F.; Pauley, Gilbert B.; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Biological Services,; U.S. National Coastal Ecosystems Team,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, (FWS/OBS, 1983)
Good bibliography.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coos River; Coquille River; geographic distribution; habitats; life history information; Rogue River; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; taxonomy; turbidity; Umpqua River; water quality; water temperature; Yaquina River

Comprehensive Plan for Production and Management of Oregon's Anadromous Salmon and Trout. Part II. Coho Salmon Plan - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division, ([Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife], 1982)
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; environmental policy and law; hatchery salmonids; natural resource management; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species; Umpqua River estuary

Cultural resource overview of the Siuslaw National Forest, western Oregon. Volume 1 - Beckham, Stephen Dow; Toepel, Kathryn Anne; Minor, Rick (Heritage Research Associates Reports, 1982)
Excellent overview of the region's physical and cultural resources. A rich resource for early uses of the estuary. Umpqua Eden archeological site near the mouth of the river is covered.
Keywords: archeology; ecology; historical

Diamond Lake - Gladson, Jim (Oregon Wildlife, 1982)
Popular-level article about the lake and ODFW's activities there. Bw photographs.
Keywords: Diamond Lake; North Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

An evaluation of suspended sediment and turbidity in Cow Creek, Oregon - Curtiss, David A (Water-Resources Investigations, 1982)
"During a 6-month period from December 1980 through May 1981, samples were collected from Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg., and analyzed for suspended sediment, particle-size distribution, and turbidity. Of the estimated suspended-sediment discharge of 4,270 tons for the 1931 water year, 95 percent (4,050 tons) was transported during a major storm event, December 2-4, 1980." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: Azalea (Or.); Cow Creek; hydrology; sediment data; South Umpqua River

Flood profiles in the Calapooya Creek basin, Oregon - Friday, John (Open-File Report (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 1982)
Keywords: Bachelor Creek; Calapooya Creek; coastal hazards; Coon Creek; flooding; Gassy Creek; hydrology; Polloc Creek; precipitation; Umpqua River

The law of the coast in a clamshell: Part VIII: the Oregon approach - Graber, Peter H. F. (Shore and Beach, 1982)
This article, written by the Attorney General of Oregon at the time, gives an overview of Oregon’s coastal laws. The article looks at land ownership, access rights, leasing, determination of tidal boundaries, and Oregon’s Public Trust doctrine. The 1967 Oregon Beach Law is referenced. A helpful vocabulary gives a legal lexicon for shoreline changes. A good look at the laws as of 1982.
Keywords: Oregon, environmental law and policy, land ownership, tidelands, beaches, Beach Bill

Oregon shrimp fishery, 1981 - Saelens, Mark; Golden, Jim; Hunt, Betsy; Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Informational Report (Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1982)
Extensive statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp = Pandalus jordani; Port of Garibaldi; Port of Newport; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Phenotypic differences among stocks of hatchery and wild coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, in Oregon, Washington, and California - Hjort, Randy Carl; Schreck, Carl B. (Fishery Bulletin, 1982)
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Columbia River; Coquille River; genetics; hatchery salmonids; life history information; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Nehalem River; physiology; Rogue River; Salmon River; Siletz River; Smith River; Tenmile Lakes; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

Site guide: Matt’s Flats - Sawyer, Martha (Oregon Birds, 1982)
Gives a route to help birders get to the mudflats on the Lower Umpqua River. Includes a hand-drawn map.
Keywords: birds; Gardiner; Lower Umpqua River; recreation; Salmon Harbor

When the December flood hit - Shay, Ron (Oregon Wildlife, 1982)
Accounts of the December, 1981 floods are given. The account for the Umpqua River Basin is extensive. "In the Umpqua River area, biologist Dave Anderson tells another story of too much water and dirt. Anderson writes, 'Slides have been occurring on the Smith and Lower Umpqua River tributaries for the last 8-10 years, since logging has accelerated in that couty. Some streams that had spawning ground counts were no longer counted in the late '60's and '70's due to habitat destruction. . . . this past winter had serious slide problems . . . . I would estimate that 40 percent of the entire coho production in the Umpqua basin was destroyed during the winter of 1981-82."
Keywords: coastal hazards; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; erosion; flooding; human impacts; landslides; large woody debris; logging; Lower Umpqua; Smith River; Umpqua River Basin

Winchester Bay (Salmon Harbor) Channel Improvements, Umpqua River, Oregon: Draft Detailed Project Report & Environmental Assessment - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1982)
Keywords: navigation; physical modification; Salmon Harbor Moorage; sediments; tidal currents; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Winchester Bay (Salmon Harbor) Channel Improvements, Umpqua River, Oregon: Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1982)
Includes 2 pages of plates.
Keywords: navigation; physical modification; Salmon Harbor Moorage; sediments; tidal currents; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Analysis of an Attack by a Large Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias L., on a Surfer at Winchester Bay, Douglas County, Oregon - Cook, Sid F.; Brzycki, Stanley J. (1981)
"Portions of this document represent confidential material and may not be reproduced without prior written authorization." Includes 5 color slides.
Keywords: Great white shark = Carcharadon carcharias

An Economic Study of Three Small Watershed Projects in Midlife: Performance Evaluation - Kraynick, Roger G.; Stoevener, Herbert H. (Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, 1981)
Keywords: habitat restoration; North Umpqua River; Sutherlin Creek; Umpqua River

Estuaries - Gladson, Jim (Oregon Wildlife, 1981)
Popular overview of the state of Oregon's estuaries in the early 1980s. Uses Tillamook Bay as an example of "estuary evolution accelerated by man," documents filling in of the bay due to logging, forest fires. Paragraph descriptions of each of the major estuaries. "Umpqua Bay (7,260 acres): Better known as Winchester Bay, this estuary provides shelter to a large recreational and commercial salmon fishing fleet. Salmon, sturgeon and the elusive and delicious striped bass are all sought by anglers in the bay. The upper bay also supports a variety of commercial uses including fish processing and wood products manufacture."
Keywords: estuaries; general; human impacts; Winchester Bay

Geology and Mineralization of the Banfield and Rowley Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits, Douglas Co., Oregon - Fifarek, Richard H. (Oregon State University, 1981)
"The overall purpose of the study was to optimize exploration of the Banfield-Rowley area by establishing the principal geologic features and controls of mineralization. Specific considerations included: 1) the structural, stratigraphic and geometric relationships of the mineral deposits to their host rocks, 2) the distribution, texture and mineralogy of sulfIde and alteration assemblages, 3) the post-mineralization metamorphic and structural effects, and 4) the origin of mineralization." (p.2) The major professor was Cyrus W. Field.
Keywords: Drew Creek; geology; mining; paleosciences; South Umpqua River; sulphides; theses; Umpqua River Basin

The Identification of Early Prehistoric Settlement Patterns Along the Coast of Southwest Oregon: A Survey Based Upon Amateur Artifact Collections - Pullen, Reginald John (Oregon State University, 1981)
The author surveyed amateur artifact collections from southwestern Oregon and concluded that traditional theories about ancient people’s settlement patterns in the region were incorrect. “Based on the distribution of major styles of projectile points, at least two distinct periods of occupation are definable. The Early period is tentatively dated between 1000 B.C. and 500 A.D. and the Late period between 500 A.D. and 1856 AD. The Early period was characterized by reliance upon upland resources, and the focus of occupation was along the upper reaches of coastal rivers. The Late period was characterized by reliance upon riverine and maritime resources, and the focus of occupation was on coastal bays and estuaries.” (From the Abstract) Includes line drawings and bw photographs of projectile points. Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) thesis The major professor was Richard E. Ross.
Keywords: archeology; Chetco River; Coos River; Coquille River; Elk River; Pistol River; Rogue River; Sixes River; South Fork Umpqua River; Umpqua River; Umpqua-Eden

Oregon coastal salt marsh upper limits and tidal datums - Frenkel, Robert E.; Eilers, H. Peter; Jefferson, Carol A. (Estuaries, 1981)
General reference chiefly concerned with plant species distribution in marshes of Yaquina, Alsea and Coos estuaries. Some additional information about the Coquille River (Bandon Marsh) and Nehalem Bay.
Keywords: marshes; plant species; tides; zonation

Oregon shrimp fishery, 1980 - Saelens, Mark; Golden, Jim; Hunt, Betsy; Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Informational Report (Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1981)
Extensive statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp = Pandalus jordani; Port of Garibaldi; Port of Newport; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Smith River and Umpqua Tributaries Navigability Report - Farnell, James E. (Division of State Lands, 1981)
When Oregon became a state in 1859, the U.S. government transferred ownership of all the beds of navigable rivers to the new state. By the early 1980s, development along waterways made it necessary to precisely define what parts of streams were navigable, thus this report on the Smith River. The report gives an excellent overview of historic use of the river. Logging complicated the final conclusions, since log booms were historically used in much of the river. Numerous bw photographs.
Keywords: Gardiner (Or.); Gunter (Or.); logging; navigation; North Fork Smith River; North Umpqua River; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Sulphur Springs (Or.); transportation; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; West Fork Smith River

Tidal inlet response to jetty construction: general investigation of tidal inlets - Kieslich, James M.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District; U.S. Coastal Engineering Research Center,; U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, (GITI Report, 1981)
Discusses how channels changed after jetties were constructed. The Umpqua River case history is covered on p.27-29. A drawing on p.29 shows how the deepest part of the channel shifted from 1886 to 1927, Map of harbor entrance on p.28.
Keywords: Coos Bay; Coquille River; Grays Harbor (Wa.); harbor; Humboldt Bay (Cal.); jetties; Merrimack River (Mass.); navigation; Newport Bay (Cal.)sediments; tidal currents; Umpqua River

Tropical marlin caught in the Umpqua River - Haight, David R. (Oregon Wildlife, 1981)
Describes the capture of a 123 ½ lb. marlin about two miles up the Umpqua River in August, 1981. This was the first recorded catch of a marlin this far north. A bw photograph is included with the article.
Keywords: striped marlin = Tetrapturus audax; Unpqua River; water temperature; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River Basin, Berry Creek Dam, Douglas County, Oregon, Or 00640: Phase I Inspection Report, National Dam Safety Program - U.S. National Dam Safety Program,; Oregon. Water Resources Dept.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (Oregon Water Resources Department, 1981)
Keywords: Berry Creek; Berry Creek Dam; dams; Olalla Creek; South Umpqua River

Umpqua Training Jetty Extension Monitoring Study: 1980 Preimpoundment Report - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, (The District, 1981)
Keywords: jetties; navigation; physical modification; sediments; tidal currents; Umpqua River

Winchester Dam viewing window damaged - Durbin, Ken (Oregon Wildlife, 1981)
This brief news item describes vandalism at a public fish viewing window at the Winchester Dam. Vandals seemed to use a blowtorch to burn a one-inch thick window. Fish counts were not disrupted. Bw photograph.
Keywords: dams; North Umpqua River; population count; Winchester Dam

Early concentrations of brown pelicans along southern Oregon coast - Henny, Charles J.; Collins, J. A. (The Murrelet, 1980)
Describes sources of information on brown pelicans in Oregon. Gives results of a survey of the southern Oregon coast (Yaquina Bay south) in the summer of 1979. Brown pelicans were found on the Rogue and Chetco Rivers.
Keywords: abundance; biological; birds; brown pelican=Pelecanus occidentalis

Evaluation of water resources in the Reedsport area, Oregon - Rinella, Joseph F.; Frank, F. J.; Leonard, A. R. (Open-File Report (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 1980)
Examines possible water sources for Reedsport: Clear Lake and an aquifer. Estimates there is enough water in the dune aquifer to supply Reedsport "in the year 2000." Considers Clear Lake "a moderately nutrient-enriched lake. Clear Lake, however, has the potential to rapidly become eutrophic if phosphorus loadings were increased above present levels." (p.30)
Keywords: algae; bacteria; carbon; Clear Lake; climate; dissolved oxygen; geology; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; nitrogen; paleosciences; pH data; phosphorus; precipitation; Reedsport; sediments; water temperature

Hang your clothes on a hickory limb - Snow, C. Dale (Oregon Wildlife, 1980)
Describes incidents of great white shark attacks in Oregon. "During August, 1976 a shark struck a surfer's board near Winchester bay. Teeth fragments left in the board revealed that the attacker had been a white shark. . . Most recently, October 27, 1980, Mr. Chris Cowan was bitten while surfing near Winchester Bay by what is believed to have been a white shark." (p.10)
Keywords: Great white shark = Carcharadon carcharias; Winchester Bay

Logging, infiltration capacity, and surface erodibility in Western Oregon - Johnson, Michael G.; Beschta, Robert L. (Journal of Forestry., 1980)
Keywords: Coyote Creek; erosion; H-15 Watersheds; H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest; landslides; logging; sediments; soils; South Umpqua Experimental Forest; Willamette and Umpqua National Forests

Oregon Salmon and Steelhead Sport Catch Statistics - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1980)
There are two reports, 1970-1979 and 1975-1984.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Beaver Creek estuary; Big Elk Creek; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Columbia River estuary; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; general; Nestucca River estuary; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species; recreational fisheries - salmon; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Sixes River estuary; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Oregon shrimp fishery, 1979 - Bruneau, Connie; Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Informational Report (Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1980)
Extensive statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp = Pandalus jordani; Port of Garibaldi; Port of Newport; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Prospects for oil and gas in the Coos Basin, Western Coos, Douglas, and Lane Counties, Oregon - Newton, Vernon C. (Oil and Gas Investigations (Portland, Or.), 1980)
Discusses the general geology and potential for finding oil or gas deposits in the Coos Basin. Discusses geology around Florence, Oregon, and the geology of southwestern Oregon. Includes geological maps of the area.
Keywords: geology; Lower Siuslaw River; Lower Umpqua River; natural gas; paleosciences; petroleum; Siltcoos Lake; Tenmile Lake; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River Basin, Bear Creek Dam, Douglas County, Oregon, Or 00614: Phase I Inspection Report, National Dam Safety Program - U.S. National Dam Safety Program,; Oregon. Water Resources Dept.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (Oregon Water Resources Department, 1980)
Includes unnumbered plates, illustrations..
Keywords: Bear Creek; dams; Umpqua River

Age, growth, and population trends of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in Oregon - McGie, Alan M.; Mullen, Robert E. (Information Report Series. Fisheries, 1979)
Striped bass populations in Oregon are marked by infrequent, irregular dominant year-classes. After a really good year, recruitment tends to be low. Digitized in two parts. Part 2 is at: https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A35563
Keywords: Coos River; Coquille River; growth; life history; population biology; statistics; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River

Calapooya Creek Watershed, Douglas County, Oregon: Watershed Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft) - Nutt, Guy W.; Calapooya Water Control District,,; United States. Forest Service,; United States. Soil Conservation Service, (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1979)
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; coastal hazards; dams; flooding; sediments; Umpqua River; water quality

Clam distribution studies: Umpqua Bay - Gaumer, Thomas F.; Robart, Gregory P.; Geiger, Anne; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest: Annual Report, 1979)
From the 1978/1979 annual report. Figures 1-8 (p.18-25) are maps showing clam, shrimp, eelgrass and misc. plant distribution in Umpqua Bay in 1979
Keywords: algae; Baltic clam = Macoma balthica; Bay shrimp = Crangon franciscorum; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; eelgrass = Zostera marina; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; maps; Piddock siphon = Pholadidea penita; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua River estuary

Commercial and Recreational Boating Dacilities in Oregon Estuaries: Inventory and Semand Analysis1979 - Friedman, Julia M.; Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development,; Economic Consultants Oregon Ltd., (1979)
Quantifies recreational and commercial boating facilities as of 1979. The Umpqua estuary had 638 permanent recreational moorage slips and 384 permanent commercial moorage slips.
Keywords: commercial fisheries; harbors; marinas; recreactional fisheries

Critical Species and Habitats of Oregon's Coastal Beaches and Dunes - Burley, Bill; Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association (Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, 1979)
Estuaries as well as the outer coast are considered in this report. Includes line drawings of rare species, maps showing critical habitat.
Keywords: Bayocean Spit; Big Creek; birds; Clatsop County; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Daley Lake; depleted populations; endangered species; Euchre Creek; habitats; Henderson Creek; Lily Lake; Myers Creek; natural resource management; Netarts Bay; Netarts Spit; New River; North Spit Umpqua River; Rock Creek; Saltmarsh bird’s beak = Cordylanthus maritimus Nutt. ssp. palustris; Sandlake estuary; Seal Rock; Siltcoos River estuary; Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus; South Beach; Tahkenitch Spit; Tenmile Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina River

Development Perspectives: Steamboat Island, Douglas County, Oregon [class report, Marine Resource Management 507A, School of Oceanography, Oregon State University] - Bonacker, Gregg; Croom, Miles; Elwell, Terry; Fagerness, Vicki; Farrell, Joe; Hochberg, Ann; Izuagbe, Yakubu Sule; Muangkoe, Marut; Snow, Patricia; Thompson, Michael (School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, 1979)
A class project report.
Keywords: human impacts; industrial development; Lower Umpqua River; natural resource management; Steamboat Island

Ground water in the Myrtle Creek-Glendale area, Douglas County, Oregon [cartographic material] - Frank, F. J. (Water Resources Investigations, 1979)
"The Myrtle Creek-Glendale area covers about 400 mi2 (1,000 km2 in Douglas County in southwestern Oregon. Although the geologic formations of the area have low permeabilities and generally yield small amounts of water to wells, ground water is the chief source of water for domestic uses in rural parts of the area not served by public supplies. A well capable of yielding 5 to 10 gal/min (0.3 to 0.6 L/s) can supply household needs. In most places in the area, the quantities of water obtainable from wells are inadequate or would be only marginally adequate for irrigation, municipal, of large industrial use. The purpose of this report is to describe briefly the occurrence of ground water and to present ground-water information that will help water users, public officials, and planners to determine the probability of obtaining adequate quantiities of good-quality ground water in the Myrtle Creek-Glendale area." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: geology; hydrology; map; Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua River

Habitat classification and inventory methods for the management of Oregon estuaries. Final report: estuary inventory project - Bottom, Daniel L.; Kreag, Becky; Ratti, Frank; Roye, Cyndi; Starr, Rick; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Research and Development Section,; Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, (Estuary Inventory Report, 1979)
"This volume is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses estuary and estuarine habitat classification as a basis for resource planning. A hierarchical classification system is presented and suggested as an appropriate system for Oregon estuaries. Part 2 of the report suggests guidelines for estuarine resource inventories, including a list of specific categories of data and methods of data collection most needed for planning. The guidelines are also presented as a checklist for identifying research needs for estuaries where these data are not currently available. Volume 2 in this series consists of several reports summarizing current physical and biological data and describing the habitats for selected Oregon estuaries. Specific management and research recommendations are discussed in each estuary report. " (from the Abstract) v.2, no.5 in this series is the Natural resources of Umpqua estuary report.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; estuaries; estuarine dynamics; general ecosystem description; hydrography; hydrology; nitrogen; salinity; sediments; water quality; wetland delineation

Lakes of Oregon: Volume 6: Douglas County - Rinella, J. F.; Geological Survey (U.S.),; Oregon. State Engineer, (U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 1979)
This volume covers the major named lakes in Douglas County, including log ponds, ponds and reservoirs. Each one-page summary gives location, physical characteristics and basic water quality data for the early 1970s. Includes an aerial photograph and a simple bathymetric map of each lake.
Keywords: Alkalinity; bacteria; Diamond Lake; Douglas County; geography; Lemolo Lake; limnology; Loon Lake; map; Toketee Reservoir; turbidity

Magnitude and frequency of floods in western Oregon - Harris, David Dell; Hubbard, Larry L.; Hubbard, Lawrence E. (Open-File Report (Geological Survey (U.S.), 1979)
"The study describes a method for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural streams in western Oregon." (p.14) Tables give stream characteristics. 2 maps in pocket in back show locations of gaging stations and peak precipitation in a 2-hour period.
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; flooding; hydrology; precipitation; Umpqua River Basin

Morphological Variation in the Clouded Salamander, Aneides ferreus (Cope) (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) - Beatty, Joseph J. (Oregon State University, 1979)
The clouded salamander, Aneides ferreus, is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as “Near Threatened,” due to habitat loss. It has an interesting distribution along the American West Coast, being found in Vancouver Island, missing in Washington State, and present in Oregon and Northern California. This doctoral dissertation examines the three population groups (Vancouver Island, Oregon and Northern California) for morphological and genetic variations. The author found that variations on the thirteenth chromosome permitted the researcher to predict which of the three population groups salamanders belonged to. The major professor was Robert M. Storm.
Keywords: Clouded salamander = Aneides ferreus, Umpqua River Basin, Smith River, Smith River Falls, South Fork Coquille River, Pistol River Basin, amphibians, morphology, genetics, evolution, geographic distribution, theses

Natural resources of Umpqua Estuary - Ratti, Frank D. (Frank Douglas) (Estuary Inventory Report, 1979)
Notes backeddies and potential pollution problems. Nice micro-habitat maps of marshes on The Point Island and Goose Island.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; birds; estuarine dynamics; fishes; general ecosystem description; Goose Island; human impacts; hydrology; industrial development; invertebrates; map; natural resource management; sediments; species list; terrestrial mammals; The Point Island; Umpqua River estuary; wetland vegetation

Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest. Annual Report. October 1, 1978 to September 30, 1979 - Gaumer, Thomas F.; Robart, Gregory P.; Geiger, Anne; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,; U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1979)
"The objectives of this study were: (1) to continue mapping the distribution of bay clams in Oregon's estuaries, (2) to assess the effects of mechanical harvest on subtidal claws and habitat, and (3) to evaluate the success of planting hatchery produced and released juvenile clams in selected Oregon estuaries." (p.1) Includes maps of clam, shrimp, eelgrass, and algae distribution in Umpqua and Coos Bays, and of areas approved for commercial clam harvesting in Yaquina and Coos bays, Gives biomass estimates for Yaquina Bay. Gives commercial clamming statistics. Discusses sediment changes after clam harvest. Numerous charts and tables.
Keywords: abundance; age composition; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; eelgrass = Zostera marina; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; human impacts; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; molluscs; natural resource management; Netarts Bay; population biology; reproductive behavior; size composition; species list; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Oregon shrimp fishery, 1978 - Lukas, Jerry; Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Informational Report (Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1979)
Extensive statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp = Pandalus jordani; Port of Newport; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Oregon's smaller ports: what they do and how they are financed - Weber, Bruce A.; Schmisseur, Ed; Oyala, James W.; Oregon State University Extension Service, (Extension Circular / Oregon State University, Extension Service, 1979)
This document gives brief summaries of facilities, financin and governance of Oregon's smaller ports.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Chetco River estuary; commercial fisheries; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; dredging; economics; general; industrial development; Nehalem River estuary; physical modifications; Port of Toledo; Port Orford; recreational fisheries; Rogue River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook estuary; tourism; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Phenotypic Comparison of Hatchery and Wild Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon, Washington, and California - Hjort, Randy Carl (Oregon State University, 1979)
"Phenotypic similarities of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) stocks from Oregon, Washington, and California were compared using agglomerative and divisive cluster analyses. The phenotypic characters evaluated included the following: 1) the isozyme gene frequencies of transferrin and phosphoglucose isomerase; 2) the life history characters time of peak spawning and proportion of females in the population; and 3) the morphological characters scales in the lateral series, scales above the lateral line, anal rays, gill rakers, branchiostegal rays and vertebrae." (from the Abstract) The major professor was Carl B. Schreck.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Columbia River; Coquille River; genetics; hatchery salmonids; life history information; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Nehalem River; physiology; Rogue River; Salmon River; Siletz River; Smith River; Tenmile Lakes; theses; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

A resource survey of river energy and low-head hydroelectric power potential in Oregon. Appendix 16: Umpqua Basin - Klingeman, Peter C. (WRRI, 1979)
As part of a statewide investigation of possible low-head hydropower resources, 114 separate reaches covering 635 river miles in the Umpqua River Basin were studied. Two possible sites, at Calapooya Creek and at Elk Creek, were recommended. This appendix gives the site characteristics of the 114 reaches. Typical hydrography by month and average annual flow for each reach are given.
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Clearwater River; Cow Creek; dams; Elk Creek; Fish Creek; hydrology; hydropower; Jackson Creek; Lake Creek; Little River; Lookingglass Creek; Mill Creek; Myrtle Creek; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

A resource survey of river energy and low-head hydroelectric power potential in Oregon - Klingeman, Peter C. (WRRI, 1979)
This report gives an overview of research on Oregon's hydroelectric resources. "A systematic, statewide investigation of stream power and energy has been made for alI reaches of 0regon streams not presently having dams but capable of producing 200 kw or more at least 50 percent of the time. From available precipitation data, topographic maps and stream gaging station records, hydrologic techniques were used to generate mean discharges, discharge patterns, flow-duration curves, stream power values and stream energy values for 7626 miles of rivers in Oregon, grouped into 1443 reaches." (fom the Abstract) Appendix 16 to this document covers the Umpqua Basin.
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; dams; Elk Creek; hydrology; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua Drainage Basin, Oregon, Land Use, 1978 [cartographic material] (Oregon Water Resources Dept., 1979)
Keywords: maps; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua River Basin Cultural History, Phase I Research: a Monograph - Oregon State University. Dept. of Anthropology,; Douglas County (Or.). Commissioners, (Oregon State University. Dept. of Anthropology,, 1979)
A fine review of what was known of the region’s history and archeology as of the late 1970s. There is a chapter on the Umpqua-Eden site. Excellent bibliography.
Keywords: anthropology; archeology; Fort Umpqua; Gardiner (Or.); history; Native Americans; Reedsport (Or.); Umpqua Eden; Umpqua River Basin; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River Jetty Extension: Environmental Impact Statement (1979)
Title from cover. Title on p.1, "Umpqua River and Bar, Oregon Training Jetty Extension: Environmental Impact Statement, Final." In 1950, due to an inconvenient shoaling pattern and strong rotary currents, the Port of Umpqua added a training jetty to the south side of its access channel. The purpose of this environmental impact statement is to evaluate the effect of a 2,600 foot extension to that training jetty. This extension will result in the joining of the training jetty with the south jetty’s terminal end. The goals of this extension are: to change the current shoaling pattern in the access channel and to create an access channel with only one visible opening (the second opening created by the gap between the terminal ends of the training and south jetties created confusion among vessels during inclement weather). EIS also includes fold-out area maps, both current and historical; demographic summaries of Reedsport; public comments collected on the draft version of this EIS; list of species living in affected areas; and post-review letters from relevant government agencies.
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin, human impact, jetties, species list, navigation

The Umpqua River striped bass - Bauer, J. A.; Anderson, D. M.; Temple, Ray (Southwest Region Informational Report, 1979)
Possibly available from ODFW Southwest Region office
Keywords: life history information; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River Basin

Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1979)
Navigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, south side training jetty 1940. South Jetty repaired 1963. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1977 (mostly sand, gravel and rafted logs), average traffic from 1968-77. Surveys: Jetty extention study began in 1973. Preliminary report was approved Jan. 1976. Work begun to connect training jetty to tip of south jetty to control cross currents. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Days Creek Dam authorized in 1974, studies continuing. Interim flood plain information reports completed.
Keywords: Days Creek Dam; flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Reedsport; Smith River; Umpqua River

1977 Oregon shrimp season - Lukas, Jerry (Informational Report, 1978)
Summarizes the 1977 Oregon commercial pink shrimp fishery. Statistical tables.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; economics; general; pink shrimp=Pandalus jordani; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Biological Characteristics of Wild and Hatchery Steelhead Trout, (Salmo gairdneri) in Two Oregon Rivers - Peterson, Nancy M. (Oregon State University, 1978)
"This study was under-taken to test the hypotheses that hatchery-reared steelhead trout (1) differ from existing wild-type fish and (2) differ from hatchery and wild fish of the past in seasonal time of return, sex ratios, size and age at maturity, growth rate, fecundity, and survival." (from the Abstract) Major professor was Harry H. Wagner.
Keywords: Alsea River; biological; fecundity; hatchery salmonids; life history information; North Umpqua River; reproductive behavior; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; theses; wild salmonids

Factors Affecting Coho Salmon Production in Oregon - Scarnecchia, Dennis Leslie (Oregon State University, 1978)
In the first chapter, the author investigated whether it was possible to use scale analysis to tell whether or not a coho salmon was of wild or hatchery origin. It was. “Eighty-two percent of the hatchery and 89% of the wild fish were correctly identified.” (from the Abstract) The author discussed the ratio of wild to hatchery salmon found and proper scale analysis techniques. In the second chapter, the author addressed the relationship of streamflow and the abundance of coho salmon. “I found that for catch in the Siletz River and Tillamook Bay, and for the troll fishery, total flows in the stream during the period of residency of the juveniles correlated significantly with number of adults resulting from these smolts; annual flows also correlated significantly. There was no indication that summer flows determined production of adult fish 2 years later, except for a significant relationship for the Siletz River.” (p.68)
Keywords: Columbia River, Port of Hammond, Tillamook Bay, Port of Garibaldi, Depoe Bay, Yaquina Bay, Port of Newport, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Rogue River estuary, Port of Gold Beach, Coquille River, Port of Bandon, Nehalem River, Wilson River, Silet

Habitat Map of the Umpqua Estuary [cartographic material] - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Research and Development Section, (Estuary inventory report, 1978)
Accompanied Natural resources of Umpqua Estuary (Estuary inventory report v.2, no.5).
Keywords: habitats; maps; sediments

Life history differences between sympatric populations of rainbow trout and cutthroat trout in relation to fisheries management strategy - Nicholas, J. W. (Proceedings of the Wild Trout--Catchable Trout Symposium, 1978)
Keywords: genetics; life history information; population biology; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

The Oregon Coast: an Informational Report on the Water and Related Land Resources (Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, 1978)
Sponsored by U.S. Water Resources Council.
Keywords: air temperature; demographics; economics; environmental policy and law; general; general ecosystem description; history; hydrology; industrial development; land ownership; land use; precipitation data; Umpqua River Basin; wind

Oregon's Statewide Assessment of Nonpoint Source Problems - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,; Rickert, David A. ([Oregon Department of Environmental Quality], 1978)
Pamphlet plus 8 folded maps.
Keywords: algae; aquatic vegetation; bacteria; erosion; human impacts; large woody debris; sedimentation; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water quality; water temperature

Pioneer Trails of the Oregon Coast - Samuel Newton Dicken (Oregon Historical Society, 1978)
This area is treated in the section, "The Siuslaw-Umpqua Area.""The Umpqua River ... brought many travelers to the coast from the southern end of the Willamette Valley, usually by trail to Scottsburg, thence by river craft to the coast." (p.48) Map p.48, text p.48-53, bw photographs, incl. aerial photographs. Includes line drawing of Fort Umpqua.
Keywords: history; Siltcoos Lake; Siuslaw River estuary; Tahkenitch Lake; Umpqua River estuary

Pounds and Values of Commercially Caught Fish and Shellfish Landed in Oregon - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1978)
Gives commercial food fish landings by port, and monthly landings of food fish for Winchester Bay. Some current (post-2000) data is now online, on ODFW website at: https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/commercial/statistics.asp ODFW is still collecting this data.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; aquatic invertebrates; bivalves; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; crustaceans; decapods; Depoe Bay; economics; fishes; hatchery salmonids; molluscs; Nehalem River estuary; Netarts Bay; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; species list; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Report on Diamond Lake, Douglas County, Oregon : EPA Region X - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region X,; Oregon. National Guard, (Working Paper (United States. National Eutrophication Survey), 1978)
Keywords: algae; Diamond Creek; Diamond Lake; introduced species; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; recreational fisheries; Tui chub = Gila bicolor; water quality; water temperature

Umpqua River basin (State of Oregon Water Use Programs, 1978)
Gives an overview of the Umpqua River Basin and more detailed looks at sub-basins. Tables show minimum perennial flows. Gives a snapshot of water use as well as issues and concerns in the mid-1970s.
Keywords: agriculture; Calapooya Creek; Cow Creek; Elk Creek; human impacts; hydrology; North Umpqua River; Roberts Creek; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; water rights; water use; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Basin, Plat I Dam, Douglas County, Oregon, Or 00443 Phase I Inspection Report, National Dam Safety Program (The Department, 1978)
Plates, illustrations, plans are included.
Keywords: dams; Lower North Umpqua River; Plat I Reservoir; Sutherlin Creek; Sutherlin Creek Dam

Angler's Guide to the United States Pacific Coast: Marine Fish, Fishing Grounds & Facilities - Squire, James L. Jr.; Smith, Susan E.; National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1977)
Thorough information and charts regarding recreational fisheries given for entire coast
Keywords: abundance; breakwater; Coquille Point; general; geographical distribution; Idaho Point; King Slough; McLean Point; Oneatta Point; recreational fisheries - grounfish; salmon; shellfish; South Beach Marina; Yaquina Bay; Yaquina City

Availability and quality of ground water in the Winston area, Douglas County, Oregon [cartographic material] - Robison, J.H.; Collins, C.A. (Water Resources Investigations, 1977)
Map, 2 sheets.
Keywords: map; South Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality; Winston

Cultural Resource Evaluation of the Steamboat Creek Drainage, Douglas County, Oregon - Brauner, David Ray; Honey, William D. (Oregon State University. Dept. of Anthropology,, 1977)
“The title of this report is somewhat misleading in that the work reported was not a complete cultural resource evaluation . . . but only a partial or preliminary evaluation. . . As noted in the historical overview Steamboat Creek played only a minor and peripheral role in the history of the North Umpqua River drainage. Prehistorically, however, the Steamboat drainage may have played a significant role in the upland hunting systems of local populations. The sites tested by this investigator suggest that an upland hunting pattern has been present in the drainage for at least the last 6000 years.” (p.34-35)
Keywords: anthropology; archeology; Canton Creek; ethnology; history; logging; mining; Native Americans; North Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Steelhead Creek; Umpqua River Basin; Upper Umpqua Indians

The Dungeness Crab Fishery in Oregon Estuaries - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region, (1977)
"Oregon's estuaries are focal points in an important recreational and commercial fishery for Dungeness crab. This report describes crabbing in Oregon's estuaries and includes brief notes on crab biology, catch statistics, major fishing areas, fishing regulations, problems, and proposed solutions." (Introduction) Internal discussion paper.
Keywords: abundance; Alsea Bay; catch statistics; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; crustaceans; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); life history information; natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake; shellfish; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw Bay; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

The occurrence and distribution of fish in the Umpqua River Estuary, June through October 1972 - Mullen, Robert E. (Information Report Series. Fisheries, 1977)
"The Umpqua River estuary was seined and gilinetted during the summer of 1972 to estimate the composition and distribution of fishes. The number of species collected at most sites averaged from four to six per seine haul and was relatively constant throughout the estuary. The number of fish collected per seine haul decreased as distance from the ocean increased. The distribution of the 41 species collected is discussed." (Abstract)
Keywords: American shad = Alosa sapidissima; geographic distribution; Lower Umpqua River; Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi; Pacific sand lance = Ammodytes hexapterus; shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregata; species composition; species lst; Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus; Surf smelt = Hypomesus pretiosis; temporal distribution; Topsmelt = Atherinops affinis; Umpqua River estuary; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae

Oregon Natural Areas: Data Summary - Oregon. Natural Heritage Program,; The Nature Conservancy (Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, 1977)
"for use in local land use planning and natural resource planning"
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Beaver Creek; Butler Creek Marsh; Cascade Head; Coos Bay; ecological values; environmental policy and law; general; general ecosystem description; habitat conservation; land use; methodology; natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siltcoos Lake; South Slough; species list; Umpqua River; Winchester Baldy; Yaquina Bay

Oregon Port Districts: 1977, an Economic Profile - Gabriel, Stephen R.; Lee, Catherine E.; Oregon. Dept. of Economic Development. Ports Division, (Oregon Department of Economic Development. Ports Division, 1977)
"Prepared by Stephen R. Gabriel [and] Catherine E. Lee [for] State of Oregon Department of Economic Development Ports Division." A look at Oregon port districts in the mid-1970s - how they contribute to economic development, activities, statistics. For the Oregon Coast, Coos Bay and Astoria get the most in-depth treatment, but there is some information about the smaller ports. The Port of Umpqua was 10th-largest in total payroll and noted for commercial fishing, fish processing and shipping sand and gravel.
Keywords: economics; industrial development; Port of Alsea; Port of Bandon; Port of Bay City; Port of Brookings; Port of Coos Bay; Port of Coquille River; Port of Gold Beach; Port of Nehalem; Port of Newport; Port of Siuslaw; Port of Tillamook Bay; Port of Toledo; Port of Umpqua; statistics

Use of benthic sediments as indicators of marina flushing - Slotta, Larry S.; Noble, Scott M. (ORESU-T, 1977)
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Depoe Bay; Netarts Bay; physical modifications; sediment data; sediments; Siuslaw River estuary; sulphide; tidal currents; Umpqua River estuary; water pollution; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1977)
Navigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, south side training jetty 1940. South Jetty repaired 1963. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1975, average traffic from 1966-75, rough estimates of commodities shipped. Surveys: Jetty extention study began in 1973. Preliminary report was approved Jan. 1976. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Days Creek Dam authorized in 1974, preconstruction planning begun.
Keywords: Days Creek Dam; flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Reedsport; Smith River; Umpqua River

Availability and quality of ground water in the Drain-Yoncalla area, Douglas County, Oregon [cartographic material] - Robison, J.H.; Collins, C.A. (Water Resources Investigations, 1976)
2 Plates: 34.65 x 23.64 inches and 34.85 x 23.79 inches
Keywords: Elk Creek; map; Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality

Biological characteristics of wild and hatchery steelhead trout, Salmo gairdneri, in two Oregon rivers - Rosenstreter, Nancy; Wagner, H.H. (Genetic Studies of Anadromous Salmonids, 1976)
Covers the 1975/1976 year. Study to determine if fecundity, age, dates of return and body sizes of steelhead trout in the Alsea and North Umpqua Rivers have varied from historical records. Used Alsea Trout Hatchery and Winchester Dam records. Changes found: Alsea Trout Hatchery steelhead have shifted to an earlier returning run, modern Umpqua River steelhead were larger, and the number of eggs per female increased in Umpqua River steelhead.
Keywords: Alsea River; North Fork; North Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Classification and utilization of oyster lands in Oregon - Osis, Laimons; Darrell, Demory; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Informational Report (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1976)
Evaluates Oregon estuaries for suitability for growing oysters. Includes estuary maps, lists possible risks for oyster growers by estuary.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Chetco River estuary; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; environmental policy and law; general; Japanese oyster drill = Tritonalia japonica; land use; molluscs; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Dam the river : the proposed Days Creek Dam and the human ecology of the South Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Hogg, Thomas C. (WRRI, 1976)
This document examines the human and social ecology of the South Umpqua region. The authors look at probable effects on area residents of building or not building the Days Creek Dam.
Keywords: dams; Days Creek; Days Creek Dam; ecological values; environmental law and policy; HUC 17100302; South Umpqua River

Days Creek Lake, South Umpqua River, Oregon: Final Environmental Statement. Supplement - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1976)
Relating to the ill-fated proposal to dam Days Creek, this is a supplement to the final environmental impact statement, which was published in 1972. The lake was to have been created by a dam, which was never built.
Keywords: dams; Days Creek; Days Creek Dam; flooding; South Umpqua River

Diamond Lake range management - Bauer, Jerry A. (Oregon Wildlife, 1976)
Popular article about management of Diamond Lake. Photographs.
Keywords: Diamond Lake; North Umpqua River; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tui chub = Gila bicolor

Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Days Creek Lake Project, Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1976)
This is a draft supplement to the final environmental impact statement, which was published in 1972. The lake was to have been created by a dam, which was never built.
Keywords: dams; flooding; South Umpqua River

An Economic Evaluation of Salmonid Fisheries Attributable to Siuslaw National Forest - Kunkel, Clair; Janik, Phil; U.S. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region,; Oregon. Siuslaw National Forest (United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, 1976)
Keywords: economics; hatchery salmonids; Siuslaw National Forest; wild salmonids

Oregon's Fragile Few -- Estuaries - MacLeod, Gerald R.; American Fisheries Society. Oregon Chapter. Estuary Conservation and Development Committee,; Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission. (Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, 1976)
Published sometime between 1976 and 1980.
Keywords: estuaries; general; habitat conservation

Pictorial History of the Lower Umpqua: Official Bicentennial Project of the Lower Umpqua Historical Society, Reedsport, Oregon - Lower Umpqua Historical Society, (Book Committee, Lower Umpqua Historical Society, 1976)
Keywords: Gardiner (Or.); historical; Lower Umpqua River; photographs; Reedsport (Or.); Winchester Bay

Pleasure boating in Oregon : a report to the Oregon State Marine Board - Pfister, Robert E.; Donheffner, Paul E.; Hartsook, Thomas Edward; Oregon. State Marine Board (WRRI (Series), 1976)
This report summarizes the status of recreational boating in Oregon circa 1975. The Willamette and Columbia Rivers were the most heavily used waterways in the state. Most pleasure boats were used for recreational fishing, with waterskiing and cruising as other major activities. The size of pleasure boats was increasing. Problems included overcrowding at boating facilities, a lack of law enforcement, and a need for more public restrooms.
Keywords: Alsea River; Devils Lake; Diamond Lake; recreational fisheries; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; tourism; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

Public Policy Competition in Water Resource Planning: a Case Study of Days Creek Dam - Bartel, Marvin I. (1976)
This Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) thesis examines the controversy surrounding the proposal to construct a dam at Days Creek, Oregon, in which the power and political skills of the Army Corps of Engineers was confronted by local resistance to the proposition. The author concludes that, "Study of the conflict indicates a need for substantial change in the Corps' position in order for local citizens participation in water-resources development to become demonstratively meaningful." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: dams; Days Creek; Days Creek Dam; environmental law and policy; South Umpqua River

Recycling of summer steelhead at Winchester Dam, Oregon - Bauer, J. A. (Information Report Series. Fisheries., 1976)
“At some dams, counts presume that fish passing through the ladder do not move back downstream over the dam to be re-counted one or more times (recycling). The potential for this kind of error in stock estimation is present at Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. This report describes the results of a study conducted in 1973 and 1974 to estimate the number of summer steelhead trout . . . that recycle at Winchester Dam.” (from the Introduction) Some recycling (less than 10%) was found.
Keywords: behavior; dams; North Umpqua River; population count; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Winchester Dam

Research on Anadromous Fish in Coastal Watersheds of Oregon - McGie, Alan M. (Federal aid progress reports. Fisheries, 1976)
"Annual Report, July 1, 1975 - June 30, 1976. Completion Reports, July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1976." Reports on various studies of Coastal Rivers Investigations including rearing spring Chinook, fall Chinook ecology, sport fishery survey, accelerated growth and release, coastal fall Chinook stock assessment, and shad and striped bass studies. Includes table showing shad and striped bass landings on the Umpqua and Smith Rivers in 1975.
Keywords: Alsea River; Alsea Salmon Hatchery; Chetco River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos River; Coquille River; Elk River; genetics; habitats; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; natural resource management; Nestucca River; New River; Salmon River; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siuslaw River; Smith River; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Lakes; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

Spawning Fish Surveys in Coastal Watersheds, 1975 - Cummings, Ed; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Management Section, (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1976)
Spawning fall Chinook and coho salmon were counted. Statistics give historic counts. Less area was surveyed in 1975, and methods of data analysis were re-evaluated.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; biological; Buck Creek; Cedar Creek; Clear Creek; Coos River; Coquille River; Euchre Creek; fishes; Fishhawk #2; Grant Creek; Humbug Creek; Johnson Creek; Lake Creek; Larson Creek; Lobster Creek; Moon Creek; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species; Panther Creek; reproductive behavior; Salmon Creek; Scholfield Creek; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Smith River; Steele Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Umpqua River; West Fork Millicoma River; Wilson River; Yaquina River

Umpqua River Jetty Extension: Environmental Impact Statement - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District, 1976)
Rev. "14 May 1976"
Keywords: harbors; jetties; Umpqua River

Umpqua River Navigability Study - Moser, Stephen A.; Oregon. Division of State Lands, (Oregon Division of State Lands, 1976)
A rewarding account of early navigation and commerce on the lower Umpqua, from sailing ships to steamboats to ferries to log booms. Many photographs. Extensive newspaper accounts, transcribed journals.
Keywords: economics; ferries; geology; history; industrial development; logging; Lower Umpqua River; navigation; Oregon; Scottsburg

Use of Benthic Sediments as Indicators of Marina Flushing - Noble, Scott Morgan (Oregon State University, 1976)
“This study is an attempt to unfold the important functions of small scale estuarine circulation patterns by using benthic sediments as indicators of marina flushing. Specifically, the research has tried to identify physical parameters that are influential in providing the flushing necessary to preserve a high state of water quality within small estuarine marina basins.” (from the Abstract) The author took sediment samples from 13 marinas along the Oregon coast, and used the sediments to show how well pollutants were being flushed out of the various estuaries. The author ranks the marinas to show which had acceptable and unacceptable levels of pollution. Masters of Ocean Engineering thesis. Major professor was Larry S. Slotta.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Depoe Bay; Netarts Bay; physical modifications; Rogue River estuary; sediment data; sediments; Siuslaw River estary; sulphide; theses; tidal currents; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; water pollution; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

An Assessment of the Impact of the Proposed International Wood Products Facility of Reedsport, Oregon -- A Report Presented to the Port of Umpqua Commission - Christian, James (College of Liberal Arts Records (RG 143), Economics Dept. subgroup, 1975)
Keywords: human impacts; industrial development; Reedsport; water use

Chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in marine species, Oregon/Washington coast, 1972 - Claeys, Robert R.; Caldwell, Richard S.; Cutshall, Norman H.; Holton, Robert (Pesticides Monitoring Journal, 1975)
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; blue mussel=Mytilus edulis; chemical; cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; molluscs; Netarts estuary; pesticides; physiology; polychlorinated biphenyls; softshell clam=Mya arenaria; Tillamook estuary; toxicity; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Draft Environmental Impact Statement: the Siuslaw Estuary and the Umpqua Estuary, Including the Smith River - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1975)
Maps.
Keywords: amphibians; birds; commercial fisheries; demographics; dredging; fishes; harbor; human impacts; industrial development; jetties; marine mammals; navigation; physical modification; recreactional fisheries; reptiles; sediment data; Siuslaw River; Smith River; terrestrial mammals; Umpqua River; water quality; wetlands; zooplankton

Economic impact of public investments in small-boat facilities and county and state parks in the Lower Umpqua River area of Douglas County, Oregon. - Schmisseur, Ed; Youmans, Russell C.; Boodt, William; Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station,; Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission (WRRI, 1975)
"It was concluded that recreation and tourism is an important basic industry of the Lower Umpqua River area .Approximately 32 percent of the gross sales of the area's recreation related businesses were derived from visitors who include both tourists and recreationalists." (p.1)
Keywords: demographics; economics; Gardiner; jetties; Lower Umpqua River; recreational fisheries; recreational fisheries - salmon; Reedsport; Salmon Harbor; Scholfield Creak; tourism; Umpqua Lighthouse State Park; Winchester Bay; Windy Cove County Park; Zolkowski Beach

Environmental geology of Western Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon - Beaulieu, John D. (Bulletin (Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries), 1975)
Colored maps in pocket.
Keywords: coastal hazards; earthquakes; erosion; geology; minerals; paleosciences; sediments; soils

Estuarine Resources of the Oregon Coast: a Natural Resource Inventory Report to the Oregon Coastal Conservation & Development Commission - Wilsey & Ham, Inc.,; Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission , (Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission, 1975)
Classifies estuaries by physical type, attempts to inventory natural resources. Unusual display of types of use may be difficult to read.
Keywords: agriculture; Alsea Bay; Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; demographics; Elk River; human impacts; industrial development; logging; natural resource management; Necanicum Bay; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts Bay; Pistol River; recreational fisheries; Rogue River; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw Bay; Sixes River; Smith River; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Winchuck River; Yaquina Bay; Youngs Bay

Land and Water Use Plan for the Umpqua Estuary (Umpqua Estuary Study Group?, 1975)
"Prepared in conjunction with Umpqua Estuary Study Group ; staff assistance by Lynn D. Steiger, Pacific Planning Associates, Richard S. Johnson, Umpqua Regional Council of Governments, Michael J. Rupp, Douglas County Planning Department." Cover says "Draft," but this is the final cataloged version.. Lists numerous sites in the estuary. Each site has a map, a description, and a list of recommended activities. Appendices, including letters from interested parties.
Keywords: Black Island; Bolon Island; Brainard Creek; Butler Creek; diking; dredging; habitats; Hinsdales Ranch; Hudson Slough; human impacts; industrial development; land use; N.R.A.; Noel Creek; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; soils; The Mouth; The Point; Umpqua River estuary; wetlands; Winchester Bay

Natural Area Identification and Protection: Phase I Report on the Inventory of Natural Areas on Private Lands - Nature Conservancy (U.S.). Oregon Natural Heritage Program, (1975)
"This document is an interim report by the Heritage Program, submitted to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Branch. It summarizes: 1) the data collected on natural areas in private, county and municipal ownership throughout the state; 2) the techniques used to collect this data; 3) a system for storing, analyzing and making accessible natural area data and for setting preservation priorities; and 4) an examination of and recommendations concerning techniques for protecting natural areas in Oregon." (from the Introduction) Includes descriptions of sites worthy of preservation from all over Oregon. Winchester Baldy is described on p.115, Butler Creek Marsh on p.119.
Keywords: Butler Creek Marsh; endangered species; general ecosystem description; habitats; natural resource management; Umpqua River Basin; Winchester Baldy Mountain

Plant Communities and Succession in Oregon Coastal Salt Marshes - Jefferson, Carol A. (Botany, Oregon State University, 1975)
An important work. See also the related map, Salt Marsh Vegetation Map of the Umpqua River (1973). Major professor was William W. Chilcote.
Keywords: marshes; terrestrial vegetation; theses; Umpqua River estuary; vertical distribution; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation. zonal distribution

Pollution and Tidal Flushing Predictions for Oregon's Estuaries - Choi, Byungho (Oregon State University, 1975)
"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." (from the Abstract) Masters of Ocean Engineering thesis. Major professor was Larry S. Slotta.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Columbia River estuary; Coos Bay; dissolved oxygen; Nehalem Bay; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw Bay; theses; tidal currents; tidal data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua Bay; water pollution; Yaquina Bay

Postflood Report, January 1974 Flood in the Portland District, Oregon and Washington : Columbia River Basin, Willamette River Basin, Rogue River Basin, Umpqua River Basin, Coastal Rivers - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1975)
Extensive reporting on damage done in the Columbia River, Willamette, Rogue and Umpqua River Basins. Brief reports on damage done to the Siuslaw, Nestucca, Nehalem, Wilson, Siletz, Alsea and Coquille Rivers, and to the Tillamook Bay area. Includes black-and-white photographs of flooding, colored maps.
Keywords: Alsea River; Canyon Creek; Canyonville; climate; coastal hazards; Columbia River Basin; Coquille River; Cow Creek; Dillard; flooding; hydrology; Myrtle Creek; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Umpqua River; O'Shea Creek; Oregon; precipitation; Rogue River Basin; Roseburg; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; South Umpqua River; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River Basin; Willamette River Basin; Wilson River; Winston

Research on Anadromous Fish in Castal Watersheds of Oregon - McGie, Alan M.; Oregon. Fish Commission Division of Management and Research, (Federal aid progress reports. Fisheries, 1975)
"Annual Report, July 1, 1974 - June 30, 1975." Reports on various studies of Coastal Rivers Investigations including rearing spring Chinook, fall Chinook ecology, sport fishery survey, accelerated growth and release, coastal fall Chinook stock assessment, and shad and striped bass studies.
Keywords: Alsea River; Alsea Salmon Hatchery; Chetco River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos River; Coquille River; Elk River; Fall Creek; genetics; habitats; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; natural resource management; Nestucca River; New River; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siuslaw River; Smith River; South Fork Alsea River; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Lakes; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

Sediment Production in a Mountainous Basaltic Terrain in Central Coastal Oregon - Dietrich, William Eric (University of Washington, 1975)
Keywords: Douglas County; erosion; geology; hydrology; landslides; sediment data; sediments

Sediment Yields of Streams in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon [cartographic material] - Curtiss, David A (U.S. Geological Survey,, 1975)
This report summarizes sediment data collected at 11 sites in the Umpqua River basin from 1956 to 1973 and updates a report by C. A. Onions (1969) of estimated sediment yields in the basin from 1956-67. Onions' report points out that the suspended-sediment data, collected during the 1956-67 period, were insufficient to compute reliable sediment yields. Therefore, the U.S, Geological Survey, in cooperation with Douglas County, collected additional data from 1969 to 1973 to improve the water discharge-sediment discharge relationships at these sites. These data are published in "Water resources data for Oregon, Part 2, Water quality records," 1970 through 1973 water years. (from the Abstract) "Open-file report."
Keywords: hydrology; map; sediment data; Umpqua River Basin

Shoreline Changes and Physiographic Hazards on the Oregon Coast - Stembridge, James Edward, Jr. (University of Oregon, 1975)
Comprehensive overview of coastal hazards in 1975. Maps, photographs. Comments on the relative stability of this part of the Oregon Coast.
Keywords: coastal hazards; earthquakes; erosion; geological; landslides; sediments; theses

Shoreline Changes Due to Jetty Construction on the Oregon Coast - Lizarraga Arciniega, Jose Roman (Oregon State University, 1975)
This thesis was reprinted as ORESU-T no. 75-4 and is also available online through the NOAA Sea Grant Institutional Repository. Discusses accretion of sand due to jetties and physical settings conducive to erosion. The author developed a computer model to simulate shoreline changes after the construction of the Siuslaw River jetties. "The shoreline advances of the model agreed closely with the actual shoreline changes found in surveys following jetty construction." (from the Abstract) The major professor was Paul D. Komar.
Keywords: Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coquille River; erosion; jetties; Nehalem River; North Jetty; physical modifications; Rogue River; Siuslaw River; South Jetty; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

Shoreline changes due to jetty contruction on the Oregon coast - Lizarraga Arciniega, Jose Roman; Komar, Paul D. (ORESU-T, 1975)
This publication is based on the Master of Science thesis published by Jose Roman Lizarraga Arciniega in 1975. Paul Komar was his major professor. Discusses accretion of sand due to jetties and physical settings conducive to erosion. The author developed a computer model to simulate shoreline changes after the construction of the Siuslaw River jetties. "The shoreline advances of the model agreed closely with the actual shoreline changes found in surveys following jetty construction." (from the Abstract) The thesis is also available online at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/3b591c12s .
Keywords: Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coquille River; erosion; jetties; Nehalem River; North Jetty; physical modifications; Rogue River; Siuslaw River; South Jetty; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

The Siuslaw Estuary and the Umpqua Estuary, Including the Smith River: Final Environmental Impact Statement - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, 1975)
[v. 1. main report] -- v.2. Technical Appendix. Maps, aerial photographs. Extensive lists of typical species, social and demographic information for the area studied. Extensive bibliography included.
Keywords: amphibians; birds; commercial fisheries; demographics; dredging; fishes; harbor; human impacts; industrial development; jetties; marine mammals; navigation; physical modification; recreactional fisheries; reptiles; sediment data; Siuslaw River; Smith River; species list; terrestrial mammals; Umpqua River; water quality; wetlands; zooplankton

Systematics, Variation, Distribution, and Biology of Lampreys of the Genus Lampetra in Oregon - Kan, Ting Tien (Oregon State University, 1975)
Major professor: Carl E. Bond. The author reported that Pacific lamprey had been observed on the Umpqua River, at Loon Lake, Camp Creek and Cow Creek. Western brook lamprey had been reported at Pass Creek.
Keywords: Camp Creek; Cow Creek; geographic distribution; life history information; Loon Lake; Pacific lamprey = Lampetra tridentata; Pass Creek; taxonomy; theses; Umpqua River; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni

Umpqua Estuary Plan: Discussion Draft - Umpqua Estuary Study Group, ([Umpqua Estuary Study Group?], 1975)
Describes areas of the estuary, how they are used by wild plants and animals, and what human uses might be desired.
Keywords: agriculture; Black Island; Bolon Island; Brainard Creek; Butler Creek; commercial fisheries; Dean Creek; Echo Island; environmental policy and law; Frantz Creek; Gardiner; harbors; Hinsdale Ranch; Hudson Slough; industrial development; Joyce Creek; land use; Leeds Island; logging; Macey Cove; McIntosh Slough; mining; natural resource management; Noel Creek; Otter Slough; recreation; recreational fisheries; Reedsport; Scholfield Creek; Scottsburg; shipping; Smith River; Steamboat Island; The Point; Umpqua River estuary; Umpqua Wayside; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River Entrance, Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Committee on Tidal Hydraulics, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1975)
In a letter from the Portland District dated 28 March 1975, subject: 'Tidal Hydraulics Committee Services - Umpqua River Entrance, Oregon,' the Committee on Tidal Hydraulics was requested to assist in the evaluation of navigation problems at the entrance to the Umpqua River. As a result, the 80th meeting of the committee was held in Portland on 20-21 May 1965, primarily to discuss and consider these problems. The history of the project, existing conditions, and maintenance problems were described to the Committee. The report describes the meeting presentations and conclusions.
Keywords: harbors; navigation; sediment data; tidal currents; Umpqua River

Umpqua River striped bass - Anderson, Dave (Oregon Wildlife, 1975)
Popular article. "Umpqua River striped bass angling received nationwide publicity in 1973 when two world record catches were made in two months." The record-breakers were 50 pounds, 8 ounces and 64 pounds, 8 ounces respectively. BW photograph.
Keywords: Coos River; Coquille River; feeding behavior; introduced species; life history information; recreational fisheries; Siuslaw River; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River

Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1975)
Navigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, south side training jetty 1940. South Jetty repaired 1963. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1971, average traffic from 1962-71, rough estimates of commodities shipped. Surveys: Jetty extention study began in 1973. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Days Creek Dam authorized in 1974, planning begun. Photo of Jan.1974 flooding on p.106.
Keywords: Days Creek Dam; flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Smith River; Umpqua River

Availability and quality of ground water in the Sutherlin Area, Douglas County, Oregon [cartographic material] - Robison, J.H. (Water-Resources Investigations (U.S. Geological Survey), 1974)
2-sheet map
Keywords: map; North Umpqua River; Sutherlin; water pollution; water quality

Bays and Estuaries of Oregon: A Literature Review of Ph. D. and Master Theses at Oregon State University and University of Oregon - Smallbone, Norma (Oceanography Department, Oregon State University, 1974)
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; bibliography; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; Rogue River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Sixes River estuary; theses; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Chemical Composition Studies of Oregon and Washington Coastal Basalts - Hill, Dale Wayne (Oregon State University, 1974)
Discusses the chemical similarity of coastal basalts to inland formations and speculates on their origins. “The three groups of Miocene basalts from the coast have been shown to be nearly identical chemically to three chemical types defined in the Columbia River Plateau basalts as follows: Depoe Bay Basalt ≡ Lower Yakima Basalt (high and low Mg types), Cape Foulweather Basalt ≡ Frenchman Springs Basalt, and the Basalt of Pack Sack Lookout ≡ Pomona Basalt. Possible models for the origin of these basalts erupted from vents over 500 km apart are also discussed. The Eocene basalts from the Oregon coast are found to be most similar to the basalts from the Hawaiian Islands, whereas the Metchosin Formation basalts on southern Vancouver Island are found to be more similar to ocean ridge tholeiites.” (from the Abstract) The major professor was Roman A. Schmitt.
Keywords: Cape Foulweather Basalt; chemistry; Depoe Bay Basalt; geology; Pack Sack Lookout Basalt; paleosciences; Siletz River Volcanics; theses; Tillamook Volcanics; Umpqua Volcanics

Coastal Reconnaissance Study, Oregon and Washington (Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, 1974)
Photos. General information. Umpqua River south jetty area is specifically considered. Some recommendations given.
Keywords: ecology; general; geological; historical; human impacts; map; physical; recreational uses

Draft Development Document for a Water Quality Management Plan for the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Oregon. Department of Environmental Quality, (Dept. of Environmental Quality, 1974)
Includes 2 maps.
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water quality

Environmental Assessment Report--Suislaw [i.e. Siuslaw], Umpqua, Smith: Draft - Dames & Moore, (Dames & Moore, 1974)
Keywords: general ecosystem description; jetties; natural resource management; navigation; Smith River; Umpqua River

Freshwater Resources, Oregon Coastal Zone: a Natural Resource Inventory Report to the Oregon Coastal Conservation & Development Commission - Oregon. State Water Resources Board, (Oregon Coastal Conservation & Development Commission, 1974)
General reference. Discusses available resources and potential conflicts.
Keywords: water quality; water use

Lower Umpqua River inventory report - U.S. Forest Service. Siuslaw National Forest, Pacific Northwest Region, (Siuslaw National Forest, 1974)
Keywords: general ecosystem description; species list; Umpqua River

Oregon fish fights - Smith, Courtland L. (ORESU-T, 1974)
Surveys the history of conflict in the Oregon salmon fishery, from physical to legislative battles. The author notes that, while conservation is frequently piously cited as motivating action, "it has been used as a political wedge for one group to take a larger share of the fisheries resource from competitors." (p.1) The author briefly discusses the 1928 Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill, which failed to pass
Keywords: environmental law and policy; history; natural resource management

Ownership of Oregon Estuaries - Oregon. Divisiion of State Lands, (Oregon Division of State Lands, 1974)
"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 booklet for your information." Maps show the State of Oregon a major landowner in almost every estuary.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; general; land ownership; map; Necanicum River estuary; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Productivity, Survival, and Population Status of River Otter in Western Oregon - Tabor, James Eldon (Oregon State University, 1974)
Regarding trapping of river otters in the 1962-1971 period, the author writes, "Specific areas where the harvest seemed to be concentrated were western Douglas and Lane Counties, especially from the lower portions of the Umpqua and Smith Rivers, Tenmile Lake, Tahkenitch Lake, and Siltcoos Lake; western Tillamook County in the lower Tillamook, Trask, Wilson, and Nehalem Rivers and their tributaries; and southern Klamath County in Klamath Lake and Klamath River." (p.51) Major Professor: Howard M. Wight.
Keywords: general; life history information; Lower Umpqua River; Nehalem River; North American river otter = Lontra canadensis; Siltcoos Lake; Smith River; Tahkenitch Lake; theses; Tillamook River; Trask River; Wilson River

Research on Anadromous Fish in Coastal Watersheds of Oregon - McGie, Alan M.; Oregon. Fish Commission Division of Management and Research, (1974)
"Annual Report, July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1974." Reports on various studies of Coastal Rivers Investigations including rearing spring Chinook, fall Chinook ecology, sport fishery survey, accelerated growth and release, coastal fall Chinook stock assessment, and shad and striped bass studies.
Keywords: Alsea River; Alsea Salmon Hatchery; Chetco River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos River; Coquille River; Elk River; Fall Creek; genetics; habitats; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; natural resource management; Nestucca River; New River; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siuslaw River; Smith River; South Fork Alsea River; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Lakes; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

A summary of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) tagging studies on the coastal streams of Oregon, 1946-1970 - Mullen, Robert E. (Coastal Rivers Investigation Information Report, 1974)
Summarizes 25 years of shad tagging studies in Oregon. Summarizes data from the Umpqua/Smith River 1946-1949 and 1969 tagging projects. "The evidence suggests that each river has its own stock of shad. A fish tagged well up any river had little chance of being recaptured, even in later years, in another river. The fish tagged lower in a river, however, were a mixed stock with some of these fish returning to the ocean and migrating to their apparent home stream." (p.17)
Keywords: Alsea River; American shad = Alosa sapidissima; Coos River; Millicoma River; Siuslaw River; Smith River; Umpqua River

Tagging of striped bass in the Umpqua River, 1971-73 - Mullen, Robert E. (Coastal Rivers Investigation Information Report, 1974)
Striped bass were tagged in the Umpqua from 1971-1973. Estimates of population for both the commercial and sport fishery are given. Tagged fish seemed to move easily between the Smith and Umpqua rivers, suggesting that they should be seen as one population.
Keywords: Dean Creek; Jimmy Creek; Joyce Creek (Smith River); Lower Umpqua River; mathematical modeling; Mill Creek; Otter Slough; population count; Scholfield Slough; Smith River; statistical analysis; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis

Umpqua Drainage Basin, Oregon [cartographic material] (State Water Resources Board, 1974)
Keywords: maps; Umpqua River Basin

The use of standardized marine algal bioassays for nutrient assessment of Oregon coastal estuaries - Specht, David T.; U.S. National Science Foundation. Energy-Related General Research Office, (The Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Technical Conference March 14-15, 1974 on Estuaries of the Pacific Northwest, 1974)
"The need for a standardized primary producer bioassay for nutrient assessment in marine and estuarine waters has led to the development of the Marine Algal Assay Procedure (MAAP) which is capable of determining nutrient limitation and algal growth inhibition in waters varying in salinity from virtually zero to full-strength seawater. . . The purpose of the research described herein is to show the utility and value of such a standardized bioassay in the comparative assessment of field samples from estuarine waters in terms of nutrient loading. In order to develop such information, field samples from Oregon coastal estuaries taken at various seasons were analyzed with the MAAP, compared with data produced from artificial seawater (ASW) laboratory studies, and correlated with chemical analyses of the samples." (p.15) Charts, tables, schematic drawings.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; aquatic vegetation; bioassay; biological; chemical; Coos River estuary; diatoms; Dunaliella species; green algae; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; nitrogen; nutrient cycles; phosphorus; primary production; salinity; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Thalassiosira species; toxicity; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

1971 Umpqua River Estuary Resource Use Study - Gaumer, Tom; Demory, Darrell; Osis, Laimons (Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research, 1973)
In 1971 the Fish Commission of Oregon conducted a comprehensive study of the recreational use of marine food fish, shellfish, and other miscellaneous invertebrates in 16 Oregon estuaries. From March 1 through October 31, 1971, boat and shore anglers and tideflat users were interviewed for catch, effort, and origin data in a program designed for statistical analysis. This report summarizes the results of the Umpqua River Estuary study.
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic vegetation; catch statistics; commercial fisheries; eelgrass = Zostera marina; general; geographical distribution; grasses; recreational fisheries; species list; tourism; Umpqua River estuary

Coastal Wetlands of Oregon - Atkins, Glenn J.; Jefferson, Carol A. (Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission, 1973)
Excellent photographs and maps
Keywords: marshes; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation

Controlling Water Temperatures with Buffer Strips - Brazier, Jon Roger (Oregon State University, 1973)
"Nine small mountain streams in Oregon's Coast Range and Cascade Mountains were studied to determine the influence of buffer strips on water temperature. Timber volume in the strip, strip width, and canopy density perpendicular to the sun's rays were compared to the effectiveness of the strip in controlling temperature change. This effectiveness was not well correlated with timber volume or strip width. The density of the canopy in the path of the sun is the most important buffer strip characteristic for water temperature control. A method for measuring the density of the canopy in the path of the sun is described. The use of this method in the design of buffer strips will provide protection for the stream and maximum harvesting of the timber resource." (From the Abstract) The major professor was George Brown.
Keywords: Alsea River Basin; Alsea Watershed Study; Deer Creek; Drift Creek; Francis Creek; Lake Creek; Little Rock Creek; logging; natural resource management; Needle Branch; North Umpqua River; Reynolds Creek; South Umpqua River; terrestrial vegetation; theses; Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Descriptions and information sources for Oregon estuaries - Percy, Katherine L.; Bella, David A.; Klingeman, Peter C.; Sollitt, Charles K.; Kennedy, James B.; Slotta, Larry S.; Water Resources Research Institute, (WRRI, 1973)
This is a valuable source of older references.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; commercial fisheries; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; general ecosystem description; human impacts; hydrology; land use; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; physical; physical modifications; recreational fisheries; salinity; Salmon River estuary; Sand Lake Estuary; sediments; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; water quality; water temperature; water use; Yaquina Bay

Ecology of Shad and Striped Bass in Coastal Rivers and Estuaries: Annual Report (Fish Commission of Oregon, Management and Research Division, 1973)
Keywords: habitats; introduced species; population biology; recreational fisheries; Shad = Alosa sapidissima. Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River

Estuary Planning Guidelines - Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission , (Oregon Coastal Conservation & Development Commission, 1973)
The Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission was created by the 1971 Oregon legislature. Its mandate was to develop a natural resource management plan for the Oregon Coast, emphasizing estuaries. Long-range plans for estuary rehabilitation and development were needed before other agencies would be able to issue permits for work in the estuaries. This document is a guide for the newly created estuary planning groups. Tillamook Bay’s sedimentation problems are used as an example in this report.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; environmental law and policy; natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; Rogue River; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw Bay; Tillamook Bay; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay; Youngs Bay

General Planning Methodology for Oregon's Estuarine Natural Resources - Bella, David A.; Klingeman, Peter C. (Oregon State University, 1973)
“Fundamental concepts and concerns for comprehensive environmental planning are examined. It is reasoned that meaningful planning must effectively deal with the inevitable ignorance concerning man and the ecological systems of which he is an inseparable part. A ‘diversity approach’ is presented which calls for the uneven distribution of man’s activities among natural resource systems.” (from the Abstract). This is a deservedly influential publication.
Keywords: ecological values; environmental law and policy; estuaries; estuarine dynamics; habitat conservation; natural resource management; wetland delineation

An Inventory and Evaluation of Areas of Environmental Concern in Oregon, for the State of Oregon, Executive Department and Natural Resources Agencies (1973)
Estuaries were at the top of the list of concerns in this 1973 publication. Wetlands were second, both areas of critical concern. Gives recommendations for legislation, protected status, etc. Photo of filled wetlands in Winchester Bay area, p.10.
Keywords: conservation; estuaries; habitat; land use; tidal marsh; wetlands; wilderness; Winchester Bay

The Oregon Coast and the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission: the Fox Guarding the Chickens? - Richmond III, Henry R.; Oregon Student Public Interest Group, (OSPIRG reports, 1973)
This scathing critique of the early efforts of the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission shows development activities on the Oregon Coast in the early 1970s, and the pressures on planning agencies and the environment at that time. It describes a fragmented government overly represented by development interests struggling to come to grips with complex issues and failing to use appropriate resources. Individual anecdotes are fascinating. This report does have a point of view.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Bolon Island (Umpqua); Coos Bay; Devils Lake; Douglas County (Or.); dredging; environmental policy and law; human impacts; industrial development; landfills; Lane County (Or.); Lincoln City (Or.); Lincoln County (Or.); natural resource management; Necanicum River estuary; Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz Bay; Siltcoos Lake; Siuslaw River estuary; Tamara Quays; Tillamook Bay; Tillamook County (Or.); Trask River; Umpqua River estuary

Oregon Estuaries - Oregon. Divisiion of State Lands,; Hamilton, Stanley F. (Oregon Division of State Lands, 1973)
Excellent aerial photographs and maps
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; general ecosystem description; map; Necanicum River estuary; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation; Yaquina Bay

Report of Estuary Surveys: July-August 1972. - Demory, Robert L.; Forsberg, Brent O.; Hosie, Michael J.; Barss, William H. (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1973)
Includes maps showing where beach seines and net tows were done. Lists fish found at each site. Includes proposal for a study on juvenile English sole.
Keywords: Alsea River; Coquille River; fishes; geographical distribution; Hunter Creek; juvenile fish; Nestucca Bay; New River; Salmon River; Sand Lake; Siletz River; Siltcoos River; Siuslaw River; species list; Tahkenitch Creek; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Salt Marsh Vegetation Map of the Umpqua River - Jefferson, Carol A. (1973)
One of a set of 13 maps. Salt water vegetation hand drawn using Oregon Division of State Lands 1973 Tideland Maps as a base. Vegetation classification appears in Carol A. Jefferson's Ph.D. dissertation "Plant communities and succession in Oregon Coastal Salt Marshes, August 1, 1974".
Keywords: Black's Island; Bolon Island; Butler Creek; Goose Island; maps; marshes; Providence Creek; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; The Point; Umpqua River; Umpqua River estuary; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation

A Study on the Oxidation of Sulfides in Estuarine Waters - Korpalski, Thomas Paul (Oregon State University, 1973)
Free sulfides affect water quality through their toxicity and because, as they are oxidized, less oxygen is available in the water column for lifeforms. The author investigated the persistence of free sulfides in the environment, and whether salinity affected their rate of oxidation. The major professor was David A. Bella.
Keywords: Goos Island; Lower Umpqua River; salinity; sulphide data; sulphides; theses; Winchester Bay

Temperature and salinity observations in the Umpqua River estuary, July-October, 1972 - Mullen, Robert E. (Coastal Rivers Investigation Information Report, 1973)
Keywords: Buoy 12; Buoy 18; Buoy 7; Channel Marker 31; Channel Marker 8; Coast Guard Jetty; Dean Creek; Highway 101 Bridge; Jordan Cove; Lower Umpqua River; Middle Jetty; Mill Creek (Umpqua); salinity; Umpqua River estuary; water temperature. Winchester Bay

Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1973)
Navigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, new training jetty on south side built 1940. South Jetty repaired 1963. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1971, average traffic from 1962-71, rough estimates of commodities shipped. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Reports: worst flooding is on the South Umpqua. Days Creek Dam recommended in 1971 interim report. In 1972, report presented to Congress. Photo of fisherman on North Umpqua, p.97, of tug moving log rafts past Reedsport p.110.
Keywords: Days Creek; flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; North Umpqua River; physical modification; Reedsport; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River

Biodegradability and Oxygen Uptake Studies on Resuspended Estuarine Bottom Sediments - Touhey, Robert James (Oregon State University, 1972)
Studied sediment core samples "to determine the oxygen uptake rate of resuspended estuarine bottom sediments and the biodegradability of the organic matter released during resuspension." (from the Abstract) Samples were taken near Reedsport, at the mouth of the Smith River, and at the mouth of Butler Creek on the Umpqua River, at the mouth of Isthmus Slough and in the Slough at Coos Bay. The major professor was Frank D. Schaumburg.
Keywords: bacteria; Butler Creek; Coos Bay; dissolved oxygen; dredging; iron; Isthmus Slough; Lower Umpqua River; sediment data; sediments; Smith River; sulphide data; theses

Diamond Lake dump - Carleson, Dan (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1972)
This is a report of a series of scuba dives made on a small portion of Diamond Lake in order to estimate the amount of litter in the lake. “Approximately 2.4 acres of the lake were examined and only those pieces of litter resting on top of the detritus could be counted. We found that as our knees and swim fins sank into the ooze we bumped into a tremendous amount of litter that settled into the bottom. By knifing through the sludge with a broken fishing rod conveniently found on the bottom, I counted at least one piece of litter per four square feet at locat ion #4.”
Keywords: Diamond Lake; human impacts; pollution; Umpqua River Basin

Difficulties ahead for Oregon regarding estuary regulations, control and protection - Day, L.B. (The Proceedings of the Second Annual Technical Conference on Estuaries of the Pacific Northwest, 1972)
Written by a pioneer in Oregon's land-use planning process. This is a general talk about the situation in the early 1970s and not specific to any bay. Many suggested goals are still unmet. Conference held March 16-17, 1972.
Keywords: ecological values; environmental policy and law; general; human impacts; land use; natural resource management; physical modifications; water use

Ecology and management of coastal cutthroat trout in Oregon - Giger, Richard D.; Oregon. State Game Commission Research Division, (Fishery Research Report (Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), 1972)
This study set out "with the principal objective of determining the most efficient use of hatchery stocks of cutthroat in coastal streams. . . A second objective of the study was to add to the biological knowledge of wild sea-run populations in the rivers through catch sampling, netting and tagging, and other studies." (p.1)
Keywords: abundance; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; life history information; natural resource management; recreational fisheries

Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Umpqua Basin, Oregon, and Their Water Requirements - Lauman, Jim E. (Oregon State Game Commission, 1972)
BW photographs. Includes fold-out maps showing spawning areas.
Keywords: birds; Brown bullhead = Ameiurus nebulosus; Calapooya Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; Elk Creek; hydrology; Little River; Lookingglass Creek; Myrtle Creek; North Umpqua River; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial mammals; Umpqua River; water quality; water temperature; yellow bullhead = Ameiurus natalis

Flood Profiles in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Oster, E. A. (Open-file report (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 1972)
"This study was made at the request of Douglas County to develop profiles for the 10-, 25-, 100-, and 500-year floods and the December 1964 flood. . . The reaches studied for this report are:the Umpqua River from Hubbard Creek below Coles Valley to the confluence of the North and South Umpqua Rivers, the North Umpqua River from the mouth to Winchester Dam, the South Umpqua River from the mouth to Clough Gulch downstream from Days Creek, Deer Creek from the mouth to Tucker Creek, Myrtle Creek from the mouth to Cedar Hollow on South Myrtle Creek and to the stream-gaging station on North Myrtle Creek, and Cow Creek from the mouth to the stream-gaging station near Riddle." (p.1) This is an unnumbered Open-File Report.
Keywords: Cow Creek; dams; Deer Creek; flooding; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; North Myrtle Creek; North Umpqua River; precipitation; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Geology & mineral resources of Douglas County, Oregon - Ramp, Len (Bulletin (Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries), 1972)
Includes colored map.
Keywords: coastal hazards; Douglas County; erosion; geology; heavy minerals; landslides; mining; Or.; paleosciences; sediments

An improved temperature prediction model for small streams - Brown, George Wallace (WRRI, 1972)
Keywords: ecosystem modeling; Little Rock Creek; North Umpqua; Umpqua National Forest; water temperature

An Inventory of Filled Lands in the Umpqua River Estuary - Hamilton, Stanley F.; Advisory Committee to the State Land Board, (1972)
Maps, schematic drawings.
Keywords: diking; dredging; general; history; human impacts; land ownership; land use; physical modifications; Umpqua River; Umpqua River estuary; water rights; water use

The North Umpqua, Oregon - Grey, Zane (Zane Grey: Outdoorsman; Zane Grey's Best Hunting and Fishing Tales Published in Commemoration of His Centennial Year, 1972)
Originally published as "North Umpqua Steelhead" in Sept., 1935 in Sports Afield magazine. The article begins with a diatribe on 1930's management and stewardship of the Umpqua, then describes the river and euphorically praises its fishing. "The people of Oregon, and more especially, those who live on or near the Umpqua, are as a whole deaf and dumb and blind to the marvelous good of this river, and if they do not wake up, its virtue and beauty and health will be lost to them." (p.269) The book includes a photograph of Grey on the North Umpqua River with three steelhead, from August, 1935. (p.339)
Keywords: ecological values; North Umpqua River; recreational fisheries; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Tidal inlets on the California, Oregon and Washington coasts - Johnson, J. W.; University of California, Berkeley. Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory., (University of California, Berkeley. Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory. HEL., 1972)
"HEL-24-12." This title is available online to subscribers of Hathi Trust.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; Necanicum River estuary; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; physical; Rogue River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; tidal currents; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Use of hatchery steelhead in the management of the North Umpqua River - Bauer, Jerry (Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference, 1972)
Keywords: hatchery salmonids; North Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; wild salmonids

Appendix VIII. Growth rates of brown trout in Oregon waters - Lorz, Harold. W. (Ecology and management of brown trout in Little Deschutes River, 1971)
Gives water chemistry data and brown trout growth rates for Deschutes, Klamath, Umpqua, and coast drainages.
Keywords: Brown trout = Salmo trutta; growth; Lemolo Lake; North Umpqua River; Toketee Reservoir; water quality

A compilation of flood abatement projects in Oregon - Emmer, Rod E.; Muckleston, Keith W. (WRRI (Series), 1971)
This is a broad-brush look at flooding issues in Oregon. The entire state is covered. A table lists flood damages from 1955-1969. Existing flood control projects for each region are listed. Maps show flood-prone areas.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Blachly (Or.); climate; coastal hazards; Deadman Creek; Depot Slough; erosion; flooding; floods; Indian Creek; Lake Creek; Mapleton (Or.); North Fork Siuslaw River; Olalla Slough; Oregon; Otis (Or.); precipitation; Salmon River; Siletz (Or.); Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Toledo (Or.); Walton (Or.); Wildcat Creek; Yaquina River

Floods on selected reaches of Elk Creek, Douglas County, Oregon [cartographic material] - Oster, Eugene A. (Hydrologic Atlas, 1971)
Keywords: Elk Creek; flooding; hydrology; map; precipitation; Umpqua River

National Shoreline Study. Inventory Report Columbia-North Pacific Region. Washington and Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (United States, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division, 1971)
Estuaries and shorelines addressed by county. Summarizes Corps' work in each estuary. Maps show land ownership and vulnerability to erosion.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; coastal hazards; erosion; general; hydrology; land ownership; land use; physical; Siletz River estuary; Yaquina Bay

A note on coastal movement of shad - T. Edwin Cummings (Research Reports of the Fish Commission of Oregon, 1971)
Keywords: introduced species; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Umpqua River

The potential of physical models to investigate estuarine water quality problems - Simmons, Henry B. (Proceedings / Technical Conference on Estuaries of the Pacific Northwest., 1971)
Also Publication ORESU-W no.71-001. Discusses models of the Columbia, Umpqua, Gray's Harbor and Tillamook estuaries. The Umpqua River model was built in 1966. Includes illustration of the Umpqua model and a chart of how the model shows saline intrusions.
Keywords: Columbia River estuary; flooding; Gray's Harbor; hydrology; mathematical modeling; physical; physical modifications; salinity; tidal currents; tidal data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; water pollution; water quality; wave height data

Umpqua River Gravel Study (1971)
"for the Umpqua River Navigation Company." Report on a six-mile stretch downstream from Scottsburg to determine whether natural deposits of gravel are naturally replenished after gravel commercially extracted.
Keywords: geology; human impacts; industrial development; mining; sediments; water quality

Water Resources Development by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. North Pacific Division,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walla Walla District, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1971)
Navigation: South Jetty extended 1938, North Jetty done 1940, new training jetty on south side built 1940. South Jetty rehabilitated 1963. Report on channel widening approved, public hearing to be held. Details 1957 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1969, average traffic from 1960-69, rough estimates of commodities shipped. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Levees at Reedsport finished 1969. Reports: review study authorized. Potential reservoir site at Days Creek being studied. Report to Congress due 1971. Aerial photograph of Dec.1964 flooding on North Umpqua near Roseburg p.126.
Keywords: Days Creek; flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; North Umpqua River; Oregon; physical modification; Reedsport; Roseburg; Smith River; Umpqua River

Water temperature in the Steamboat drainage - Brown, George Wallace (USDA Forest Service Research Paper PNW, 1971)
Keywords: logging; North Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; terrestrial vegetation; water temperature

Aerial Photographic Tracing of Pulp Mill Effluent in Marine Water - Burgess, Fred J.; James, Wesley P.; U.S. Department of the Interior. Federal Water Quality Administration,; Oregon State University (Federal Water Quality Administration. U.S. Department of the Interior., 1970)
Photographs
Keywords: bioassay; computer programs; hydrology; mathematical modeling; outfall; physical; pulp mill effluent; remote sensing; tidal currents; Toledo; toxicity; Umpqua River estuary; waste disposal; water pollution; water temperature data; Yaquina Bay

Bay clams [April 1, 1967-March 31, 1970] - Snow, C. Dale; Demory, Darrell; Neilsen, John R.; Osis, Laimons; Phibbs, Duane (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1970)
"Surveys in Umpqua Bay revealed an increase in clam abundance over the 1965 surveys. . . It was noted in the 1965 survey that much silt and organic debris was on the clam beds. The 1966 report notes that this silt and debris overlay has firmed up and counting was much easier than in 1965. Substantial numbers of clams were probably present in 1965; however, their presence was probably masked by the silt-debris deposition from the 1964-65 floods." (p.6-7)
Keywords: flooding; sedimentation; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; statistics; Umpqua River estuary

The BLM since "Pass Creek" - Brazier, Jon Roger (Water and Oregon's Ecology: Seminar Conducted by Water Resources Research Institute, Oregon State University, Fall Quarter, 1970, 1970)
This is a seminar presentation. It reflects on the short film, "Pass Creek," a 1969 critique of then-current logging practices, and the effect the film had on BLM management and practices.
Keywords: human impacts, logging, North Umpqua River, Pass Creek, Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Steamboat Creek

Coastal salmon catch - Anonymous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1970)
Brief news article summarizing the 1969 summer salmon season. “Winchester Bay produced the highest catch of any port along the coast with more than 63,400 salmon landed by just over 50,500 anglers. The sport catch at both Depoe and Yaquina Bays compared favorably with the past season catch. At Depoe Bay 38,400 anglers boated just about 28,200 salmon and about 56,200 anglers worked the offshore waters at Yaquina Bay taking 30,700 salmon.”
Keywords: Cape Kiwanda; catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Columbia River; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Depoe Bay; recreational fisheries – salmon; Rogue River; Siuslaw Bay; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Crisis: Oregon Estuaries: a Summary of Environmental Factors Affecting Oregon Estuaries (SG, 1970)
This was an important publication calling attention to environmental issues in Oregon estuaries. Reprinted as S.G. no.4, Crisis in Oregon Estuaries.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; Coos River estuary; general; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; water pollution; water quality; Yaquina Bay

Distribution of Clostridium botulinum Type E in Fish, Shellfish and the Marine Environment of the Pacific Northwest, and Protein Patterns of the Toxigenic and Non-Toxigentic Strains - Craig, James Morrison (Oregon State University, 1970)
Sediments from the Umpqua River were tested, as were razor clams and Dungeness crabs from Winchester Bay. The major professor was K. S. Pilcher.
Keywords: biological; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula; seafood processing; sediments; shellfish poisoning; theses; toxicity; Umpqua River estuary

Ecology of Shad and Striped Bass in Coastal Rivers and Estuaries: Annual Report - Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research, (Fish Commission of Oregon, Management and Research Division, 1970)
Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Striped Bass =Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River; Smith River, a tributary of the Umpqua River; Siuslaw River; Coos River; Coquille River
Keywords: habitats; introduced species; population biology; recreational fisheries; Shad = Alosa sapidissima. Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River

A hermaphroditic soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, from Umpqua Bay, Oregon - Shaw, W. N. (Research Reports of the Fish Commission of Oregon, 1970)
"It is not uncommon to find clams that measure 6 inches in shell length." (p.100)
Keywords: anatomy; introduced species; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua River estuary

Pelagic Fisheries and Coastal Rivers Investigation: Progress Report, Coastal River Section: July 1, 1966-June 30, 1967 - Oregon. Pelagic Fisheries and Coastal Rivers Investigation,; Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division, (1970)
Umpqua/Smith Rivers data include results of a shad survey, count of hatchery coho released, and a nice report on the herring fishery.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Chetco River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Clear Lake; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Edna Lake; forest fires; Hall Lake; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; Netarts Bay; Oxbow Creek (tributary of the Siuslaw River); Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi; Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus; Pistol River; population count; Schuttpele Lake; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; Smith River; spatial distribution; streamflow; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Teal Lake; temporal distribution; Tenmile Lakes; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Winchester Bay; Winchuck River; Yaquina River

Shooting of Sea Lions - Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division, (1970)
Before the enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, marine mammal populations were regulated by the states. This 1970 document gives a brief history of Oregon's management of sea lions, explores issues around the shooting of sea lions, and recommends that this practice be banned. Umpqua Bay and River were among the places where shooting sea lions was legal.
Keywords: California sea lion = Zalophus californianus; Coos Bay; Elk River; marine mammals; natural resource management; Nehalam Bay; Netarts Bay; Rogue River; Sixes River; Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatus; Tenmile Creek; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Umpqua River estuary

Central Oregon Coast - University of Oregon. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service, (University of Oregon. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service, 1969)
9 vol. set. v.1. Physical conditions and present development. -- v.2. Economic patterns. -- v.3. Forest products industry. -- v.4. Agriculture. -- v.5. Commercial fishing and fish processing. -- v.6. Recreation-tourism. -- v.7. Population and housing. -- v.8. Transportation and utilities. -- v.9. Development problems and potentials. "The studies cover the area served primarily by the Central Lincoln People's utility District which includes all of Lincoln County, the western parts of Lane and Douglas Counties, and the northwest part of Coos County."
Keywords: agriculture; commercial fisheries; demographics; economics; general; general ecosystem description; industrial development; logging; recreational fisheries; Umpqua River Basin

Channel Capacity and Flood Characteristics for Selected Reaches of Elk Creek and Tributaries, Douglas County, Oregon - Oster, Eugene A.; Swift, C. H., III (U.S. Geological Survey, 1969)
Unnumbered USGS Open-File Report.
Keywords: Elk Creek; erosion; flooding; hydrology; South Umpqua River

Chemical quality of surface water in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Curtiss, D.A. (Open-File Report / U.S. Geological Survey, 1969)
"In July 1967, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Douglas County, began a 2-year study of the chemical quality of surface water in the Umpqua River basin. The purpose of this report is to present an interpretive summary of the data collected . . ." (from the Introduction. The study analyzed water quality, location and seasonal differences, causes of differences, and chemical constituents that might affect the usability of the water.
Keywords: chemical; heavy minerals; nitrate-nitrite; pesticides; Trace metals; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water quality

Climatological Handbook, Columbia Basin States (1969)
Historic meteorological data. v.1. Temperature; v.2. Precipitation; v.3. Hourly data; v.4. Canadian data; v.5. Lower atmosphere RAOB data
Keywords: climate; Pacific Northwest; precipitation data; temperature data

Potential Hatchery Sites on Oregon Coastal Streams: Final Subproject Report - Skeesick, Delbert G.; Gaumer, Thomas G. (Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 1969)
Includes bw photographs of potential hatchery sites. Ranks possible sites.
Keywords: Chetco River; hatcheries; hydrology; Indian Creek; Kilchis River; Little Nestucca River; Miami River; Nestucca River; North Fork Siletz River; Salmon River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; South Fork Trask River; streamflow; Three Rivers; water quality; water temperature; Wilson River