Progress report on contribution of hatchery produced spring Chinook and summer steelhead to the North Umpqua River - Bauer, Jerry A. (Proceedings of the ... Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference, 1969)
"THESE INFORMAL RECORDS ARE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED OR QUOTED AS A PUBLICATION."
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; North Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Sediment Transport in Streams in the Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Onions, Charles A. (U.S. Geological Survey, 1969)
"Prepared in cooperation with Douglas County, Oregon." "This report presents tables of suspended-sediment data collected from 1956 to 1967 at 10 sites in the Umpqua River basin. Computations based on these data indicate that average annual suspended-sediment yields at these sites range from 137 to 822 tons per square mile. Because available data for the Umpqua River basin are generally inadequate for accurate determinations of sediment yield and for the definition of characteristics of fluvial sediments, recommendations are made for the collection and analysis of additional sediment data." (Abstract)
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Cow Creek; Elk Creek; hydrology; Lookingglass Creek; North Umpqua River; Olalla Creek; sediment data; sediments; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua River

Table 11-32. Rain storms: Outstanding occurrences of record: Oregon (Climatological Handbook, Columbia Basin States, 1969)
Summarizes major rain events in Oregon from December, 1882 through December, 1964. A valuable compilation.
Keywords: climate; flooding; Pacific Northwest; precipitation data

Umpqua Drainage Basin [cartographic material] (State Water Resources Board, 1969)
Keywords: maps; Umpqua River Basin

Water Quality Standards for Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality, (Dept. of Environmental Quality, 1969)
DEQ and Oregon State Library have this
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; 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, 1969)
Navigation: North Jetty done 1940. South Jetty rehabilitated 1963, wave gage work finished 1964. Report on possible widening of the channel approved, public hearing to be held. Details 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River. Gives traffic in 1966, average traffic from 1957-1966. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries.1941 authorization for levee project at Reedsport modified to raise and strengthen levees, improve drainage. Construction started 1968, to be done in 1969. Reports: review study authorized by Congress in 1937 and 1938. Report to Congress expected 1970. Potential reservoir sites identified. Flood plain study in progress, interim reports available.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Reedsport; Smith River; Umpqua River

A Bacterial Disease of the American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) - Rothman, Stanley (Oregon State University, 1968)
For several years in the mid-1960s, a bacterial infection caused large losses of adult, spawning, American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in the Coos, Millicoma and Smith Rivers of Oregon. These losses affected "a sizable commercial fishery for shad in these rivers and losses of fish due to this infection represented an important economic loss to the industry. This study was undertaken to determine the causative agent of the disease and describe the pathology of the disease." (from the Abstract). John L. Fryer was the major professor.
Keywords: Aeromonas spp.; bacteria; comercial fisheries; Coos River; life history information; Millicoma River; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Smith River; Umpqua River

The Character of Douglas County - Douglas County (Or.). Planning Commission, (Douglas County Planning Commission,, 1968)
Lists major sub-basins, maximum-minimum discharges, municipal water supply and sewage treatment data,. Includes maps and tables. This is a revised version of the 1955 report.
Keywords: agriculture; climate; demographics; Douglas County; economics; flooding; history; industrial development; land ownership; land use; logging; mining; North Umpqua River; Or.; precipitation; recreactional fisheries; Smith River; soils; South Umpqua River; streamflow; Umpqua River

Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1967. Part 14, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin - Eisenhuth, H. P. (Circular / U.S. Geological Survey, 1968)
Keywords: hydrology; streamflow

Pass Creek [videorecording]. - Snyder, Dick; Riney, Hal; North Umpqua Steamboaters. (Oregon State University Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, 1968)
This searing little film played a seminal role in reforming forestry in Oregon, leading to the enacting of the Oregon Forest Practices Act. "Focuses on the impact of logging practices on streams and their steelhead trout populations in Oregon's North Umpqua River." Originally issued as a motion picture. Reproduced with permission of the publisher in 1982. Ownership deeded to Oregon State University. Streaming video available through Oregon State University.
Keywords: human impacts; logging; North Umpqua River; Pass Creek; Steamboat Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

A preliminary investigation of the heavy mineral suites of the coastal rivers and beaches of Oregon and northern California - Kulm, Laverne D.; Scheidegger, K. F.; Byrne, John V.; Spigai, J. J. (The Ore Bin, 1968)
Keywords: Alsea River; Chetco River; Coos River; Coquille River; geological; heavy minerals; hydrology; Kilchis River; Little Nestucca River; Miami River; Millicoma River; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Fork; paleosciences; physical; Rogue River; Salmon River; sediment data; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yaquina River; Yaquina River Basin

Proceedings of the Oregon Public Meeting: National Estuarine Pollution Study, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration - U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, ([U.S. Department of the Interior], 1968)
Transcript of Oregon public meeting. Appendices include the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society's report, "Crisis in Oregon's Estuaries," and a copy of the constitutional amendment that would become the Oregon Beach Bill. Also includes testimony from Dr. Jason Boe, Representative for Douglas County in the legislature.
Keywords: general; industrial development; natural resource management; ports; water pollution; water quality

Sutherlin Creek Watershed Project, 1968-1969 - Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences, (Oregon State University Archives College of Agricultural Sciences collection (RG 158), box 4/1/3/10, 1968)
Archival folder.
Keywords: agriculture; flooding; hydrology; North Umpqua River; recreation; Sutherlin Creek; Sutherlin Creek Dam; water use

Umpqua River counting station at Winchester dedicated - Anonymoous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1968)
This is a brief news item about the dedication of the fish counting station at Winchester Dam. The remodeled station featured a window through which the fish could be viewed as they passed upriver. The article includes a bw photograph of a migrating salmon.
Keywords: North Umpqua River; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; population count; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Drainage Basin: Survey of Literature (State Water Resources Board, 1968)
Keywords: bibliography; Umpqua River Basin

What has artificial propagation done for the Umpqua River Program? - Bauer, Jerry A. (Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference., 1968)
"THESE INFORMAL RECORDS ARE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED OR QUOTED AS A PUBLICATION." (front material in proceedings.)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River Basin; wild salmonids

Winter steelhead returns appear good - Anonymous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1968)
Brief news item about the 1968 steelhead run. “Hot spot of Lincoln County was the Salmon River, with angling intensity up considerably over previous years…”
Keywords: Alsea River; catch statistics; recreational fisheries – salmon; Salmon River; Siletz River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River

Bay clams [April 1, 1966-March 31, 1967] - Snow, C. Dale; Reed, Paul H.; Demory, Darrell; Neilsen, John R.; DeBen, Waldemar; Kaiser, Alan; Osis, Laimons (Shellfish investigation progress report, 1967)
Umpqua Bay clam populations better than initially thought after 1964-1965 floods. "Substantial numbers of clams were probably present in 1965; however, their presence was probably masked by the silt-debris depositions from the 1964-1965 floods." (p.6)
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; flooding; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua Estuary

Implementation and Enforcement Plan for the Public Waters of the State of Oregon - Oregon State Sanitary Authority, (Oregon State Sanitary Authority, 1967)
This is a look at the sad state of Oregon’s waters in the mid-1960s, and shows the beginnings of a plan for extensive and systematic monitoring of water quality. At the top of the list was municipal; sewage treatment. Locations for sampling stations for various waterways are given.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; human activities; industrial development; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; Oregon; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; waste disposal; water pollution; water quality; water quality data; Winchuck River; Yaquina Bay

Umpqua River Basin, Master Plan for Angler Access and Associated Recreational Uses (1967)
"Overall angler access in the Umpqua River Basin is in need of up-dating and improvement to assure future access where it is now subject to closure on private land and to open up long stretches of the river where no access is available. Most angler pressure in this system is confined to popular holes which are sometimes several miles apart. These holes are often overcrowded with anglers while the river between is untouched." (p.4) The plan is intended to improve this access problem.
Keywords: natural resource management; recreational fisheries; recreational fisheries - salmon

Umpqua River research, Winchester segment 1965-1966 - Bauer, Jerry A. (Habitat Improvement Project (Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division), 1967)
Covers July 1, 1965-June 30, 1966. “The first counting station on Winchester Dam was constructed in 1945, with two counters enumerating the migration during the daylight hours. Fish were counted-over a white board located about four feet below the counter. The ladder was closed to fish passage when the counters were not on station. In 1964, a new view-window counting station was constructed in the upper pool of the ladder.” (p.1) The new viewing window was used to count fish, enumerate different species and distinguish between hatchery and wild fish. Includes statistical tables.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; North Umpqua River; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); spatial distribution; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Umpqua River; Winchester Dam

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, 1967)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is complete. No work has been done on the Scholfield River channel which is classified as inactive." South Jetty rehabilitated 1963. South Jetty wave gage work finished 1964. Details 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River from river mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Gives traffic in 1964, average traffic from 1955-1964. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: review report authorized by Congress in 1937 and 1938 to improve navigation and control flooding; report scheduled for 1967.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River

Bay clams [April 1, 1965-March 31, 1966] - Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1966)
"The softshell clam population of Umpqua Bay, though still considered good, declined about 60% in abundance between 1961 and 1965... The reason for the decline is unknown at this time, however, the finding of heavy accumulations of wood chips, sticks, and bark on the flats could be a contributing factor. The 1964-65 floods could have contributed much of this debris. Also, one good clam bed has been used as a depository of considerable amounts of spoils from dredging and this undoubtedly has contributed to the decline..." (p.7-8)
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; depleted populations; flooding; human impacts; industrial development; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua Estuary

Douglas County, Oregon, Flood Plain Information: Interim Report - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1966)
Keywords: coastal hazards; dams; erosion; floods; human impacts; hydrography; precipitation; Umpqua River Basin

Environmental factors in coastal and estuarine waters - Ditsworth, George R.; U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, (Bibliographic Series, 1966)
“Bibliographic Series Volume 1, Coast of Oregon” An excellent resource for older and classic references on the area.
Keywords: Bibliography, oceanography, hydrography, biology, climate, fisheries, geology, hydrology,

Report on Floods : December 1964 - January 1965 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (The District, 1966)
Cover title: Postflood report : December 1964, January 1965. The report includes Columbia River & tributaries below John Day Dam, Willamette River & tributaries, Rogue River & tributaries, Umpqua River & tributaries, Coquille River & tributaries, other coastal streams, and Great Basin streams.
Keywords: coastal hazards; floods; hydrology; precipitation; Umpqua River Basin

Returns of Umpqua River spring Chinook and summer steelhead - Bauer, Jerry A. (Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference, 1966)
"No portion of these reports may be reproduced or quoted without written permission of the authors involved."
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; population count; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River

River Mile Index, Umpqua River and Tributaries in Oregon - Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee. Hydrology Subcommittee, (Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee, Hydrology Subcommittee, 1966)
Keywords: hydrology; Smith River; Umpqua River

The silver horde of the Umpqua. (pt.1) - Pearson, H.F. (Umpqua Trapper., 1966)
A colorful tale in a popular journal about early salmon fishing on the Umpqua around the turn of the 20th century. Includes descriptions of fishing methods, anecdotes about "fishing pirates" and a photograph from 1907. Part 1 of 2.
Keywords: commercial fisheries - salmonids; history; North Umpqua River; Pacific sallmon = Oncorhynchus species; Umpqua River; Winchester

The silver horde of the Umpqua. (pt.2) - Pearson, H.F. (Umpqua Trapper., 1966)
A colorful tale in a popular journal about early salmon fishing on the Umpqua around the turn of the 20th century. Includes descriptions of fishing methods, anecdotes about "fish pirates" and photographs. Part 2 of 2.
Keywords: commercial fisheries - salmonids; history; North Umpqua River; Pacific sallmon = Oncorhynchus species; Umpqua River; Winchester

Technical Letter NASA-16: Geological Evaluation of Radar Imagery, Oregon Coast - Snavely, Parke D. Jr.; Wagner, Holly C. (United States Geological Survey, 1966)
Work performed under NASA Contract No. R-09-020-015
Keywords: geology; remote sensing

Water Supply and Water Quality Control Study: Tiller and Galesville Projects, Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - United States. Dept. of the Interior,; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Portland District,; United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Admin., Northwest Region, 1966)
Keywords: Cow Creek; South Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality

Closing Report for the Coastal Stream Improvement and Rehabilitation Program Authorized by Chapter 527, Oregon Laws, 1961 - Summers, Virgil C.; Neubauer, Edward K.; Oregon. Fish Commission (Fish Commission of Oregon, 1965)
This publication describes stream improvement efforts in coastal streams in the early 1960s. It was written during the heyday of the “stream clearance” policy, in which large woody debris, mostly in the form of logjams, was removed from streams. Other projects included fishways, rearing ponds, culverts. Includes b+w “before” and “after” photographs of coastal stream projects.
Keywords: Alsea River; Axtel Creek (Yachats); Bull Run Creek (Alsea); Camp Creek (Umpqua); Cedar Creek (Siletz); Cherry Creek (Alsea); Chetco River; Coos River; Coquille River; Drift Creek (Alsea); Fall Creek (Wilson); fishways; Five Rivers (Alsea); habitat restoration; habitats; Little Elk Creek (Yaquina); logging; Middle Creek (Coquille); Mill Creek (Siletz); natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; North Fork Necanicum River; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; Phillips Creek (Alsea); Salmon River; Schooner Creek (Siletz); Siletz River; Siuslaw National Forest; Sloop Creek (Yaquina); streamflow; Sunshine Creek (Siletz); Tioga Creek (Coos); Trout Creek (Salmon); Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Contributions by hatchery reared Umpqua spring Chinook - Bauer, Jerry A. (Northwest Fish Culture Conference : [proceedings], 1965)
Gives history of spring Chinook run on the Umpqua. Defends hatchery. Statistics.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids

Net Production of Juvenile Steelhead, Salmo gairdneri Richardson, in a Freshwater Impoundment - Coche, Andre Georges (Oregon State University, 1965)
"The dynamics of survival, growth and production of a juvenile steelhead ... population was investigated between June 1962 and March 1963.." (p.208) Study was conducted at a freshwater impoundment on the North Umpqua River. Predation by birds and possibly bullfrogs accounted for most fish mortality. Makes recommendations. Map of area. Note that the species name for steelhead trout has changed. Donald W. Chapman was the major professor.
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic insects; aquatic vegetation; birds; Bull Creek; chemistry; food availability; geology; growth; hatcheries; juvenile fish; North Umpqua River; parasites; sediments; species list; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; theses; water quality; water temperature; Whistler's Bend

Source and Characteristics of the Tsunami Observed along the Coast of the Pacific Northwest on March 28, 1964 - Schatz, Clifford Eugene (Oregon State University, 1965)
Thesis (M.S.). Photographs of damage at Waldport, Tillamook Bay, a beach near Coos Bay, and wave height at Paradise Cove on the Nehalem River.Chart shows wave heights for 9 locations in Oregon, including the Umpqua River. June G. Pattulo was the major professor.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; earthquakes; theses; tsunamis

A Technological and Statistical Analysis of Upper Umpqua River Artifacts - Marchiando, Patricia Jean (University of Oregon, 1965)
The author studied a collection of artifacts gathered by a forest ranger over 30 years. She found uniform manufacturing methods, a “striking uniformity of size” of artifacts, and an absence of the tools used to manufacture artifacts. She concluded that the artifacts were the products of a homogeneous culture functioning at a relatively simple level, and probably came from isolated fishing camps. M.A. thesis, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oregon.
Keywords: archeology; Buckeye Creek; Coyote Creek; Jackson Creek; Lower Takelma Indians; Lower Umpqua Indians; Native Americans; Quartz Creek; South Umpqua River; Southern Molalla Indians; statistics; theses; Tiller (Or.); Tiller Ranger District; Umpqua River Ranger District; Upland Takelma Indians; Upper Coos Indians; Upper Coquille Indians; Yoncalla Indians; Zinc Creek

Umpqua District - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1965)
Many statistics previously published in individual district chapters were consolidated into a larger statistics section beginning on page 76. "Good runs of salmon, steelhead, and trout entered the Umpqua system in 1965. The number of spring chinook and summer steelhead passing over Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua. River exceeded all previous records since the station was activated in 1946." (p.1)
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

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, 1965)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and rejected channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is complete." South Jetty rehabilitated 1963. South Jetty wave gage work finished 1964. Details 1956 project for navigation channel on Smith River from the mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Gives 1963 traffic and average traffic from 1954-1963. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: review report authorized to enlarge the channel, but report held "pending decision by local interests on improvements desired." Outlines review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held in Roseburg on 29 Nov. 1956. Data collection complete; report due 1966. Navigation survey from entrance to Reedsport authorized but no funds appropriated yet.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River

Atlas of eastern Pacific marine game fishing - Squire, James L.; United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife,; United States. Fish and Wildlife Service, (Circular / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1964)
Fold-out charts
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; biological; Chetco River estuary; Columbia River estuary; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; Elk River estuary; geographical distribution; map; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; recreational fisheries; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Sixes River estuary; species list; temporal distribution; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

In the Matter of Formulating an Integrated, Coordinated Program for the Use and Control of the Water Resources of the Umpqua River Basin (1964)
2 volumes.
Keywords: agriculture; commercial fisheries; dams; environmental law and policy; flooding; hydrology; industrial development; recreational fisheries; Umpqua River Basin; water quality; water use

Outlook for Chinook: Rogue and Umpqua spring Chinook population trends going up - Locke, Fred E. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1964)
1962 and 1963 were very good years for the spring Chinook salmon run on the Umpqua and Rogue rivers. This article passes on the good news and examines known stressors on salmon populations. A table gives fish counts for the Gold Ray Dam (Rogue) from 1942-1963 and Winchester Dam from 1946-1963.
Keywords: abundance; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; depleted populations; human impacts; population count; recreational fisheries; Rogue River; statistics; Umpqua River

Surface Water Records of Oregon - U.S. Geological Survey. Water Resources Division, (U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 1964)
Current and historical data are available at: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/sw
Keywords: hydrology

Tsunamis on the Oregon coast - Schatz, Clifford E.; Curl Jr., Herbert; Burt, Wayne V. (Ore Bin, 1964)
Discusses the effects of the March, 1964 tsunami for different locations in Oregon. "At Reedsport, about 10 miles up the Umpqua River only negligible indications existed of the 14-foot wave that was measured at the entrance. The meandering river with its wide tidal flats quickly dissipated the wave's energy." (p.232)
Keywords: coastal hazards; earthquakes; tsunamis

Umpqua District - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1964)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Project, Oregon / Olalla Division, Bureau of Reclamation - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Olalla Division, (The Division, 1964)
Keywords: agriculture; Berry Creek; dams; human impacts; land use; Lookingglass Creek; Olalla Creek; physical modification; South Umpqua River; water use

Water Temperature Prediction and Control Study, Umpqua River Basin - Delay, William H.; Seaders, John; Evans, Robert T. (Oregon State Water Resources Board,, 1964)
This report examines proposed dams in the South Umpqua drainage and their potential effects on water temperatures.
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Cow Creek; dams; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River; water temperature

Crab Fishermen Interviews - Snow, C. Dale; Oregon. Fish Commission, (1963)
"As requested, crab fishermen, processing plants, boat moorages, and chambers of commerce along the Oregon coast ware interviewed to obtain their thinking on crab seasons and regulations." (p.1) Interviews were conducted from Astoria to Brookings.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River estuary; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; Depoe Bay; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); environmental policy and law; natural resource management; Necanicum Bay; Nehalem Bay; Netarts Bay; Siletz Bay; Tillamook Bay; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Tertiary geologic history of western Oregon and Washington - Snavely Jr., Parke D.; Wagner, Holly C.; Washington. Division of Mines and Geology, (Report of Investigations / State of Washington, Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Mines and Geology, 1963)
Maps, bw photographs.
Keywords: geological; paleosciences; sediment data

Umpqua River District - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1963)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes. Table 2 gives the history of salmon stocking in the Umpqua Basin, 1950-1963.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

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, 1963)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is complete. No work has been done on the Scholfield River channel which is classified as inactive." Details 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River from the river mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Gives traffic in 1961, average traffic from 1952-1961. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Survey of small boat harbor at Winchester Bay held up awaiting decisions by local officials on cooperation. Reports: review report authorized to enlarge the channel, but report held "pending decision by local interests on improvements desired." Outlines proposed review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held in Roseburg on 29 Nov. 1956. Report not yet completed.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Watershed Work Plan, Sutherlin Creek Watershed, Douglas County, Oregon - U.S. Soil Conservation Service,; U.S. Forest Service,; North Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District, (Soil Conservation Service, 1963)
Keywords: climate; Cooper Creek; Cooper Creek Reservoir; erosion; flooding; Fraser Canyon Creek; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; hydrography; hydrology; land ownership; landslides; North Umpqua River; sediments; Sutherlin; Sutherlin Creek; water quality; water temperature

Bay clams [April 1962-March 1964] - Oregon. State Water Resources Board, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1962)
"Nehalem, Tillamook and Umpqua softshell clam beds are in excellent condition." (p.3) Clam diggers complained about excessive deposits of sawdust on clam beds in the Umpqua estuary. Investigations did not find any problem or a possible source.
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; human impacts; industrial development; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua Estuary

Estimating sediment production in a large watershed - Bullard, W.E. (Bulletin of the International Association of Scientific Hydrology = Bulletin de l'Association Internationale d'Hydrologie Scientifique, 1962)
Keywords: erosion; hydrology; sediment data; sediments; soils; Umpqua River Basin

The South Umpqua Ranger District: a Case Study in Multiple Use - Young, Gerald Loren (Oregon State University, 1962)
An interesting look at management of part of the South Umpqua River drainage in the early 1960s. This thesis was written just as the Ranger District decided not to allow grazing on its lands, largely due to damage to soils and newly-planted trees. The problems of managing for multiple use are explored. Includes bw photographs. O. H. Heintzleman was the major professor.
Keywords: agriculture; Black Rock Fork; Boulder Creek; Buckeye Creek; Castle Rock Fork; Dumont Creek; Fish Lake; logging; natural resource management; Quartz Creek; recreation; South Umpqua Falls; South Umpqua River; theses; water rights

Umpqua estuary model study - Gladwell, John S. (Bulletin (Washington State University. College of Engineering), 1962)
Keywords: hydrography; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; salinity; Smith River; tidal currents; tidal data; Umpqua River estuary; water pollution

Umpqua River District - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1962)
High water interfered with some Game Commission activities in 1962. Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Bay clams [April 1, 1961 - March 31, 1962] - Snow, C. Dale; Wagner, Emery J.; Demory, Darrell; Oregon. Fish Commission, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1961)
Bay surveys. "Softshell clam populations in Umpqua Bay are in good condition averaging about 0.14 clams per square foot and showing no decline from previous surveys." (p.2) Complaints of sawdust deposited on clam beds in Umpqua Bay received from clam diggers. Investigation did not find a problem.
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; human impacts; industrial development; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Umpqua Estuary; Umpqua River

Geologic map of the Lower Umpqua River area, Oregon [cartographic material] - Baldwin, Ewart Merlin (Geological Survey (U.S.). Oil and Gas Investigations, 1961)
It is possible to download previewed sections of the map.
Keywords: geology; Lower Umpqua River; maps

Oceanographic Study for Breakwater Sites Located at Yaquina Bay, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River, and Coos Bay, Oregon - National Marine Consultants Inc.,; U.S. Army Engineer District Portland, (National Marine Consultants, Inc., 1961)
Keywords: Coos Bay estuary; North Jetty; physical; Siuslaw River estuary; South Jetty; Umpqua River estuary; wave height data

Physical and Chemical Oceanographic Data : Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon : Part I, December 14-15, 1960 - Callaway, Richard J. (United States Public Health Service, Water Supply and Pollution Control Program, Region IX, 1961)
Oceanographic data collected in the Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon, during the period December 14-15, 1960, are tabulated. Temperature, salinity and velocity were: measured from the surface to the bottom at approximately five-foot intervals at four stations in the estuary. Oxygen samples were collected at depth on four occasions.
Keywords: Barrett's Landing; Double Cove Point; estuarine dynamics; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; salinity data; tidal data; Umpqua River estuary; water temperature data; Winchester Bay

Physical and Chemical Oceanographic Data : Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon : Part II, January 25-26, 1961 - Callaway, Richard J. (United States Public Health Service, Water Supply and Pollution Control Program, Region IX, 1961)
Oceanographic data collected in the Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon, during the period January 25-26, 1961, are tabulated. Temperature, salinity, velocity, and oxygen were observed at various depths over one tidal cycle at one station. Temperature and salinity observations were made from the ocean to 11.5 miles upstream upon completion of the 25-hour station. A brief discussion of results is presented.
Keywords: estuarine dynamics; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; salinity data; tidal data; Umpqua River estuary; water temperature data

Physical and Chemical Oceanographic Data: Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon; Part IV, April 26-27, 1961 - Callaway, Richard J. (United States Public Health Service, Water Supply and Pollution Control Program, Region IX, 1961)
Oceanographic data collected in the Umpqua River Estuary, Oregon, during the period April 26-27, 1961, are tabulated. Temperature, salinity, velocity, and dissolved oxygen were observed at various depths over one tidal cycle at a mid-channel anchor station located near the mouth of the river.
Keywords: estuarine dynamics; hydrology; Lower Umpqua River; salinity data; tidal data; Umpqua River estuary; water temperature data

Umpqua River District - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1961)
"The highest egg production ever realized in the summer steelhead program was obtained in 1961. One hundred and five females produced 297,500 green eggs.." Includes data for Tenmile Creek and Tenmile Lakes. Includes list of logjam removals.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Toketee Reservoir; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Project, Oregon, Oakland Division, reconnaissance report [by] U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, region 1 - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, (1961)
Keywords: agriculture; flooding; human impacts; natural resource management

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, 1961)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is 98 percent complete." Details 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River from the river mouth Sulphur Springs Landing. Gives 1959 traffic, average traffic from 1950-1959. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: details proposed f.y. 1959 survey of Winchester Bay. Outlines proposed review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held in Roseburg on 29 Nov. 1956. Report not yet completed.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Prospectus for an Oceanographical Investigation of the Upmqua River Estuary and Related Studies of the Umpqua River Basin - Callaway, Richard J. (United States Public Health Service, Water Supply and Pollution Control Program, Region IX, 1960)
Although the Umpqua estuary had little pollution at the time, there were proposals to construct pulp mills on the Umpqua with effluent discharged into the estuary, so it was selected for a proposed study on bay flushing and tidal dynamics.
Keywords: estuarine dynamics; salinity; tidal currents; Umpqua River estuary; water temperature

Some Water Problems and Hydrologic Characteristics of the Umpqua Basin - Hayes, G. L. (Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1960)
Table 3 gives the 10 largest 1- 2- and 3-day storms recorded at Roseburg between 1877 and 1958. The greatest flood from 1877-1958 on the South Umpqua was Feb. 1890, on the North Umpqua, November, 1909.
Keywords: climate; erosion; flooding; hydrology; sediments; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua River - Bauer, Jerry A.; McDivitt, Ron L. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1960)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to Winchester Dam fish counts. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and other lakes in the region.
Keywords: a tributary of the North Umpqua River; Calapooya Creek; catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Elk Creek; hatcheries; introduced species; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River Basin; Winchester Dam

Bay clams [April 1, 1956-March 31, 1959] - Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1959)
This report covers a 3-year period. It includes a growth survey of gaper clams to establish normal growth patterns, and a summary of transplantation of softshell clams into Siuslaw Bay. Condition of clam beds (Table 3), damage to Steamboat Island beds due to dredging in 1957/58 (p.4)
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; depleted populations; human impacts; industrial development; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Steamboat Island; Umpqua Estuary; Umpqua River

Hearings on Proposed Withdrawal of the Unappropriated Waters of Roberts Creek, a Tributary of South Umpqua River (1959)
Keywords: agriculture; hydrology; Roberts Creek; South Umpqua River; water quality; water rights; water temperature

Recent studies in the hydrography of Oregon estuaries - Burt, Wayne V.; McAlister, W. Bruce (Research Briefs. Fish Commission of Oregon, 1959)
Classifies Oregon estuaries based on estuary mixing of salt and fresh water by the per cent change in salinity from the surface of the estuary to the bottom. Good discussion of various types.
Keywords: Alsea River; Coos Bay; estuarine dynamics; hydrology; Nehalem River; Netarts Bay; salinity; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; tidal currents; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

Shellfish investigations : April 1, 1956 - March 31,1959 - Oregon. Fish Commission, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1959)
This report covers a 3-year period. It includes a growth survey of gaper clams to establish normal growth patterns, a summary of a transplantation of softshell clams into Siuslaw Bay, and the results of crab tagging to determine movement/migration patterns. This report also has research on personal-use fisheries for razor clams, including number and rate of success of clam diggers, as well as calculations on clam wastage. Finally, it has the initial findings of exploratory dives for rock scallop and red abalone off the Oregon Coast.
Keywords: commercial fisheries – shellfish; Coos Bay; environmental policy and law; Gardiner (Or.); natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; Pacific gaper clam = Tresus nuttallii; Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula; Pink shrimp = Pandalas jordani; recreational fisheries – shellfish; Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens; Reedsport (Or.); rock scallop = Crassadoma gigantea; Siuslaw Bay; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Steamboat Island; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Pacific Northwest - Jewett, Stanley Gordon, Jr. (Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Entomology, 1959)
Stoneflies are aquatic insects living in cool, well-oxygenated streams. They are sensitive to the presence of pollutants, and their presence is a valuable indicator of good water quality. They are important food sources for fish, particularly trout. This classic guide includes a dichotomous key and numerous illustrations to help identify species. Note: species names may have changed since this publication was written.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; general; geographic distribution; insects; life history; stoneflies; taxonomy

Umpqua River - Bauer, J. A.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1959)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Project, Oregon, Olalla Division, reconnaissance report - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, ([U.S. Bureau of Reclamation], 1959)
Keywords: agriculture; flooding; human impacts; natural resource management

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, 1959)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is 98 percent complete." Gives 1957 river traffic, average traffic from 1948-1957. Referebces 1956 project for navigation channel on the Smith River from the river mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: details report on modification of small boat harbor at Winchester Bay, due in f.y. 1959. Outlines review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held in Roseburg on 29 Nov. 1956.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

The bay clams of Oregon: their identification, relative abundance, and distribution - Marriage, Lowell D.; Fish Commission of Oregon, (Educational Bulletin - Fish Commission of Oregon, 1958)
This bulletin provides a brief description of 8 different clams most commonly harvested in Oregon, delineating average depth and distribution as well as common harvesting techniques for each clam. The bulletin also describes the bays and rivers affected by tidal action, and their clam beds.
Keywords: abundance; Alsea River estuary; aquatic invertebrates; bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta; bivalves; Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis; butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; economics; gaper clam=Tresus capax; geographical distribution; littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea; molluscs; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts Bay; razor clam=Siliqua patula; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Salmon River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; softshell clam=Mya arenaria; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; white-sand macoma=Macoma secta; Yaquina Bay

Coastal sand dunes of Oregon and Washington - Cooper, William S. (Memoir (Geological Society of America), 1958)
Fold out maps.
Keywords: Alsea River estuary; climate; coastal dunes; Columbia River estuary; Coos Bay; general; general ecosystem description; geographical distribution; history; human impacts; hydrology; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts Bay; paleosciences; physical; Sand Lake Estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; Sixes River estuary; terrestrial vegetation; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; wind; Yaquina Bay

The fishery and biology of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister Dana) in Oregon waters - Waldron, Kenneth D.; Oregon. Fish Commission (Contribution (Oregon. Fish Commission), 1958)
May, 1958.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; biological; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); life history information; Netarts Bay; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Hydrography of Oregon estuaries : June 1956 to September 1958 - Burt, Wayne V.; McAlister, W. Bruce (Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science), 1958)
Also called Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no. 58-6
Keywords: Alsea River; Barretts Landing; Coos Bay; Dolphin; Double Cove Point; estuarine dynamics; Gardiner; hydrology; Macey Cove; Nehalem River; Netarts Bay; Reedsport; salinity data; Schoolfield Creek; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; Steamboat Island; tidal data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; water temperature data; Winchester; Yaquina Bay

Umpqua Drainage Basin, Chinook Salmon Spawning Areas [cartographic material] (1958)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; geographic distribution; map; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua Drainage Basin, Silver Salmon Spawning Areas [cartographic material] (1958)
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; geographic distribution; map; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua Drainage Basin, Steelhead Trout Spawning Areas [cartographic material] (1958)
Keywords: geographic distribution; map; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua River - Bauer, J. A.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1958)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to spawning counts to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes. Table 16 (p.22) gives a report on stream clearing activities in the district.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; habitat restoration; hatcheries; introduced species; Lemolo Reservoir; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Toketee Reservoir; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Basin. (Oregon State Water Resources Board, 1958)
The purpose of this 1958 report is to implement the water resources policy of the State of Oregon, as prescribed in ORS 536.300.
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Cow Creek; Days Creek; Elk Creek; human impacts; hydrology; industrial development; Jackson Creek; Little River; logging; Lookingglass Creek; Lower Umpqua River; Mill Creek; mining; Myrtle Creek; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water temperature; water use

Umpqua River Valley Pulp and Paper Development Study (Sandwell and Company. Report, 1958)
Keywords: economics; industrial development; logging; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua summer steelhead - Anonymoous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1958)
Discusses the summer steelhead run on the Umpqua. Includes bw photographs of Steamboat Falls, the fish counting station on the North Umpqua at Winchester Dam, and recreational fishers. Includes statistics for summer steelhead from 1951-1957 showing angling pressure and success.
Keywords: catch statistics; recreational fisheries; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Coastal Harbors of Oregon and Washington - Morris, Frank; Heath, W. R. (1957)
Maps, "navigational" charts
Keywords: harbors; maps; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay

Geology of the Northeast Quarter of Camas Valley Quadrangle, Douglas County, Oregon - Moore, James Francis, Jr. (Oregon State College, 1957)
This M.S. thesis describes part of a quadrangle in Douglas County. The northwestern portion of the area falls into the Coos River drainage, while the eastern part drains into the South Umpqua River. Lithography, structural and historical geology are given. The author’s geologic map is included. The major professor was Harold A. Boyd.
Keywords: Champagne Creek; Coos River; geology; Henry Creek; Lookingglass Creek; paleosciences; Reston (Or.); South Umpqua River; stratigraphy; theses

Geology of the Southeast One-Quarter of the Camas Valley Quadrangle Douglas County, Oregon - Harms, James Edward (Oregon State College, 1957)
This M.S. thesis describes a 54-square mile area in the Olalla Creek drainage in Douglas County. Lithography, structural and historical geology are given. Interestingly, the author notes that the drainage shows signs of stream piracy. The major professor was Harold A. Boyd.
Keywords: fossils; geology; Olalla (Or.); Olalla Creek; paleosciences; Porter Creek (Or.); Shields Creek; South Umpqua River; species list; stratigraphy; Tenmile (Or.); Tenmile Creek; theses

Umpqua River - Bauer, J. A.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1957)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to spawning counts to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system and Cascade lakes. Debris removal, old dam clearances and pollution abatement activities are covered.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Diamond Lake; Eel Lake; habitats; hatcheries; introduced species; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; Rock Creek; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; water pollution; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oregon: Review of Survey Report: Transcript of Public Hearing - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, 1957)
The Army Corps of Engineers Portland District library (AFP) holds this.
Keywords: hydrography; hydrology; navigation; 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, (United States Army Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division, 1957)
Navigation: details jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is 98 percent complete." Gives 1955 traffic, average traffic from 1946-1955. References authorized project for navigation channel on the Smith River from the river mouth to Sulphur Springs Landing. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: details 1951 interim review report, which recommended flood control projects. Outlines proposed review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation. Public hearing held at Roseburg on Nov.29, 1956. Report due in f.y. 1959.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River

Floods of December 1955-January 1956 in far-western states: peak discharges - Rantz, S. E.; Hofmann; Walter; Geological Survey (U.S.), (Geological Survey Circular, 1956)
"Heavy rains and warm weather caused severe floods between December 21-23 and again on December 26. Floods were most severe in southwestern Oregon, where discharges were record high, and northwestern Oregon, where discharges were of record or near-record magnitude. Other floods occurred about January 4, 15, and 22, some of which were in eastern Oregon in areas which had largely escaped the floods of December." (p.1)
Keywords: coastal hazards; flooding; hydrology; precipitation; Umpqua River Basin

Hydrography of Oregon estuaries: prior to June 1956 - Burt, Wayne V. (Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science), 1956)
Most of the readily available unpublished hydrographic data for Oregon Estuaries which was collected prior to June 1956 have been tabulated, Data on water temperature salinity and velocity are presented. Also called Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no.56-2
Keywords: Alsea River; Barretts Landing; Coos Bay; Dolphin; Double Cove Point; estuarine dynamics; Gardiner; hydrology; Macey Cove; Nehalem River; Netarts Bay; Reedsport; salinity data; Schoolfield Creek; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; Steamboat Island; tidal data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; water temperature data; Winchester; Yaquina Bay

Umpqua River - Pitney, W. E.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1956)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; North Umpqua River; population count; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Umpqua River Basin; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; wild salmonids; Winchester Dam

Umpqua River Basin, Oregon; Special Report (Evaluation) - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 1956)
"The primary objective in this report is to provide a general inventory of potential irrigable areas and prospective water supplies within the basin together with statements by cooperating agencies on other phases of basin development." (p.1) Includes 7 folded maps in pocket.
Keywords: agriculture; dams; human impacts; industrial development; land use; physical modification; Umpqua River Basin; water use

Umpqua River silver salmon increases - Anonymoous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1956)
After low population counts in 1945-1946, silver salmon numbers in the Umpqua River Basin were on the upswing. Includes graph of population counts.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; population count; statistics; Umpqua River

Water quality data inventory - Westgarth, Warren C.; Northcraft, Martin; Oregon. State Water Resources Board (Bulletin (Oregon. State Water Resources Board), 1956)
Keywords: bibliography; water quality

Western Oregon Streams: Report on Floods of December 1955 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District,, 1956)
This work includes extensive reporting on the December, 1955 floods in the Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue and Coquille basins, with brief reports on damage to Nehalem River, Tillamook Bay, Nestucca, Siuslaw and Coos River areas. Over 2 million dollars worth of damage was done in the Umpqua River Basin, mostly to farmland. Fold-out charts.
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; Coos River; Coquille River Basin; Cow Creek; Deer Creek; Elk Creek; flooding; hydrology; Lookingglass Creek; Myrtle Creek; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Umpqua River; precipitation; Rogue River Basin; Siuslaw River; South Umpqua River; Sutherlin Creek; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; Willamette River Basin

Fall Chinook count increases - Anonymoous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1955)
Fall Chinook runs were in trouble through Western Oregon in the early 1950s. In 1954, one returning fall Chinook was counted at the fish counting station at Winchester Falls on the North Umpqua. That’s right, just one. So when 347 Chinooks were counted at the same station the next year, the news was worth reporting. A table gives statistics for fall Chinook at Winchester Dam from 1946-1955.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; depleted populations; North Umpqua River; population count; statistics; Umpqua River

Umpqua River studies - Pitney, W. E.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1955)
"November, 1955, completed the first decade of fish counting activities on the North Umpqua River. On the whole, the period has been one of greatly improved salmon runs, slight but erratic increases in the numbers of coastal cutthroat, and a variable population displayed by the steelhead. Rough fish populations have fluctuated widely for unknown reasons." (p.1)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; Devore Arm Creek; flooding; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; Johnson Creek; logging; Lower Umpqua River; Melton creek; mining; Noble Creek; North Umpqua River; population count; precipitation; recreational fisheries - salmon; sediments; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Tenmile Lakes; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water temperature; wild salmonids; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

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, 1955)
Navigation: notes jetty and channel project at entrance; river channel from entrance to Reedsport; turning basins and side channels; and channel in Scholfield Creek. "The overall project is 97 percent complete." Gives traffic in 1953 and average traffic from 1944-1953. Flood control: details 1951 project for Umpqua River and tributaries. Reports: notes 1951 interim review report, which recommended flood control projects. Outlines proposed review report for flood control, irrigation, power development and navigation.
Keywords: flooding; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Scholfield Creek; Smith River; Umpqua River

Bay clams: A. Umpqua - Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1954)
Surveyed softshell clam beds, and noted sediment deposition from dredging. "...a local dredging company had transported about 3,000 cubic yards of spoil by barge and dumped it on the clam beds on the lower end of Steamboat Island." Previous surveys found abundant clams in the area. "Surveys after the deposition revealed very few clams."
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; depleted populations; human impacts; industrial development; molluscs; population count; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Steamboat Island; Umpqua Estuary; Umpqua River

The bay clams of Oregon: their economic importance, relative abundance, and general distribution - Marriage, Lowell D.; Oregon. Fish Commission (Contribution (Oregon. Fish Commission), 1954)
Distribution maps. Photographs of clams. "May, 1954."
Keywords: abundance; Alsea River estuary; aquatic invertebrates; bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta; biological; bivalves; Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis; butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos River estuary; Coquille River estuary; economics; fat gaper=Tresus capax; general; geographical distribution; molluscs; Nehalem River estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts estuary; new species description; Nuttall cockle=Clinocardium nuttallii; Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea; Pacific razor=Siliqua patula; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Salmon River estuary; Siletz River estuary; Siuslaw River estuary; softshell clam=Mya arenaria; Tillamook estuary; Umpqua River estuary; white-sand macoma=Macoma secta; Yaquina Bay

The Diamond Lake story - Dimick, John B. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1954)
In 1954, Diamond Lake was "the scene of the largest fish eradication project ever attempted in modern fishery management." In an effort to exterminate the population of "trash" fish in the lake, the lake level was lowered in the summer of 1954, and the lake was dusted with rotenone in September, 1956. This article describes the process and the high hopes the Game Commission had for the project. The article includes a bathymetric map of Diamond Lake, and numerous bw photographs.
Keywords: Diamond Lake; natural resource management; recreational fisheries

Umpqua River studies - Pitney, W. E.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1954)
"The 1954 sport fishery for spring chinook salmon was the second poorest on record in terms of the amount of fish produced per unit of angler effort. A river-aide average showed that nearly seventeen angler trips were required to bag each salmon. As a result of the poor return, interest fell and the total angler effort VAS considerably under that experienced in 1953. Throughout the latter part of the season much of the river was practically deserted. Few valid reasons can be given for the lack of success, other than it seemed as if the fish would not strike." (p.5)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; flooding; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; logging; Lower Umpqua River; mining; North Umpqua River; population count; precipitation; recreational fisheries - salmon; sediments; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Tenmile Lakes; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water temperature; wild salmonids; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Floods of 1950 in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California - Paulsen, Carl G. (Water-Supply Paper (Washington, D.C.), 1953)
"Continued rains through most of October 1950, culminating in heavy rains October 27-30, caused the streams of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California to rise rapidly to high peaks... The flood was caused almost entirely by rainfall... [O]n the lower Umpqua River the peak was the greatest since the beginning of records inOctober 1905, and probably the greatest since 1861." (from the Abstract) Includes maps, graphs, b/w photographs.
Keywords: Clearwater River; climate; coastal hazards; Copeland Creek; Cow Creek; Fish Creek; flooding; hydrology; Lake Creek; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; precipitation; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Trap Creek; Umpqua River Basin

Heavy Detrital Minerals of the South Umpqua River Drainage, Oregon - Ramp, Len (University of Oregon, 1953)
Keywords: geology; heavy minerals; sediments; South Umpqua River; theses

Oregon families flee before floods: 3 streams spill water over area: Roseburg, Eugene areas hard hit; Rogue runs high - Anonymous (The Oregonian, 1953)
The southern Oregon coast got 15-20 inches of rain in January 16-19, 1953. "Swirling waters from the Umpqua River Sunday night blocked all highway routes into Roseburg, and Mildred Herman, Red Cross executive secretary for Douglas County, reported evacuation of families from lowland homes in Myrtle Poiint, Winchester, and Winston. Some Roseburg residents also fled to higher ground."
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; flooding; hydrology; Myrtle Point; Or.; Or.: Winchester; Oregon; precipitation; Roseburg; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; Winston

Rock Creek Hatchery - Anonymous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1953)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch. hatcheries; North Umpqua River; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Rock Creek

Summary, Coastal River Regulations, 1878-1950 - Gharrett, J.T. [compiler] (1953)
Gives the details of fishing regulations from 1878-1950, with a 1974 addendum by Robert E. Mullen for some streams. We learn, for example, that in 1891-1892 "No fixed gear to extend more than one-third distance across streams," or the details of shad and striped bass fishing on the Umpqua in 1947.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Chetco River; commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Dover sole = Microstomus pacificus; Elk Creek; Elk River; environmental law and policy; Euchre Creek; Floras Creek; Hoquarton Slough; Hunters Creek; Kilchis River; Klamath River; Miami River; Neawanna Creek; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; Netarts Bay; New River; Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi; Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species; Pistol River; recreational fisheries; Rogue River; Salmon River; Sand Lake; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siletz River; Siltcoos Creek; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; Smith River; Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tahkenitch Creek; Tenmile Creek; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Windchuck River; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Umpqua River studies - Pitney, W. E.; Saltzman, W. O. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1953)
1953 saw the first salmon derby to be held in Winchester Bay (p.6). Several small dams were removed from the basin in 1953 (p.9) .
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; landslides; logging; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; precipitation; sediments; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Umpqua River Basin; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; wild salmonids; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Results of the 1947 Experimental Plantings of Kumamoto Oyster Seed - Marriage, Lowell D.; Oregon. Fish Commission Division of Management and Research (Fish Commission of Oregon, 1952)
"Special Report - Shellfish Laboratory." This 1952 report summarizes the results of experimental plantings of Kumamoto oyster seed in four Oregon estuaries in 1947. The oysters seemed to succeed in Coos, Yaquina and Tillamook Bays, but no conclusions could be drawn for the Umpqua estuary.
Keywords: aquaculture; bivalves; Boulder Point; Coos Bay; history; Joe Ney Slough; Kumamoto oyster = Crassostrea sikamea; molluscs; Sawyer's Landing; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Umpqua River investigations - Grenfell, R. A. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1952)
Data for the Tenmile Lake region is included in the Umpqua report. "Mill dams obstructing fish migration continue to be a great problem, but considerable success has been had in getting owners to construct suitable fish ladders. Some dams which no longer serve a useful purpose have been removed. Satisfactory solutions have not been reached in a few cases, but progress is being made." (p.5)
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; hatcheries; human impacts; introduced species; logging; Lower Umpqua River; North Umpqua River; population count; recreational fisheries; salmonid species; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tenmile Lake; water pollution; Winchester Bay; Winchester Dam

Bay clam investigations [September-December, 1951] - Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1951)
Tables summarize estuary acreage, clam species, rank of clam production. The Umpqua estuary had "good abundance" of softshell clams, but gaper (horse) clams were "present but not in good numbers."
Keywords: abundance; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria

Crab investigation [September-December, 1951] - Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1951)
Lists commercial crabbers and vessel names for Reedsport, total pots fished for 1950/1951, area fished
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); Reedsport (Or.)

Ghost shrimp (Shellfish Program Special Report, 1951)
Brief note giving overview of fishery and fishing methods in Oregon at the end of the 1940s.
Keywords: commercial fisheries - shellfish; crustaceans; general; Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis); recreational fisheries - shellfish

Ground-Water Situation in Oregon - Newcomb, Reuben Clair (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey,, 1951)
This document describes Oregon's groundwater situation at mid-century. BW photographs. It includes 2 plates with line drawings showing entry ports to wells for measuring water levels. "Prepared in cooperation with the State Engineer of Oregon" (from front cover),
Keywords: agriculture; groundwater; irrigation; precipitation; water pollution; water quality; water use

Studies of the Scales of Umpqua River Spring Chinook Salmon - Saltzman, Bill (Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190), 1951)
"A study of the scales of Umpqua River spring chinook salmon was made from midSeptember to December 1, 1951. The study was undertaken to determine the age composition and probable life history of spring Chinooks in this river." This project was, "An assignment by the Oregon Game Caxmission to the Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. Approved by the Coordinating Committee Oct. II, 1951." (p.1)
Keywords: age composition; Branton's Bar; Campbell Falls; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Cleveland Rapids; Elkton; Forks; Glide; Ideyld Park; Leatherwood; life history information; Rock Creek; Steamboat Falls; Umpqua River; Winchester

Umpqua River investigations - Grenfell, R. A. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1951)
Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from the Tenmile Lakes system . "In late 1950 the Umpqua watershed experienced one of its greatest floods of recent times. The magnitude of the freshet was such that many gravel bars were shifted, some being moved several hundred feet. As it occurred shortly after the spring chinook spawning period, it was suspected that some loss of spawn resulted.. . The flood came at the peak period of downstream migration. After it had receded, many young fish were found to have perished on the lowlands adjacent to the river. All attempts at salvage proved to be futile. The kill of immature rough fish was extremely heavy." (p.9)
Keywords: Buck Creek; catfish = Ameirus nebulosus; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; flooding; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; Hubbard Creek; North Umpqua River; population count; Slide Creek; Smith River; South Umpqua Falls; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Falls; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Tenmile Creek; Tenmile Lakes; Umpqua River Basin; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; wild salmonids; Winchester Dam; Wolf Creek; Yellow perch = Perca flavescens

Recreational areas acquired by Douglas County - Stanton, Charles V. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1950)
Author is "Editor, Roseburg News-Review." Subject is the acquisition of riparian rights by Douglas County "around the entire waterfront of the bay at the mouth of the Umpqua River."
Keywords: Douglas County (Or.); recreational fisheries; Umpqua River Basin

Report on Umpqua Harbor and River, Schofield River at Reedsport - U.S. Senate, (81st Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Document, 1950)
Recommends that the current project, which began with the construction of the north jetty in 1940, be expanded to include a channel into Schofield Creek. Reports on the rest of the project, which was 97% complete at the time of writing.
Keywords: Gardiner (Or.); harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Reedsport (Or.); Scholfield Creek; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Salmon fisheries of the coastal rivers of Oregon south of the Columbia - Gharrett, John T; Hodges, John I.; Fish Commission of Oregon, (Contribution / Oregon Fish Commission, 1950)
Excellent photographs of splash dams, hand drawn maps
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries - salmonids; recreational fisheries - salmonids; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River

Salmon fishing at Winchester Bay - Mathisen, L. M. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1950)
Brief description of the recreational salmon fishery at Winchester Bay in 1949 In 1947, the Umpqua River was closed to commercial fishing, but subsequent years saw a rapid expansion of the fishery.
Keywords: catch statistics; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries - salmon; economics; history; recreational fisheries - salmon; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River investigations - Pitney, W. E. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1950)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; North Umpqua River; population count; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Umpqua River Basin; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; wild salmonids; Winchester Dam

The Umpqua River shad fishery - Gharrett, John T (Oregon Fish Commission Research Briefs, 1950)
Keywords: catch statistics; commercial fisheries; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Smith River; Umpqua River

Vertebrates of the Middle Oregon Coast Strip - Pimentel, Richard Anthony (Oregon State College, 1950)
This Master’s thesis covers the area from the south bank of the Siuslaw River to the north Bank of the Umpqua River, ocean to inland coastal forests. It includes detailed accounts of species encountered. There is an interesting discussion of the little-known introduction of Alaskan moose just north of the mouth of the Umpqua River in 1923. A good look at the variety of life in the “coastal strip” before development really got going. The major professor was Kenneth L. Gordon.
Keywords: abundance; amphibians; birds; geographic distribution; habitats; mammals; moose = Alces alces; reptiles; Siuslaw River; species list; temporal distribution; Umpqua River; zoology

Diamond Lake and associated investigations - Locke, F. E. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1949)
"As a result of public interest in an apparent decline in the size of rainbow trout in Diamond Lake, biological studies were begun in the spring of 1946 . . . Information on physical, chemical, and biological properties of the lake was obtained as the study progressed." (p.67) Blames "trash fish" for some of the problem.
Keywords: Calumet Lake; Diamond Lake; diet; fecundity; hatchery salmonids; introduced species; life history information; population count; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Lower Umpqua River Investigations - Mathisen, L. M. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1949)
Includes data on Tenmile Lake.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Dean Creek; geographic distribution; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; Lower Umpqua River; population count; Smith River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Tenmile Lake; wild salmonids; Winchester Bay

Lower Umpqua River Study : Summary : Annual Report (1949)
Summaries of progress after the main report are published in Oregon Game Commission Fishery Division annual reports. Many of these are in this bibliography. Coho salmon runs were increasing in the Umpqua River in the late 1940s.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; fecundity; geographic distribution; Lower Umpqua River; population biology; population count; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; recreational fisheries - salmon; Smith River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Winchester Bay

Plans for reduction of shoaling at the entrance to Umpqua River, Oregon : Model investigation - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterways Experiment Station, (Technical Memorandum (Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.), 1949)
It seems that jetty construction at the entrance to the Umpqua River in the 1930s led to problems with scour and shoaling. This model represents an attempt to begin to address the problems. Link to .pdf is at the bottom of the web page.
Keywords: dredging; harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River

Upper Umpqua River Investigations - Newcomb, H. R. (Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division, 1949)
Keywords: agriculture; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; geographic distribution; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; logging; mining; North Umpqua River; population count; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; temporal distribution; Umpqua squawfish = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; wild salmonids; Winchester Dam

Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948 - Tollefson, Roger; Marriage, Lowell D.; Oregon. Fish Commission (Shellfish Investigation Progress Report, 1948)
This document marks the beginning of a long struggle for Oregon natural resource managers to find the best time to open the crab season. The time of crab molting is highly variable, and it is hard to determine the best time (firm shells, full of meat) to start the commercial fishing season. Reports on crab condition – the number of soft-shelled crabs – for late July/early August, 1948. Lists fishing boats and numbers of pots fished for Newport, Winchester Bay, Coos Bay and Port Orford.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; biological; commercial fisheries – shellfish; Coos Bay; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); Elk River; natural resource management; Port Orford; Rogue River estuary; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Present state of bay clams in Oregon - Tollefson, Roger (Research Briefs. Fish Commission of Oregon, 1948)
Drawings of clams. Study developed due to growing popularity of clamming and apparant decline in clam populations.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; molluscs; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz Bay; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua Estuary; Yaquina Bay

The present status of the bay clams in Oregon (Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program Special Report, 1948)
Includes hand-drawn sketches of bay clams. Includes statistics for Yaquina Bay for a week of low tides in July of 1947. The complete report also includes two short reports, "Drag Boat Damage on Crabs" and "Herring Spawning," which reports on herring spawning in Tillamook and Yaquina bays.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz Bay; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; spatial distribution; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate ... a review of reports on Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg., and further improvement of Winchester Bay, - U.S. Senate, (80th Congress, Second Session, Document, 1948)
In addition to channel improvements, this document outlines a plan to dredge a channel into Winchester Bay. Chart. Senate Document no.154.
Keywords: harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay

Umpqua River Study continued - Newcomb, Hugh Ross (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1948)
Updates the 1946 report. Photographs.
Keywords: fisheries; Umpqua River

Winter steelhead on Umpqua - Anonymoous (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1948)
Umpqua River fishers had to work a little harder in the winter of 1947/1948 to catch steelhead trout than they did in the previous year. Brief article gives catch-and-effort statistics and discusses escapement for the winter steelhead run.
Keywords: catch statistics; recreational fisheries; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

The winter steelhead run of the Umpqua River: 1946-1947 - Gharrett, John T (Research Briefs / Fish Commission of Oregon, 1948)
Keywords: recreational fisheries - salmonids; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River

A Preliminary Report on the Diamond Lake Study - Locke, Fred E.; Oregon State Game Commission, (Oregon State Game Commission, 1947)
Recreational fishing at Diamond Lake increased after the War, and the number of rainbow trout were in decline, so this study was authorized. The author put forth a number of hypotheses to explain the decline and recommended more stocking of rainbow trout. Tables, map.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; bathymetry; Brown trout = Salmo trutta; chemistry; depleted populations; Diamond Lake; food availability; natural resource management; oxygen; pH data; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; recreational fisheries; Tui chub = Gila bicolor; Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Trout fishery on Diamond Lake - Locke, Fred (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1947)
This study was launched in response to a decline in the size of rainbow trout caught in Diamond Lake. Techniques used included creel censuses, marking and aging fish. Includes a map showing the bathymetry of the lake.
Keywords: Diamond Lake; feeding behavior; growth; habitats; hatcheries; introduced species; Klamath Lake roach = Siphateles bicolor bicolor; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; recreational fisheries

Coastal fisheries maintenance problems - Needham, P. R. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1946)
Details Rogue and Umpqua studies and planned studies of coastal streams and lakes.
Keywords: fisheries; Rogue River; Umpqua River

The Umpqua River Study - Newcomb, Hugh Ross; Mathisen, Leonard M. (Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin, 1946)
A popular science explanation of the Umpqua River Study for the interested layperson. Includes bw photograph of the fish counting station on the North Umpqua River
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; habitats; human impacts; industrial development; logging; natural resource management.; population biology; population count; recreational fisheries; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River Basin

The Umpqua River Study: A Joint Report (1946)
"The species of anadromous fish entering the Umpqua River are: chinook salmon (spring, summer, and fall runs), silver salmon, steelhead trout (summer and winter runs), cutthroat trout, shad, striped bass and sturgeon. The winter steelhead, striped bass, and shad runs appear to be maintaining themselves. The runs of the other species appear to be in various stages of depletion." (from the Summary, p.1) This study examines the causes of fish run declines and suggests ways to improve them.
Keywords: American shad = Alosa sapidissima; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; habitats; human impacts; industrial development; logging; natural resource management.; population biology; population count; recreational fisheries; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Umpqua River Basin; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus

Water resources of the State of Oregon: Summary of available Iiformation: 1937-1941 - Oregon. State Engineer,; United States. Geological Survey, (Bulletin / Oregon State Engineer, 1946)
Keywords: Alsea (Or.); Alsea River; Austin (Or.); Azalea (Or.); Clearwater River; Coquille River; Cow Creek; Diamond Lake; Elkton (Or.); Foss (Or.); Glendale (Or.); Glide (Or.); hydrography; hydrology; Lake Creek (North Umpqua); Lake Creek (Siuslaw); McMinnville (Or.); Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Fork Alsea River; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek; Rogue River; Siletz (Or.); Siletz River; Siuslaw River; streamflow; Tillamook (Or.); Tiller (Or.); Toketee Falls; Trask River; Triangle Lake; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; water use; Wildcat Creek (Siuslaw); Wilson River

Crest of Willamette flood due Sunday; Corvallis-Albany-Salem area warned - Anonymous (Sunday Oregonian, 1945)
Many coastal areas received 3-5 inches of rain in a 24 hour period during the storms of December 26-29, 1945. "Combination of a high tide and flooding waters of the Umpqua River sent water swirling into most homes and business places of Reedsport on the coast. With logs and lumber drifting about the city in water one to two feet deep, all people were removed from places regarded as dangerous."
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; flooding; precipitation; Reedsport; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Summer Squall at Diamond Lake (Gifford Photographic Collection, 1945)
Keywords: Diamond Lake; photograph

Statistical Bulletin: Take or Catch of Commercial Food Fish, Columbia River and Major Coastal Streams, 1928-1943 - Hoy, M. T.; Oregon. Fish Commission (Fish Commission of Oregon, 1944)
Gives statistics of landings from 1928-1943.
Keywords: Alsea River; Chinook almon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Columbia River; commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; Nehalem River; recreational fisheries; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; statistics; Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus; Yaquina Bay; Yaquina River

Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate ... Report on the Umpqua Harbor, Oreg., with a View to the Improvement of Winchester Bay, Oreg. - U.S. Senate, (77th Congress, 2nd session, Senate Document, 1942)
War has a way of making ports and harbors more important than they were previously.
Keywords: dredging; harbor; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay

Fall season on Umpqua - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1940)
Paragraph describes fall season for salmon on the Umpqua, which opened Sept. 15. Describes gillnet regulations. Smaller mesh fishing delayed while price difference between buyers and fishermen over silver salmon was worked out.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; gillnets; Umpqua River

Highway 101 Umpqua River Bridge at Reedsport - Gifford, Ralph I. (Gifford Photograph Collection (P 218), 1940)
Archival photograph. This is another great work by Conde McCullough. It features a central steel span flanked by concrete arches.
Keywords: historical; photograph; Reedsport; Umpqua River

Shad in Oregon rivers - Anonymous (Pacific Fsherman, 1940)
Shad started running May 6, "in good quantity" in the Umpqua and Smith Rivers, with small runs in the Siuslaw, Coquille and Coos rivers around that time. Coos Bay catches around 40-150 lbs by mid-May. Roe shad brought "about 22c apiece, while the buck shad were bringing 2c apiece."
Keywords: Coos Bay; Coquille River; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Siuslaw River; Smith River; Umpqua River

Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, Dated March 19, 1940, Submitting a Report, Together with Accompanying Papers and an Illustration, on a . . . - U.S. House of Representatives, (76th Congress, 3rd Session, House Document, 1940)
House Document no.684. Full title: Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, Dated March 19, 1940, Submitting a Report, Together with Accompanying Papers and an Illustration, on a Preliminary Examination and Survey of Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oregon, Authorized by the Flood Control Act Approved June 22, 1936, and by Act of Congress Approved June 11, 1935.
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; erosion; flooding; map; North Umpqua River; precipitation; Smith River; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Oregon coast shad run best in years - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1939)
"The best run of fish experienced in many years invaded the Umpqua and Smith Rivers."
Keywords: introduced species; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Umpqua River

Report on reexamination of Umpqua River and Harbor, Oreg. - U.S. Senate, (76th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document, 1939)
Senate Document.
Keywords: harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River

Statement by the Oregon State Planning Board on Development of the Umpqua River Basin. Submitted by Ormond R. Bean ... to Major S.L. Damon, District Engineer, U.S. Engineer Department at Hearing in Roseburg, June 10, 1938 - Oregon State Planning Board, (1938)
On June 10, 1938, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ District Engineer for the Portland, Oregon area held a hearing in Roseburg to consider desired improvements for the Umpqua River. This document gives the statement of the Chairman of the Oregon State Planning Board at that hearing. “The Umpqua Basin contains vast stands of mature merchantable timber, the logging and marketing of which are largely dependent upon navigation improvements on the Umpqua River.” (p.1)
Keywords: dredging; natural resource management; physical modifications; transportation; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chaiman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate in response to a resolution of the Committee: A report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, on reexaminaton . . . - U.S. Senate, (75th Congress, 3rd Session, Senate Document, 1938)
Full title: Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chaiman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate in response to a resolution of the Committee: A report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, on reexaminaton of Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg.
Keywords: harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River

Inner Harbor Survey Report, Umpqua River, Oregon - Carlson, G. E (1937)
In Special Collections at the University of Oregon. 132 p. + colored map
Keywords: harbors; map; Umpqua River estuary

A Survey of the Waters of the South Umpqua Ranger District: Umpqua National Forest - Roth, A. R. (USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, 1937)
Baseline temperature data for the South Umpqua
Keywords: Abbott Creek; aquatic insects; aquatic invertebrates; Ash Creek; Beaver Creek; Black Rock Fork; Boulder Creek; Box Creek; Buckeye Creek; Castle Rock Creek; Corral Creek; Deadman Creek; Duncan Creek; Elk Creek; Fish Lake Creek; fishes; habitats; High Rock Creek; hydrology; Jackson Creek; Lonewoman Creek; natural resource management; Prong Creek; Quartz Creek; Skillet Creek; South Umpqua River; species list; Squaw Creek; water temperature

Water Resources of the State of Oregon : Summary of Available Information: 1931-1936 - Oregon. State Engineer,; United States. Geological Survey, (Bulletin (Oregon. State Engineer), 1937)
The Alsea station only has data for June-Oct.22, 1932. The Trask, Wilson and Siuslaw River stations cover water years (Oct./Sep.) 1931/1936. All other stations listed here cover Oct.1930/Sep.1936.
Keywords: Alsea (Or.); Alsea River; Austa (Or.); Azalea (Or.); Clearwater River; Coquille River; Cow Creek; Diamond Lake; Elkton (Or.); Glendale (Or.); Glide (Or.); hydrography; hydrology; Lake Creek (North Umpqua River); Lake Creek (Siuslaw River); McMinnville (Or.); Nestucca River; North Fork Alsea River; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek; Rogue River; Siletz (Or.); Siletz River; Siuslaw River; streamflow; Tillamook (Or.); Tillamook Bay; Toketee Falls; Trask River; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; water use; Wilson River

Mott Bridge Crossing the North Umpqua River at Steamboat [archival photograph] - Williams, Gerald W. (Gerald W. Williams Collection, 1936)
Shows the historic Mott Bridge, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935-1936.
Keywords: bridges; Mott Bridge; North Umpqua River

Oregon's Wild Life Resource. A Report by Advisory Committee on Wild Life and Research Staff. State Planning Board - Oregon State Planning Board, (Oregon State Planning Board,, 1936)
Before World War II, relatively few natural resource management reports from Oregon state agencies were published. This report covers current (circa 1936) management issues, fur-bearing animals, predators, waterfowl, upland game birds, fisheries and conservation. Fisheries data includes salmon pack statistics, 1880-1931, as well as statistics (various years) for seal and sea lion bounties, hatchery releases and fish eggs taken, and fisheries catch statistics. The report contains interesting details, such as a list of private game reservations. “Commercial catching of clams is forbidden the year round at Netarts Bay, Tillamook County.” (p.81) “Rakes or submerged pots may not be used to catch crabs in Yaquina or Siletz Bay or Rivers. The only device legal there is the regular open net called a ring or hoop.” (p.82) Maps, charts, tables.
Keywords: Alsea River; California sardine = Sardinops sagax; commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; Coquille River; depleted populations; fish; general; hatcheries; human impacts; Klamath River; natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Netarts Bay; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species; recreational fisheries; Rogue River; shellfish; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; statistics; Tillamook Bay; Trask River; Umpqua River; water pollution; Yaquina River

Authorizing a preliminary examination of Umpqua River, Oreg. - U.S. House of Representatives, (74th Congress, 1st Session, House Report, 1935)
"The flood of 1933, which was one of unusual severity, caused damage the entire length of the river. Floods of less severity, but still causing large damage, occur on an average of 2 to 4 years apart. it is believed that these floods warrent investigation with a view to determining flood protective measures" (p.1)
Keywords: climate; flooding; hydrography; precipitation; Umpqua River Basin

Authorizing preliminary examination of Umpqua River, Oreg., with view to control of floods - U.S. Senate, (74th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Report, 1935)
Senate Report
Keywords: dams; flooding; hydrology; streamflow; Umpqua River

1933 – Pacific frozen fish - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1934)
This is a table giving the annual summary of fish frozen in 1933, including the Oregon Coast. After a tough year in 1932, frozen fish production increased in 1933. “This branch of the industry” was referred to as “within striking distance of the volume normal for the years before 1931.” (p.169)
Keywords: Astoria (Or.); Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries – groundfish; commercial fisheries – salmon; Coos Bay; Cushman (Or.); Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Marshfield (Or.); Pacific halibut = Hippoglossus stenolepis; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; Reedsport (Or.); sablefish = Anoplopoma fimbria; Siuslaw River estuary; statistics; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River estuary

1933 – Pacific mild cured salmon pack - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1934)
This is a table giving a summary of the Pacific mild cured salmon pack for 1933. Volume is given in tierces (825 lbs. net).
Keywords: Bandon (Or.); Bay City (Or.); Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Cushman (Or.); Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Marshfield (Or.); Reedsport (Or.); Siuslaw River estuary; statistics; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary

1931 – Frozen food prepared - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1932)
This is a table giving the annual summary of fish frozen in 1932, including the Oregon Coast. Statistics for the Burke Packing Co. plants at Astoria and Gardiner are combined. The table includes statistics for the Newport Fish Co. As the Depression deepened, frozen fish production on the Pacific Coast dropped by almost 12% over 1930 production. (p.196)
Keywords: Astoria (Or.); Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries – groundfish; commercial fisheries – salmon; Coos Bay; Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Marshfield (Or.); Newport (Or.); Pacific halibut = Hippoglossus stenolepis; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; sablefish = Anoplopoma fimbria; statistics; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Cold packing at Winchester - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1932)
Brief news item about the Winchester Bay Crab & Fish Co. “preparing cold pack crab meat for the San Francisco market.”
Keywords: canneries; Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister); industrial development; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay

History of the salmon industry in Oregon - Hayden, Mildred Vera (The Commonwealth Review: a Journal of Applied Social Science, 1932)
This article summarizes the author’s work in her 1930 M.A. thesis (University of Oregon). It gives a brief history of the salmon industry. Statistics cover the fish pack from 1866-1927. Worth reading to see what the issues looked like to someone at that time.
Keywords: canneries; commercial fisheries – salmon; depleted populations; economics; environmental law and policy; general; hatcheries; historical; Pacific salmon = Oncorhynchus spp.; statistics

Umpqua jetty contracted - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1932)
Brief news item about a contract being made for the construction of a jetty on the Umpqua River. “This improvement is expected to render that Southern Oregon harbor more available for trollers, to whom it is quite important, being the only practicable haven between Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay.”
Keywords: harbors; jetties; ports; Umpqua River estuary

Umpqua strike is short - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1932)
Brief news item about a strike of gillnet fishers on the Umpqua that only lasted a few days in early October, 1932. The fishers “were given a market for their fish by the action of the Coast Fisheries, owned by Clyde Chase, in securing a contract for a considerable quantity of mild-cured salmon. While 1 ½ c per lb. was paid for the salmon, it is unlikely that they would have had any market at all had it not been for the curing contract…”
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; labor relations; Umpqua River estuary

1930 – Frozen fish prepared - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1931)
This is a table giving the annual summary of fish frozen in 1931, including on the Oregon Coast. Statistics for the Burke Packing Co. plants at Gardiner and Newport are combined, as are those for the Gold Beach Packing Co. plants at Bandon and Empire. Included statistics for the Newport Fish Co. The Yearbook issue is the #2 issue of Pacific Fisherman.
Keywords: Astoria (Or.); Bandon (Or.); Columbia River estuary; commercial fisheries – groundfish; commercial fisheries – salmon; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Marshfield (Or.); Newport (Or.); Pacific halibut = Hippoglossus stenolepis; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; sablefish = Anoplopoma fimbria; statistics; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Pacific Coast Ports: [Oregon] - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1931)
These are brief looks at facilities available for fishers in Oregon around 1930. Maps show harbors, fuel and oil stations, yacht clubs, small craft landings, small craft anchorages and drawbridges. Entries are brief. Here, for example, is the entry for the Umpqua River, “Gardiner and Reedsport are principal centers. Cold storage and fresh shipping of salmon and shad. Troll and gillnet salmon, gillnet shad, most of which are shipped fresh, either direct to markets or to other points for packing. Ice, oil, stores. Coast guard livesaving station. Bar impassable in rough weather.” (p.85) Includes maps of Astoria, Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Astoria (Or.); Bandon (Or.); commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; Gardiner (Or.); Hammond (Or.); harbors; Newport (Or.); Portland (Or.); ports; recreational fisheries; Reedsport (Or.); Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Warrenton (Or.); Wheeler (Or.)

Protection for sealions - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1931)
Brief news item. “Revocation by the Oregon legislature of the bounty on sealions and the enactment of a law actually making the killing of these animals illegal, and providing a penalty therefor, has aroused considerable comment.” The bounty on killing seals, however, remained in place.
Keywords: California sea lion = Zalophus californianus; environmental legislation and policy; general; Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina; Oregon; Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubata; Washington

As a Sportsman Sees the Umpqua Valley / Written for Chamber of Commerce, Roseburg, Oregon by Lawrence Mott - Mott, Lawrence (Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, 1930)
Keywords: recreational fisheries; recreational uses; tourism

Booth Bridge overlooking dam and powerhouse [archival photograph] - Williams, Gerald W. (Gerald W. Williams Collection, 1930)
Shows dam and powerhouse. Near Winchester, Oregon.
Keywords: Booth Bridge (Winchester Bridge); dams; North Umpqua River

History of the Salmon Industry in Oregon - Hayden, Mildred Vera (University of Oregon, 1930)
History of the salmon industry. Statistics cover the fish pack from 1866-1927. Worth reading to see what the issues looked like to someone at that time.
Keywords: canneries, commercial fisheries – salmon, depleted populations, economics, environmental law and policy, general, hatcheries, historical, Pacific salmon = Oncorhynchus spp., statistics, theses

Pacific salmon fisheries - Cobb, John N. (Bureau of Fisheries Document, 1930)
General reference. History of fisheries, canned pack statistics, records of fish planting in rivers. Colorful language at times. Photographs. "Salmon canning was begun on this river [the Yaquina] in 1887, when two small canneries were constructed. . . The fishermen of this section are fortunate in that they have railroad communication with the outside world." Gives canned salmon pack statistics, 1887-1911. Gives statistics for salmon planting in the Yaquina from 1898-1928. Gives salmon pack statistics for major coastal streams from the 1880s to the point in the 1920s when the canneries closed down. Available in Google Books.
Keywords: canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries - salmon; hatcheries; Pink (humpback) salmon = Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; sockeye salmon = Oncorhynchus nerka

Water-power resources of the Umpqua River and its tributaries, Oregon - Jones, Benjamin Earl; Stearns, Harold Thornton (Water-Supply Paper (Washington, D.C.), 1930)
Dual series: also called Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1929
Keywords: dams; hydrology; North Umpqua River; Smith River; South Umpqua River; streamflow; Umpqua River

1928 Pacific mild-cured salmon pack - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1929)
The #2 issue of Pacific Fisherman is the Yearbook issue. The Burke Packing Company had plants up and down the Oregon Coast packing mild cured salmon, including plants on the Siletz, Yaquina and Umpqua Rivers. Statistics are in units of tierces (about 800 pounds) and are lumped in with statistics for Bay City, Cushman and Pacific City. Statistics are also given for the Newport Fish Co. on Yaquina Bay and the Morris Beck company at Florence, as well as for other coastal sites. These are the only canning statistics found for the Oregon Coast in 1928.
Keywords: canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; commercial fisheries – salmon; Florence (Or.); Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Newport (Or.); Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River estuary; statistics; Taft (Or.); Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Shad production normal - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman, 1929)
Brief news item. Shad production in the spring of 1929 on the Columbia River and Oregon coast was “about normal,” although the Umpqua River, “which is the primary factor on the coast, is a little short.” While much shad and shad roe was shipped fresh, “the major portion is canned in 1-lb. tails for the shad and half-lb. ovals for the roe.”
Keywords: canneries; commercial fisheries; Shad = Alosa sapidissima; Umpqua River estuary

1927 Oregon coast canned salmon pack - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1928)
Figures for the Burke Packing Company cannery at Taft are combined with those of the Burke cannery at Gold Beach. Figures for the Umpqua are from the Arthur Anderson Packing Company.
Keywords: canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; industrial development; Reedsport (Or.); Siletz Bay; statistics; Taft (Or.); Umpqua River estuary

1927 Pacific mild-cured salmon pack - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1928)
The Burke Packing Company had plants up and down the Oregon Coast packing mild cured salmon, including plants on the Yaquina and Umpqua Rivers. Statistics are in units of tierces (about 800 pounds) and are lumped in with statistics for Astoria and Cushman.
Keywords: canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Newport (Or.); statistics; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Fair run of Oregon silvers - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman, 1928)
Brief news item. It looks like 1928 was not a good year on the Columbia River. “The dismal character of mid-fall fishing on the Columbia river and Oregon coast was lightened only by a very fair production of Silversides at Nehalem bay, Yaquina bay and the Umpqua river and other Oregon coast points. October fishing in these coastal waters returned larger catches of Silversides than in some years.”
Keywords: canneries; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; Nehalem Bay; Newport (Or.); Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

Footbridge over Steamboat Creek - Matthews, Oliver (Oliver Matthews Photograph Collection (P 118), 1928)
Oregon Digital ID: P118:0684
Keywords: historical; photograph; Steamboat Creek

Reedsport plants burned - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman, 1928)
On Dec.13, 1927, a fire “starting in the office of the Coast Fisheries company at Reedsport, Ore., totally destroyed that company’s plant and the adjoining cannery of the Arthur Anderson Packing company.” The Anderson company was unsure of re-starting the cannery, but would use the Reedsport property “as a feeder for his Astoria cannery.”
Keywords: canneries; economics; industrial development; Reedsport (Or.); Umpqua River estuary

Umpqua River and entrance, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report from the Chief of Engineers on examination of Umpqua River and entrance, Oreg. - U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Rivers and Harbors, (70th Congress, 1st Session, House Document, 1928)
House Document
Keywords: harbor; jetties; navigation; physical modification; Umpqua River

Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill - Oregon Secretary of State., (Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State. Voters pamphlet, 1928)
Along with companion measures for the Rogue, Deschutes and McKenzie Rivers, the Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill would have blocked "from further appropriation or condemnation, subject to vested rights, and to rights of riparian owners to water for domestic use, of all unappropriated waters thereof." These rivers were to be kept closer to their natural conditions, with water not allowed to be withdrawn. The measure applied to the North Fork of the Umpqua River.The initiative was sponsored by the Oregon Game Protective Association. Some motivation for the bills came from proposals to dam the Rogue River and divert its waters to California. The bill was opposed by numerous Chambers of Commerce and several city governments and was resoundingly defeated.
Keywords: Deschutes River; environmental law and policy; McKenzie River; North Umpqua River; Rogue River; Umpqua River; water rights

1926 Pacific mild-cured salmon pack - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1927)
The Burke Packing Company had plants up and down the Oregon Coast packing mild cured salmon, including plants on the Siletz, Yaquina and Umpqua Rivers. Statistics are in units of tierces (about 800 pounds) and are lumped in with statistics for Bay City, Cushman and Pacific City.
Keywords: canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; commercial fisheries – salmon; Gardiner (Or.); industrial development; Newport (Or.); Siletz Bay; statistics; Taft (Or.); Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Biennial Report of the Fish Commission of the State of Oregon to the Governor and the Thirty-Fourth Legislative Assembly, 1927 (Fish Commission of the State of Oregon, 1927)
General statewide hatchery information with valuable details about early hatcheries in the state. This report covers 1925 and 1926.
Keywords: Alsea River; depleted populations; hatchery salmonids; Little Mill Creek; natural resource management; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species; Spencer Creek; Umpqua Fish Hatchery; Umpqua River; Yaquina River

Oregon coast canned salmon pack -- 1926 - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1927)
Salmon runs on the Oregon coast were described as "light" (p.80), in 1926. Table gives companies, locations of canneries, and statistics for canned salmon.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Bay City (Or.); canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries; industrial development; Nestucca Bay; Reedsport (Or.); Rogue River estuary; Siletz Bay; Taft (Or.); Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Waldport (Or.)

Oregon coast silversides - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman, 1927)
Brief news item. “The run of Silversides started in the Umpqua River on the Oregon coast, Oct. 19, and good catches were reported, though the run did not appear equal to that of 1924. The fish, however, were exceptionally large.”
Keywords: canneries; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries – salmon; Umpqua River

Pacific coast canned shad pack -- 1926 - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1927)
Table gives statistics for canned shad on the Pacific Coast, including the Arthur Anderson Fish Co. of Reedsport. An accompanying article on the same page, "Canned shad pack," notes that, "The pack on the Columbia River and Oregon coast, however, was nearly double that of 1925, as the result of an exceptionally good run of this species.”
Keywords: canneries, commercial fisheries, industrial development, Reedsport (Or.), Shad = Alosa sapidissima. Umpqua River

Geologic Examination of Reservoir and Dam Sites in the Drainage Basin of the Rogue, Umpqua, Siletz, and McKenzie Rivers in Western Oregon - Stearns, Harold T. (California Water Resource Center Archives, 1926)
Archival manuscript. Author born in 1900, still publishing in 1960s -- not in public domain.
Keywords: dams; hydrology; McKenzie River Basin; Rogue River Basin; Siletz River Basin; Umpqua River Basin

Oregon coast canned salmon pack -- 1925 - Anonymous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1926)
This publication was called the "Statistical Number." The Oregon coast salmon runs were good in 1925 -- not quite as good as 1924, but still "well ahead of 1923 and other years since 1919." (p.60) This table gives the names of companies running salmon canneries, cannery locations, and statistics for fish canned.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Bay City (Or.); canneries; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; commercial fisheries; Coquille River estuary; industrial development; Reedsport (Or.); Rogue River estuary; Siletz Bay; Taft (Or.); Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Waldport (Or.)

Pacific coast canned shad pack -- 1925 - Anonymoous (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook, 1926)
Table gives statistics for canned shad on the Pacific Coast, including the Arthur Anderson Fish Co. of Reedsport. An accompanying article on the same page, "Canned shad pack increases," notes that, "Production at Reedsport, on the Oregon coast was materially increased." The Anderson Fish Company packed 4,387 full cases of shad in 1925.
Keywords: canneries, commercial fisheries, industrial development, Shad = Alosa sapidissima. Umpqua River

Plan and profile of Umpqua River above Scottsburg, Oregon, North Umpqua River and tributaries [cartographic material] - U.S. Geological Survey, (1926)
9 sheets
Keywords: map; North Umpqua River; Umpqua River

Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. Part 2. Commercial Statistics. Waterborne Commerce of the United States for the Calendar Year . . . - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Portland District, (1926)
This is the place to go to find statistics for what was shipped out of various ports. Although this record is for 1926, the publication is a series that began in 1876 under a slightly different title. 1907-1944 carried the title shown in this record. 1997- is available online under the title, Waterborne commerce of the United States. Smaller ports such as Depoe Bay don’t appear in the series until the 1950s. Hathi Trust has scattered numbers under a range of titles. The link here has issues from 1892-1965.
Keywords: commercial fisheries; Coos River; Coquille River; economics; industrial development; ports; shipping; Siuslaw River; statistics; Umpqua River; Yaquina River