Middle Umpqua River Watershed Assessment: Final Report - Snyder, Kai; Sullivan, Tim; Moore, Deian; Raymond, Richard; E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc.,; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (2006)
Keywords: agriculture; bacteria; Beaver Creek; Butler Creek; Cedar Creek; climate; coastal hazards; commercial fisheries; dams; demographics; dissolved oxygen; erosion; fishes; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; geology; Golden Creek; Grubbe Creek; habitat restoration; Hart Creek; history; House Creek; Hurd Creek; hydrography; hydrology; land ownership; land use; landslides; Little Mill Creek; logging; Lutsinger Creek; mining; nitrogen; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; Paradise Creek; Patterson Creek; pH data; phosphorus; precipitation; Purdy Creek; River lamprey = Lampetra ayresi; Sawyer Creek; Scott Creek; sediments; species list; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality; water rights; water temperature; Weatherly Creek; Wells Creek; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation

Mill Creek Watershed Assessment: Final Report - Snyder, Kai; Sullivan, Tim; Moore, Deian; Raymond, Richard; E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc.,; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (2006)
"This assessment of the Mill Creek subbasin of the lower Umpqua near Scottsburg is the product of a collaborative effort between the UBWC, E&S, and watershed residents, landowners, and stakeholders. Chapters include introduction, past conditions, current conditions, current trends and potential future conditions, action plan, and references. Copious tables, figures, and maps summarize data collections." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: agriculture; Bear Camp Creek; birds; Brush Creek; Buck Creek; Bull Canyon Creek; Camp Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; erosion; flooding; Footlog Creek; forest fires; general ecosystem description; geology; habitat restoration; history; Hound Creek; hydrography; hydrology; Kelly Creek; Lake Creek; land ownership; land use; landslides; Little Camp Creek; logging; Loon Lake; Matson Creek; Mill Creek; mining; Otter Creek; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pheasant Creek; Salander Creek; sediments; Shade Creek; Sock Creek; Soup Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Surprise Creek; terrestrial mammals; terrestrial vegetation; Tom Fool Creek; Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality; water rights; water temperature; wetland delineation

Over-Wintering Diet, Growth, and Prey Available to Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon - Olegario, Anthony O. (Oregon State University, 2006)
"Over-winter growth of juvenile salmonids may be linked to ocean survival and thus species persistence. Diet, growth, and prey available to juvenile coho, Oncorhynchus kisutch, were examined from December 2004 to April 2005 in four tributaries of the West Fork Smith River (WFSR), Oregon. Juvenile coho growth rate and condition were greatest in spring." (from the Abstract) This work interestingly calls attention to the importance of small, intermittent streams to fish, with more food than is available in larger streams. The major professor was Judith L. Li.
Keywords: aquatic insects; Beaver Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Crane Creek; diet; feeding behavior; Gold Creek; growth; life history information; Moore Creek; spatial distribution; theses; West Fork Smith River

Pacific Northwest Coast Ecoregional Assessment - VanderSchaaf, Dick; Wilhere, George; Ferdana, Zack; Popper, Ken; Schindel, Michael; Skidmore, Peter; Rolph, Dave; Lachetti, Pierre; Kittel, Gwen; Crawford, Rex; Pickering, Debbie; Christy, John A. (The Nature Conservancy, 2006)
“Prepared by The Nature Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.” This is a very broad ecological assessment for the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. “The purpose of the Pacific Northwest Coast ecoregional conservation assessment was to identify an efficient suite of conservation sites that will contribute toward the long-term survival of all viable native plant and animal species and natural communities in the ecoregion.” (p.ix) This document is accompanied by appendices indicating sites of interest. V.1 - main report, v.2 - appendices, v.3 - maps. Appendices: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/sb397d851 Maps: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/v692tc30m
Keywords: climate; depleted populations; ecosystem health; ecosystem modeling; general; habitats; human impacts

[Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers Final Reports, annual] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (2006)
Binders. Reports include data tables, measurements, maps by river, monitoring stations. Continues Umpqua Basin Watershed Council Final Reports, annual.
Keywords: habitat restoration

Persistence of Spatial Distribution Oatterns of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in a Cascade Mountain Stream - Novick, Marc S. (Oregon State University, 2006)
Tagged coastal cutthroat trout were moniitored in nineteen different habitat patches over a 13 month period. "In general, habitat patches that supported a high abundance of coastal cutthroat trout experienced less immigration and more consistent fish abundance. . . The number of instream boulders was positively correlated with fish abundance, pool habitats, and section fidelity of individual fish in mainstem study sections." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: behavior; Calapooya Creek; coastal cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii; geographic distribution; Hinkle Creek; temporal distribution; Umpqua River

Photo of Big Creek structure placement [digital photograph] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (2006)
This log placement project took place on Argue Creek, a tributary to Big Creek in the Smith River Basin. ODFW habitat biologists designed and inspected this project in 2004.
Keywords: Argue Creek; Big Creek (Smith River); habitat restoration

Range expansion in the northeast Pacific by an estuary mud crab -- a molecular study - Petersen, Christine (Biological Invasions, 2006)
Authors checked for signs of presence of the introduced Harris mud crab. Adults closely resemble the Oregon shore crab. First found in the Umpqua River in 1978, not found this time.
Keywords: Coos Bay; Harris mud crab = Rhithropanopeus harrisii; introduced species; Netarts Bay; Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay

Rehabilitation of bedrock stream channels: the effects of boulder weir placement on aquatic habitat and biota - Roni, Phil; Bennett, Todd; Morley, Sarah; Pess, George R.; Hanson, Karrie; Van Slyke, Dan; Olmstead, Pat (River Research and Applications, 2006)
This paper reports on boulder weir placements at 13 sites in southwest Oregon. Treated sites were compared with control sites for water chemistry, macroinvertebrate metrics, and fish abundance. While the study found no significant differences in water chemistry or macroinvertebrates, fish abundance varied in interesting ways. Coho salmon and year-old trout (cutthroat and steelhead) preferred the deeper pools created by the boulders. Young-of-the-year trout, on the other hand, preferred riffles and glides. The authors noted that speckled and longnose dace also preferred shallower habitats. In general, treated sites had more fish abundance than control sites.
Keywords: Umpqua River, Johnson Creek, Paradise Creek, West Fork Smith River, Beaver Creek (WFS), Crane Creek (WFS), Moore Creek (WFS), Skunk Creek (WFS), Upper Creek (WFS), Coquille River Basin, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat restoration,

Rock Creek Region Assessment and Action Plan - Winn, Lisa A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2006)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; arsenic; bacteria; Blackjack Creek; Bluff Creek; bob Creek; Brouse Creek; Canton Creek; Chilcoot Creek; climate; Cobble Creek; Comley Creek; Cougar Creek; dams; dissolved oxygen; East Fork Rock Creek; East Pass Creek; erosion; Fairview Creek; flooding; forest fires; Frances Creek; general ecosystem description; geology; habitat restoration; Harrington Creek; Hipower Creek; history; Honey Creek; hydrography; hydrology; Kelly Creek; land ownership; land use; landslides; logging; McComas Creek; Mellow Moon Creek; Middle North Umpqua River; Miller Creek; mining; nitrogen; No Man Creek; North Umpqua River; Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; Pass Creek; pH data; precipitation; Rock Creek; Scared Man Creek; sediments; Stony Creek; Surprise Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Trapper Creek; Wapiti Creek; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; water use; Williams Creek; Wolverine Creek; ZigZag Creek

Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest: Defining What Constitutes a Wild Salmon - Courter, Ian I. (Oregon State University, 2006)
Attempts to define the concept of "wild" salmon as a continuum including hatchery fish. Asserts that criticism of the effects of hatcheries on wild salmonids is influenced by values, not science. Includes statistics on hatcheries, wetland loss and runs. Major professor was Robert T. Lackey.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Beaver Creek; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; depleted populations; habitats; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; human impacts; Lower Umpqua River; Necanicum Bay; Nehalem Bay; Nestucca Bay; Oncorhynchus species; Salmon River Estuary; Siletz Bay; Siltcoos Creek; Siuslaw estuary; Sixes River estuary; Tahkenitch Creek; Tenmile Creek; theses; Tillamook Bay; Upper Umpqua River; wild salmonids; Yaquina Bay

Smith River Watershed Bacteria Source Tracking (BST) Study: Final Performance Report - CH2M Hill Inc.,; Smith River Watershed Council (Or.), (CH2M Hill, 2006)
Keywords: bacteria; geographical distribution; Smith River

Spawning distribution and habitat use of adult Pacific and western brook lamprey in Smith River, Oregon - Gunckel, Stephanie L.; Jones, Kim K.; Jacobs, Steven E. (Information Reports (Oregon. Fish Division), 2006)
"This study addresses information needs pertaining to distribution and habitat use in addition to providing basic descriptive ecology. Our goal was to identify habitat variables associated with spawning Pacific and western brook lamprey in order to infer distribution throughout coastal Oregon." (from Introduction, p.1). Colored maps, charts, photographs. This was subsequently reprinted as American Fisheries Society Symposium no.72 (2009).
Keywords: endangered species; habitats; Halfway Creek; life history information; Lower Umpqua River; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); reproductive behavior; Smith River; South Fork Smith River; South Sister Creek; spatial distribution; Vincent Creek; West Fork Smith River; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni

Umpqua Basin TMDLs - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality. Western Region. Roseburg Office, (DEQ 06-WR-001, 2006)
"Many waterbodies in Oregon do not meet water quality standards for various pollutants, including over a quarter of the Umpqua Basin’s 5,000 miles of streams and rivers. Bacteria, temperature, nutrients, sedimentation, and several other parameters have been identified as problems for Umpqua Basin water quality. The Umpqua TMDL defines how much of each identified pollutant a river or stream in the Basin can receive and still meet water quality standards" (p.1) Colored map showing 303(d) listed streams.
Keywords: algae; chlorine; eutrophication; human impacts; nitrogen; oxygen; pH data; phosphorus; sediment data; water pollution; water temperature

Umpqua River Basin summer steelhead - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan, 2006)
Subtitled, ": Summer Steelhead, Stock 55." The most recent update (2016) is also online at https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A951420
Keywords: genetics.; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

Umpqua River spring Chinook - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan, 2006)
Subtitled: Stock 55. An updated (2016) version of this report is available at: https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A951411
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; genetics; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek; wild salmonids

Umpqua River winter steelhead - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan, 2006)
Subtitled, ": Winter Steelhead Stock 18." The second update (2016) is also online at https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A951414 .
Keywords: genetics.; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Umpqua River; wild salmonids

Upper Umpqua River Watershed Assessment: Final Report - Snyder, Kai; Sullivan, Tim; Moore, Deian; Raymond, Richard; E&S Environmental Chemistry, Inc., (2006)
"This assessment of the upper Umpqua subbasin is the product of a collaborative effort between the UBWC, E&S, and watershed residents, landowners, and stakeholders. Chapters include introduction, past conditions, current conditions, current trends and potential future conditions, action plan, and references. Copious tables, figures, and maps summarize data collections." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: agriculture; Bear Creek; birds; Bottle Creek; Brads Creek; Camp Creek; Case Knife Creek; Cedar Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cougar Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Doe Creek; erosion; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; geology; habitat restoration; Heddin Creek; history; Hubbard Creek; hydrography; hydrology; land ownership; land use; landslides; Little Canyon Creek; Little Wolf Creek; logging; Lost Creek; Martin Creek; McGee Creek; Mehi Creek; Mill Creek; Miner Creek; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Rader Creek; sediments; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Steve Creek; terrestrial mammals; terrestrial vegetation; Turkey Creek; Upper Umpqua River; Waggoner Creek; water pollution; water quality; water rights; water temperature; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation; Williams Creek; Wolf Creek; Yellow Creek

Water quality and algal data for the North Umpqua River basin, Oregon, 2005 - Tanner, Dwight Q.; Douglas County (Or.),; USGS Oregon Water Science Center,; Geological Survey (U.S.), (Data Series (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 2006)
The introduced tui chub in Diamond Lake eats zooplankton that would normally feed on blue-green algae. As a result, the blue-green algae in Diamond Lake has bloomed to potentially toxic levels since 2001. This report looks at the problem. The main document links to online tables.
Keywords: algae; aquatic vegetation; Diamond Lake; eutrophication; harmful algae blooms; introduced species; North Umpqua River; nutrients; Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tui chub = Gila bicolor; water qpollution; water quality

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project: Final Report: 2005-2006 - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2006)
"Two objectives of this program are to estimate the abundance of returning adult salmonids and downstream-migrating juvenile salmonids, and estimate the marine and freshwater survival rates for coho salmon." (from the Introduction)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

2005 Oregon Native Fish Status Report. Volume 1: Species Management Summaries - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Fish Division, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division, 2005)
Coho: The Upper Umpqua had too many hatchery fish spawning, compromising wild runs. Spring Chinook: in 2004, 17% of spawning Chinook salmon in the North Umpqua were of hatchery origin. The Umpqua River chum salmon run is extinct. Winter steelhead: the South Umpqua has lost 6% of its steelhead habitat. Summer steelhead: "In the North Umpqua, hatchery fractions in natural spawning areas have been 10-35% since 1974. Most hatchery fish that spawn naturally in the North Umpqua do not spawn in the same areas as wild fish." Failed ODFW criterion for independence of wild run from hatchery fish. Pacific lamprey: "Counts at Winchestr Dam on the Umpqua River have decreased from over 40,000 to less than 50."
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Pacific lamprey = Lampetra tridentata; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Bay Clam Dive Fishery - McCrae, Jean; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Developmental Fisheries, (2005)
This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Prior to November, 2005, ODFW managed a developmental fishery program for commercial harvest of bay clams by scuba divers. This document recommends removing bay clams from the developmental fisheries species list and setting up a limited entry system for the commercial bay clam divers.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii (Cardium corbis); commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; natural resource management; Nehalem Bay; Netarts Bay; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Cool Hideaways: Use of Temperature Refuges by Juvenile Coho Salmon in the West Fork Smith River - Raskauskas, Nancy (2005)
"The West Fork Smith River, a 69 km2 watershed in the Coast Range of Oregon, is prone to short periods of very high water temperature in mid-summer due to a combination of human and natural influences. In the summers of 2003 and 2004 more than 400 juvenile coho salmon regularly packed themselves into a 4m2 area of cooler water near Crane Creek." (from the Abstract) Three other cold-water refuges on the West Fork of the Smith River were located and monitored in this study, and micro-habitats, small pockets of cooler water, were also observed.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Crane Creek; habitats; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; spatial distribution; water temperature; West Fork Smith River

The Ecological Legacy of Indian Burning Practices in Southwestern Oregon - Carloni, Kenneth R. (Oregon State University, 2005)
This interesting and wide-ranging dissertation contrasts Native American landscape management practices such as frequent, low-intensity fires with contemporary, densely-spaced monoculture forest plantations. The 2002 Apple and Tiller Complex fires are also considered. Color illustrations.
Keywords: archeology; Black Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clover Creek; erosion; forest fires; human impacts; Little River; logging; Native Americans; North Umpqua River; paleosciences; sediments; terrestrial vegetation

Estimation of Peak Discharges for Rural, Unregulated Streams in Western Oregon - Cooper, Richard M. (Scientific Investigations Report / U.S. Geological Survey, 2005)
Colored maps. Maps give slope, temperature data, peak 24-hour rainfall, etc. Good discussion of historic floods from 1813-Jan.1977, Extensive listing of peak discharges for coastal streams.
Keywords: Alsea River; Bear Creek; Beaver Creek; Cabin Creek; Calapooya Creek; Canyon Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clearwater River; climate; Copeland Creek; Coquille River; Cow Creek; Days Creek; Deer Creek; Dog Creek; Elk Creek; Fish Creek; Frozen Creek; Gassy Creek; hydrology; Jackson Creek; Lemolo Lake; Little River; Lookingglass Creek; Marks Creek; Miami River; Mult Creek; Myrtle Creek; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Umpqua River; Parrott Creek; Pass Creek; precipitation; Rock Creek; Salmon River; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; streamflow; Sutherlin Creek; Tioga Creek; Trask River; Umpqua River; White Creek; Wilson River; Yaquina River; Yoncalla Creek

Final Environmental Impact Statement: Lemolo Watershed Projects, Diamond Lake Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest - Umpqua National Forest. Diamond Lake Ranger District, ([U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region], 2005)
This document identifies alternatives for "timber harvest, road construction and reconstruction, fuels reduction, wildlife enhancement, soil restoration, road decommissioning, managed stand improvement, and noxious weed treatment on the Matrix land allocation of the Lemolo Fifth Level Watershed..." (from the Abstract) Color photographs, colored maps.
Keywords: Bradley Creek; erosion; Lake Creek; landslides; Lemolo Reservoir; logging; Maidu Lake; natural resource management; North Umpqua River; sediments; terrestrial vegetation; Thirsty Creek

Fish Passage Project Photo from the Middle Cow Creek Watershed [digital photograph] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (2005)
Photo from the Middle Cow Creek Watershed
Keywords: Cow Creek; habitat restoration; South Umpqua River

Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) Status Review Update (National Marine Fisheries Service, 2005)
This is an update to the original (2002) status review. There seems to be a division between the Rogue and Klamath River green sturgeon, and Sacramento River stugeon and more southern rivers. The Umpqua stock is actually a blend of these two discrete population segments, but is genetically closer to the Rogue and Klamath sturgeons. "Spawning does appear to take place in the Umpqua River, but is probably rare." (p.12)
Keywords: depleted populations; genetics; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; natural resource management; spatial distribution; temporal distribution; Umpqua River

Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Assessment Guidebook for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast - Part 2: Science Review and Data Analysis for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast - Adamus, Paul R. (Oregon Dept. of State Lands, 2005)
"This document describes the development and technical basis for the hydrogeomorphic (HGM) method for assessing tidal wetlands of the Oregon coast... Drawing from approximately 500 published sources and databases, this document reviews scientific literature on tidal wetland functions, especially as it pertains to the presented HGM method and the Pacific Northwest. Data are summarized on dozens of variables that were measured or estimated in 120 tidal wetlands during summer 2003." (From Summary, p.i.) Includes details about the method and scoring. Has bibliography for all three volumes.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; aquatic vegetation; birds; estuarine dynamics; flooding; human impacts; salinity; sediments; species list; statistics; terrestrial mammals; tidal processes; water quality; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation

Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Assessment Guidebook for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast - Part 3 Wetland Profiles of Oregon's Coastal Watersheds and Estuaries - Adamus, Paul R.; Larsen, Jennifer; Scranton, Russell (Oregon Dept. of State Lands, 2005)
Bibliography is with the 2nd volume of this handbook, "Oregon Tidal Wetland Functions Literature Review & Data." This volume summarizes the state of tidal and non-tidal wetlands on the Oregon Coast. Looks at potential stressors, water quality. Gives detailed descriptions of 16 wetlands in the Umpqua River Estuary. The wetlands were assessed in 2003. Tidal wetlands make up about16% of the Umpqua River Estuary.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; aquatic vegetation; Barretts Landing; birds; Bolon Island; Dean Creek; East Gardiner; estuarine dynamics; flooding; Fred Wahl Marine: Scholfield Slough; human impacts; salinity; sediments; species list; statistics; Steamboat Island; terrestrial mammals; The Point; tidal processes; Umpqua River estuary; water quality; wetland delineation; wetland vegetation

Influence of summer stream temperatures on black spot infestation of juvenile coho salmon in the Oregon Coast Range - Cairns, Michael A.; Ebersole, Joseph L.; Baker, Joan P.; Wigington, Jr., Parker J.; Lavigne, Henry R.; Davis, Sheila M. (Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2005)
Elevated water temperatures associated with higher infestation of black spot disease. Main stem more infested than tributaries.
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Church Creek; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; Moore Creek; neascus; parasites; stream flow; water temperature; West Fork Smith River

Instream Photo from the Upper Umpqua River [digital photograph] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (2005)
Photo from the Upper Umpqua River
Keywords: habitat restoration; Umpqua River

Invasive estuarine and marine animals of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska - Ray, Gary L. (ANSRP Technical Note, 2005)
Overview of PNW invasive species as of 2005.
Keywords: general; invasive species; natural resource management

Oregon Coastal Coho Assessment: Part 1: Synthesis of the Coastal Coho ESU Assessment--Including: 1.Viability Analysis; 2. Population Bottlenecks; 3. Evaluation of Conservation Efforts; 4. Monitoring; 5. Current Threats to ESU Viability; 6. Adaptive - State of Oregon,; Nicholas, Jay; McIntosh, Bruce; Bowles, Ed; Oregon. Watershed Enhancement Board; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (State of Oregon, 2005)
Full title: Oregon coastal coho assessment: Part 1: Synthesis of the coastal coho ESU assessment -- including: 1. Viability analysis; 2. Population bottlenecks; 3. Evaluation of conservation efforts; 4. Monitoring; 5. Current threats to ESU viability; 6. Adaptive management commitments. "May 6, 2005" -- date from front cover. This report is important because it identifies winter habitat for coho ("stream complexity") as the most important limiting factor for the Oregon Coast Evolutionary Significant Unit coho recovery and production. Other limiting factors include hatchery impacts, water quantity, water quality, and exotic fish species. Identifies viable populations. Distinguishes between populations that can persist when marine and freshwater conditions are unfavorable and populations dependent on reproductive contributions from strays from other basins.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; ecosystem health; ecosystem modeling; Floras Lake; habitat restoration; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; history; human impacts; introduced species; Lower Umpqua River; Middle Umpqua River; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; North Umpqua River; reproductive behavior; Salmon River; Siletz River; Siltcoos Lake; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; South Umpqua River; straying; Tahkenitch Lake; Tenmile Creek; Tillamook Bay; water quality; wild salmonids; Yaquina River

Passage of Juvenile Cutthroat Trout and Steelhead through Retrofitted Culverts - McEnroe, Jeffrey R. (Oregon State University, 2005)
Studied movements of steelhead and cutthroat trout through culverts in Oregon coastal streams. Found that using baffles in culverts increased the chances of salmonid movement through culverts both in high water and low water flow periods. Baffles did not totally remove the detrimental effects of culverts on fish passage. Some designs were more helpful to fish than others.
Keywords: Alder Brook (Salmon); Alsea River; Canyon Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; geographic distribution; Hayden Creek; Hough Creek (Siletz); human impacts; hydrology; juvenile fish; Little Lobster Creek (Alsea); migration; precipitation; Salmon River; Siletz River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Stemple Creek (Siletz); theses; Umpqua River

Protecting Oregon's Forest Streams: New Hinkle Creek Study Advancing Watershed Science: a Summary Report from the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. [summary] - Oregon Forest Resources Institute, (Oregon Forest Resources Institute, 2005)
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Hinkle Creek; Hinkle Creek Study; human impacts; logging; natural resource management; sediment data; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua River; water quality; water temperature

The Size of the Oregon Coastal Salmon Runs in the Mid-1800s - Meengs, Chad C. (Oregon State University, 2005)
"Presented July 12, 2004. Commencement June 2005." Attempts to reconstruct data regarding salmon populations circa 1850 and contrast that data with contemporary statistics. Tables give estimated run sizes and loss of lands in estuaries. Suggests that ocean conditions are the most significant factor affecting salmon runs, and that improving habitats in estuaries and lowlands would be a way to improve salmon runs. Includes historical photographs. Major professor was Robert T. Lackey.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; Chetco River estuary; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos Bay; Coquille Bay; depleted populations; habitats; history; human impacts; logging; mining; Necanicum estuary; Nehalem estuary; Nestucca River estuary; Netarts Bay; Rogue River estuary; Salmon River Estuary; Sand Lake; seafood processing; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw estuary; theses; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Smith River steelhead and coho monitoring verification study, 2004 - Jepsen, David Brice (Monitoring Report / Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, 2005)
Snorkling surveys were more accurate than electrofishing in this study. The relative merits of the two population count techniques are discussed and statistics for the area are given.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Halfway Creek; methodology; North Fork Smith River; Panther Creek; population count; salmonid species; Scare Creek; Smith River; South Fork Smith River; South Sister Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Vincent Creek

Steamboat Creek Watershed Restoration Project Environmental Assessment - U. S. Forest Service. North Umpqua Ranger District,; Umpqua National Forest, (Umpqua National Forest, North Umpqua Ranger District, 2005)
Examines ways to improve fish habitat by improving logging road situation in the Umpqua National Forest: decommissioning roads, improving roads, stabilizing slopes, removing culverts or increasing their size, adding wood to streams, and so forth. Colored maps.
Keywords: Big Bend Creek; erosion; habitat restoration; habitats; Horse Heaven Creek; logging; North Umpqua River; Reynolds Creek; sediments; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua National Forest

Tidal Wetland Prioritization for the Smith River Watershed: Umpqua River Estuary of Oregon - Brophy, Laura (Green Point Consulting); So, Khemarith (2005)
"Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Oregon Coastal Program - Newport Field Office." The study uses ecological factors "to rank sites for both conservation and resotration." Colored maps.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; archeology; ecosystem health; ecosystem modeling; history; human impacts; land use; marsh restoration; natural resource management; Oncorhynchus spp.; sediments; terrestrial vegetation; wetland delineation; wetland mitigation

Tidal Wetland Prioritization for the Umpqua River Estuary - Brophy, Laura; So, Khemarith (2005)
"Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Oregon Coastal Program - Newport Field Office." The study uses ecological factors "to rank sites for both conservation and resotration." Colored maps.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; archeology; ecosystem health; ecosystem modeling; history; human impacts; land use; marsh restoration; natural resource management; Oncorhynchus spp.; sediments; terrestrial vegetation; wetland delineation; wetland mitigation

Updated status of federally listed ESUs of west coast salmon and steelhead - Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC, 2005)
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Calapooya Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Cow Creek; depleted populations; Devil's Lake; Elk Creek; fecundity; genetics; hatcheries; human impacts; hybridization; Kilchis River; Miami River; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; Oncorhynchus species; population biology; population count; reproductive behavior; Rogue River; Salmon River; salmonid species; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Smith River; South Umpqua River; statistical analysis; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tenmile Lake; Tillamook Bay; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yaquina River

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project: Final Report: 2004-2005 - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2005)
"Two objectives of this program are to estimate the abundance of returning adult salmonids and downstream-migrating juvenile salmonids, and estimate the marine and freshwater survival rates for coho salmon. Documenting long-term trends in these parameters is essential for the development of models that describe fish population response to variables at both the large scale (eg. climate) and smaller scale (eg. within-basin fish habitat enhancement or changes in land-use practices)." (from the Introduction)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

Adoption of conservation practices by agricultural landowners in three Oregon watersheds - Habron, G. B. (Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2004)
"A community-based adaptive management framework is applied to the Calapooya Creek, Deer Creek, and Myrtle Creek watersheds within the Umpqua River Basin in Southwestern Oregon. The objectives are to: 1) identify agricultural landowner participation in watershed conservation projects, and 2) determine the characteristics of participating and nonparticipating landowners." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: agriculture; Calapooya Creek; Deer Creek; ecological values; Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River

The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon’s Coastal Watersheds - Scranton, Russell W. (Oregon State University, 2004)
This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis. "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation. Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Coos Bay; Coquille River; Depoe Bay; geographic information systems; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca Bay; Netarts Bay; Salmon River Estuary; salt marsh vegetation; Sand Lake; Siletz Bay; Siltcoos River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; Ten Mile Creek; tidal data; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; wetland vegetation; wetlands; Yaquina Bay

Classification of Native Vegetation of Oregon - Kagan, James S.; Christy, John A.; Murray, Michael P.; Titus, Jonathan A. (Oregon Natural Heritage Program, 2004)
“This classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were an important part of the presettlement landscape of Oregon. It serves as an index to the diversity, distribution and relative rarity of the state's native plant associations, and as a guide to their literature. Plant associations are listed by scientific name, followed by common name and acronym. Listings include the global and state rank of each association, the ecoregion in which it occurs, its status as wetland or upland, and references describing the association.” (from the introduction)
Keywords: depleted populations; species list; terrestrial vegetation; wetland vegetation

Environmental factors influencing freshwater survival and smolt production in Pacific Northwest coho salmon - Lawson, P. W.; Logerwell, E. A.; Mantua, N. J.; Francis, R. C.; Agostini, V. N. (Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2004)
"Climate variability is well known to affect the marine survival of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon and Washington. Marine factors have been used to explain up to 83% of the variability in Oregon coastal natural coho salmon recruitment, yet about half the variability in coho salmon recruitment comes from the freshwater life phase of the life cycle. This seeming paradox could be resolved if freshwater variability were linked to climate and climate factors influencing marine survival were correlated with those affecting freshwater survival." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Queets River (Washington State); stream flow; temperature; Umpqua River

Examination of the foraging habits of Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) to describe their use of the Umpqua River, Oregon, and their predation on salmonids - Orr, A.J.; Banks, A.S.; Mellman, S.; Huber, H.R.; DeLong, Robert L.; Brown, Robin F. (Fishery Bulletin, 2004)
"... the most common prey were pleuronectids, Pacific hake (Merluccius productus), Pacific stag-horn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), osmerids, and shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata). The majority (76%) of prey were fish that inhabit marine waters exclusively and fish found in marine and estuarine areas (e.g. anadromous spp.) which would indicate that seals forage predominantly at sea and use the estuary for resting and opportunistic feeding. Salmonid remains were encountered in 39 samples (6%)..." (from the Abstract, p.108)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; diet; feeding behavior; Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina; Pacific hake (whiting) = Merluccius productus; Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus; Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate; species composition; species list; Umpqua River estuary

Floods of November 1996 through January 1997 in the Umpqua River basin, Oregon - Risley, John C. (Fact Sheet (Geological Survey (U.S.)), 2004)
Keywords: Boulder Creek; Calapooya Creek; coastal hazards; Elk Creek; erosion; Fish Creek; flooding; Gassy Creek; hydrology; landslides; North Umpqua River; precipitation; Rock Creek; Smith River; South Fork Deer Creek; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua River Basin; West Fork Cow Creek

Genetic population structure of central Oregon Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) - Ford, Michael J.; Teel, David J.; Van Doornik, Donald M.; Kuligowski, David; Lawson, Peter W. (Conservation Genetics, 2004)
The "Umpqua Complex" includes the Smith River, Elk River, Calapooya Creek and Rock Creek. These coho populations are closely related. Umpqua River coho seem to be genetically distinct.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; genetics; population biology

Landscape-Scale Evaluation of Genetic Structure among Barrier-Isolated Populations of Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki clarki - Guy, Troy J. (Oregon State University, 2004)
Studied populations of coastal cutthroat trout, all of which were isolated above significant barriers to downstream travel (waterfalls). Among the findings were that Cascade headwater fish tended to live in a single channel and be more vulnerable to habitat disruptions such as landslides, while coastal streams "tended to have more complex drainage patterns and fewer within-watershed obstacles to dispersal..." and were therefore more likely to retain genetic diversity. More genetic diversity was found than expected.
Keywords: Buckeye Creek; Camp Creek; Cavitt Creek; Coffee Creek; Coos River Basin; Coquille River Basin; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; genetics; habitats; Miller Creek; population biology; Rock Creek; Rogue River Basin; theses; Umpqua River Basin; Willamette River Basin

The Land-Water Interface: Patterns of Riparian Vegetation and Channel Morphology in the Oregon Coast Range System - Takahashi, Mayumi (Oregon State University, 2004)
This study attempted to relate channel morphology for specific reaches of Camp Creek, a tributary of the Lower Umpqua River, with riparian vegetation. While results about individual reaches were inconclusive, the study noted that lower, flatter areas has broader riparian zones than higher, steeper areas. The author suggests that protected riparian areas be extended the width of the floodplain, rather than protecting a fixed width for the whole stream. Maps.
Keywords: Camp Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; hydrology; logging; Lower Umpqua River; natural resource management; red alder = Alnus rubra; Salmonberry = Rubus spectabilis; terrestrial vegetation; theses

Monthly Mean River Discharge at Gauging Station Elkton - Vorosmarty, Charles J; Fekete, B M; Tucker, B A (2004)
This data file covers Jan.15, 1965-Sept.15, 1984. Available as tab-delimited text or in HTML format. 237 data points.
Keywords: Elkton; hydrology; Umpqua River

Movement and Demography of Larval Coastal Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in Streams with Culverts in the Oregon Coast Range - Sagar, Jina P. (Oregon State University, 2004)
"The coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) is an important component of headwater stream communities and their movement may be affected by culverts in the larval aquatic stage. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of road-crossing culverts on the movement and survival of larval coastal giant salamanders in the Oregon Coast Range." (from the Abstract) This study suggested that culverts were barriers, but was unable to determine their effect on survival for this species. Improved culverts were suggested.
Keywords: amphibians; Coos River Basin; Coquille River Basin; Giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus; habitats; human impacts; life history information; spatial distribution; temporal distribution; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua River Basin

North Coast Oregon Geographic Response Plan (GRP) - Northwest Area Committees, (Northwest Area Committees, 2004)
This planning document is aimed at coping with an oil spill, but could be applied to other types of toxic spills. It gives shoreline types, protection/collection strategies, wildlife and logistical information for sensitive North Coast areas.
Keywords: Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, hazardous waste, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, oil spills, Ona Beach, pollution, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay

North Umpqua End Scrapers: Allometry, Discard, and Residual Utility - Kelly, Christopher J. (Oregon State University, 2004)
This thesis uses a technical discussion of a stone tool at four sites in the North Umpqua drainage to compare the differences and similarities of the sites over time. Line drawings, maps.
Keywords: archeology; Boulder Confluence; Canton Creek; Dry Creek; history; human impacts; Meg's Keep; North Umpqua River

Oregon Wetland Planning Guidebook - Oregon. Dept. of State Lands,; Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development,; Shapiro & Associates (Seattle, Wash.),; Winterbrook Planning (Oregon Dept. of State Lands, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, 2004)
This is a valuable, if dated, look at the regulatory process for wetlands in Oregon: the decision-making process and the agencies involved.
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; environmental law and policy; general; land ownership; land use; marsh restoration; natural resource management; salt marsh; wetland delineation; wetland mitigation; wetland restoration; wetland vegetation

Project Completion Report: Lee Creek Culvert Replacement: OWEB Project: Fish Passage 2003 - UBWC #204-103 - Kinyon, Bob; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (Lee Creek Culvert Replacement, 2004)
This report was formerly available online through the ODFW Data Warehouse. It should be obtainable from the Umpqua Council or ODFW.
Keywords: habitat restoration; Lee Creek; North Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua

Seasonal Influences on Food Availability and Diet of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Relation to Riparian Vegetation - Romero, Nicolas (Oregon State University, 2004)
"This is a unique attempt to examine the annual invertebrate contribution of riparian plant communities of forested systems to an aquatic food web." (p.39) Studied aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates eaten by coastal cutthroat trout. Deciduous and mixed vegetation types were sources of insects. "The data suggest systematic removal of deciduous vegetation in riparian zones to promote conifer growth and retention . . . may have unintended consequences on the food resources of coastal cutthroat trout.." (p.51)
Keywords: a tributary of Elk Creek; a tributary of Mill Creek; a tributary of the lower Umpqua River; a tributary of the Nestucca River; aquatic invertebrates; Camp Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Ecola Creek; feeding behavior; food availability; Nestucca River; terrestrial invertebrates; terrestrial vegetation; theses; Tucca Creek; Umpqua River

Soil Survey of Douglas County Area, Oregon - Johnson, David R.; Haagen, John T.; Terrell, Alan C. (United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2004)
1 case (2 v., 91 folded p. of plates) : illustrations (some in color), maps (some in color). Only the text (not the aerial photos) is available online.
Keywords: soils

Umpqua River - Query, Charles Floyd (Oregon Ferries: a History of the Ferries on Oregon's Major Waterways Since 1826, 2004)
Lists ferries on the Umpqua River and their dates. Sources given and locations of photographs, when available. Covers the Umpqua River from 1848 (Winchester Ferry) to 1936 (Reedsport-Gardiner Ferry). Index, bibliography.
Keywords: ferries; historical; Umpqua River

Water Quality Restoration Plan: Umpqua River Basin, South Umpqua Subbasin, Middle Cow Creek - U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Medford District Office, (2004)
Watershed restoration plan. Stream temperature is the major issue for this watershed. Colored maps, tables.
Keywords: agriculture; bald eagle = Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; Dad's Creek; flooding; Fortune Branch Creek; habitat restoration; human impacts; landslides; logging; Marbled murrelet = Brachyramphus marmoratus; mining; natural resource management; Quines Creek; Riffle Creek; sediments; Skull Creek; South Umpqua River; Spotted owl = Strix occidentalis; water temperature; Windy Creek; Wood Creek; Woodford Creek

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project: Final Report : 2003-2004 - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2004)
"Two objectives of this program are to estimate the abundance of returning adult salmonids and downstream-migrating juvenile salmonids, and estimate the marine and freshwater survival rates for coho salmon." (from the Introduction)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

Aerial Surveys in the Umpqua River Basin: Thermal Infrared and Color Videography - Watershed Sciences LLC, (Watershed Sciences, LLC, 2003)
"It is the aim of this report to: 1) document methods used to collect and process the TIR images, 2) present spatial temperature patterns, and 3) highlight interesting features within each basin." (from the Introduction) Very interesting look at water temperatures and physical features in the region.
Keywords: a tributary of the South Umpqua River; Banks Creek; Beaver Creek; Berry Creek; Big Bend Creek; Black Creek; Boulder Creek; Brouse Creek; Brush Creek; Buster Creek; Calapooya Creek; Canton Creek; Cavitt Creek; Charlotte Creek; Cook Creek; Coon Creek; Cougar Creek; Cow Creek; Deadman Creek; Deep Creek; Dumont Creek; Edan Creek; Elk Creek; Emile Creek; Falcon Creek; Fall Creek; Foster Creek; Hinkle Creek; Hipower Creek; hydrography; Jackson Creek; Jim Creek; Johnson Creek; Kent Creek; Little River; Little Rock Creek; Lookingglass Creek; Luck Creek; McComas Creek; McKay Creek; Mill Creek; Myrtle Creek; Negro Creek; North Umpqua River; Olalla Creek; Oldham Creek; Pass Creek; Rock Creek; Salmon Creek; Singe Creek; South Umpqua River; Spring Creek; Springer Creek; Squaw Creek; Steamboat Creek; Steelhead Creek; Tenmile Creek; Tom Folly Creek; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; Water Plant Creek; water temperature; Whiskey Creek; Wolf Creek; Wolverine Creek; Yellow Creek

BLM Addendum for Lower North Umpqua Watershed Assessment: Fifth Field Watershed - U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management, (2003)
Discusses management of 5,780 acres of land in the Lower North Umpqua River watershed that is managed for multiple uses.
Keywords: Bradley Creek; Clover Creek (North Umpqua River); Copper Creek; Dixon Creek; endangered species; erosion; flooding; French Creek; habitat restoration; Huntley Creek; hydrography; hydrology; invasive species; landslides; logging; Lower North Umpqua River; Oak Creek; Rock Creek; sediments; Short Creek; Spotted owl = Strix occidentalis; Sutherlin Creek; terrestrial vegetation

Calapooya Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps. Color photographs.
Keywords: agriculture; arsenic; Bachelor Creek; bacteria; Banks Creek; Burke Creek; Cabin Creek; Calapooya Creek; climate; Coon Creek; Cooper Creek; copper; erosion; Field Creek; flooding; forest fires; Foster Creek; Gassy Creek; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; Hinkle Creek; history; Hog Creek; hydrography; hydrology; iron; land ownership; landslides; lead; logging; manganese; Marsh Creek; mercury; mining; Norris Creek; Norton Creek; Oldham Creek; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp.; Polloc Creek; Salt Creek; sediments; South Umpqua River; Sutherlin; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation; Williams Creek

Cascadia tsunami deposit database [electronic resource] - Peters, Robert; Jaffe, Bruce; Gelfenbaum, Guy; Peterson, Curt (U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 2003)
"The Cascadia Tsunami Deposit Database contains data on the location and sedimentological properties of tsunami deposits found along the Cascadia margin." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: bibliography; coastal hazards; earthquakes; geology; landslides; paleosciences; sediment data; tsunamis

Characteristics of deep pools used by adult summer steelhead in Steamboat Creek, Oregon - Baigun, Claudio R.M. (North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2003)
"This study examined environmental factors that affect deep-pool use by adult summer steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss in Steamboat Creek, Umpqua River basin, Oregon." (from the Abstract) The study found that much deep pool use was dependent on physical characteristics, noting that there was a gradient from "long, shaded deep pools with a coarse substrate and colder bottoms (which fish used) to shorter, shallower, sunny pools with fine particulate substrate, homogeneous water temperatures, and warmer bottoms (which fish did not use)." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: a tributary of the North Umpqua River; behavior; Steamboat Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; water temperature

Coastal Oregon Riparian Silviculture Guide - Massingill, Chris; Coos Watershed Association (Or),; Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board,; Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, (Coos Watershed Association, 2003)
“This document is designed to provide guidance for active restoration by riparian planting, from determining where and when it is needed to assessing the planting project. It is not a ‘cook book’ approach with prescribe recipes, but more describes options and considerations for a variety of situations” (p.4) Interesting case studies. Color illustrations.
Keywords: Ecological health; erosion; forestry; human impacts; introduced species; land use; landslides; logging; Riparian aareas; sediments; terrestrial vegetation; water quality; water temperature

Estuary management in the Pacific Northwest: an overview of programs and activities in Washington, Oregon, and northern California (ORESU-H, 2003)
This report has been prepared in support of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regionals Study (PNCRS) to provide a summary and compendium of the management of estuaries in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Federal, state and local government management programs and any significant special programs are summarized, and the management of each major estuary is referenced. (From Introduction) Useful information tables and brief descriptions.
Keywords: biological; general ecosystem description; natural resource management; physical; Umpqua River estuary

Evaluating Oregon's Beach Sites and Assessing Twenty-Six Coastal Beach Areas for Recreational Water Quality Standards - Benedict, Rae T. (Oregon State University, 2003)
26 Oregon beaches were monitored for E. coli and Enterococci bacteria. This thesis discusses the monitoring results. Proximity to sewage treatment plant outfalls was frequently related to bacterial contamination. “Within a five mile radius, seven of the nine (78%) Oregon beach sites with bacterial water quality exceedances have a STP [sewage treatment plant] effluent pipe. Cannon Beach, Siletz Bay, and D-River have one STP within a five mile radius. Two STPs are located within five miles of Harris, Rockaway, Nelscott, and Otter Rock at South Cove. The Cannon Beach STP releases wastewater into Ecola Creek, so it was not a surprise that a sample at the mouth of this creek exceeded both bacterial standards.” M.S. Thesis.
Keywords: Agate Beach; bacteria; Beaver Creek; D River; environmental monitoring; Lincoln City (Or.); Moolach Shores; Nelscott Beach; Nye Beach; Ona Beach; Otter Rock; Road’s End Beach; Siletz Bay; South Beach; Umpqua Lighthouse; water pollution

Factors Influencing Within-Watershed Genetic Variation of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Camp Creek, Oregon - Wofford, John E.B. (Oregon State University, 2003)
Headwater streams often have fragmented habitats and barriers to migration such as waterfalls and culverts that cause fish populations to be isolated. This study showed that cutthroat trout in Camp Creek "exist as many small, partially independent populations connected by low to moderate levels of gene flow." The isolation can lead to "reduced cutthroat trout genetic diversity" and can compromise the potential of the population to persist. (from the Abstract) Major professor was Robert Gresswell.
Keywords: Camp Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; genetics; geographic distribution; habitats; Lower Umpqua River; Mill Creek; theses

Final Environmental Impact Statement: North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project (no. 1927), Oregon - U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Office of Energy Projects, (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, 2003)
This environmental impact statement involves a request to renew a license for PacificCorp to generate electricity on 8 dams on the North Umpqua River.
Keywords: Chinook almon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Clearwater River. Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; dams; environmental law and policy; Fish Creek; hydrology; Lemolo Lake; North Umpqua River; Slide Creek; Soda Springs Dam; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Toketee Dam

The Great Fires: Indian Burning and Catastrophic Forest Fire Patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951 - Zybach, Bob (Oregon State University, 2003)
For June, 2004 commencement. Gives history of fires in the Coast Range, from 16th century to 1951; details native American burning patterns and catastrophic fires. Maps, some colored, some photographs. Shows native American and pioneer trails. Exhaustive coverage of the topic; a definitive work.
Keywords: anthropology; ecology; forest fires; habitat; history; land use; Native Americans; theses

The influence of hatchery coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) on the productivity of wild coho salmon populations in Oregon coastal basins - Nickelson, Thomas (Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2003)
Found strong negative correlation between Oregon coastal stream productivity for wild coho salmon and the number of hatchery coho released. Urged that hatcheries be sited where "the potential to produce wild salmonids is low," or that amount of hatchery coho in streams with relatively healthy wild runs be decreased. Gives habitat quality indices for coastal streams.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; wild salmonids

Landscape and Watershed Influences on Wild Salmon and Fish Assemblages in Oregon Coastal Streams - Wigington Jr., P.J.; Ebersole, J.L.; Baker, J.P.; Church, M. R.; Compton, J.E.; Leibowitz, S.G.; White, D.; Cairns, M.A. (EPA/600/R/, 2003)
This document lays out a five-year research program. "Our major endpoints of concern are the long-term viability of coho salmon populations and native fish assemblages in Oregon coastal streams. We also have adopted overall stream habitat integrity as an endpoint." (from the Executive Summary)
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; feeding behavior; geology; habitats; hydrology; juvenile fish; spatial distribution; temporal distribution; water temperature; West Fork Smith River; Winchester Creek

Lower Cow Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps. Color photographs.
Keywords: agriculture; Beatty Creek; Buck Creek; Catching Creek; Cattle Creek; Cedar Gulch Creek; climate; Council Creek; Darby Creek; Doe Creek; erosion; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; history; HUC 17100302; hydrology; Iron Mountain Creek; Jerry Creek; land ownership; landslides; Little Dads Creek; Live Oak Creek; logging; Lower Cow Creek; Martin Creek; Middle Creek; mining; Mitchell Creek; Oregon; Pacific lamprey=Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus spp.; Peavine Creek; Riddle; Russell Creek; Salt Creek; sediments; Shoestring Creek; South Fork Middle Creek; South Umpqua River; Squaw Creek; Table Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow = Ptychocheilus umpquae; Union Creek; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation

Lower North Umpqua Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions in the Lower North Umpqua River subbasin of the North Umpqua River. Numerous colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; arsenic; bacteria; Bradley Creek; climate; Clover Creek (North Umpqua River); copper; Copper Creek; dams; demographics; Dixon Creek; erosion; flooding; French Creek; general ecosystem description; geology; habitat restoration; hatcheries; history; Huntley Creek; hydrography; hydrology; land ownership; land use; landslides; lead; logging; Lower North Umpqua River; manganese; mercury; mining; nickel; nutrients; Oak Creek; Oregon; Rock Creek; sediments; Short Creek; Sutherlin; Sutherlin Creek; terrestrial vegetation; tourism; water quality; water temperature; wetland delineation; zinc

Lower South Umpqua Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
"Prepared for the Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, Roseburg, Oregon." This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; arsenic; bacteria; cadmium; Callahan Creek; Champagne Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chlorine; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Deer Creek; Doemer Creek; Elgarose Creek; erosion; flooding; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; history; hydrography; hydrology; land ownership; landslides; logging; Lower South Umpqua River; Marsters Creek; mining; Newton Creek; Oregon; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Parrott Creek; Roberts Creek; Roseburg; sediments; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Stockler Creek; Sylman Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation; Willow Creek; Winston

Macroinvertebrates of the Pacific Northwest: A Field Guide - Adams, Jeff; Vaughan, Mace; Xerces Society,, (Xerces Society, 2003)
A good way to assess the health of a stream involves taking a census of its resident aquatic invertebrates. This field guide packs a lot of information into a few pages – scientific and popular names, size, range, habitat, behavior, type of feeder, and tolerance to anthropogenic stress. Most species identified are aquatic insects. Color photographs. The guide was originally issued as a companion to the book Stream Bugs as Biomonitors: Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring.
Keywords: annelids; aquatic invertebrates; bivalves; crustaceans; ecosystem health; Field guide; gastropods; identification; insects; mollusks; mussels; nematodes

Middle South Umpqua Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
"Prepared for the Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, Roseburg, Oregon" This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; ammonia; bacteria; Barrett Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; erosion; flooding; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; history; hydrography; hydrology; Judd Creek; Kent Creek; land ownership; landslides; Lane Creek; logging; Middle South Umpqua River; mining; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Porter Creek; Rice Creek; Richardson Creek; sediments; South Umpqua River; Squaw Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Van Dyne Creek; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation; Willis Creek

Myrtle Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps. Color photographs.
Keywords: agriculture; ammonia; arsenic; bacteria; Ben Branch; Big Lick; Bilger Creek; Buck Fork; cadmium; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; copper; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; erosion; eutrophication; flooding; forest fires; Frozen Creek; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; Harrison Young Brook; Heath Creek; hydrography; hydrology; iron; Johnson Creek; Lally Creek; land ownership; landslides; lead; Lee Creek; Letitia Creek; Little Lick; logging; Long Wiley Creek; Louis Creek; mercury; mining; Myrtle Creek; North Myrtle Creek; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); phosphorus; Riser Creek; School Hollow; sediments; Slide Creek; South Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow = Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; Weaver Creek; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni

Olalla / Lookingglass Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - DeVore, Matt B; Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
The introduction provides a general description of the watershed in terms of its natural and human-made features, ownership and current land uses, and the communities within the watershed. Information in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 were compiled from the following documents: The Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual, the Olalla / Lookingglass Watershed Analysis, and the Middle South Umpqua Watershed Analysis. Additional information is from the following sources’ databases: The Oregon Climate Service, the US Census Bureau, and the Douglas County Assessor.
Keywords: agriculture; bacteria; Berry Creek; Bushnell Creek; coastal hazards; commercial fisheries; dams; flooding; general ecosystem description; geology; hatcheries; history; hydrology; landslides; logging; Lookingglass Creek; McNabb Creek; mining; Muns Creek; nitrate-nitrite; nutrient cycles; Olalla Creek; Porter Creek; salmonid species; sediments; Shields Creek; South Umpqua River; Tenmile Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Thompson Creek; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; Wildcat Creek; Winston

Oregon Natural Heritage Plan - Oregon. Natural Heritage Advisory Counci,l; Oregon. State Land Board (2003)
Multiple sites in the Umpqua River Basin have been designated Research Natural Areas.
Keywords: depleted populations; ecological values; environmental policy and law; general; general ecosystem description; habitat conservation; land use; methodology; natural resource management; species list; Umpqua Lighthouse State Park

An overview of Eocene-Oligocene echinoderm faunas of the Pacific Northwest - Burns, Casey; Mooi, Rich (From Greenhouse to Icehouse: The Marine Eocene-Oligocene Transition, 2003)
Crinoids, commonly called “sea lilies” are animals that, to the uninitiated, look like plants. They are related to starfish and sea urchins. Oregon famously boasts crinoid fossils near Mist, in the Coast Range, but fossils have also been found in basaltic sandstone near Yachats, and in the Umpqua Formation. This 2003 book chapter summarizes what is known about these animals in the Pacific Northwest.
Keywords: Yachats Basalt, Umpqua River Basin, aquatic invertebrates, echinoderms, geology, paleosciences, crinoids, fossils

Rock type and channel gradient structure salmonid populations in the Oregon Coast Range - Hicks, Brendan J.; Hall, James D. (Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2003)
Investigates stream responses to disturbance (logging, fire) in streams with basalt and sandstone bedrock. Umpqua River streams had sandstone bedrock and lower gradients and were dominated by juvenile coho salmon.
Keywords: Big Creek (Smith River); Franklin Creek (Umpqua River).; Halfway Creek (Smith River); Paradise Creek (Umpqua River)

South Umpqua River Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps. Color photographs.
Keywords: agriculture; ammonia; Beals Creek; Bland Branch; Canyon Creek; chlorine; climate; Coffee Creek; Comer Branch; Corn Creek; Days Creek; erosion; Fate Creek; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; Hatchet Creek; history; hydrography; hydrology; Jordan Creek; land ownership; landslides; Lick Creek; logging; May Creek; mining; Morgan Creek; Myrtle Creek; O'Shea Creek; Oregon; Pacific lamprey=Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus spp.; Packard Creek; Packard Gulch; Poole Creek; Riddle; sediments; Shiveley Creek; Slate Creek; South Umpqua River; St. John Creek; Stinger Creek; Stouts Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Turkey Creek; Umpqua chub=Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace=Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow=Ptychocheilus umpquae; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey=Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation; Wood Creek

Stream Temperature in the Umpqua Basin : Characteristics and Management Implications : Appendix 1 Supplemental Data and Analysis - Sections A-C - Smith, Kent; InSight Consultants, (InSight Consultants, 2003)
16 p.
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Stream Temperature in the Umpqua Basin : Characteristics and Management Implications : Appendix 2 Background Information - Sections D-L - Smith, Kent; InSight Consultants, (InSight Consultants, 2003)
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Stream Temperature in the Umpqua Basin : Characteristics and Management Implications - Smith, Kent (InSight Consultants, 2003)
"Updated 10/18/2003"
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Tiller Region Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; Beaver Creek; Brownie Creek; Budd Creek; Burnt Creek; Callahan Creek; climate; Deadman Creek; Diamond Creek; Dompler Creek; Drew Creek; Dumont Creek; Elk Creek; erosion; Flat Creek; flooding; forest fires; Francis Creek; general ecosystem description; Grower Creek; habitat restoration; HUC 17100302; hydrology; Jackson Creek; Jacques Creek; Joe Hall Creek; land ownership; landslides; logging; mining; Pacific lamprey=Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus spp.; Pipestone Creek; Salt Creek; Sam Creek; Schultz Creek; sediments; South Umpqua; Straight Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Tiller Region; Tom Creek; Umpqua chub=Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua dace=Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow=Ptychocheilus umpquae; water quality; water temperature; Western brook lamprey=Lampetra richardsoni; Winters Creek; Zinc Creek

Umpqua River Fall Chinook Salmon Escapement Indicator Project: 1998 - 2002. Cumulative Progress Report - Moyers, Sam; White, Jody; Riggers, Brian; Williams, Mari; Sheely, Chris; Weeks, Hal (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, 2003)
The authors were confident in their ability to estimate spawner abundance in the South Umpqua / Cow Creek part of the basin, they were less satisfied with their results for the rest of the Umpqua River Basin. They wanted more tagging of fall Chinook salmon in the mainstem of the river.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Cow Creek; fecundity; mathematical modeling; natural resource management; population biology; population count; reproductive behavior; South Umpqua River; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Upper Cow Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; Applegate Creek; Beaver Creek; climate; Copper Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Devil Creek; Dismal Creek; erosion; flooding; forest fires; French Creek; general ecosystem description; Granite Creek; habitat restoration; history; HUC 17100302; hydrography; hydrology; Jack Creek; land ownership; landslides; logging; Maple Creek; McGinnis Creek; Meadow Creek; mercury; mining; Negro Creek; sculpin = Cottus sp.; sediments; Snow Creek; South Umpqua; Speckled dace = Rhinicthys osculus; Sugar Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Upper Cow Creek; water quality; water temperature; wetland delineation; White Creek

West Fork Cow Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Geyer, Nancy A. (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2003)
This assessment identifies current habitat limitations and recommends corrective actions. Numerous color photographs and colored maps.
Keywords: agriculture; Bear Creek; Black Creek; Bobbly Creek; Boliver Creek; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Elk Valley Creek; erosion; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; Goat Trail Creek; Gold Mountain Creek; Grant Creek; habitat restoration; Hayes Creek; history; Honeysuckle Creek; hydrography; hydrology; Jacob Creek; land ownership; landslides; logging; mining; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Panther Creek; sculpin = Cottus sp.; sediments; Slide Creek; Slotted Pen Creek; South Umpqua River; Speckled dace = Rhinicthys osculus; Stanley Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Sweat Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Walker Creek; Wallace Creek; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; West Fork Cow Creek; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; wetland delineation

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2003)
"The Salmonid Life-Cycle Monitoring Project of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has guided monitoring of juvenile and adult salmonid fishes (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the West Fork Smith River (Umpqua basin) since 1998. These activities are coordinated under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and are part of a broader effort to monitorpopulations of salmonids in select Oregon coastal streams. Two objectives of this program are to estimate the abundance of returning adult salmonids and downstream-migrating juvenile salmonids, and estimate the marine and freshwater survival rates for coho salmon." (from the Introduction)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

Big Creek Enhancement Project - Kinyon, Bob; Dunnavant, Sam; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (2002)
"Project Completion Report, OWEB Project # 201-606." Summary of stream enhancement efforts with color photographs, mostly placement of large woody debris (LWD) and boulders. This should increase habitat complexity, slow the water speed, and allow spawning gravel to accumulate. Gives budget.
Keywords: Big Creek (Smith River); habit restoration; natural resource management; salmonid species; Smith River

Big Creek Enhancement Project: Project Completion Report: OWEB Project #201-606 - Kinyon, Bob; Dunnavant, Sam; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Big Creek Enhancement Project, 2002)
"Project Completion Report, OWEB Project # 201-606." Summary of stream enhancement efforts with color photographs, mostly placement of large woody debris (LWD) and boulders. This should increase habitat complexity, slow the water speed, and allow spawning gravel to accumulate. Gives budget.
Keywords: Big Creek; habitat restoration; Umpqua River; Upper Smith River

Brush Fences and Basket Traps: the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Tidewater Weir Fishing on the Oregon Coast - Byram, Robert Scott (University of Oregon, 2002)
This dissertation is concerned with Native American fishing techniques, especially fishing weirs, on the Oregon Coast. Focuses on Coquille River and Yaquina Bay sites. It does include a good discussion of Umpqua River Native American food sources and fishing methods. No weirs were identified in a 1995 fishing survey, but the author notes that many net fishing weights have been found in the Umpqua. (p.206).
Keywords: archeology; indigenous peoples; Native Americans; theses; weirs

Calibration of estimates of coho spawner abundance in the Smith River Basin, 2001 - Jacobs, Steve (Monitoring Report / Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, 2002)
It seems that mark-recapture surveys undercount fish. This study is working on a way to better calibrate spawning estimates.
Keywords: abundance; Beaver Creek; Big Creek (Smith River); Clegham Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Elk Creek; Gold Creek; Halfway Creek; Herb Creek; Marsh Creek; Moore Creek; North Sister Creek; Panther Creek; population count; Scare Creek; Smith River; Smith River Falls; South Sister Creek; Spring Creek; statistics; Summit Creek; Tip Davis Creek; Vincent Creek

Catching Creek Enhancement Project: Project Completion Report: OWEB Project #201-609 - Kinyon, Bob; Dunnavant, Sam; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council; Oregon. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (Catching Creek Enhancement Project, 2002)
66 logs were placed into Catching Creek for this project. The logs increase habitat complexity and slow the stream, allowing spawning gravel to build up. There will be more habitat for fish, and more insects for food.
Keywords: aquatic insects; Catching Creek; habitat restoration; hydrology; Lower Cow Creek; South Umpqua River

Deer Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Kincaid, Heidi (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2002)
The Deer Creek Watershed Assessment process has been followed by a group of local landowners. The organization of this document was constructed as a combination of the informational needs of the Deer Creek landowners and the framework of the Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual. The group has met twelve times to review the data going into the document, followed by three meetings to review the assessment and develop the action plan. Members of the Deer Creek landowner group represented sheep ranches, cattle ranches, industry within Deer Creek, the City of Roseburg, private industrial timber companies, city residents, rural residents, the UBWC, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD), and the Douglas Small Woodlands Association.
Keywords: agriculture; bacteria; birds; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Deer Creek; erosion; flooding; forest fires; general ecosystem description; geology; habitat restoration; history; hydrography; hydrology; introduced species; land ownership; land use; logging; Lower South Umpqua River; Middle Fork South Deer Creek; North Fork Deer Creek; Oregon; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Roseburg; South Fork Deer Creek; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial mammals; terrestrial vegetation; water pollution; water quality; water rights; water temperature; wetland delineation

The ecological and cultural importance of a species at risk of extinction, Pacific lamprey - Close, David A.; Fitzpatrick, Martin S.; Li, Hiram W. (Fisheries, 2002)
Reviews what is known about the Pacific lamprey and stresses the cultural importance of the species to Native Americans. "Conservation of this species is crucial o the integrity of the Pacific coast and Pacific Ocean ecosystems." (p.24)
Keywords: Columbia River; feeding behavior; history; life history information; Native Americans; North Umpqua River; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); predation; Willamette River; Winchester Dam

Ecological effects on streams from forest fertilization--literature review and conceptual framework for future study in the Western Cascades - Anderson, Chauncey W. (Water-Resources Investigations Report, 2002)
It has been a common practice since the late 1960s to fertilize public and private forests with nitrogen fertilizer. This document examines the effects of this practice on stream biota.
Keywords: eutrophication; natural resource management; nitrate-nitrite; nitrogen; terrestrial vegetation

Middle Cow Creek Watershed Assessment and Action Plan - Kincaid, Heidi (Umpqua Basin Watershed Council, 2002)
The Middle Cow Creek Watershed Assessment process has been contributed to by a group of local landowners. The group met fifteen times to review data about their watershed going into the document and portions of the watershed assessment. Members of the Middle Cow Creek landowner group represented private landowners, private industrial timber companies, rural residents, the City of Glendale, the Bureau of Land Management Medford District (BLM), the Oregon Department of Forestry, the UBWC, and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Keywords: agriculture; bald eagle = Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; Dad's Creek; flooding; Fortune Branch Creek; habitat restoration; human impacts; landslides; logging; Marbled murrelet = Brachyramphus marmoratus; mining; natural resource management; Quines Creek; Riffle Creek; sediments; Skull Creek; South Umpqua River; Spotted owl = Strix occidentalis; water temperature; Windy Creek; Wood Creek; Woodford Creek

The nematode Anisakis simplex in American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in two Oregon rivers - Shields, B.A.; Bird, P.; Liss, W.J.; Groves, K.L.; Olson, Robert E.; Rossignol, P.A. (Journal of Parasitology, 2002)
Because American shad is an exotic species in the Pacific Northwest, it did not evolve alongside the parasitic nematode Anisakis simples, and did not evolve defenses or resistance to it, and is vulnerable to infection. Willamette River fish were more heavily infected than fish from the Umpqua River. "This introduced exotic fish may be the link bringing what was once an exclusively marine parasite into populations of river otters and other inland or terrestrial mammals within the Pacific Northwest." (p.1034)
Keywords: American shad = Alosa sapidissima; Anisakis simplex; introduced species; nematodes; parasites; Umpqua River; Willamette River

Oregon lampreys: natural history, status and analysis of management issues - Kostow, Kathryn Eileen (Information Reports (Oregon. Fish Division), 2002)
Lampreys have been declining in Oregon. This report looks at what is known about the species and possible causes for the decline. Colored maps, charts and photographs. "This paper concludes with a Problem Analysis for Oregon lampreys. Our biggest problem is poor information, ranging from not knowing basic species identity to having inefficient or no systematic monitoring of lamprey abundance and distribution." (Executive Summary, p.2)
Keywords: Alsea River; Beaver Creek; Coos River; Coquille River; depleted populations; Drift Creek; Gold Ray Dam; Kilchis River; life history information; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; North Umpqua River; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); population biology; population count; reproductive behavior; Rogue River; Salmon River; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Smith River; South Umpqua River; taxonomy; Tenmile Creek; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni; Wilson River; Winchester Dam; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Private property rights, independence, and government: concerns of landowners in the Umpqua Basin - Habron, Geoffrey Bryan (This Is Reality, and It's Not Bonanza: Voices from the Restless West, 2002)
Explores the environmental values of landowners in the Umpqua River Basin. “Watershed management can only succeed in the Calapooya, Deer Creek, and Myrtle Creek watersheds in southwestern Oregon as long as conservation efforts make a stronger attempt to account for worldviews expressed by ranchers…The key to success rely on implementing and evaluating the upland practices that landowners prefer and acknowledging the reluctance of landowners to appear as if they are telling their neighbors what to do. In addition, organizations need to tailor flexible solutions that fit the local context of individual watersheds…” (p.114-115)
Keywords: Umpqua River Basin, Umpqua River, Calapooya Creek, South Umpqua river, Deer Creek, Myrtle Creek, agriculture, land ownership, natural resource management, ecological values,

Recovery of wild salmonids in Western Oregon lowlands - Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team,; Buckhouse, John; Elmore, Wayne; Gregory, Stanley; Kavanagh, Kathleen; Pearcy, William G.; Schreck, Carl B. (Technical Report / Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, 2002)
Focus on lower rivers and estuaries. Good summaries of states of streams. Appendix B gives stream miles that meet EPA 303(d) water quality standards.
Keywords: estuaries; habitat restoration; human impacts; Oncorhynchus spp.; salmon

Seasonal Changes in Distribution of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in an Isolated Watershed - Hendricks, Steve (Oregon State University, 2002)
Studied cutthroat trout in Camp Creek, a tributary of Mill Creek, a tributary of the Umpqua River, from June, 1999 - August, 2000. A variety of techniques to monitor fish movement were employed, including fin-clipping, PIT-tagging, and radio-tagging. While some fish moved long distances within the basin, few left the basin. Fish occupying large, deep pools or reaches with higher gradients moved less often. Males and larger fish moved the furthest. Active night feeding was observed. From February - May, 2000, some trout were resident in "ephemeral tributaries" that did not have water flowing during drier parts of the year. This points out the importance of ephemeral tributaries as fish habitat and the need to maintain a network of stream connections.
Keywords: Camp Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; geographic distribution; habitats; hydrology; life history information; Mill Creek; temporal distribution; theses; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Status Review for North American Green Sturgeon, Acipensis medirostris - Adams, Peter B.; Grimes, Churchill B.; Hightower, Joseph E.; Lindley, Steven T.; Moser, Mary L.; U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, (2002)
Reviews the 2001 petition to give green sturgeon threatened or endangered status. For both the northern and southern "distinct population segments," the review committee concluded "that there is not sufficient information that shows green sturgeon in this DPS are in danger of extinction or would be likely to become so in the foreseeable future." (p.18-19)
Keywords: commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; depleted populations; fecundity; feeding behavior; genetics; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; growth; habitats; juvenile fish; life history information; natural resource management; predation; recreational fisheries; reproductive behavior; Rogue River; Smith River; statistical analyses; taxonomy; Umpqua River

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2002)
"This report summarizes monitoring activities for the 2001-2002 run year of returning adult fish and year 2002 out-migration of juvenile fish in the West Fork Smith River. A five-year summary of results for the period 1998-2002 is also provided. " (from the Introduction)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

Zooplankton invasions: a brief review, plus two case studies from the northeast Pacific Ocean - Bollens, Stephen M.; Cordell, Jeffery R.; Avent, Sean; Hoof, Rian (Hydrobiologia, 2002)
Traces the expansion of two species of Asian copepods on the West Coast. The species invading Oregon estuaries is Pseudodiaptomus inopinus.
Keywords: Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; invasive species; Pseudodiaptomus inopinus; Siuslaw River estuary; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay; zooplankton

Comparison of midsummer survival and growth of age-0 hatchery coho salmon held in pools and riffs - Kruzic, Lance M.; Scarnecchia, Denns L. (Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2001)
Studied habitat preferences and needs of juvenile coho salmon during the summer. Pools in streams were preferable to riffles (slower currents, less exposure to predation). Coho salmon survival was greater in pools.
Keywords: Beals Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Days Creek; Francis Creek; habitats; Hatchet Creek; juvenile fish; life history information; South Umpqua River; spatial distribution; Umpqua River

Copeland-Calf Watershed Analysis - Diamond Lake Ranger District,; U. S. Forest Service. North Umpqua Ranger District,; Umpqua National Forest, (Umpqua National Forest, Diamond Lake Ranger District, North Umpqua Ranger District, 2001)
In 2 volumes. Volume 2 is appendices.
Keywords: Calf Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Copeland Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; East Fork Copeland Creek; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; logging; Middle North Umpqua River; nitrogen; North Umpqua River; sediments; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; water temperature

Global invader: the European green crab - Yamada, Sylvia Behrens; Office of Sea Grant and Extramural Programs.; Oregon State University Sea Grant College Program. (ORESU-B, 2001)
An excellent look at what was known about the European green crab early in its invasion of Oregon waters. Includes color photographs of Oregon crabs to aid in identification.
Keywords: aquatic invertebrates; crustaceans; decapods; European green crab = Carcinus maenus; introduced species; predation

Little River Watershed TMDL - Heberling, Paul; Lindberg, Bibbi; Umpqua National Forest,; U.S. Bureau of Land Management,; Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality, (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 2001)
Gives total maximum daily loads (TDMLs) for the Little River Watershed. A nicely detailed report. In addition to the usual tables, gives additional information such as aquatic insect richness for stream segments and a tally of landslides. Recommends restorative actions. Colored maps, charts and tables.
Keywords: a tributary of the Little River; Black Creek; Bond Creek; Boulder Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clover Creek; Cuttus Creek; Emile Creek; Engels Creek; erosion; Evarts Creek; Fall Creek; Flat Rock Branch; habitat restoration; Hemlock Creek; hydrology; Jim Creek; landslides; Little Creek; Little River; Little Taft Creek; logging; Mill Creek; Negro Creek; North Umpqua River; pH data; Plusfour Creek; sediments; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; White Rock Creek; Wolf Creek

Little River Watershed TMDL. Appendix A : Little River Stream Temperature Model - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality Western Region, (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 2001)
Keywords: Black Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clover Creek; Emile Creek; Hemlock Creek; hydrology; Little River; mathematical modeling; North Umpqua River; terrestrial vegetation; water quality; water temperature; White Creek; Wolf Creek

Little River Watershed TMDL. Appendix B : Little River pH Model - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality, (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality, 2001)
Discusses buffering effects of periphyton on the river's pH level.
Keywords: algae; Cavitt Creek; Little River; mathematical modeling; North Umpqua River; pH data; water temperature

Little River Watershed TMDL. Appendix C : Water Quality Restoration Plan : Umpqua Basin Little River Watershed - U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District,; U.S. Forest Service. Umpqua National Forest, (2001)
Keywords: Black Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clover Creek; Eggleston Creek; Emile Creek; erosion; Flat Rock Creek; forest fires; geology; habitats; HUC# 1710030111; hydrography; Jim Creek; land ownership; land use; landslides; Little River; logging; North Umpqua River; pH data; sediments; water temperature

Little River Watershed TMDL. Appendix DEF: [TMDL Implementation Plan] - U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District,; U.S. Forest Service. Umpqua National Forest, (2001)
Implementation plans for agricultural water quality D, non-Federal forest lands [E], and the Oregon Dept. of Transportation
Keywords: agriculture; bacteria; Black Creek; Cavitt Creek; Clover Creek; Eggleston Creek; Emile Creek; environmental law and policy; erosion; Flat Rock Creek; geology; habitats; HUC# 1710030111; hydrography; Jim Creek; land ownership; land use; Little River; North Umpqua River; pH data; sediments; water temperature

Middle North Umpqua Watershed Analysis: Version 1.0 - U. S. Forest Service. North Umpqua Ranger District,; Umpqua National Forest, (Umpqua National Forest, North Umpqua Ranger District, 2001)
The full Middle North Umpqua watershed analysis can be accessed from the Forest Service website.
Keywords: Alder Creek; amphibians; Apple Creek; arsenic; Bachelor Creek; birds; Bogus Creek; Burnt Creek; Chinook almon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cougar Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dissolved oxygen; Dog Creek; erosion; Fairview Creek; Fairy Creek; Fall Creek; Fisher Creek; forest fires; Fox Creek; habitat restoration; habitats; human impacts; introduced species; Jack Creek; John Creek; landslides; Limpy Creek; Limpy Rock Research Natural Area; logging; molluscs; natural resource management; North Umpqua River; Panther Creek; pH data; phosphorus; Redman Creek; reptiles; sediments; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Swamp Creek; terrestrial mammals; terrestrial vegetation; Thunder Creek; Timber Creek; water quality; water temperature; Williams Creek; Wright Creek

Pattern of vertebrate diversity, density, and biomass of ectothermic vertebrates in ten small streams along a North America river continuum - Roper, B.B; D.L. Scarnecchia. (Northwest Science, 2001)
Keywords: Ash Creek; Beaver Creek; Brownie Creek; Budd Creek; Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus; Coastal tailed frog = Ascaphus truei; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Days Creek; ecosystem health; geographic distribution; habitats; Jackson Creek; Lonewoman Creek; Prong Creek; Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa; sculpin = Cottus sp.; spatial distribution; Speckled dace = Rhinicthys osculus; Squaw Creek; Stouts Creek; Umpqua dace = Rhinicthys cataractae; Umpqua pikeminnow = Ptychocheilus oregonensis; Upper Jackson Creek; Upper South Umpqua River; water temperature

Petition to List the North American Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) as an Endangered or Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act - Environmental Protection Information Center,; Center for Biological Diversity,; WaterKeepers Northern California,; U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, (2001)
This is a petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service. The species was ultimately not listed as "threatened" or "endangered." Good biological data, summaries of what is known about sturgeon in each estuary.
Keywords: commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; depleted populations; fecundity; feeding behavior; Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; growth; habitats; history; juvenile fish; life history information; natural resource management; predation; recreational fisheries; reproductive behavior; Rogue River; Smith River; taxonomy; Toledo; Umpqua River; Yaquina River

Project Completion Report: Buck Fork - N. Myrtle Culvert Replacement - Brady, Glen; Umpqua Watershed Council, (2001)
In the ODFW Data Clearinghouse.
Keywords: habitat restoration; natural resource management; North Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua

Project Completion Report: Clover Creek Riparian Restoration: OWEB Project #99-304 - Brady, Glen; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (2001)
Habitat restoration on Clover Creek, working with landowners. Stock water systems and riparian fencing were installed. Trees and shrubs were planted, culverts and road crossings put in place. In the ODFW Data Clearinghouse. .
Keywords: Clover Creek (North Umpqua River); habitat restoration; natural resource management; North Umpqua River

Project Completion Report: South Myrtle Ditch and Dam Removal - Kinyon, Bob; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (2001)
In the ODFW Data Clearinghouse.
Keywords: habitat restoration; South Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua

Reducing impacts of hatchery steelhead programs - Lindsay, Robert Bryan.; Kenaston, K.R.; Schroeder, R. K.; Oregon. Fish Division (Information Reports / Fish Division, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2001)
Attempts to determine how many hatchery steelhead were straying into other rivers to spawn, also if the timing of their spawning increased the risk of hatchery steelhead interbreeding with wild fish. Investigated the use of local broodstock in hatcheries, and some methods of reducing interbreeding between hatchery and wild steelhead.
Keywords: Alsea River; Chetco River; Coquille River; genetics; hatcheries; hatchery salmonids; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; reproductive behavior; Rogue River; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Tenmile Creek; Trask River; Umpqua River; wild salmonids; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Review of Commercial Bay Clam Dive Fishery and Regulations - McCrae, Jean; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program, 2001)
Marine Resources Program internal discussion paper about sub-tidal harvesting of bay clams using scuba gear. Includes statistics, locations, discussion of regulations.
Keywords: Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; environmental law and policy; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; Nehalem Bay; Netarts Bay; statistical analysis; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay

Sutherlin Creek Watershed Assessment - Whiting, Allan (Dept. of Environmental Quality, 2001)
Douglas County Library System has this
Keywords: agriculture; arsenic; bacteria; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; climate; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cooper Creek; Cooper Creek Reservoir; copper; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Denley Reservoir; erosion; flooding; forest fires; Fraser Canyon Creek; general ecosystem description; habitat restoration; history; hydrography; hydrology; iron; land ownership; landslides; lead; logging; manganese; mercury; mining; North Umpqua River; sediments; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Sutherlin; Sutherlin Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; wetland delineation

[Umpqua Basin Watershed Council Final Report(s), Annual] (2001)
Binders. Reports include data tables, measurements, maps by river, monitoring stations. Continued by: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers Final Reports, annual (2006- ).
Keywords: habitat restoration; habitats; hydrology; natural resource management; Umpqua River Basin; water pollution; water quality; water temperature

West Fork Smith River Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project - Miller, Bruce A. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, 2001)
"In 1998, as part of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife began a program to monitor survival and downstream migration of salmonid fishes (Oncorhynchus spp.). As part of this program the Salmonid Life-cycle Monitoring project developed two objectives; 1) estimate the abundance of adult salmonids and downstream-migrating juvenile salmonids, and 2) estimate the marine and freshwater survival rates for coho salmon. This report summarizes fish monitoring in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon (Umpqua Basin) for the 2000-2001 run year of returning adult salmonid fishes and year 2001 out-migration of juvenile fish." (Introduction, p.2)
Keywords: Beaver Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coon Creek; Crane Creek; Gold Creek; juvenile fish; Moore Creek; population biology; population count; Smith River; Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout); West Fork Smith River

3.3 Summary and current status of Oregon's estuarine ecosystems - Good, James W. (Oregon Progress Board, 2000)
Keywords: ecosystem health; estuaries; natural resource management; water pollution; water quality

Annotated Bibliography : Information and Studies Relevant to Temperature, Salmonids, and Water Quality - Oregon Forest Industries Council,; Washington Forest Protection Association, (2000)
A bibliography with a point of view.
Keywords: bibliography; hydrology; logging; terrestrial vegetation; water temperature

Biological Opinion: Formal Section 7 Consultation on the Boulder, Donegam, Rumble/Irish and Upland Road-Related Restoration Projects, the Dumont Creek Instream and Riparian Restoration Project, and Renewal of the North Umpqua Watercraft Operations and ... - National Marine Fisheries Service. Northwest Region, (Umpqua National Forest, 2000)
Repair of roads to prevent erosion and improve habitat along streams. Renewal of fishing guide permits. Full title: Biological Opinion: Formal Section 7 Consultation on the Boulder, Donegam, Rumble/Irish and Upland Road-Related Restoration Projects, the Dumont Creek Instream and Riparian Restoration Project, and Renewal of the North Umpqua Watercraft Operations and Fishing Guide Permits, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Dumont Creek; erosion; habitat restoration; North Umpqua River; recreational fisheries; sediments

An effective method of utilizing the Internet to enhance watershed management - Johnson, Amy (Watershed Management 2000 & Operations Management 2000, 2000)
This 2000 paper looks at the Internet as a tool to help agencies managing watersheds communicate and coordinate projects. It gives the Umpqua River Basin as an example of a locality that uses the internet to help with inter-agency coordination. p.1-11 in the Internet Applications section.
Keywords: comunication; ecosystem health; Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers; Umpqua River Basin; watershed councils; watersheds

Effects of Construction of an Infiltration Gallery Water Intake (Permit ID No. 00-32) on Cow Creek on Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout and Oregon Coast Coho Salmon : Biological Opinion - National Marine Fisheries Service. Northwest Region, (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, 2000)
The City of Glendale, Oregon wanted a municipal water intake at Cow Creek. This is the outcome of a consultation the Army Corps of Engineers' took with the National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region office on the matter.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; environmental law and policy; human impacts; Umpqua River Basin

Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980 - Finley, Carmel (Oregon State University, 2000)
This Masters thesis in Interdisciplinary Studies provides a needed look at the forces that influenced fisheries management on the West Coast in the postwar period. Among the author's findings are, "that science was vastly too optimistic in its assessment of how much food could be wrung from the ocean on a sustainable basis," and "that salmon policy tended to be grounded in political, social, economic considerations, not what was known about the biology of the fish." (p.168)
Keywords: Anadromous; commercial fisheries - salmon; Coos Bay; dams; depleted populations; Donsea Farms; environmental policy and law; general; habitats; hatcheries; history; human impacts; Inc.; industrial development; Keta Corporation; natural resource management; Netarts Bay; Oregon Aqua Foods; Oregon Fish Commission; Oregon State University; salmonid species; Siuslaw River estuary; theses; Whiskey Creek; Wright Creek; Yaquina River

Footsteps on the Umpqua - Markers, A. G. M.; Winterbotham, Jerry (Dalton Press, 2000)
Keywords: commercial fisheries - salmon; dams; flooding; history; recreational fisheries - salmon; salmonid species; Umpqua River Basin

Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries - Emmett, Robert; Llansó, Roberto; Newton, Jan; Thom, Ron; Hornberger, Michelle; Morgan, Cheryl; Levings, Colin; Copping, Andrea; Fishman, Paul (Estuaries and Coasts, 2000)
General review.
Keywords: Alsea River; brids; commercial fisheries; Coos Bay; economics; general; human impacts; marshes; Nehalem Bay; Netarts Bay; recreational fisheries; Rogue River; salmonid species; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River; wetlands; Yaquina River

Green Sturgeon Population Characteristics in Oregon (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 2000)
Keywords: Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris; life history information; population biology; spatial distribution

H.R. 4278 [106th]: Fishable Waters Act of 2000 - Tanner, John [D-TN] (2000)
"To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other purposes." The bill never became law.
Keywords: environmental law and policy; environmental policy and law

Hydropower, timber management and eutrophication in the North Umpqua River Basin - Coats, Robert (Watershed Management Council Networker, 2000)
Keywords: algae; dams; eutrophication; hydrology; logging; nitrate-nitrite; streamflow; water pollution

Influence of water temperature in use of deep pools by summer steelhead in Steamboat Creek, Oregon (USA) - Baigun, Claudio R.; Sedell, James; Reeves, Gordon (Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2000)
Keywords: behavior; Steamboat Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; water temperature

Large-scale, differential summer habitat use of three anadromous salmonids in a large river basin in Oregon, USA - Scarnecchia, D.L.; Roper, B.B (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2000)
Chinook salmon were found in the mainstem and mid-elevation tributaries. Coho salmon was not present in the mainstem, but found in low-elevation tributaries. Steelhead trout were found in the mainstem and all tributaries, with the greatest density in the high-elevation tributaries. "Observed spatial segregation of basin habitat by these species during summer indicated that protection provided at the level of the river basin will be necessary to assure the continued existence of all stocks." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: Black Rock Fork Creek; Boulder Creek; Buckeye Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Deadman Creek; Dumont Creek; Francis Creek; geographic distribution; habitats; hatchery salmonids; Jackson Creek; natural resource management; Quartz Creek; spatial distribution; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Upper South Umpqua River; water temperature; wild salmonids

Oregon Coastal Atlas (Oregon Ocean-Coastal Management Program, 2000)
Simply a wonderful resource.
Keywords: beach access; coastal hazards; general ecosystem description; habitats; history; landslides; map; natural resource management; water quality

[Restoration projects by creek] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (2000)
Individual binders. Several creeks, including but not limited to Fate Creek, Rattlesnake Creek
Keywords: habitat restoration

South River Watershed Restoration Environmental Assessment - U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District Office, (2000)
Proposes watershed restoration projects in the Lower Cow Creek, Myrtle Creek, Olalla-Lookingglass, South Umpqua River, and Upper Middle Fork Coquille fifth-field watersheds. Includes replacing thirteen large culverts, tree-lining or placement of in-stream structures along approximately four miles of stream channels, diversion of the creek away from the toe of a severely eroding portion of stream bank on Dry Creek, and road decommissioning for hydrological recovery and reduction of sediment input into aquatic systems.
Keywords: Bingham Creek; Canyon Creek; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Days Creek; depleted populations; Dry Creek; erosion; flooding; habitat restoration; habitats; hydrology; invasive species; landslides; Live Oak Creek; logging; Lookingglass Creek; Lower Cow Creek; Myrtle Creek; Olalla Creek; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); Riddle Creek; Russel Creek; sediments; Shields Creek; soils; South Umpqua River; species list; St. John Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Stouts Creek; Suicide Creek; terrestrial vegetation; Thompson Creek; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Union Creek; Upper Middle Fork Coquille River; Weaver Creek

South Umpqua Watershed Temperature Study 1999: Procedure, Results and Preliminary Analysis - InSight Consultants,; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (InSight Consultants, 2000)
Some interesting stream temperatures were recorded here; estreme variations are explained. Recommends increasing streamside shade. Suggests taking an inventory of optimum streams to serve as fish refuges in low streamflow conditions.
Keywords: Applegate Creek; Beals Creek; Beaver Creek; Berry Creek; Black Rock Fork; Boulder Creek; Brockway Creek; Buckeye Creek; Canyon Creek; Castle Rock Fork; Champagne Creek; Coffee Creek; Corn Creek; Cow Creek; Days Creek; Deadman Creek; Deer Creek; Dumont Creek; Elgarose Creek; Elk Creek; Falcon Creek; Fate Creek; Frozen Creek; Jackson Creek; Johnson Creek; Kent Creek; Lane Creek; Lavadoure Creek; Lonewoman Creek; Lookingglass Creek; Louis Creek; Myrtle Creek; Newton Creek; O'Shea Creek; Olalla Creek; Poole Creek; Quartz Creek; Rice Creek; Riser Creek; Roberts Creek; Shields Creek; Shively Creek; Slide Creek; South Umpqua River; Squaw Creek; St. John Creek; statistics; Stouts Creek; Tenmile Creek; Thompson Creek; water quality; water temperature; Weaver Creek; Willis Creek

Southern Oregon Surfperch Studies, 1991-2000 - Pruden, Darrell (Marine Resources Program, Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 2000)
"In 1990, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) intensified research on the most often angled species of surfperch in Oregon, to establish a biological database for use in future management. Fish were tagged for movement and harvest rate studies and carcasses were sampled for age structures, sex, maturity, and embryo information. The main focus was on redtail surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus) due to its accessibility and popularity, but the study also included striped surfperch/seaperch (Embiotoca lateralis), pile surfperch/seaperch (Damalichthys vaca), white surfperch/seaperch (Phanerdon furcatus), walleye surfperch (Hyperprosopon aregenteum), silver surfperch (Hyperprosopon ellipticum), and calico surfperch (Amphisticus koelzi). This report covers research conducted from December 1990 to December 2000." (p.1)
Keywords: life history information; pile surfperch =Rhacochilus vacca; recreational fisheries; redtail surf perch = Amphistichus rhodoterus; Silver surf perch = Hyperprosopon ellipticum; striped surfperch = Embiotoca lateralis; Umpqua River estuary; Walleye surf perch = Hyperprosopon argenteum; white surfperch = Phanerodon furcatus; Winchester Bay

Status of Oregon coastal stocks of anadromous salmonids / The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds., 1998-1999 - Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds,; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Coastal Salmonid Inventory Project, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 2000)
The series ran from 1998-2002. This series includes results of a 3-year study to distinguish between lamprey and steelhead spawning redds on the Smith River. Information on salmonid population trends in the Umpqua Basin is given.
Keywords: abundance; Calapooya Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Cow Creek; depleted populations; Elk Creek; fecundity; Lower Umpqua River; Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata); population biology; population count; Smith River; South Umpqua River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni

Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Stream Channel Response to Watershed Restoration, Cedar Creek, Southwest Oregon - Turaski, Michael R. (Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2000)
Keywords: Cedar Creek; habitat restoration; hydrology; North Umpqua River; theses

[Umpqua Basin Watershed Council Smith River Area Stream Survey Photographs] (2000)
Binder of color photographs (not slides) held in Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers office.
Keywords: photograph; Smith River; Umpqua River

The Umpqua Eden Site: The People, their Smoking Pipes and Tobacco Cultivation - Nelson, Nancy J. (Oregon State University, 2000)
This thesis in Interdisciplinary Studies provides an interesting feminist approach to anthropology and gender roles. Much of the thesis is concerned with Native American use of tobacco and artifacts associated with that use. Excellent illustrations of artifacts, including fishing tools.
Keywords: anthropology; archeology; Native Americans; Umpqua Eden; Umpqua River

Watershed Restoration and Monitoring Plan for Cedar Creek : 2000 Progress Report - Harkleroad, Glenn ([North Umpqua Ranger District?], 2000)
The Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers has a copy of this report./
Keywords: Cedar Creek; habitat restoration; North Umpqua River

Analysis of 1937 Stream Temperature Data from the Tiller Region of the South Umpqua River - Smith, Kent; InSight Consultants,; Umpqua Basin Watershed Council (InSight Consultants, 1999)
This document was formerly available in ODFW's Data Clearinghouse. Check with the State Library.
Keywords: South Umpqua River; water temperature

An Assessment of Community-Based Adaptive Watershed Management in Three Umpqua Basin Watersheds - Habron, Geoffrey Bryan (Oregon State University, 1999)
This work explores landowner attitudes to conservation and watershed council participation or non-participation and suggests ways to improve watershed council participation.
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Deer Creek; habitat restoration; Myrtle Creek; natural resource management; salmonid species; South Umpqua River

Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1997 - Johnson, John A.; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, 1999)
In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; introduced species; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; Manila clam = Venerupis japonica; molluscs; Netarts Bay; recreational fisheries - shellfish; Siuslaw River estuary; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Boating in Oregon coastal waters (ORESU-H, 1999)
9th revised edition. Boating safety. Points out dangerous areas, safety guides. Map of harbor entrance.
Keywords: recreational fisheries; recreational uses

Emigration of age-0 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts from the upper South Umpqua River basin, Oregon, U.S.A. - Roper, Brett B.; Scarnecchia, Dennis L. (Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 1999)
This paper reports on a four-year study of juvenile migration timing in Chinook salmon in the Umpqua River. The authors found that median migration dates in two tributaries advanced 40 days when spring water temperatures were 5 °C higher.
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Jackson Creek; juvenile fish; South Umpqua River; water temperature

Evidence of a relationship between smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomeiu [dolomieu]) and decline of Umpqua chub (Oregonichthys kalawatseti) in the Umpqua Basin, Oregon - Simon, David C.; Markle, Douglas F. (Northwestern Naturalist, 1999)
Describes an apparant inverse relationship between populations of smallmouth bass and Umpqua chub in the Umpqua River Basin. "Abundance of smallmouth bass increased at the 6 sites where Umpqua chub disappeared between 1987 and 1998." (p.112)
Keywords: Calapooya Creek; Cow Creek; depleted populations; introduced species; Lookingglass Creek; natural resource management; North Myrtle Creek; North Umpqua River; Smallmouth Bass = Micropterus dolomieu; Smith River; South Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua River; Tenmile Creek; Umpqua chub = Oregonichthys kalawatseti; Umpqua River; Umpqua River Basin

Identification and Description of Essential Fish Habitat, Adverse Impacts, and Recommended Conservation Measures for Salmon. Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan - Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1999)
An important guide to essential habitats and requirements of three species of salmon, and the challenges facing them. Illustrated. At head of title: Appendix A. This guide was updated in 2014: https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2019/08/salmon-efh-appendix-a.pdf/
Keywords: agriculture; Alsea River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; Coos River; Coquille River; dams; depleted populations; dredging; environmental law and policy; erosion; habitats; human impacts; irrigation; life history information; logging; mining; N. Umpqua River; natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; North American beaver = Castor canadensis; Pink salmon (humpback) = Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Rogue River; S. Umpqua River; sediments; Siletz Yaquina River; Siltcoos River; Siuslaw River; Sixes River; Umpqua River; water pollution; water temperature; Wilson - Trask – Nestucca

Inorganic chemistry of water and bed sediment in selected tributaries of the South Umpqua River, Oregon, 1998 - Hinkle, Stephen R. (Water-Resources Investigations Report, 1999)
Sampled 10 sites on small streams in the South Umpqua River Basin in Aug.-Sept. 1998. Sampled during low-flow conditions to minimize effect of dilution on trace element concentrations. "Most trace-element concentrations were low ... However, some notable concentrations of zinc, copper and cadmium were observed. Concentrations of zinc ..., copper ..., and cadmium... for Middle Creek at Silver Butte all exceeded USEPA criterion continuous concentration (CCC) guidelines for the protection of aquatic life." (p.6) Because zinc concentrations at Middle Creek were so high, the study briefly examines the geochemistry of zinc in Middle Creek.
Keywords: cadmium; copper; Cow Creek; Days Creek; Deadman Creek; Middle Creek; mining; Mitchell Creek; Myrtle Creek; North Myrtle Creek; Russell Creek; South Myrtle Creek; South Umpqua River; water pollution; water quality; zinc

Making Salmon: an Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis - Taylor, Joseph E. III (University of Washington Press, 1999)
An excellent examination of the history behind the factors that combine to kill salmon. A superb bibliography.
Keywords: abundance; agriculture; dams; depleted populations; environmental law and policy; general; hatcheries; historical; human impacts; industrial development; logging; mining; Pacific salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.)

Middle/Lower Steamboat Creek Watershed Analysis: Version 1.0 - U. S. Forest Service. North Umpqua Ranger District,; Umpqua National Forest, (Umpqua National Forest, North Umpqua Ranger District, 1999)
2 volumes. Colored maps.
Keywords: bald eagle = Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Big Bend Creek; Cedar Creek; Chinook almon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Deep Creek; erosion; forest fires; geology; history; land ownership; land use; landslides; logging; mining; North Umpqua River; Peregrine falcon = Falco peregrinus; Reynolds Creek; Roosevelt elk = Cervus canadensis roosevelti; sediments; Singe Creek; species list; Spotted owl = Strix occidentalis; Steamboat Creek; Steelhead Creek; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial vegetation; Townsend’s big-eared bat = Corynorhinus townsendii; water quality

Oregon Aquatic Habitat: Restoration and Enhancement Guide (Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, 1999)
This guide includes many activities intended to improve the health of watersheds. “Some measures are directly targeted at restoring stream channels by upgrading culverts to expand the amount of stream miles that can support fish. Other measures reintroduce structure to stream channels that have been simplified due to past management practices and/or disturbance events. Measures are also included that address riparian and upland restoration needs” (from the Introduction)
Keywords: ecosystem health; fish; habitat restoration; habitats; natural resource management

Oregon’s changing coastal fishing communities - Conway, Flaxen D. L.; Cordray, Sheila; Cramer, Lori; Finley, Carmel; Gilden, Jennifer; Goblirsch, Ginny; Smith, Court; Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program, (ORESU-O, 1999)
This publication looks at Oregon fishing communities in the late 1990s, a period of stress and rapid change. It gives an overview of applicable legislation, explores the concept of sustainability, and reviews community resources. Appendices compare trolling and trawling, profile fishing towns, and present an extensive bibliography of fishing community studies.
Keywords: Commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, sustainability, natural resource management, environmental law and policy, Brookings (Or.), Gold Beach (Or.), Port Orford (Or.), Bandon (Or.), Charleston (Or.), Winchester Bay (Or.), Reedsport (Or.),; Depoe Bay (Or.); Garibaldi (Or.); Newport (Or.); Pacific City (Or.)

Protecting & Restoring Watersheds: a Tribal Approach to Salmon Recovery - Hollenbach, Margaret; Ory, Jill; Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, (Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 1999)
Keywords: ecological values; ecosystem health; habitat conservation; habitat restoration; natural resource management; water quality; water use

Science based approach to outstanding resource issues: PacificCorp’s North Umpqua Project – watershed settlement process - Schwall, David J. (Hydro's Future: Technology, Markets, and Policy: Proceedings of the Waterpower '99 Conference, 1999)
PacificCorp’s North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project consists of 8 dams and assorted infrastructure such as roads, waterways and powerhouses on the North Umpqua, the Clearwater River and Fish Creek. This paper describes a watershed analysis conducted by the company in advance of its application for relicensing. “If we were to continue down the traditional FERC path, we saw an endless amount of additional studies that would have been required to satisfy resource agencies’ needs. We also saw this as a very study intensive, long term approach without any assurance for closure, hence the term ‘technical studies treadmill’… This watershed analysis was the solution.” (Schwall, p.4)
Keywords: Clearwater Dam; Clearwater River; dams; Fish Creek; Fish Creek Dam; human impact; industrial development; Lemolo Dam; North Umpqua River; Slide Creek Dam; Soda Springs Dam; Toketee Dam

[Slide Catalog, Organized by Creek] - Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, (1999)
Binder holding slides taken by PUR, organized by creek name (Umpqua Basin). Dates on slides indicate they were taken around 1998-1999.
Keywords: habitat restoration

Status review of coastal cutthroat trout from Washington, Oregon, and California - Johnson, Orlay W.; Ruckelshaus, Mary H.; Grant, W. Stewart; Waknitz, F. William; Garrett, Ann M.; Bryant, Gregory J.; Neely, Kathleen; Hard, Jeffrey J.; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC, 1999)
The Biological Review Team concluded that coastal stocks of cutthroat trout were not presently at risk of extinction. Appendix 1-A gives the known history of hatchery releases in streams and lakes.
Keywords: Alsea Fish Hatchery; Alsea River; Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coos River; Coquille River; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Devils Lake; endangered species; environmental policy and law; general ecosystem description; genetics; hatcheries; history; Kilchis River; life history information; Miami River; Millicoma River; natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; population biology; population count; Rogue River; Salmon River; salmonid species; Sand Creek; Siltcoos Lake; Siuslaw River; Smith River; statistics; Tahkenitch Lake; Tenmile Creek; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Status review of coastal cutthroat trout from Washington, Oregon, and California - Johnson, Orlay W.; Ruckelshaus, Mary H.; Grant, W. Stewart; Waknitz, F. William; Garrett, Ann M.; Bryant, Gregory J.; Neely, Kathleen; Hard, Jeffrey J.; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC, 1999)
The Biological Review Team concluded that coastal stocks of cutthroat trout were not presently at risk of extinction. Appendix 1-A gives the known history of hatchery releases in streams and lakes.
Keywords: Alsea Fish Hatchery; Alsea River; Chetco River; Coos Bay; Coos River; Coquille River; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Devils Lake; endangered species; environmental policy and law; general ecosystem description; genetics; hatcheries; history; Kilchis River; life history information; Miami River; Millicoma River; natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; population biology; population count; Rogue River; Salmon River; salmonid species; Sand Creek; Siltcoos Lake; Siuslaw River; Smith River; statistics; Tahkenitch Lake; Tenmile Creek; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yachats River; Yaquina River

(untitled) - McMurray, Gregory R.; Robert J Bailey (Change in Pacific Northwest coastal ecosystems: proceedings of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study Workshop, 1998)
Held August 13-14, 1996.
Keywords: biological; chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta; coastal upwelling; Columbia River estuary; community ecology; Coos River estuary; ecological succession; ecological values; ecosystem modeling; environmental policy and law; estuarine dynamics; general; general ecosystem description; history; human impacts; land use; Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species; physical; physical modifications; population biology; steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout=Salmo gairdneri); Yaquina Bay; Yaquina River; Yaquina River Basin

Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1998 - Johnson, John A.; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, 1998)
In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; introduced species; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; Manila clam = Venerupis japonica; molluscs; Netarts Bay; Olympia oyste = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila); recreational fisheries - shellfish; Siuslaw River estuary; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

The Canyonville landslide of January 16, 1974, Douglas County: Oregon’s most deadly landslide - Busby, Ed (Environmental, Groundwater and Engineering Geology: Applications from Oregon, 1998)
On January 16, 1974, thanks to heavy rainfall on already saturated soil, an almost instantaneous catastrophic landslide took place near Canyonville. Although the area of the landslide was relatively small at only 15,000 cubic yards, a telephone repair crew was working on a coaxial cable in the area, and nine people were killed in the slide. The slide temporarily blocked Canyon Creek, which was already near flood stage. Much of the slide sediment was washed away by the creek.
Keywords: Canyon Creek; flooding; geology; landslides; precipitation; soils; South Umpqua River

Change in Pacific Northwest coastal ecosystems: proceedings of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study Workshop - McMurray, Gregory R.; Bailey, Robert J. (NOAA Coastal Ocean Office, 1998)
Keywords: biological; chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta; coastal upwelling; Columbia River estuary; community ecology; Coos River estuary; ecological succession; ecological values; ecosystem modeling; environmental policy and law; estuarine dynamics; general; general ecosystem description; historical; human impacts; land use; Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species; physical; physical modifications; population biology; steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout=Salmo gairdneri); Yaquina Bay; Yaquina River; Yaquina River Basin

Conservation status of steelhead in Oregon - Chilcote, Mark W. (Information Reports (Oregon. Fish Division), 1998)
The Oregon Coast ESU was given a "Sensitive" status. The Coast showed good resistance to stress and long-term survival, but many streams had more than 50% hatchery spawners. Smith River hatchery program to be eliminated in 1997, to bring the percentage of hatchery spawners to 5%. No winter steelhead hatchery fish are released into the North Umpqua. Estimated percentage of hatchery spawners is 5%. For the native North Umpqua summer steelhead run, angling regulations were adjusted in 1991 to produce more spawners. Chilcote justifies changes in estimate of summer steelhead hatchery spawners on the North Umpqua, reducing the estimate to 25%. Criticizes the methodology of the Busby, et al. (1996) study. Charts.
Keywords: North Umpqua River; Smith River; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Controlled flow studies for recreation: a case study on Oregon's North Umpqua River - Shelby, B.; Whittaker, D.; Roppe, J. (Rivers, 1998)
Keywords: hydrology; North Umpqua River; stream flow

Ecology of Juvenile Coho Salmon within the Upper South Umpqua River Basin, Oregon - Kruzic, Lance M. (1998)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Idaho, 1998
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; juvenile fish; life history information; South Umpqua River; Steamboat Creek; Umpqua River

Major-ion, nutrient, and trace-element concentrations in the Steamboat Creek Basin, Oregon, 1996 - Rinella, Frank A.; U.S. Geological Survey,; U.S. Forest Service,; Douglas County (Or.), (Water-Resources Investigations Report, 1998)
"This report presents the concentrations of major ions, nutrients, and trace elements in water and bottom sediments collected in the four-tributaries during the low-flow condition of September 9-13, 1996." (from the Abstract)
Keywords: a tributary of Steamboat Creek; antimony; arsenic; cadmium; City Creek; copper; dissolved oxygen; Horse Heaven Creek; hydrology; iron; lead; mercury; North Umpqua River; organic carbon; pH data; sediments; selenium; silver; Singe Creek; Steamboat Creek; water pollution; water quality; water temperature; zinc

Myrtle Creek: Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - Myrtle Creek (Or.),; Umpqua Regional Council of Governments, (1998)
"Floods and accompanying landslides represent the most common and best known of the natural hazard threats in Myrtle Creek. . . The topography and geology of the Umpqua River Basin are conducive to runoff, and peak flows on many of the tributaries occur within hours of the passage of weather fronts. Historically, the highest flows usually occur during the period from November through March as a result of the heavy rains augmented by snow melt. Localized flooding in Myrtle Creek occurs on a semi-annual basis and often affects the safety of property and/or life as does major flooding events." (p.10) "The purpose of this plan is to provide hazard mitigation recommendations in light of the recentdisaster events in Myrtle Creek and the State of Oregon..." (p.11) Includes a review of the 1996 floods.
Keywords: climate; coastal hazards; erosion; flooding; hydrology; industrial development; land ownership; land use; landslides; Myrtle Creek; natural resource management; precipitation; sediments; South Umpqua River

NOAA's Estuarine Eutrophication Survey, Volume 5: Pacific Coast Region - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, 1998)
"In Umpqua River, chlorophyll a concentrations are high in the seawater zone and turbidity concentrations are unknown. Nuisance or toxic blooms are unknown, as are nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Anoxia, hypoxia, and biological stress are not observed in this system. SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] spatial coverage ranges from very low to low." (p.46)
Keywords: algal species; Alsea River; aquatic vegetation; biological; Coos Bay; Coquille River; dissolved oxygen; hydrology; Nehalem River; Netarts Bay; nitrogen; phosphorus; physical; Rogue River; Siletz Bay; Siuslaw River; Tillamook Bay; toxicity; turbidity; Umpqua River; Yaquina Bay; Yaquina River

Oregon's Final 1998 Water Quality Limited Streams - 303(d) List - Center for Environmental Education and Information, (1998)
Keywords: algae; habitats; pH data; sediments; water pollution; water quality; water temperature

Public Comment Draft, Oregon's 1998 Section 303(d) Decision Matrix : Oregon's Criteria Used for Listing Waterbodies & Basin Maps - Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality, (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality, 1998)
2 volumes. Maps.
Keywords: algae; chlorine; eutrophication; human impacts; nitrogen; oxygen; pH data; phosphorus; sediments; water pollution; water temperature

Risk of Extinction for Cutthroat Trout in the Umpqua Basin - Cramer, Steven P. (S.P. Cramer & Associates, Inc., 1998)
Possibly obtainable from the author at https://www.fishsciences.net/ , ODFW Roseburg has a partial copy. "Special Report""Submitted to Ronald Yockim, Attorney" Argues that NMFS and ODFW have overstated dangers to native cutthroat trout populations in the Umpqua Basin.
Keywords: cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; dams; endangered species; environmental law and policy; general ecosystem description; habitats; logging; natural resource management; Umpqua River Basin; water temperature

Status review of chinook salmon from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California - Myers, James M.; Kope, Robert G.; Bryant, Gregory J.; Teel, David J.; Lierheimer, Lisa J.; Wainwright, Thomas C.; Grant, W. Stewart; Waknitz, F. William; Neely, Kathleen; Lindley, Steven T.; Waples, Robin S. (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC, 1998)
The team studying Chinook salmon felt that for the Oregon Coast this species is not in danger of extinction, nor thought to become extinct "in the forseeable future" (p.249). Appendix D gives the known history of hatchery releases.
Keywords: Alsea River; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coos River; Coquille River; endangered species; environmental policy and law; general ecosystem description; genetics; hatcheries; history; Kilchis River; life history information; Miami River; Millicoma River; natural resource management; Necanicum River; Nehalem River; Nestucca River; population biology; population count; Salmon River; salmonid species; Siletz River; Siuslaw River; statistics; Tillamook River; Trask River; Umpqua River; Wilson River; Yachats River; Yaquina River

Stream habitat conditions in western Oregon ... - Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,; Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 1998)
Individual issues are on the web. Annual. Not published 2001-2004. The series ran from 1998-2005. Looks at criteria for stream health for salmonids. Although individual streams were monitored, the report functions at a Monitoring Area level (North Coast, Mid-Coast, Mid-South Coast, Umpqua and South Coast), and there is little reporting on individual streams. This series summarizes trends in habitat quality. Many maps, some colored.
Keywords: Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; depleted populations; habitat restoration; habitats; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss

Stream visual assessment protocol - U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service,; National Water and Climate Center (U.S.), (National Water and Climate Center Technical Note, 1998)
Version 2 (2009) of this document is Part 614 of the National Biology Handbook, and may be found at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1043252.pdf .
Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; habitat restoration; natural resource management; water quality

Water-quality and algal conditions in the North Umpqua River Basin, Oregon, 1992-95, and implications for resource management - Anderson, Chauncey W.; Carpenter, Kurt D. (Water-Resources Investigations Report / U.S. Geological Survey, 1998)
"This report describes the results of a synoptic water-quality and algal investigation during July 1995 at 36 stream sites in a 1,350 square-mile area of the North Umpqua River Basin, Oregon. The study area includes a headwaters hydroelectric project area, a Wild and Scenic reach in the main stem immediately downstream, and the watersheds of several major tributaries." (from the Abstract). Significant pollution, particularly from heavy metals, was found.
Keywords: algae; arsenic; chromium; copper; eutrophication; heavy minerals; hydrology; manganese; nickel; nitrate-nitrite; North Umpqua River; oxygen; pH; phosphorus; water pollution; water quality

An assemblage of stemless projectile points from Rock Creek: results of the 1936 Stafford and Voget Expedition to the North Umpqua River - O'Neill, Brian L.; Scheleen, Donald K. (Contributions to the archaeology of Oregon, 1995-1997, 1997)
Maps, chart, line drawings. Reports on projectile points recovered from a test pit of the 1936 archeological expedition to Rock Creek. Suggests possible function for the points might be that of fishing spears. Discusses evidence for this hypothesis from this and other archeological sites in the region. A number of Umpqua Basin stemless projectile points have tested positively for exposure to trout antiserum, indicating that at some time they have been in contact with fish.
Keywords: archeology; North Umpqua River; Rock Creek

Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1996 - Johnson, John A.; Wood, Claire; Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, 1997)
In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.
Keywords: Alsea Bay; aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; biological; bivalves; Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus; catch statistics; Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; Coos Bay; Coquille River estuary; Gaper clam = Tresus capax; introduced species; Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea; Manila clam = Venerupis japonica; molluscs; Netarts Bay; Olympia oyste = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila); recreational fisheries - shellfish; Siuslaw River estuary; Softshell clam = Mya arenaria; Tillamook Bay; Umpqua River estuary; Yaquina Bay

Bibliography of the Siuslaw and Kuitsh Indians: The Native Americans of the Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua Valleys, Central Oregon Coast - Macnaughtan, Don (Ethnographic Bibliographies, 1997)
This bibliography on the Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua Native Americans is a good place to start when studying these peoples.
Keywords: anthropology; archeology; bibliography; cultural; historical; Lower Umpqua River; Native Americans; Siuslaw River; Umpqua River

The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Oregon: A Preliminary Survey of Yaquina, Coos, Winchester and Siletz Bays - Angel, Tiah; Bassett, Zasha; Chipman, Brian; Cleveland, Kimberly; Cronick, Tamisha; Ehlig, Janette; Frerich, Dan; Hunt, Chris; Ison, Todd; McGuire, Angela; Oliver, Jennifer; Schmelter, Anja; et al. (Oregon State University, 1997)
Accessed by opening a .zip file. “During the summer and fall of 1997, the students and instructors of an Oregon State University Zoology class (Zoology 401/Research) searched for the presence of the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina and Siletz Bays, Oregon and also took inventories of common intertidal species... We trapped one adult male green crab at Pony Point in Coos Bay on October 26, 1997. This crab measured 86.5 mm in carapace width and represents the largest specimen so far collected in Oregon. All the green crabs retrieved in Coos Bay have been large adults between 58 and 86 mm. We searched gravel substrates below boulders and algal blades, but never recovered any young-of the-year-green crabs in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina or Siletz Bays. These findings suggest that one year class (perhaps 1995) established itself in Coos Bay, but at present is not abundant enough to perpetuate itself.” (from the Abstract)
Keywords: algae; aquatic invertebrates; Charleston (OR.); Coos Bay; Craigie Point; Criteser’s Moorage; crustaceans; European green crab = Carcinus maenas; Fucus spp.; Georgia-Pacific; Hatfield Marine Science Center; Hinton Point; Idaho Point; invasive species; molluscs; Oregon Oyster Farm; Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis; Pony Point; Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus; River Bend; salinity; Sawyer’s Landing; Schooner Creek; Siletz Bay; spatial distribution; species list; Umpqua River estuary; Umpqua River finger jetty; Umpqua triangle; Winchester Bay; Yaquina Bay south jetty

Final Report: Oregon Ports Economic Contribution Study - Radtke, Hans D.; Davis, Shannon W.; Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association (Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association,, 1997)
A rich source of statistical data.
Keywords: dredging; economics; industrial development; Port of Alsea; Port of Astoria; Port of Bandon; Port of Brookings; Port of Coos Bay; Port of Coquille River; Port of Garibaldi; Port of Gold Beach; Port of Nehalem; Port of Newport; Port of Siuslaw; Port of Tillamook Bay; Port of Toledo; Port of Umpqua; ports; statistics

Landscapes of Promise: the Oregon Story, 1800-1940 - Robbins, William G. (University of Washington Press, 1997)
An excellent overview of Oregon's early environmental history. There is an inevitable emphasis on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, but the author does extend his attention to the whole state.
Keywords: abundance; agriculture; dams; depleted populations; environmental law and policy; general; hatcheries; historical; human impacts; industrial development; logging; mining; Pacific salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.)

Lower Umpqua Watershed Analysis - Suislaw National Forest, (Siuslaw National Forest, 1997)
39 numbered pages, 17 unnumbered pages. Very broad overview of the watershed. Not much detail on fish species. Many colored maps. Appendices. .Key issues addressed include: unstable soils, flooding; protecting aquatic habitat; connecting patches of late-successional forest habitat. Major streams are rated.
Keywords: bald eagle=Haliaeetus leucocephalus; birds; Butler Creek; Charlotte Creek; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki; Dean Creek; depleted populations; Echo Creek; economics; fishes; flooding; Franklin Creek; general ecosystem description; geology; Harvey Creek; human impacts; hydrology; land ownership; land use; landslides; logging; Lower Umpqua River; marbled murrelet=Brachyramphus marmoratus; Providence Creek; Roosevelt elk=Cervus elaphus roosevelti; Scholfield Creek; sediments; species composition; species list; spotted owl=Strix occidentalis; steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss; terrestrial vegetation; Tyee Formation; water quality; water temperature; Western snowy plover = Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus; Winchester Creek

Molluscan fisheries in Oregon: past, present, and future - Robinson, Anja M. (The history, present condition, and future of the molluscan fisheries of North and Central America and Europe: Volume 2, Pacific Coast and supplemental topics, 1997)
Good photographs and maps. Winchester Bay is mentioned for oyster land leases, and because "Oregon's only commercial California mussel farm operates at Winchester Bay." (p.84)
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic invertebrates; bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta; biological; bivalves; blue mussel=Mytilus edulis; butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus; California mussel=Mytilus californianus; cephalopods; cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii; commercial fisheries - shellfish; community ecology; eastern oyster=Crassostrea virginica; economics; edible oyster=Ostrea edulis; history; introduced species; kitchen middens; littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea; molluscs; natural resource management; Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila); Pacific oyster=Crassostrea gigas; pulp mill effluent; razor clam=Siliqua patula; recreational fisheries - shellfish; shellfish poisoning; softshell clam=Mya arenaria; water pollution

Oregon coastal salmon spawning surveys, 1994 and 1995 - Jacobs, Steven E.; Cooney, Cedric X. (Information Reports / Fish Division, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1997)
Keywords: abundance; biological; Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch; geographical distribution; Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi; population biology; population count; reproductive behavior; salmonids; statistics; temporal distribution

Population viability analysis of spring chinook salmon in the South Umpqua River, Oregon - Ratner, Susan; Lande, Russell; Roper, Brett B. (Conservation Biology, 1997)
Spring Chinook runs in the South Umpqua have had steep declines. This study considers whether the population is viable, and concludes that it is, provided there is no further habitat degradation or loss. If habitat quality continues to decline, the run faces "almost certain extinction within 100 years." (from Abstract)
Keywords: Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; depleted populations; fecundity; habitats; population biology; South Umpqua River

Prey of pinnipeds at selected sites in Oregon identified by scat (fecal) analysis, 1983-1996 - Riemer, Susan D.; Brown, Robin F. (Technical Report (Oregon. Wildlife Diversity Program), 1997)
This publication covers 14 years of analysis of pinniped feces to determine what the seals and sea lions were eating. 44 species of fish and cephalopod were identified out of over 1,000 samples. “ … [P]innipeds preyed heavily on schooling fishes, such as Pacific whiting and Pacific mackerel for sea lions, and on smelt and herring for harbor seals. Other species such as rockfish, lamprey, salmonids and flatfish were also commonly taken by pinnipeds. The variability in prey selection appears to be related to the availability (seasonality) and abundance of prey species at a given location” (from the Abstract).
Keywords: Cascade Head, Salmon River, Siletz River, Umpqua River Estuary, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubata, feeding behavior, predation, aquatic mammals, statistical analysis

A Research Problem Analysis in Support of the Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research (CFER) Program - Smith, Jeff P.; Gresswell, Robert E; Hayes, John P.; U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Oregon State Office,; Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (U.S.),; Oregon State University. College of Forestry,; Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences, (1997)
This cooperative research program focused on forests and riparian areas, including those in the Umpqua River Basin.
Keywords: aquatic insects; logging; natural resource management; terrestrial vegetation