4 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1877. Included are annual reports detailing improvements of rivers in Oregon and Washington territory.
1877-11-26
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A River in Common:
The Columbia River, the Salmon
Ecosystem, and Water Policy
John M. Volkman Portland, Oregon
Report to the Western Water
Policy Review Advisory Commission
August 1997
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Of all the sinister landscapes I ever saw—including the lava fields of a good many volcanoes and a number of the world's most repulsive "bad lands"—that which opened up to me as I tried to head in beyond that hard-striven-for point stands...
2004-08-24
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hard breaking through the wet underbrush to recover it. The river was still rising from the rains, and the current swift with occasional rapids. Blackmore approached the head of Gordon Rapids (named, of course, from a man of that name who had lost...
2004-08-10
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The Joan Wulff Papers include correspondence, speeches,
article and book manuscripts, galleys, brochures, artwork, and photographs. Topics include
fly fishing, fly fishing techniques, and fly fishing equipment for women.;...
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appurtenances were taken from the old dredge, whose hull and frames had become useless from decay.
By agreement with the Troy manufacturer, the machinery was to be delivered on the cars within twelve weeks from receipt of order, April 4. The...
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The National Reclamation Association records (1945-1946) consist mainly of correspondence to and from Ora Bundy, president of the association from 1944-1946.; Organizational History; The National Reclamation Association was organized in 1932 to...
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low this there was a uniform depth of from 15 1/2 to 16 1/2 feet. The eastern bank of the river had lost from 10 to 30 feet by erosion of the current since November, 1878. The second survey, in March last, showed a ruling depth of 161 feet, a...
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Photographs, negatives and prints, diaries.; Lee P. Robinson was born in 1892 in Faribault, Minnesota. In 1909 the family moved to Hover, Washington. Lee and his two brothers went to work on the U.S. Corps of Engineers vessel USS Umatilla, which...
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A 70-ton all-steel closure gate is completed and lowered to a transfer barge. It will be used to close river diversion channels while they are built up. On the dam, fabrication of another gate is in progress.
1938-09-23
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or less, of rock from the channel of the river, and operations were commenced on the last day of August.
The work will be confined to Pine Tree Rapids, Five Mile Rapids, and Fish Hook Rapids. From Pine Tree 27 rocks will be removed, and from...
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Steep Falls in small creek about 1 mile east of Weyerhaeuser Camp #7
1941-05-29
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Source F-7
Tentative Disposition
B F-4, 9 C WI-1
PI-22 F
PI-22 F
Problem or Area of Concern B. Low Flow Augmentation
1. Include low flow augmentation as a project purpose in the Willamette River and other projects. Fishery...
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Big Douglas fir log on train in yard just above "502" station
Bryant is standing on the log
1941-05-18
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Raw stock pile at Brett pit. In distance is Mason City; and across river, Coulee Dam. Opening in escarpment is north end of the Grand Coulee.
1936-09-01
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Source 0-4
0-4 0-4 0-4
Tentative Disposition
F F F B
Problem or Area of Concern
5. There will be a need for prior removal of vegetation in the shore inundation zone or that which dies due to daily water level fluctuations.
6....
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Looking from west tailrace at operations placing downstream cross-river cofferdam and removal of section "H" west cofferdam.
1936-12-02
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Placing a steam hammer for driving piles in cofferdam cell connecting section "G" with block 40, prior to river diversion.
1936-08-01
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Source WI-69
Tentative Disposition
F
F-3
I-1
SI-11 WI-10, 73 F-3 E WI-13, 15
B
Problem or Area of Concern
4. The use of the flood plain should be restricted to public recreation.
5. Develop new methods of protecting small...
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In spite of the progressive restrictions of the commercial river fishery during the past fifty years, the trend of the salmon populations of the coastal rivers has been downward. It is almost impossible to isolate and analyze separately the causes...
1950 (iso8601)
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studies would be required for a definitive answer. At various times sport fishermen have complained about tainted fish caught in the lower part of the Willamette River and Multnomah Channel. Investigations in 1965 indicate the problem is related...
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The U.S. Geological Survey has monitored and assessed the quality of our Nation's streams and ground water since its inception in 1879. Today, USGS provides information on issues such as the suitability of water for public supply and irrigation,...
2024-11-26
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To support the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for water temperature in the Willamette Basin, the laterally averaged, two-dimensional model CE-QUAL-W2 was used to construct a water temperature and streamflow model of the Santiam...
2024-11-26
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Document: 87th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report No. 1125, Public Works Appropriation Bill, 1962, September 6, 1961, page 27
1961-09-06
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Oregon’s largest metropolitan region, Greater Portland, is home to a diverse array of water utilities though few have sufficiently robust water reuse and conservation goals. In determining the most beneficial way to allocate water-related public...
2011-05-25 (iso8601)
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