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Water Quality in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1991-95

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References

This report was based on the publications listed below.

Publications shown in emphasis resulted from the Willamette Basin NAWQA.

Alexander, R.B., and Smith, R.A., 1990, County-level estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use in the United States, 1945 to 1985: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-130, 12 p.

Allen-Gil, S.M., Gilroy, D.J., and Curtis, L.R., 1995, An ecoregion approach to mercury bioaccumulation by fish in reservoirs: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 28, p. 61-68.

Arbogast, B.F., ed., 1990, Quality assurance manual for the Branch of Geochemistry: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-668, 184 p.

Bencala, K.E., 1993, A perspective on stream-catchment connections: Journal of the North American Benthological Society, v. 12, no. 1, p. 44-47.

Bonn, B.A., 1998, Occurrence and congener concentration patterns of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo furans in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1992-95: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 32, no. 6, p. 729-735.

Bonn, B.A., in press, Dioxins and furans in bed sediment and fish tissue of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4082-D. [Abstract]

Bonn, B.A., Hinkle, S.R., Wentz, D.A., and Uhrich, M.A., 1995, Analysis of nutrient and ancillary water-quality data for surface and ground water of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1980-90: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4036, 88 p. [Abstract]

Bonn, B.A., Wentz, D.A., and Hinkle, S.R., 1996, Willamette Basin, Oregon--Nitrogen in streams and ground water, 1980-90: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-227, 4 p.

Broad, T.M., and Collins, C.A., 1996, Estimated water use and general hydrologic conditions for Oregon, 1985 and 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4080, 166 p.

Brooks, H.C., 1971, Quicksilver deposits in Oregon: Portland, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Miscellaneous Paper 15, 1 pl.

Center for Population Research and Census, 1992, Population estimates for Oregon, 1980-91: Portland State University, 22 p.

Clarke, S.E., White, Denis, and Schaedel, A.L., 1991, Oregon, USA, ecological regions and subregions for water quality management: Environmental Management, v. 15, no. 6, p. 847-856.

Crawford, J.K. and Luoma, S.N., 1993, Guidelines for studies of contaminants in biological tissues for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-494, 69 p.

Environment Canada, September 1995, Draft interim sediment quality guidelines: Ottawa, Ontario, Environment Canada, 8 p. plus app.

Foreman, W.T., Connor, B.F., Furlong, E.T., Vaught, D.G., and Merten, L.M., 1995, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in bottom sediment by dual capillary-column gas chromatography with electron-capture detection: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report95-140, 78 p.

Gannett, M.W., and Caldwell, R.R., in press, Geologic framework of the Willamette Lowland Aquifer System, Oregon and Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1424-B.

Gilliom, R.J., Alley, W.M., and Gurtz, M.E., 1995, Design of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program--Occurrence and distribution of water-quality conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1112, 33 p.

Gilliom, R.J., Mueller, D.K., and Nowell, L.H., in press, Methods for comparing water-quality conditions among National Water-Quality Assessment Study Units: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-589.

Gruber, S.J., and Munn, M.D., 1996, Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in aquatic ecosystems of the Central Columbia Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 170-96, 4 p.

Hinkle, S.R., 1997, Quality of shallow ground water in alluvial aquifers of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4082-B, 48 p. [Abstract]

Hitt, K.J., 1994, Refining 1970's land-use data with 1990 population data to indicate new residential development: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4250, 15 p.

Hoffman, G.L., 1996, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Preparation procedure for aquatic biological material determined for trace metals: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-362, 42 p.

Hughes, R.M., and Gammon, J.R., 1987, Longitudinal changes in fish assemblages and water quality in the Willamette River, Oregon: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 116, p. 196-209.

Hughes, R.M., Reynolds, Lou, Kaufmann, P.R., Herlihy, A.T., and Kincaid, Tom, in press, Development and application of an index of fish assemblage integrity for wadable Willamette Valley, Oregon, streams: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Kammerer, J.C. 1990, Largest rivers in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-242, 2 p.

Karr, J.R., 1991, Biological integrity--A long-neglected aspect of water resource management: Ecological Applications, v. 1, no. 1, p. 66-84.

Laenen, Antonius, 1995, Willamette River water quality study--Sediment transport in the main stem and major tributaries: Corvallis, Oregon Water Resources Institute, The Cutting Edge of Water Research, v. 1, no. 1, 4 p.

Laenen, Antonius, and Bencala, K.E., 1997, Transient storage assessments of dye-tracer injections in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon [Abstract]: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting, February 10-14, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Leiker, T.J., Madsen, J.E., Deacon, J.R., and Foreman, W.T., 1995, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of chlorinated pesticides in aquatic tissue by capillary-column gas chromatography with electron-capture detection: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-710, 42 p.

Meador, M.R., Cuffney, T.F., and Gurtz, M.E., 1993 a , Methods for sampling fish communities as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-104, 40 p.

Meador, M.R., Hupp, C.R., Cuffney, T.F., and Gurtz, M.E., 1993 b , Methods for sampling stream habitat as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-408, 48 p.

National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, 1973, Water quality criteria, 1972: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report R3-73-033, 594 p.

Newell, Avis, Drake, Douglas, and Stifel, B.L., 1996, Mercury in Oregon Lakes: Portland, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality [variously paged].

Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service, 1993, 1992-93 Oregon agriculture & fisheries statistics: Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service, Portland, 82 p.

Oregon Water Resources Department, 1979, Upper Willamette drainage basin land use, 1978: Salem, Oregon Water Resources Department map.

------1980, Lower Willamette & Sandy drainage basins land use, 1979: Salem, Oregon Water Resources Department map.

------1981, Middle Willamette drainage basin land use, 1980: Salem, Oregon Water Resources Department map.

Parker, R.L., 1967, Chapter D. Composition of the Earth's crust, in Fleischer, Michael, ed., Data of geochemistry: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 440-D, 19 p.

Rickert, D.A., Kennedy, V.C., McKenzie, S.W., and Hines, W.G., 1977, A synoptic survey of trace metals in bottom sediments of the Willamette River, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 715-F, 27 p.

Rinehold, J.W., and Witt, J.M., 1989, County pesticide use estimates for 1987--National Pesticide Impact Assessment Program, Supplement to Special Report 843: Corvallis, Oregon State University Extension Service [variously paged].

------1992, Oregon pesticide use estimates for 1987: Corvallis, Oregon State University Extension Service, Extension Miscellaneous 8507 [originally published as Special Report 843], 75 p.

Rinella, F.A., and Janet, M.L., 1998, Seasonal and spatial variability of nutrients and pesticides in streams of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4082-C, 59 p. [Abstract]

Rinella, J.F., Hamilton, P.A., and McKenzie, S.W., 1993, Persistence of the DDT pesticide in the Yakima River Basin, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1090, 24 p.

Rinella, J.F., McKenzie, S.W., Crawford, J.K., Foreman, W.T., Gates, P.M., Fuhrer, G.J., and Janet, M.L., 1992, Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River Basin, Washington: Pesticide and other trace-organic-compound data for water, sediment, soil, and aquatic biota, 1987-91: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-644, 154 p.

Rose, D.L., and Schroeder, M.P., 1995, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of volatile organic compounds in water by purge and trap capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-708, 26 p.

Runkle, R.L., and Broshears, R.E., 1991, One-dimensional transport with inflow and storage (OTIS)--A solute transport model for small streams: Boulder, University of Colorado, Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems, 85 p.

Shearman, J.O., 1976, Reservoir-system model for the Willamette River Basin, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 715-H, 22 p.

Shelton, L.R., and Capel, P.D., 1994, Guidelines for collecting and processing samples of stream bed sediment for analysis of trace elements and organic contaminants for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-458, 20 p.

Simpson, M.R., and Oltmann, R.N., 1993, Discharge measuring system using an acoustic doppler profiler with applications to large rivers and estuaries: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2395, 32 p.

Uhrich, M.A., and Wentz, D.A., in press, Water-quality study design for the Willamette Basin, Oregon, using a Geographic Information System: Gdansk, Poland, Proceedings of the Poland-USA Jointly Sponsored International River Quality Symposium, June 13-17, 1994.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1954, Report on sedimentation, Willamette River Basin, Oregon, December 1948-July 1951: Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, 160 p.

------1989, Willamette River Basin Reservoir system operation: Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, 43 p. plus app.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986, Quality criteria for water 1986: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report EPA-440/5-86/001 [variously paged].

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993, Interim report on data and methods for assessment of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p -dioxin risks to aquatic life and associated wildlife: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report EPA/600/R-93/055, [variously paged].

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996, Drinking water regulations and health advisories: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report EPA-822/B-96/002, 11 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, Land use and land cover digital data from 1:250,000- and 1:100,000-scale maps: U.S. Geodata Users Guide 4, 33 p.

Waite, I.R., and Carpenter, K.D., in press, Assessment of habitat, water quality, and fish communities in streams of the Willamette Basin, Oregon--A multivariate analysis approach: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Walker, G.W., and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.

Wentz, D.A., and McKenzie, S.W., 1991, National Water-Quality Assessment Program--The Willamette Basin, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-167, 2 p.

Werner, S.L., Burkhardt, M.R., and DeRusseau, S.N., 1996, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of pesticides in water by Carbopak-B solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-216, 42 p.

Zaugg, S.D., Sandstrom, M.W., Smith, S.G., and Fehlberg, K.M., 1995, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of pesticides in water by C-18 solid-phase extraction and capillary-column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with selected-ion monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
95-181, 49 p.

The following publications, not specifically cited in the text of this report, also describe results of water quality investigations conducted as part of the Willamette Basin NAWQA.

Altman, Bob, Henson, C.M., and Waite, I.R., 1997, A review of aquatic biological information for the Willamette Basin, Oregon, through 1995: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4023, 174 p. [Abstract]

Hinkle, S.R., 1997, Regional distribution of nitrite plus nitrate in shallow groundwater from alluvial deposits of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, in Laenen, Antonius, and Dunnette, D.A., eds., River quality--Dynamics and restoration: New York, CRC Press, Inc., p. 141-149.

Uhrich, M.A., and Wentz, D.A., in press, Environmental setting of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, and hydrologic conditions during 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4082-A.

Wentz, D.A., Waite, I.R., and Rinella, F.A., in press, Comparison of streambed sediment and aquatic biota as media for characterizing trace elements and organochlorine compounds in the Willamette Basin, Oregon: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Results of studies conducted in collaboration with and/or partially supported by the Willamette Basin NAWQA are described in the publications listed below.

Anderson, C.W., Rinella, F.A., and Rounds, S.A., 1996, Occurrence of selected trace elements and organic compounds and their relation to land use in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 1992-94: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4234, 68 p. [Abstract]

Anderson, C.W., Wood, T.M., and Morace, J.L., 1997, Distribution of dissolved pesticides and other water quality constituents in small streams, and their relation to land use, in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4268, 87 p. [Abstract]

Caldwell, J.M., and Doyle, M.C., 1995, Sediment oxygen demand in the lower Willamette River, Oregon, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4196, 14 p. [Abstract]

Harrison, H.E., Anderson, C.W., Rinella, F.A., Gasser, T.M., and Pogue, T.R., Jr., 1995 [revised and reprinted 1997], Analytical data from Phases I and II of the Willamette River Basin Water Quality Study, Oregon, 1992-94: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-373, 171 p. [Abstract]

Laenen, Antonius, and Risley, J.C., 1997, Precipitation-runoff and streamflow-routing modeling as a foundation for water-quality simulation in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, in Laenen, Antonius, and Dunnette, D.A., eds., River quality--Dynamics and restoration: CRC Press, Inc., p. 117-130.

----1997, Precipitation-runoff and streamflow-routing models for the Willamette River Basin, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4284, 197 p. [Abstract]

Lee, K.K., 1995, Stream velocity and dispersion characteristics determined by dye-tracer studies on selected stream reaches in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4078, 39 p. [Abstract]

Pogue, T.R., Jr., and Anderson, C.W., 1995, Processes controlling dissolved oxygen and pH in the upper Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4205, 71 p. [Abstract]

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Grass seed is the primary crop grown in the Willamette Basin

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Tulips, which are grown for bulbs, are one of many specialty crops contributing to the diverse agriculture nature of the Willamette Basin

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Old growth can still be found in Forest Park, which is located within Portland's city limits

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Opal Creek drains one of the few protected old growth forest reserves remaining in the Willamette Basin


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Wentz, D.A., Bonn, B.A., Carpenter, K.D., Hinkle, S.R., Janet, M.L., Rinella, F.A., Uhrich, M.A., Waite, I.R., Laenen, A., and Bencala, K.E., 1998, Water Quality in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1991-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1161, on line at <URL: https://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ1161>, updated June 25, 1998 .

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