A peculiar river : geology, geomorphology, and hydrology of the Deschutes River, Oregon /

A peculiar river : geology, geomorphology, and hydrology of the Deschutes River, Oregon /

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Imprint:Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, c2003.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 219 p.) : ill., maps.
Language:English
Series:Water science and application ; 7
Water science and application ; 7.
Subject:
Deschutes River (Or.)
Oregon -- Deschutes River.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9130047
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Other authors / contributors:Grant, Gordon, 1953-
O'Connor, Jim E., 1959-
ISBN:1118665732 (electronic bk.)
9781118665732 (electronic bk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:The Deschutes is a unique dammed river in Oregon. Its dramatic juxtaposition of geology, topography, and climate presents a virtual textbook of landforms and geomorphic processes revealing Quaternary, Holocene, and very recent events of immense magnitude.
Other form:Print version: 9780875903569
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / M. G. Wolman
  • Introduction / Jim E. O'Connor and Gordon E. Grant
  • Section I. Geology, Hydrology and Fish of the Deschutes River Basin
  • Introduction to Section I
  • Overview of Geology, Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Sediment Budget of the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon / Jim E. O'Connor, Gordon E. Grant, and Tana L Haluska
  • Groundwater Hydrology of the Upper Deschutes Basin and its Influence on Streamflow / Marshall W. Gannett, Michael Manga, and Kenneth E. Lite, Jr.
  • Controls on the Distribution and Life History of Fish Populations in the Deschutes River: Geology, Hydrology, and Dams / Christian E. Zimmerman and Donald E. Ratliff
  • Section II. The Geomorphology and Flood History of the Lower Deschutes River
  • Introduction to Section II
  • Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology of the Lower Deschutes River Canyon, Oregon / Jim E. O'Connor, Janet H. Curran, Robin A. Beebee, Gordon E. Grant, and Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki
  • Formation and Evolution of Valley-Bottom and Channel Features, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon / Janet H. Curran and Jim E. O'Connor
  • Holocene Paleoflood Hydrology of the Lower Deschutes River, Oregon / Kurt J. Hosman, Lisa L. Ely, and Jim E. O'Connor
  • The Outhouse Flood: A Large Holocene Flood on the Lower Deschutes River, Oregon / Robin A. Beebee and Jim E. O'Connor
  • Section III. Geomorphic Effects of Dams on the Deschutes and Other Rivers
  • Introduction to Section III
  • Downstream Effects of the Pelton-Round Butte Hydroelectric Project on Bedload Transport, Channel Morphology, and Channel-Bed Texture, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon / Heidi Fassnacht, Ellen M. McClure, Gordon E. Grant, and Peter C. Klingeman
  • A Geological Framework for Interpreting Downstream Effects of Dams on Rivers / Gordon E. Grant, John C. Schmidt, and Sarah L. Lewis.

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