@article {83165,
	title = {Oregon Water Quality Index Summary Report: Water Years 2013-2022},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Trends in water quality.  Raw data for earlier years is available in spreadsheet format.},
	month = {2023, Feb.},
	pages = {9 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality. Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division},
	address = {Hills boro, Or.},
	keywords = {agriculture, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, forestry, human impacts, land use, nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, water pollution, water quality, water temperature},
	url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A1008713},
	author = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality,}
}
@article {37626,
	title = {Water Quality Index},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Trends in water quality. This website includes an interactive map and subbasin reports giving trends in recent years.},
	address = {Hillsboro, Or.},
	keywords = {bacteria, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, pollution, solids, water quality, water temperature},
	url = {https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Pages/WQI.aspx},
	author = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,}
}
@mastersthesis {83154,
	title = {Ecosystem Functions of Pacific Northwest Estuaries: The Role of Ocean and Watershed Drivers in Eelgrass and Coho Salmon Dynamics},
	year = {2020},
	note = {This wide-ranging doctoral dissertation aims to {\textquotedblleft}investigate ocean and watershed dynamics to better understand the key drivers and consequences of ecosystem change in Pacific Northwest (PNW) estuaries{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Topics explored include eelgrass and macroalgae, coho salmon and the Dungeness crab catch. },
	pages = {274 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Doctoral Dissertation},
	edition = {Ph. D.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Integrative Biology},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, carbon dioxide, climate, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, Dungeness crab =   Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eelgrass = Zostera marina, El Nino, Oregon Coast, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, pH, phosphate, precipitation, salinity, sea lettuce = Ulva spp., Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River, upwelling, water temperature, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gt54kv37z },
	author = {Magel, Caitlin L.}
}
@article {37031,
	title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s 2012 Integrated Report},
	year = {2012},
	note = {Website includes:  an assessment database with information on water quality for waters in Oregon (includes water quality limited waters and 303(d) list waters), the assessment methodology used to evaluate data, and a schedule to develop TMDLs for waters identified in the Section 303(d) list.},
	keywords = {algae, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, general, habitats, pH data, sediments, water pollution, water quality, water temperature},
	url = {https://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/assessment/rpt2012/search.asp},
	author = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,}
}
@inbook {51326,
	title = {Impacts of climate change on Oregon{\textquoteright}s coasts and estuaries},
	booktitle = {Oregon Climate Assessment Report},
	year = {2010},
	note = {This is Chapter 6 of the Oregon Climate Assessment Report. Predicts {\textquotedblleft}Increased winter{\textendash}early spring flow of coastal rivers and creeks and reduced flow during summer{\textquotedblright} for the Umpqua River (p.242)},
	pages = {p.211-268},
	publisher = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,},
	organization = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, bacteria, Bayocean Spit, climate change, climate precipitation, coastal hazards, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, El Nino, erosion, estuaries, geology, landslides, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Spit, Neskowin (Or.), Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, Rockaway Beach, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wave heights, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A637577},
	author = {Ruggiero, Peter and Brown, Cheryl A. and Komar, Paul D. and Allan, Jonathan C. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Lee II, Henry},
	editor = {Dello, Kathie and Mote, Philip W.}
}
@article {37016,
	title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s 2010 Integrated Report},
	year = {2010},
	note = {Website includes:  an assessment database with information on water quality for waters in Oregon (includes water quality limited waters and 303(d) list waters), the assessment methodology used to evaluate data, and a schedule to develop TMDLs for waters identified in the Section 303(d) list.},
	keywords = {algae, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, general, habitats, pH data, sediments, water pollution, water quality, water temperature},
	url = {https://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/assessment/rpt2010/search.asp},
	author = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,}
}
@article {34116,
	title = {Ecological Condition of the Estuaries of Oregon and Washington},
	volume = {EPA-910-R-06-001},
	year = {2006},
	note = {For the layperson, this is an overview that does not go into any detail on specific estuaries. Problem locations are marked with colored dots on a map and are not labeled. This deliberate lack of specificity on EPA{\textquoteright}s part is baffling and disappointing.},
	pages = {73 p.},
	institution = {U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Environmental Assessment},
	address = {Seattle, Wa.},
	keywords = {biodegradation, carbon, dissolved oxygen, ecosystem health, estuaries, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, invasive species, nitrogen, pesticides, phosphorus, sediments, species composition, species list, toxicity, water pollution, water quality},
	url = {https://archive.epa.gov/emap/archive-emap/web/html/eceow.html},
	author = {United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X, and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X. Office of Environmental Assessment,}
}
@article {37576,
	title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey: Pacific Coast Region},
	volume = {5},
	year = {1998},
	month = {April_1998},
	institution = {Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment},
	address = {Silver Spring, MD},
	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},
	url = {https://archive.org/details/noaasestuarineeu00unit/mode/2up?ref=ol\&view=theater},
	author = {National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,}
}
@mastersthesis {24051,
	title = {Pollution and Tidal Flushing Predictions for Oregon{\textquoteright}s Estuaries},
	year = {1975},
	note = {"The overriding goal of this study was to provide first order estimates of dilution and tidal flushing of waste discharges released hypothetically into various Oregon estuaries during critical low flows and tides." (from the Abstract) Masters of Ocean Engineering thesis.  Major professor was Larry S. Slotta.},
	pages = {163 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M. Oc. E.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, Nehalem Bay, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, theses, tidal currents, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua Bay, water pollution, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/db78tf26w},
	author = {Choi, Byungho}
}
@mastersthesis {37196,
	title = {Seasonal Variations [in] Tidal Dynamics, Water Quality, and Sediments in the Siletz Estuary},
	year = {1974},
	note = {This is a good look at the physical condition of Siletz Bay in the mid-1970s.  One interesting aspect involved tidal predictions:  the author found that changes in the bay led to predicted times of high and low tide to be in error and suggested that either increased sedimentation or the diking of Millport Slough might be the cause. Dept. of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering. M.S. Corvallis, Or.: Oregon State University.},
	pages = {174  p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M. S.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {bathymetry, dissolved oxygen, Millport Slough, pH, precipitation, salinity data, sediment data, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, South Bay, streamflow, theses, tidal currents, tidal data, turbidity, water quality, water temperature},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/v405sf331},
	author = {Rauw, Charles Irving}
}
