| Title | Learning from Oregon’s 2015 Drought: A Review of Documented Conditions, Impacts, and Response Strategies |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | BeCraft, Rianne |
| Pagination | 61 p. |
| Institution | Oregon State University. Water Resources Policy & Management Program, |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | General, agriculture, climate, environmental monitoring, hatcheries, industrial development, meteorology, Native Americans, precipitation, recreation, water quality, water temperature, |
| Notes | Climate change brings rising sea levels, increased erosion, stronger storms and ocean acidification. It also brings stronger and longer-lasting droughts. This report reviews the record-setting 2015 drought in Oregon. Subjects covered include a review of literature on drought monitoring and reporting, a description of the 2015 drought, a summary of the drought’s effects, and conclusions and recommendations. “Coastal hatcheries were predominantly impacted, with Rock Creek Hatchery being the most severely affected. . . Shallow and warm waters from the North Umpqua River fed Rock Creek, which led to disease and the loss of nearly all of the hatchery’s summer steelhead” (p.36). |
| URL | https://aquadoc.typepad.com/files/learning_from_oregons_2015_drought_23june2017.pdf |
