Title | Tide gates in the Pacific Northwest: operation, types, and environmental effects |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Giannico, Guillermo R., and Jon A. Souder |
Secondary Title | ORESU-T |
Volume | no.05-001 |
Pagination | 28 p. |
Institution | Sea Grant Oregon, Oregon State University |
City | Corvallis, Or. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley GC4 .ORESU O7 no.05-001, Guin GC4 .ORESU O7 no.05-001, Digital Open Access |
Keywords | Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, flooding, human impacts, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz Bay, Tidal channels, Tide gates, water temperature, wetland restoration, Yaquina Bay |
Notes | Like all Sea Grant publications, this is a very helpful document, guiding landowners and interested parties in understanding how tide gates work, how to upgrade them, and whether to remove them. This well illustrated report includes information about environmental effects of tide gates, design types, manufacturers and relevant legislation. |
URL | https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/t05001.pdf |