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Water Resources Research Institute Records, 1965-1991
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute.
- Title
- Water Resources Research Institute Records
- Dates
- 1965-1991 (inclusive)19651991
- Quantity
- 4.2 cubic feet, (5 boxes)
- Collection Number
- RG 251
- Summary
- The Water Resources Research Institute Records document water resources research conducted by Oregon State University faculty. The Water Resources Research Institute was established in 1960 and became one of the institutes established by the 1964 Federal Water Resources Research Act.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Water Resources Research Institute, which operated at Oregon State University from 1960 to 2000, supported water resources research and technology transfer activities in Oregon. The Institute funded faculty research in many disciplines, including civil engineering, entomology, fisheries and wildlife, anthropology, agricultural economics, and geosciences. The Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability (CWEST) continued the work of the Water Resources Research Institute from 2000 to 2005. In 2005, the Institute for Water and Watersheds became the state water resources research institute for Oregon.
The Institute for Water and Watersheds (and previously the Water Resources Research Institute) is one of 54 state- or territory-based institutes established by the 1964 Federal Water Resources Research Act to conduct and disseminate research on water resources and train new research scientists, engineers, and technicians. Through this program, the Institute receives federal matching funds from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Water Resources Research Institute Records document research projects supported by the Institute. The records include publications of research results in reports and circulars, research project files, and administrative records. The research project files include agreements, budgetary materials, correspondence, grant proposals, meeting minutes, and research data. The administrative records consist primarily of annual program reports submitted to the U.S. Department of Interior. A variety of water resources research topics are represented in the collection, including geothermal activities in Oregon, restoration of Sturgeon Lake, the effects of Mount St. Helens eruptions in the 1980s on regional watersheds, motorboat-induced stream bank erosion, inter-basin water transfers, and the impact of low-head hydro-electrical dams on Willamette River fish.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Water Resources Research Institute Records (RG 251), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Acquisition Information
The records were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012.
Related Materials
Seminar series publications, research and special reports, and Tualatin River Basin reports produced by the Water Resources Research Institute are available online in the Water and Watersheds Initiative Collection. Additional materials pertaining to the Institute are available in the Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability (RG 226), College of Engineering (RG 062) and Research Office (RG 170) Records.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Hydrology--Research--Oregon.
- Research institutes--Oregon.
- Water resources development--Oregon.
- Water--Oregon.
- Water-supply--Oregon.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University--Research grants.
- Oregon State University--Research.
Finding aid prepared by
Elizabeth Nielsen.
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
