OREriverplans.xml Guide to the Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers 1923-1971 Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers Finding aid prepared by Anna Stewart and Elizabeth Nielsen. Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center 2014
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Finding aid encoded by Anna Stewart. 2014 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center Special Collections & Archives Research Center
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MAPS RiverPlans Geological Survey (U.S.) Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers 1923-1971 1926-1959 1.25 cubic feet, including 215 maps 1 oversize box The Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers consist of detailed maps and profiles of rivers and streams, dam sites, and reservoirs, primarily in Oregon. The collection also includes some rivers in the bordering states of Washington, Idaho, and California. Materials in English.

The Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers consist of maps prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey documenting surveys of rivers and streams. The bulk of the collection (181 sheets) is comprised of river plans and profiles; the remainder of the collection (34 sheets) is dam site and reservoir plans. The plans depict topography adjacent to the river or stream, typically to an elevation high enough above the water surface to include the area of proposed reservoir sites, possible canals or conduits, or other structures related to water utilization. The profiles depict the elevation of the stream surface over a given reach of the waterway. The maps include general location maps and depict notable features such as roads, railroads, and landmarks. Some of the dam site and reservoir plans include topographic cross sections of the stream or river at the dam site. Information about the area and capacity of the reservoir are also included on many of these sheets.

The collection documents primarily rivers in Oregon; however, rivers and streams in bordering regions of Washington, Idaho, and California that are part of the Columbia, Snake, or Klamath drainages are also part of the collection. Maps of the major tributaries of the Willamette River, including the North and South Santiam and McKenzie Rivers are included. Many coastal rivers, such as the Nehalem, Nestucca, Siletz, Siuslaw, Trask, Umpqua, and Wilson Rivers are also depicted in the collection.

The plans range in scale from 1:2,400 to 1:31,680; most are at a scale of 1:4,800. Contour intervals are 10 or 20 feet on land and 1 to 15 feet on water.

Collection is open for research.

The Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers are arranged in two series: I. River Plans and Profiles, 1923-1969 and II. Dam Site and Reservoir Plans, 1937-1971. The maps are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Plans and Profiles of Oregon Rivers (MAPS RiverPlans), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

These maps were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' map collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.

The Planimetric Maps of Oregon and Washington (MAPS Planimetric) include detailed maps of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and nearby towns and landscape features. The Historic Oregon Nautical Charts (MAPS Nautical) include superseded maps for navigable rivers and bays on the Oregon Coast. The Pacific Northwest Stream Survey Collection (MSS PNWStream) documents an extensive survey of the Columbia River and its tributaries conducted by the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service in the 1930s-1940s.

Dams--Oregon--Maps. Reservoirs--Oregon--Maps. Rivers--Oregon--Maps. Chetco River (Or.)--Maps. Columbia River--Maps. Coos River (Or.)--Maps. Coquille River (Or.)--Maps. Crooked River (Or.)--Maps. Grande Ronde River (Or. and Wash.)--Maps. Hood River (Or. : River)--Maps. Klamath River (Or. and Calif.)--Maps. McKenzie River (Or.)--Maps. Nehalem River (Or.)--Maps. Nestucca River (Or.)--Maps. Rogue River (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.)--Maps. Sandy River (Or.)--Maps. Santiam River (Or.)--Maps. Siletz River (Or.)--Maps. Siuslaw River (Or.)--Maps. Sixes River (Or.)--Maps. Smith River (Douglas County, Or.)--Maps. Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--Maps. Trask River (Or.)--Maps. Umatilla River (Or.)--Maps. Umpqua River (Or.)--Maps. Walla Walla River (Or. and Wash.)--Maps. Wallowa River (Or.)--Maps. Willamette River (Or.)--Maps. Wilson River (Or.)--Maps. Maps. Topographic maps. Water and Water Rights Oregon California Washington (State) Idaho Maps Series I River Plans and Profiles 1923-1969 181 sheets

Series I consists of plans depicting topography near rivers and profiles showing the change in elevation with distance over a given reach of the waterway.

 1 Applegate River 1950 4 sheets

In California and Oregon.

 1 Chewaucan River 1938 3 sheets 1 Columbia River 1948 11 sheets

In Washington.

 1 Cow Creek 1940 1 Crooked River 1926 3 sheets 1 Deep Creek and Camas Creek 1939 4 sheets 1 Donner und Blitzen River 1961 1 Evans Creek 1938 2 sheets 1 Grande Ronde River 1934 7 sheets

In Washington and Oregon.

 1 Hood River 1939 4 sheets 1 Jumpoff Joe Creek 1937 1 Kalama River 1960 2 sheets

In Washington.

 1 Klamath River 1926-1957 34 sheets

In California and Oregon.

 1 Little Butte Creek 1938 3 sheets 1 Luckiamute River 1938 1 McKenzie River 1926 6 sheets 1 Middle Fork of Willamette River 1927 2 sheets 1 Nehalem River 1938 7 sheets 1 Nestucca River 1955-1969 4 sheets 1 North Santiam River 1944 2 sheets 1 Rogue River 1955 14 sheets 1 Sandy River 1927 2 sheets 1 Separation Creek 1928 1 Siletz River 1926 3 sheets 1 Silvies River 1959-1962 3 sheets 1 Snake River 1923-1932 22 sheets

In Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming.

 1 South Fork of Coos River 1955 2 sheets 1 South Fork of Coquille River 1926 2 sheets 1 South Santiam River 1938 5 sheets 1 South Umpqua River 1938 3 sheets 1 South Yamhill River 1938 2 sheets 1 Trask River 1955 1 Umpqua River 1926 9 sheets 1 Walla Walla River 1932 4 sheets 1 White River 1933 3 sheets 1 Wilson River 1955 3 sheets Series II Dam Site and Reservoir Plans 1937-1971 34 sheets

Series II consists of maps of dam sites and reservoirs; some sheets include topographic cross sections of the stream or river at the dam site. The area (in acres) of the reservoir and capacity in acre-feet are provided in tabular and or graphic form on many sheets.

 1 Blanca Lake and Troublesome Creek 1971

In Washington.

 1 Bradley Creek 1962 1 Catherine Creek 1955 1 Coweman River 1962

In Washington.

 1 Coverdale Reservoir 1960

On Imnaha River.

 1 Fishhawk Creek 1957 1 Gales Creek 1937 1 Grave Creek 1938 1 Green River 1963

In Washington.

 1 Indian Creek 1962 1 Kiger Creek 1965 1 Lookout Point 1937 3 sheets

On Middle Fork Willamette River.

 1 Miscellaneous Dam Sites on Coastal Streams 1957-1959 2 sheets

Include sites on the Nehalem, Alsea, and Siuslaw Rivers; Lake Creek; and the Chetco, Sixes, Pistol, and Millicoma Rivers on the south coast.

 1 Mosby Creek 1971 1 Paterson Ridge 1970

In Washington.

 1 Rondowa 1948 2 sheets 1 Siletz River and West Olalla Creek 1960 1 Siuslaw River 1964 2 sheets 1 Smith River 1958-1960 3 sheets

In California and Oregon.

 1 Squaw Creek 1969 1 Trask and McKenzie Rivers 1960 1 Umatilla River 1938 3 sheets 1 Walker Creek and Wiley Creek 1971 1 Wallowa and Lostine Rivers 1959 1 Willamina Creek 1937