The lower Columbia River has been the subject of many important scientific studies and reports. A very small selection of them are provided here. More reports will be added at future dates.
The particular make up of these reports should not be taken to reflect any particular bias or point of view. These are simply reports the Estuary Partnership currently has available in PDF format. More reports and studies will be added over time.
2010 Report on the Estuary. Report
The Lower Columbia River and Estuary Restoration Reference Site Study: 2010 Final Report and Site Summaries. Report
(for a printable version of this report please contact Jina Sagar)
Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in Shallow Tidal Freshwater Habitats of the LCR 2007-2010. Report
Evaluating Cumulative Ecosystem Response to Restoration Projects
in the Columbia River Estuary, Annual Report 2007. Report
Salmon Life Histories, Habitat, and Food Webs in the Columbia River Estuary:
An Overview of Research Results, 2002-2006. Report
Horsetail Creek – Baseline Assessment Technical Memorandum Report
Horsetail Creek – Habitat Enhancement Feasibility and Alternatives Analysis Study Report Report
1999 Monitoring Plan for WQ Sediment Toxics. Report
Lower Columbia River Natural Area Inventory 1992. Report
Columbia River Estuary Habitat Monitoring Pilot Field Study and Remote Sensing Analysis 2005. Report
Columbia River Estuary Habitat Monitoring Field Study 2006. Report
Columbia River Estuary Habitat Monitoring Plan 2004. Report
Change in Land Cover Along the Lower Columbia River Estuary as Determined from Landsat TM Imagery. Report
Concentrations of 303(d) Listed Pesticides, PCBs, and PAHs Measured with Passive Samplers Deployed in the Lower Columbia River. Report
Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in Shallow Tidal Freshwater Habitats in the Vicinity of the Sandy River Delta, Lower Columbia River, 2008. Report
Environmental Contaminants in Aquatic Resources from the Columbia River. Report
Estuarine Landcover Along the Lower Columbia River Estuary Determined from Compact Airborne Spectorgraphic Imager (CASI) Imagery. Report
Estuarine and Tidal Freshwater Habitat Cover Types Along the Lower Columbia River Estuary Determined from Landsat 7 ETM+ Imagery. Report
Habitat Restoration Case Studies of the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership. Report
Lower Columbia River and Estuary Ecosystem Monitoring: Water Quality and Salmon Sampling Report. Report
Lower Columbia River Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Survey 2001-2004 Technical Report: Report
Lower Columbia River Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Survey 2001-2004 Technical Report: Appendices. Report
Lower Columbia River Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Survey: Literature Review and Sampling Plan. Report
Lower Columbia River Restoration Prioritization Framework. Report
Lower Columbia River Estuary
Pile Structure Habitat Enhancement Feasibility Study Report. Report
Protocols for Monitoring Habitat Restoration Projects in the Lower Columbia River and Estuary. Report
Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation for the Federal Columbia River Estuary Program. Final Report. Report
River Mile Index Main Stem Columbia River. Report
Study of Stranding of Juvenile Salmon by Ship Wakes Along the Lower Columbia River using a Before-and-After Design: Before-Phase Results. Report
Supplement to the Mainstem Lower Columbia River and Columbia River Estuary Subbasin Plan. Report
Timeline of Historical, Scientific, Legal and Natural Events Affecting Salmonids on the Columbia River Basin. Report
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Lower Columbia River Total Dissolved Gas. Report