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	Willamette River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river was an important transportation route throughout much of the early history of the state, furnishing a means of conveying the vast timber and agricultural resources of the state to the outside world.
		The Willamette rises in three separate forks in the mountains south and southeast of Eugene, at the southern end of the Willamette Valley.
		From Eugene, the combined river flows NNW across the plain of the southern Willamette Valley to Corvallis, then follows a zigzag course past Albany and around the isolated hills in the central valley, passing west of downtown Salem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willamette_River (787 words)

	Encyclopedia: Willamette River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge.
		Columbia River Gorge, Washington or North side The Columbia River is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
		The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence from mountains near Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia River.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Willamette-River (606 words)

	Regulating the Willamette River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although the Willamette typically has an abundance of water, the total of all the pre-1909 claims to use water and the post-1909 water right permits and certificates issued by WRD for water from the river and its tributaries is substantial.
		For the Willamette, the river bed and banks belong to the State, and mining in these areas is subject to the sand and gravel leasing rules of the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL).
		While the Willamette River will undoubtedly remain a focal point for critical habitat designation efforts in the future, the fact remains that many listed species are present throughout the basin and their presence triggers ESA requirements with or without critical habitat designations in place.
	www.stoel.com /resources/articles/environment/env_067.shtm (3846 words)

	Coast Fork Willamette River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coast Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States.
		It is approximately 55 mi (89 km) long, draining an area of the mountains at the south end of the Willamette Valley south of Eugene.
		It is formed in southwestern Lane County by the confluence of Garoutte Creek and the Big River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coast_Fork_Willamette_River (159 words)

	Governor Ted Kulongoski The Willamette River: Oregon's Legacy
		As I announced in my 2004 State of the State speech, my top environmental priority is to clean up and restore the Willamette River, from the headwaters east of Eugene to the mouth of the river as it enters the Columbia.
		The Willamette River is the perfect example of what I call the “Oregon Equation,” or O = C + E2.
		Finally, the Willamette contributes to the quality of life that Oregonians enjoy and it is part of the legacy we will leave for our children.
	governor.oregon.gov /Gov/willamette.shtml (773 words)

	Willamette River Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Willamette River begins in the Cascade Mountains and flows 187 miles through northwestern Oregon to the Pacific ocean, draining a watershed of 11,460 square miles.
		In the 1800s, when it was the final destination of pioneers on the Oregon Trail, the Willamette was known as the "Garden of Eden." Later, it provided a main transportation route and was overused to the point where it was known 30 years ago as one of the nation?s most polluted waterways.
		The river is part of the migratory route of a variety of anadromous fish and the river and its tributaries are the spawning grounds of coho salmon, spring and fall run chinook, and steelhead and cutthroat trout.
	clinton3.nara.gov /CEQ/Rivers/williamette.html (343 words)

	Columbia River article
		The Deschutes and Willamette rivers drain basins south of the Columbia, while the Yakima, Lewis, and Cowlitz rivers drain areas on the north side of the river.
		The Columbia River first appeared on European maps in the early 17th century as "River of the West," when a Spanish maritime explorer Martin de Auguilar located a major river near the 42nd parallel.
		Cartographers often labeled the "River of the West" as an estuary to the mythical Straits of Anian, or the Northwest Passage and located it anywhere from the 42nd to the 50th parallel.
	www.ccrh.org /river/history.htm (1914 words)

	Restoring the Willamette River - A Citizens' Plan
		It's official: the Willamette River - which runs within 20 miles of the homes of 70% of Oregonians, and was once held up proudly as a national environmental success story by Oregonians such as Tom McCall - has once again become Oregon's biggest sewer, and a growing embarrassment.
		And far too frequently, the river and many of its tributaries reach temperatures that are too high to provide suitable habitat for fish and other river life.
		There are no "expendable" habitats that can be sacrificed in the overall effort to restore the river; the health of the Willamette is dependent on the health of all its tributary streams, urban or rural developed or undeveloped.
	www.coastrange.org /willamette_river.htm (2274 words)

	Willamette River
		The beautiful Willamette River is contained wholly within the state of Oregon.
		The Willamette was not the discovery of any single adventurer, but instead was explored in a piecemeal fashion.
		The river not only provided a means of transportation but also a way in which to transport crops to market.
	www.oregonpioneers.com /marion/landings.htm (1040 words)

	Facts about topic: (Willamette River) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Willamette rises in three separate forks in the mountains south and southeast of Eugene (A city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university), at the southern end of the Willamette Valley.
		Although riverboat (additional info and facts about riverboat) s navigated the upstream part of the Willamette into the first decades of the 20th century (additional info and facts about 20th century), currently there is no commercial traffic on the river above the Willamette Falls (additional info and facts about Willamette Falls).
		The river is crossed by serveral ferries (additional info and facts about ferries) along its route in the Willamette Valley.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/willamette_river.htm (582 words)

	Willamette Contaminants
		This project builds on information obtained during previous cooperative ventures with ODEQ in the Willamette Valley (Phases I and II) that focussed on large tributaries to the Willamette River and the main stem.
		As a result of Phases I and II, it was established that a large variety of organic pesticides are present in the largest streams in the basin, and that some of those pesticides are present at concentrations that approach criteria for the protection of human or ecological health.
		Analytical data from Phases I and II of the Willamette River Basin Water Quality Study, Oregon, 1992-94, by H.E. Harrison, C.W. Anderson, F.A. Rinella, T.M. Gasser, and T.R. Pogue, Jr.
	or.water.usgs.gov /projs_dir/or165/or165.html (627 words)

	Willamette Riverkeeper - River Guardians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willamette Riverkeeper’s River Guardian Program seeks to engage citizens of the Willamette Valley and focus their collective energy and passion for the river to help improve the health of the Willamette.
		To prepare River Guardians for their monitoring sessions, Willamette Riverkeeper offers trainings, in cities and towns along the entire river, that introduce volunteers to the river and the issues they may encounter.
		Willamette Riverkeeper’s Water Quality Monitoring program was implemented in 2001 with the intent to provide an independent water quality monitoring program and database for the Willamette River.
	www.willamette-riverkeeper.org /rgp.htm (498 words)

	River Renaissance
		River Renaissance is a citywide initiative to reclaim the Willamette River as Portland’s centerpiece.
		The River Plan is a comprehensive update of Portland's Willamette Greenway Plan, code and design guidelines to reflect the River Renaissance Vision and Strategy.
		River Renaissance coordinates the city’s river-related work, engages the public, and connects community partners to create innovative urban solutions.
	www.portlandonline.com /river (264 words)

	Willamette Riverkeeper - Home
		Our goal is to enable the Willamette to function more naturally, with cold, clean water, and provide a healthy habitat for fish and wildlife.
		Further, we believe that a river with good water quality and abundant natural habitat is a basic right for all people.
		The Willamette River belongs to all of us, and should be protected as such.
	www.willamette-riverkeeper.org (163 words)

	EPA's American Heritage Rivers > Designated Rivers > Willamette River > Willamette River Fact Sheet
		Increases in industrial use, sewage disposal, and population during the early 1900s to the mid-1900s compromised the river's capability to absorb waste and resulted in serious pollution of the main stem river.
		In particular, the river is part of a migratory route for a variety of anadromous fish and provides spawning grounds for coho salmon, spring and fall run chinook, and steelhead and cutthrout trout.
		The river navigator selection and Action Plan development and evaluation are guided by an AHR Oversight Committee composed of the following Community Partners: WRI; Office of the Governor (ex officio); Oregon Department of Agriculture; city of Portland; Linn County; Willamette RiverKeeper; lower, mid, and upper basin watershed councils; and citizens at large.
	www.epa.gov /rivers/98rivers/fswillam.html (695 words)

	Willamette River
		Governor Kitzhaber’s task force report on the Willamette (as stated in the Oregonian) said “The Willamette river is sick.
		If the filter plant is built, it will be the first time that people will be drinking 100% Willamette river water, and also the first to drink water taken from the “Newburg Pool” - the section of the river with the highest percentage of deformed fish.
		The City of Wilsonville stated that if they build the treatment plant on the Willamette, when it begins operation in 2002 their average summer residential bill for water alone will be $74.00.
	www.hevanet.com /safewater/willamette.htm (912 words)

	.: Albany Democrat-Herald :. Archives
		Among the likely steps to be required are moves to control storm runoff in winter and lower the temperature of the river in the summer.
		But in Yeager's opinion, short of hanging a canopy above the Willamette River, nothing is likely to have a big effect on the water temperature when the river flow is low and the sun beats down on the wide stream in the summer.
		The river mercury comes from many sources including the valley's soil and air, from the burning of fuel, and even from outside the country, the DEQ said.
	www.dhonline.com /articles/2004/11/01/news/local/news02.txt (607 words)

	River Network Protects Willamette River Floodplain Property (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The River Conservancy has been on the lookout for opportunities to restore remnants of the historic Willamette floodplain -- the sloughs, wetlands, and old river channels so important to the health of the river and its wildlife.
		Sharing the Tribe's commitment to protecting and restoring the Willamette River, OWEB judged the acquisition of the Vanderpool property to be a sound investment.
		The River Conservancy is a program of River Network, a national non-profit river conservation and protection organization based in Portland, Oregon with offices in Washington, D.C., Montpelier, Vermont and Helena, Montana.
	www.rivernetwork.org /hottopics/index.cfm?doc_id=260 (602 words)

	Willamette Valley Livability Forum - Valley Information
		Willamette Valley counties provide 50 percent of Oregon's $1.6 billion annual agricultural sale total.
		The Willamette Basin contains the richest native fish fauna in the state, as well as the most species listed under the Endangered Species Act, including the Oregon chub, bull trout, upper Willamette River steelhead, and spring Chinook salmon.
		"...concern about the [Willamette's] health is still justified because of the presence of toxic constitutents in water and sediments, suspended sediment and nutrient loads, and the alteration of habitats.
	www.lcog.org /wvlf/info.html (352 words)

	Polluted Willamette River Sullies Image Of A Green Oregon
		The Willamette River, whose citizen-led cleanup in the 1960s inspired the nation to reclaim its waterways, has become so tainted by sewage and industrial waste that it faces being listed as a federal Superfund site--the roster of the country's most polluted places.
		In 1989, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called the Willamette a restoration success story, "one of the cleanest streams of comparable size in the nation." Now, the river that meanders through downtown Portland is the most polluted waterway in the West in terms of toxic industrial pollutants, environmental groups said.
		What has happened to the Willamette reflects the nature of invisible chemical pollution--some of it due to the clean, high-tech industries Portland invited in as antidotes to dirty polluters of the past.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines/040800-03.htm (1297 words)

	Willamette River History
		The Willamette flooded as it had for millennia, but now there were towns and farms along its banks, and the high water was seen as a dangerous nuisance.
		By the early 1900s talk of ‘harnessing the river’ was spreading, and the Willamette Valley Project became a reality in the late 1940s when the first dams were built.
		In the farming communities of the Willamette Valley, runoff carries fertilizers, pesticides, and topsoil into the river.
	www.portlandonline.com /bes/index.cfm?c=dbijf (650 words)

	Salmon Fishing Guides popular Salmon Fishing Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Willamette River Basin is located in northwestern Oregon between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range.
		Recreation and outdoor activities, including fishing and boating, are a key part of the local economy, and the river is an important water source for agriculture and municipal uses.
		The river and surrounding tributaries are also home to a wide variety of fish and wildlife.
	www.fishingthenorthwest.net /outdoors/lakeswillamette.htm (813 words)

	Width Survey of Willamette River Tributaries
		The river's surface width, then, is a critically important parameter in determining the river's temperature.
		Measurements of the surface width of the Willamette River's largest tributaries were included in this project in order to provide an important check on the water-temperature models being constructed as the foundation for the Willamette temperature Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
		Surveys were restricted to the reaches from the river mouth upstream to the first major dam.
	or.water.usgs.gov /projs_dir/will_tmdl/width_survey.html (603 words)

	Flooding - Salem, Oregon - February 7,1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the television news at this moment (7 PM, February 7th) it is announced that 3,000 residents of the Santiam Canyon east of Salem are being evacuated from the canyon.
		West bank of Willamette River from the Center Street Bridge.
		East bank of Willamette River from the Center Street Bridge.
	www.oregonlink.com /flooding (224 words)

	City of Wilsonville: Willamette River Water Treatment Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In April 2002, Wilsonville began operation of its new water treatment plant on the Willamette River.
		As a further margin of safety, enhanced methods of treatment were tested and incorporated into the design of the multi-barrier system used at Wilsonville's water treatment plant.
		The screens are located off the bottom of the river (to avoid bringing sediments into the treatment plant) and below the surface (to avoid bringing oils or other floating material into the treatment plant).
	www.ci.wilsonville.or.us /departments/pw/water/wrwtp.htm (609 words)

	Willamette Week Online \| Outdoors \| \| Old Man River (5/30/2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Like the fact that when Willam is finally christened in his namesake river this summer, at a church picnic at Cathedral Park, he won't be dunked in the tradition of John the Baptist.
		So before the reverend dumps any blessed river water over Willam's curly locks, I must first pump it through a portable filter capable of screening out a host of nightmarish critters and contaminants, including Cryptosporidium, Compylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, herbicides, diesel fuel, even polio and Hepatitis A. Which is a shame.
		But then the river will suddenly and unexpectedly reveal a bit of its true self, and I'll be reminded of what it really is: wild with life.
	www.wweek.com /story.php?story=1711 (518 words)

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