This report summarizes a preliminary study of bed-material transport, vertical and lateral channel changes, and existing datasets for the Coquille River basin, which encompasses 2,745 km2 (square kilometers) of the southwestern Oregon coast. This study, conducted to inform permitting decisions regarding instream gravel mining, revealed that:
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Report
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USGS Numbered Series
Title:
Preliminary assessment of channel stability and bed-material transport in the Coquille River basin, southwestern Oregon