Water-surface elevations and channel characteristics for a selected reach of the Applegate River, Jackson County, Oregon
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Abstract
In land-use planning for the Applegate River and its flood plain, consideration should be given to (1) preservation of the recreational attributes of the area, (2) allowance for optimum development of the flood plain's natural resources, and (3) protection of the rights of private landowners. Major factors that influence evaluation of the above considerations are the elevations and characteristics of floods. Heretofore, such flood data for the Applegate River have been inadequate to evaluate the flood potential or to use as a basis for delineating reasonable land-use zones. Therefore, at the request of Jackson County, this study was made to provide flood elevations, water-surface profiles, and channel characteristics (geometry and slope) for a reach of the Applegate River from the Jackson-Josephine County line upstream to the Applegate damsite (fig. 1). A similar study was previously made for reaches of adjacent Rogue River and Elk Creek (Harris, 1970).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-surface elevations and channel characteristics for a selected reach of the Applegate River, Jackson County, Oregon |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 70-153 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr70153 |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Portland,OR |
| Contributing office(s) | Oregon Water Science Center |
| Description | ii, 42 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson County |
| Other Geospatial | Applegate River |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |