Below is a collection of documents specific to Ross Island that is updated as time and references are available.
OSU Produced Documents
design and data summaries, project updates
Project status. We are currently moving towards 30% cost engineering for a flushing channel. Want to learn more about how we got here?
StoryMap: Lagoon history and HCB issues
Treating the Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom (HCB) at Ross Island lagoon: Summary presentation from our October 2023 meeting at OMSI
Animation of aerial view of flushing channel from Fat Pencil
Ross Island Lagoon HAB Control Modeling Part II Summer 2022 model simulations
Regulations and reclamations
water quality certifications, reclamation goals, and site specific memorandums
ODEQ (2001) Final Site Investigation Report Review Letter from DEQ
DSL Reclamation Plan (2002) Section 4: Reclamation Goals and Strategies
ODEQ (2011) No Further Action Memo
ODEQ (2017) Ross Island Sand and Gravel 401 Water Quality Certification
ODEQ (2022) Ross Island Fill Evaluation Fact Sheet
Ecology and vision
telemetric data, project directives, and soil samples
USGS gauge at Morrison St. Bridge
Rickert et al. (1977) Algal conditions and the potential for future algal problems in the Willamette River, Oregon
Crowser (2000) Final Site Investigation Report Port of Portland Confined Dredged Material Disposal Ross Island Facility Portland, Oregon
Crowser (2000) Site Investigation Report Appendix B (boring logs and other geophysical tests) and Appendix D (groundwater modeling)
ODFW (2005) Biology, behavior, and resources of resident and anadromous fish in the lower Willamette River
ODFW and NMFS (2011) Upper Willamette River conservation and recovery plan for chinook salmon and steelhead
Bureau of Environmental Services (2018) Willamette Natural Resource Inventory of Site WR19 Ross Island/Oaks Bottom
Bureau of Environmental Services (2021) Year 1 Monitoring Report for Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Tidal Restoration Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Report
Bureau of Environmental Services (2022) Year 3 Monitoring Report for Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Tidal Restoration Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Report
Houck M, Frank C, Medeiros M, Sallinger B, Faha M, Williams T. (n.d.) Envisioning Ross Island
Hydrodynamics
modeling reports, sediment transport, and assessments
West Consultants Inc. (2002) Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Modeling For the Willamette River And Ross Island Lagoon
West Consultants Inc. (2004) Hydrodynamics/sedimentation modeling for the Lower Willamette River
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Inc. (2010) No-rise Analysis for Zidell Property Remediation Project
West Consultants Inc. (2010) Bridge Hydraulics and Scour Assessment Detailed Report for Proposed TriMet Bridge over the Willamette River Multnomah County, Oregon