Publications and Resources

OSU Produced Resources

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?

Ross Island Lagoon Story Map

Lagoon History and HCM 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

Field data library

Regulations and Reclamations

Water quality certifications, reclamation goals, and site specific memorandums

ODEQ Reclamation page

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 Gauges

USGS gauge at Morrison St. Bridge

USGS gauge at OMSI dock

Bureau of Environmental Services

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

Bureau of Environmental Services (2020) Ecological Characterization of the Lower Willamette River through Portland

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)

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

Hart Crowser

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)

Other Resources

ODEQ Site cleanup docs

Rickert et al. (1977) Algal conditions and the potential for future algal problems in the Willamette River, Oregon

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