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Water Quantity and Quality

Water Quantity and Quality

Source: Thomas Shahan, CC 2.0

Good water quality is essential to maintaining the delicate balance of life on earth.

Articles & Stories

Money in a Stream Bank: Ecosystem Service Markets in Oregon
"Money in a Streambank" tells the story of a regulation-driven ecosystem services project.
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An Upstream Battle: Restoring Whychus Creek
This multiimedia story focuses on the Whychus Creek restoration project within the Deschutes Basin...
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VIP Treatment: Rewarding Landowners for Riparian Stewardship
VIP Treatment: Rewarding Landowners for Riparian Stewardship: tells the story of a voluntary program
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What Factors Affect Water Quality?
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has established water quality standards to...
Restoring Salmon in the Lower Deschutes River
Pelton-Round Butte Dam (Oregon State Archives) If you were a salmon who hatched between 1964...
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Maps and Tools

Oregon Explorer Map Viewer

With hundreds of map layers available to draw from, you can use the Oregon Explorer Map Viewer... more

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Data Collections

National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse

The National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse integrates data (more than 11 million... more

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Animals and Plants