A review of scientific information on issues related to the use and management of water resources in the Pacific Northwest.

Fred H. Everest; Christina Kakoyannis; Laurie Houston; George Stankey; Jeffrey D. Kline; Ralph Alig

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-595

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A review of scientific information on issues related to the use and management of water resources in the Pacific Northwest.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Fred H. Everest, Christina Kakoyannis, Laurie Houston, George Stankey, Jeffrey D. Kline, Ralph Alig

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-595

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-595. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 128 p

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Abstract

Fresh water is a valuable and essential commodity in the Pacific Northwest States, specifically Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and one provided abundantly by forested watersheds in the region. The maintenance and growth of industrial, municipal, agricultural, and recreational activities in the region are dependent on adequate and sustainable supplies of fresh water from surface and ground-water sources. Future development, especially in the semiarid intermountain area, depends on the conservation and expansion of the region’s water resource. This synthesis reviews the state of our knowledge and condition of water resources in the Pacific Northwest.

Keywords

Water distribution, flow regimes, water demand, conflicts, tools, water use

Citation

Everest, Fred H.; Stouder, Deanna J.; Kakoyannis, Christina; Houston, Laurie; Stankey, George; Kline, Jeffery; Alig, Ralph. 2004. A review of scientific information on issues related to the use and management of water resources in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-595. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 128 p