@article {83029,
	title = {Eocene initiation of the Cascadia subduction zone:  A second example of plume-induced subduction initiation?},
	journal = {Geosphere},
	volume = {15 },
	number = {3},
	year = {2019},
	note = {In this article, the authors postulate a fascinating scenario to explain the development of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The authors theorize that the Yellowstone mantle plume head {\textquotedblleft}destroyed the existing Cordilleran subduction zone and allowed the new Cascadia subduction zone to form by collapse of thermally weakened oceanic lithosphere over the hot western margin of the plume head.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) This is an elegant approach that solves problems and answers questions. Nicely illustrated.},
	pages = {p.659{\textendash}681},
	keywords = {geology, paleosciences},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02050.1 },
	url = {https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/15/3/659/569925/Eocene-initiation-of-the-Cascadia-subduction-zone },
	author = {Stern, Robert J. and Dumitru, Trevor A.}
}
@article {82966,
	title = {Revising estimates of spatially variable subsidence during the A.D. 1700 Cascadia Earthquake using a Bayesian foraminiferal transfer function},
	journal = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America },
	volume = {108 },
	number = {2},
	year = {2018},
	note = {This article is about subsidence following the 1700 C.E. earthquake on the western coast of the United States.  {\textquotedblleft}We developed four transfer functions of increasing complexity to explore how and why the composition of the modern dataset and the choice of transfer-function type affects subsidence reconstructions. . . Our reconstructions support a heterogeneous rupture model for the A.D. 1700 earthquake, but indicate that slip estimates in patches from Alsea Bay to Netarts Bay (Oregon) and from Netarts Bay to Vancouver Island should be increased.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)},
	pages = {p.654-673},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, earthquakes, foraminifera, mathematical modeling, paleosciences, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, subsidence, tsunamis},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1785/0120170269 },
	author = {Kemp, Andrew C. and Cahill, Niamh and Engelhart, Simon E. and Hawkes, Andrea D. and Wang, Kelin}
}
@mastersthesis {82971,
	title = {Up-Estuary Extent and Lithologic Characteristics of Tsunami Deposits Attributed to the 1700 Cascadia Earthquake within Alsea Bay, OR},
	year = {2018},
	note = {Major earthquakes generate tsunamis.  Tsunamis leave behind deposits of marine sand.  Previously, there was a lack of information about how far inland these deposits could be found on the central Oregon coast.  To fill in this gap, the author drilled 81 cores around Alsea Bay.  He found identifiable tsunami deposits in 56 cores, extending up to 7 kilometers inland. The author profiles the sand sheet{\textquoteright}s thickness at different locations and compares his finding at Alsea Bay with what is known at the Salmon River estuary. {\textquotedblleft}The location, thickness, and other lithological properties can be used [to] validate inundation maps as well as possible rupture scenarios and magnitudes if flow capable of suspending sediments is directly related to uplift of the seafloor in earthquakes.{\textquotedblright} (p.15)  Well illustrated.  B.S. thesis. Major professor was Andrew J. Meigs.},
	pages = {18 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Bachelors Thesis},
	edition = {B.S.},
	chapter = {College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, earthquakes, paleosciences, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, tsunamis},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/mk61rn90f },
	author = {Spruell, John T.}
}
@article {76981,
	title = {Coastal flood hazard study, Lincoln County, Oregon},
	volume = {no.O-15-06},
	year = {2015},
	note = {This is a technical document giving the factors and assumptions behind the flood hazard study. There are some colored maps and discussions of some sites, but it does not give the final maps.  {\textquotedblleft}The objective of the Lincoln County coastal flood hazard project is to develop a digital flood insurance rate map (DFIRM) and flood insurance study (FIS) report for Lincoln County, Oregon. . . DOGAMI has been contracted to perform detailed coastal flood hazard studies for the entire length of the Lincoln County shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (p.1)},
	pages = {351 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries},
	address = {Portland, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, climate, coastal hazards, Depoe Bay, erosion, flooding, Fogarty Creek, geography, geology, Lincoln County (Or.), paleosciences, precipitation, Rocky Creek, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, Waldport (Or.), Whale Cove, Yachats (Or.), Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head},
	url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-15-06_Lincoln.pdf },
	author = {Allan, Jonathan C. and Ruggiero, Peter and Cohn, Nick and Garcia, Gabriel and O{\textquoteright}Brien, Fletcher E. and Stimely, Laura L. and Roberts, Jed T.}
}
@article {76911,
	title = {A sea-level database for the Pacific coast of central North America},
	journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews},
	volume = {113},
	year = {2015},
	note = {When the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age, sea levels along the Pacific Coast of North America did not rise uniformly.  Areas where the earth had been pressed down by the weight of glaciers saw relatively little sea level rise, as the land rebounded when the weight was removed.  Sites further away from the great glaciers saw higher sea levels.  In this paper, the authors describe a database of sea levels and reference points for the last 16,000 years in our area.  Appendices give reference points, descriptions, and referenced publications.  Interestingly, Alsea Bay in Appendix 1 is spelled {\textquotedblleft}Alsey Bay.{\textquotedblright}},
	month = {2015, Apr. 1},
	pages = {p.78-92},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geology, Glaciation, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Salmon River, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.12.001},
	author = {Engelhart, Simon E. and Vacchi, Matteo and Horton, Benjamin P. and Nelson, Alan R. and Kopp, Robert E.}
}
@article {76891,
	title = {Stratigraphic and microfossil evidence for a 4500-year history of Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis at Yaquina River estuary, Oregon, USA},
	journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin, },
	volume = {127},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2015},
	note = {There{\textquoteright}s a freshwater spruce swamp buried near the northeastern shore of Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay.  Sediment cores show 8-10 different soil sequences buried there, going back about 4500 years before the present.  Each sequence terminates abruptly with a sandy deposit and then over 10 centimeters of mud.  The authors of this paper infer that {\textquotedblleft}each buried soil represents a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)  The article includes maps of the bay, and show locations of previous research by other scientists. The Yaquina Bay sequence is compared with sequences from other Oregon estuaries.},
	pages = {p.211-226},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River, sediments, Sixes River, South Slough, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary},
	doi = {10.1130/B31074.1},
	author = {Graehl, Nicholas A. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Witter, Robert C. and Hemphill-Haley, Eileen and Engelhart, Simon E.}
}
@article {54886,
	title = {Tsunami impact to Washington and northern Oregon from segment ruptures on the southern Cascadia subduction zone},
	journal = {Natural Hazards},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2014},
	note = {All who live on the West Coast of the United States should be aware of the possibility of a major  earthquake occurring.  But what if only a part of the subduction zone ruptures?  This article examines a possible rupture in the southern half of the Cascadia Subduction Zone (south of Alsea Bay, Oregon).  The authors ask important questions. How quickly does tsunami wave height decline north of the southern rupture areas?  How much time do communities north of the southern rupture areas have to evacuate before the first inundation and the largest inundation occur? How far north of the southern rupture areas will felt shaking likely trigger evacuation of a populace trained to evacuate for a local earthquake? (p.851) The authors address these questions using a 10,000-year record of offshore turbedite deposits and  a ~4,600-year record of tsunami deposits at Bradley Lake.},
	month = {2014, Jun.},
	pages = {p.849-870},
	keywords = {Bandon (Or.), Brookings (Or.), Cannon Beach (Or.), Cape Blanco, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Crescent City (Cal.), Depoe Bay (Or.), earthquakes, Florence (Or.), geology, Gold Beach (Or.), Grays Harbor (Wa.), Lincoln City (Or.), Long Beach (Wa.), Manzanita (Or.), Netarts Bay, Newport (Or.), Pacific City (Or.), paleosciences, Port Orford (Or.), Rockaway (Or.), Seaside (Or.), Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, Waldport (Or.), Winchester Bay},
	doi = {10.1007/s11069-014-1041-7},
	author = {Priest, George R. and Zhang, Yinglong and Witter, Robert C. and Wang, Kelin and Goldfinger, Chris and Stimely, Laura L.}
}
@article {11871,
	title = {Coastal subsidence in Oregon, USA, during the giant Cascadia earthquake of A.D. 1700},
	journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2011},
	note = {This article represents an attempt to estimate how much subsidence occurred after the great Cascadia earthquake of 1700.  Stratigraphy is given for 5 rivers in Oregon, with subsidence estimates for each.  The estimate for the Salmon River is 0.6 m plus or minus .29 m},
	pages = {p.364-376},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, earthquakes, geology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, paleosciences, Salmon River Estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, South Slough},
	doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.11.017},
	url = {https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13572/1/Hawkes_QSR_2011.pdf},
	author = {Hawkes, A.D. and Horton, B.P. and Nelson, Alan R. and Vane, C.H. and Sawai, Y.}
}
@article {51281,
	title = {Geochemistry and petrology of late Eocene Cascade Head and Yachats Basalt and alkalic intrusions of the central Oregon Coast Range, U.S.A.},
	journal = {Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research},
	volume = {198},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2010},
	note = {Did the volcanic rocks in the Oregon Coast Range originate from {\textquotedblleft}magmetism associated with extension of the coast ranges{\textquotedblright} or did they come from {\textquotedblleft}hot spots associated with mantle plumes,{\textquotedblright} possibly even related to the Yellowstone hot spot? (p.311) The authors of this paper use geochemical and isotopic data to inform their discussion of the probable origins of these deposits. },
	month = {2010, Dec.15},
	pages = {p.311-324},
	keywords = {basalt, Blodgett Peak, Butler Peak, Cannibal Mountain, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head Basalt, Cougar Mountain, geology, Heceta Head, Horner Ranch, paleosciences, Siletz River Volcanics, Table Mountain, volcanism, Yachats Basalt, Yaquina Head},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.09.016},
	author = {Parker, D. F. and Hodges, F. N. and Perry, A. and Mitchener, M. E. and Barnes, M. A. and Ren, M.}
}
@mastersthesis {51276,
	title = {Early Oligocene Intrusions in the Central Coast Range of Oregon : Petrography, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Implications for the Tertiary Magmatic Evolution of the Cascadia Forearc},
	year = {2006},
	note = {An interesting and thorough look at some of the basalt formations on the Oregon Coast. {\textquotedblleft}The OCRI [Oregon Coast Range Intrusions] represent the final episode of widespread forearc magmatism in Cascadia and record significant changes in tectonic interactions between the Farallon and North America plates. The new data acquired in this study have aided the evaluation of existing hypotheses on the tectonic origins of the OCRI suite and have identified new questions in determining their mantle sources. In future work, isotopic data (SR, Nd, Pb) will be necessary to further evaluate the distinctions in mantle sources between the alkaline and gabbroic OCRI.{\textquotedblright} (p.177) Includes maps, charts, color photographs of thin-sections of rocks. Major professor was Adam Kent.},
	pages = {237 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M.S.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Geology},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {basalt, Cape Foulweather, Cascade Head, geochemistry, geology, paleosciences, stratigraphy, theses, Yachats (Or.), Yachats Basalt, Yaquina Head},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4j03d165r},
	author = {Oxford, Jeremiah}
}
@article {36376,
	title = {Coastal shoreline change study, northern and central Lincoln County, Oregon},
	volume = {no.O-97-11},
	year = {1997},
	note = {This report is related to a series of erosion and flood control maps, Open-file reports no.97-12 {\textendash} 97-30.  It is also related to an earlier series of erosion maps, Open-file reports no.94-11 {\textendash} 94-30, the Chronic geologic hazard maps of coastal Lincoln County, Oregon, and covers the same territory. Readers of this report will probably be interested in Open-file report no.93-10, the Pilot erosion rate data study of the central Oregon coast, Lincoln County., which is a much longer report on erosion issues in this area. This report is concerned with mapping erosion reference features on a 31-mile stretch of the Oregon coast in Lincoln County, and including a 100-year flood zone reference in the maps.  The report touches briefly on erosion at the Siletz Spit, Gleneden Beach, Agate Beach, and Jump-off Joe.  Photocopies of aerial photographs and b+w photographs.},
	month = {1997, Nov.},
	pages = {19 p.},
	institution = {Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries,},
	address = {Portland, Or. },
	keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Cascade Head, coastal hazards, erosion, flooding, geology, Gleneden Beach, historical, Jump-Off Joe, landslides, Lincoln County (Or.), paleosciences, Salmon River, Seal Rock, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/ofr/O-97-11.pdf},
	author = {Priest, George R.}
}
@article {36361,
	title = {Pilot erosion rate data study of the central Oregon coast, Lincoln County: Final report to the Federal Emergency Management Agency},
	volume = {no.O-93-10},
	year = {1993},
	note = {This report is related to Open-file reports nos. 94-11 - 94-30, the  Chronic geologic hazard maps of coastal Lincoln County, Oregon.  It also relates to a follow-up series of erosion and flood control maps, Open-file reports no.97-12 {\textendash} 97-30. Each segment of the coastline from Cascade Head to Seal Rock is described, along with the assumptions about the rate of erosion for that segment.  Appendices address the use of historical photographs to document shoreline change. Maps, charts, rather poor photocopies of b+w photographs.},
	month = {1993},
	pages = {228 p.},
	institution = {State of Oregon. Department of Geology and Mineral Industries},
	address = {Portland, OR},
	keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Cascade Head, coastal hazards, erosion, flooding, geology, historical, Jump-Off Joe, landslides, Lincoln County (Or.), Nye Beach, paleosciences, Salmon River, Seal Rock, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:26613},
	author = {Priest, George R. and Saul, Ingmar and Diebenow, Julie}
}
@inbook {12571,
	title = {Tillamook},
	booktitle = {Northwest Coast},
	series = {Handbook of North American Indians},
	volume = {7},
	year = {1990},
	note = {General overview of what was known about the Tillamook people in the late 1980s. Brief treatment of history and culture.},
	pages = {p.560-567},
	publisher = {Smithsonian Institution},
	organization = {Smithsonian Institution},
	address = {Washington, D.C.},
	keywords = {anthropology, geographic distribution, historical, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay},
	author = {Seaburg, William R. and Miller, Jay},
	editor = {Suttles, Wayne}
}
@article {77181,
	title = {Paleogeographic evolution of the United States Pacific Northwest during Paleogene time},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences},
	volume = {24},
	number = {8},
	year = {1987},
	note = {The period from 66-23.03 million years ago is known as the Paleogene.  It is the time when mammals experienced rapid evolution.  So did the Pacific Northwest.  This article summarizes the recent evolution of the region, from plate collisions to vulcanism, from faulting to sedimentation.},
	month = {08/1987},
	pages = {p.1652-1667},
	keywords = {general, geology, Pacific Northwest, paleosciences, Yachats Basalt},
	author = {Heller, Paul L. and Tabor, Rowland W. and Suczek, Christopher A.}
}
@mastersthesis {12676,
	title = {The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt group in the Salmon River area, Oregon},
	year = {1986},
	note = {Maps, some colored.},
	pages = {108 p.},
	school = {Portland State University Dept. of Geology},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M.S.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Geology},
	keywords = {Columbia River basalts, Geologic formations, geology, map, paleosciences, theses},
	url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4592\&context=open_access_etds},
	author = {Burck, Martin Stuart}
}
@mastersthesis {12741,
	title = {Sedimentation in Small Active-Margin Estuaries of the Northwestern United States},
	year = {1983},
	note = {The author finds that the sediment composition of northwest coast estuaries can be "correlated with a hydrographic parameter HR (mean tidal-prism volume: mean fluvial discharge rate x 6 hours) computed for each bay."  Sedimentation is contrasted  in Alsea, Salmon River, Siletz, Siuslaw, and Tillamook bays and Grays Harbor.  An overview of the history of sedimentation in Alsea Bay over the last 10,000 years is given. },
	pages = {158 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Doctoral dissertation},
	edition = {Ph. D.},
	chapter = {School of Oceanography},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, bathymetry, geology, Grays Harbor, hydrography, minerals, paleosciences, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, sediment data, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, species list, theses, tidal data, Tillamook Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vm40xw091},
	author = {Peterson, Curt D.}
}
@article {12951,
	title = {Water resources of Lincoln County coastal area, Oregon},
	volume = {no.76-90},
	year = {1977},
	note = {Excellent Data.  Map in back pocket. Project area goes just past Eddyville, but stops short of Burnt Woods.},
	pages = {63 p.},
	institution = {U.S. Geological Survey},
	address = {Washington, D.C.},
	keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, chemical, climate, demographics, Depoe Bay, general ecosystem description, geological, hydrology, Lincoln County, paleosciences, precipitation data, Salmon River, sediment data, Siletz River, water quality, Yachats River, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/5425kb57g},
	author = {Frank, F. J. and Laenen, Antonius and Oregon. Water Resources Dept. and U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division,}
}
@article {13231,
	title = {A preliminary investigation of the heavy mineral suites of the coastal rivers and beaches of Oregon and northern California},
	journal = {The Ore Bin},
	volume = {30},
	number = {9},
	year = {1968},
	month = {1968},
	pages = {165-180},
	keywords = {Alsea River, Chetco River, Coos River, Coquille River, geological, heavy minerals, hydrology, Kilchis River, Little Nestucca River, Miami River, Millicoma River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Fork Nehalem River, paleosciences, physical, Rogue River, Salmon River, sediment data, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin},
	isbn = {0148-1827},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/p26770670},
	author = {Kulm, Laverne D. and Scheidegger, K. F. and Byrne, John V. and Spigai, J. J.}
}
@article {13301,
	title = {Tertiary geologic history of western Oregon and Washington},
	volume = {no.22},
	year = {1963},
	month = {1963},
	address = {Olympia, WA},
	keywords = {geology, paleosciences, sediment data},
	url = {https://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_ri22_tert_geol_west_or_wa.pdf},
	author = {Snavely, Parke D. Jr. and Wagner, Holly C. and Washington. Division of Mines and Geology,}
}
