| Title | Sediment composition and hydrography in six high-gradient estuaries of the Northwestern United States |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1984 |
| Authors | Peterson, Curt, Kenneth Scheidegger, Paul Komar, and Wendy Niem |
| Secondary Title | Journal of sedimentary petrology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Number | 1 |
| Pagination | p.86-97 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley QE431 .J6, Guin Microfilm QE431 .J6 |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, hydrography, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay |
| Notes | Quantified beach- and river-derived sands and relative abundance of fine and coarse sand in six estuaries on the U.S. West Coast. Found correlation between the ratio of mean tidal prism volume to mean fluvial discharge rate x 6 hours and sediment composition in six Pacific Northwest estuaries. Discusses unusual sedimentation in some estuaries and speculates as to causes. |
