Johnson Creek Science Library
Welcome to the Johnson Creek Science Library, our trove of scientific documents related to Johnson Creek. If you know of a missing document, or are starting new research, please contact daniel@jcwc.org—we can help connect researchers to resources. In the table below, you can click row headings to quickly sort, use the search box, or click here for a list including all author names. Happy researching!
| Lead Author or Agency | Year | Title | Doc Type | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey, Michael P. et al. | 2012 | Native invaders – challenges for science, management, policy, and society | Scientific | invasive species |
| Chin, A. et al. | 2012 | The significance of perceptions and feedbacks for effectively managing wood in rivers | Scientific | wood, large woody debris, bank erosion, flooding |
| Clark, J. L. | 1999 | Effects of urbanization on streamflow in three basins in the Pacific Northwest | Scientific | flow |
| Dalton, Meghan M. et al. | 2013 | Climate change in the Northwest: Implications for our landscapes, waters, and communities | Scientific | climate change |
| East Multnomah SWCD | 2016 | Nursery Growers Research Study Report of Findings | Social | nursery, agriculture |
| East Multnomah SWCD | 2011 | Community‐based Freshwater Mussel Surveys | Scientific | mussels, community science |
| Ecotrust | Oregon’s Restoration Economy: Investing in natural assets for the benefit of communities and salmon | Brochure | salmon, restoration | |
| Folger, L. | 1998 | The effects of growth and development in "Eden": The emergence of Gresham | History | urban development, Gresham |
| Gresham, City of | 2005 | Johnson Creek Basin Stormwater Master Plan including Springwater and Pleasant Valley Areas | Planning | stormwater, Gresham |
| Gresham, City of | 2011 | Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) | Planning | stormwater, NPDES, MS4, MEP |
| Gresham Community & Econ. Dev. Dept | 2004 | Pleasant Valley Natural Resources Protection Plan | Planning | Goal 5, Comprehensive Plan, development |
| Gresham Environmental Services | 1995 | Stormwater Master Plan for Johnson Creek Basins | Planning | stormwater |
| Gresham Environmental Services | 2001 | NPDES Stormwater Management Plan | Planning | stormwater |
| Gresham Environmental Services | 2002 | Water Quality Data Assessment Project | Scientific | water quality |
| Gresham Environmental Services | 2012 | Watershed-Wide Temperature Assessment Of Johnson Creek | Scientific | temperature |
| Holzer, Katie A. | 2014 | Amphibian use of constructed and remnant wetlands in an urban landscape | Scientific | amphibians, wetlands |
| Holzer, Katie A. | 2020 | Effects of Inline Ponds on Stream Temperatures in the Johnson Creek Watershed | Scientific | temperature, water quality |
| Huang, Theresa et al. | 2017 | Weighted site selection for green infrastructure in Portland’s Johnson Creek Watershed | Poster | stormwater, flooding, green infrastructure |
| Intertwine Alliance, The | 2012 | Regional Conservation Strategy for the Greater Portland Vancouver Region | Planning | |
| JCWC | 2016 | Community-based Dragonfly and Damselfly Monitoring in Johnson Creek Watershed | Scientific | dragonfly, damselfly, odonate, migration, Westmoreland Park, Brookside Park, volunteer |
| JCWC | 2005 | Johnson Creek Legacy Pesticide Study: Source Investigation of Legacy Pesticides in the Upper Johnson Creek Watershed, Technical Report. | Scientific | pesticides |
| JCWC | 2016 | Community-Based Dragonfly and Damselfly Monitoring | Poster | community science, dragonfly, Westmoreland Park, Brookside Park |
| JCWC | 2015 | Final Report: Johnson Creek Watershed Fish Passage Assessment & Project Prioritization | Scientific | fish passage, culverts, dams |
| JCWC | 2013 | Riparian Reforestation Strategy | Planning | riparian, reforestation, restoration, shade |
| JCWC | 2014 | Fish Passage Barriers in Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon | Poster | fish passage |
| JCWC | 2014 | Bacteria Source Tracking in Johnson Creek and Major Tributaries | Scientific | bacteria |
| JCWC | 2015 | Johnson Creek Water Quality 2009-to-2014 | Scientific | water quality, temperature, metals, E. Coli, macroinvertebrates, fish |
| JCWC | 2014 | Johnson Creek Monitoring Strategy | Planning | water quality, monitoring |
| JCWC | 2002 | Johnson Creek Watershed Action Plan: An Adaptive Approach | Planning | action plan, water quality |
| JCWC | 2005 | Johnson Creek Legacy Pesticide Study 2003-2005 | Scientific | DDT, dieldrin, bacteria, temperature, TMDL, pesticides |
| JCWC | 2007 | Johnson Creek Watershed Population Density (by 2000 Census Block Group) | Social | population |
| JCWC | 2006 | Johnson Creek Pesticide Investigation - Continuous Turbidity Measurements Technical Memorandum | Scientific | pesticides, turbidity |
| JCWC | 2014 | Johnson Creek Watershed Freshwater Mussel Surveys 2010-2013 | Scientific | mussel, community science |
| Johnson Creek Corridor Committee | 1994 | Johnson Creek and its Watershed ‐ A Profile | Scientific | |
| Johnson Creek Corridor Committee | 1995 | Johnson Creek Resources Management Plan | Planning | |
| Johnson Creek Corridor Committee | 1992 | Johnson Creek Vision ‐ A look at the future of the Johnson Creek Watershed | Planning | watershed |
| Johnson Creek Partnership | 2012 | Johnson Creek Acquisition Strategy: Investing in a Natural Area Network | Planning | land acquisition, eminent domain, Urban Growth Boundary |
| Lewis, David G., PhD | 2024 | Native Peoples' Use of the Johnson Creek Watershed | Historical | history, Indigenous, Native American |
| Metro | 2013 | Intertwine trail use snapshot: An analysis of National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project data from 2008 to 2012 | Planning | trail, bicycle, pedestrian |
| Moomaw-Nerf, Cindy | 2013 | Demographics in the Johnson Creek Watershed in Portland, Oregon | Map | demographics, population |
| Mount Hood Community College | 2017 | Nature’s Architect: North American beaver (Castor canadensis) presence in the mid reaches of Johnson Creek. | Scientific | beavers, beaver dams |
| Mult. Co. Transportation Division | 2012 | Preliminary Results for Upper Johnson Creek Fish Surveys | Scientific | fish, coho, steelhead, Chinook |
| Mult. Co. Water Quality Program | 2012 | Fish Species Composition, Distribution, and Biotic Integrity in Johnson Creek, a Tributary to the Willamette River in Multnomah County, Oregon | Scientific | Fish species, Index of Biotic Integrity, IBI, TMDL, temperatures |
| Mult. Co. Water Quality Program | 2013 | Multnomah County Fish Passage Assessment | Scientific | fish passage |
| ODFW | 2009 | Abundance and Distribution of Fish Species in City of Portland Streams, 2008-2009 Surveys | Scientific | fish |
| ODFW | 2003 | Abundance and Distribution of Fish in City of Portland Streams, 2001-03, Vol. 1 | Scientific | fish |
| ODFW | 2002 | Distribution of Fish in Portland Tributary Streams | Scientific | fish |
| ODFW | 1999 | Aquatic Inventories Project Physical Habitat Surveys- Johnson Creek and Tributaries Lower Willamette Basin | Scientific | habitat |
| ODFW | 2002 | Oregon Lampreys: Natural History Status And Analysis of Management Issues | Scientific | lampreys |
| ODFW | 2009 | Abundance and distribution of fish species in City of Portland streams: Completion Report 2009 | Scientific | fish |
| ODFW | 2003 | Abundance and Distribution of Fish in City of Portland Streams: Final Report 2001-03, Vol. 2 - Supplemental Maps | Scientific | fish |
| Oregon Dept Agriculture | 2015 | Lower Willamette Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan | Planning | agriculture, water quality |
| Oregon Dept Agriculture | 2017 | Lower Willamette Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan | Planning | water quality |
| Oregon DEQ | 1975 | Water Quality in Johnson Creek 1970-75 | Scientific | water quality |
| Oregon DEQ | 2017 | Lower Willamette Subbasin: DEQ’s Water Quality Status and Trends Analysis for the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Biennial Review of the Agriculture Area Rules and Plans | Scientific | water quality |
| Oregon DEQ | 2006 | Lower Willamette Subbasin TMDL | Scientific | temperature, toxics, bacteria, TMDL |
| Outer SE Business Coalition | 1997 | Lents Revitalization Plan | Planning | Lents |
| Portland, City of | 2002 | Priority Watershed Problems and Solutions: Lower Willamette River and Johnson Creek | Scientific | |
| Portland, City of | 2001 | Crystal Springs Creek Fish and Wildlife Habitat Assessment | Scientific | fish, habitat, Crystal Springs |
| Portland, City of | 2002 | Assessment of Habitat Potential in Johnson Creek for Coho and Chinook Salmon | Scientific | habitat, coho, Chinook |
| Portland BES | 2009 | Effect of stream restoration on the habitat potential of Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon, for coho, fall Chinook, and winter steelhead | Scientific | flooding, water quality, salmon, steelhead, stormwater, restoration |
| Portland BES | 1991 | Johnson Creek Resources Management Program Abstract of Previous Work | Scientific | |
| Portland BES | 1998 | Calibration Update: Johnson Creek Flood Hydrograph and Flood Profile Models | Scientific | flooding |
| Portland BES | 2001 | Johnson Creek Restoration Plan | Planning | restoration |
| Portland BES | 2002 | Baseline Environmental Conditions in Johnson Creek | Scientific | |
| Portland BES | 2005 | Actions for Watershed Health: 2005 Portland watershed management plan | Planning | |
| Portland BES | 2005 | Johnson Creek Watershed Characterization | Scientific | |
| Portland BES | 2016 | PAWMAP Executive Summary - Findings from the first two years | Scientific | water quality |
| Portland BES | 1998 | Background Report - Floodplain Management in the Johnson Creek Watershed - Proposed City Code Amendments | Planning | flooding, floodplain |
| Portland BES | 2011 | Johnson Creek Salmonid Potential with Future Urban Development, Climate Change and Restoration: 2009-2040s | Scientific | salmon, climate change, restoration |
| Portland BES | 1998 | Final Crystal Springs Watershed Assessment | Scientific | Crystal Springs |
| Portland BES | 1994 | Technical Memorandum No. 16: A Limiting Factor Analysis for Anadromous Salmonids in Johnson Creek with a Discussion of Habitat Rehabilitation Opportunities and Constraints | Scientific | salmon, trout |
| Portland BES | 1994 | Technical Memorandum No. 8: Summary of Existing Fish Population and Fish Habitat Data for Johnson Creek | Scientific | fish, fish population, habitat |
| Portland BES | 2010 | Status and trends of salmonid potential in Johnson Creek 2000‐2009 | Scientific | fish, salmon, trout |
| Portland BES | 2002 | Alsop-Brownwood Flood Mitigation and Restoration Project #6908 Phase I Design Technical Memorandum | Planning | Alsop-Brownwood, flooding |
| Portland BES | 2001 | Johnson Creek Land Acquisition Partnership and Implementation Strategy | Planning | flooding |
| Portland BES | 2001 | Kelley Creek Watershed Stream Habitat Assessment. Johnson Creek Watershed Program | Scientific | Kelley Creek, habitat |
| Portland BES | 2014 | Citywide Invasive Plant Management and Natural Areas Restoration: Annual Report 2013-14 | Scientific | invasive, restoration |
| Portland BES | 2002 | Lents 2040 Technical Memorandum 1 - Background, Existing Conditions, and Design Consideration for Flood Management in the Lents 2040 Area | Planning | Lents, flooding |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1998 | Flood Management Amendments to the Johnson Creek Basin Plan District | Planning | flooding |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1998 | Sellwood-Moreland Neighborhood Plan | Planning | Sellwood-Moreland |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 2001 | Inventory of Significant Riparian and Wetland Resources: Johnson Creek Basin Resource Sites | Planning | |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1997 | Boring Lava Domes: Supplement to the Johnson Creek Basin Protection Plan | Planning | Boring |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1991 | Johnson Creek Basin Protection Plan | Planning | |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1995 | Revisions to the ESEE Analysis for the Johnson Creek Basin Protection Plan | Planning | |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1996 | Outer Southeast Community Plan | Planning | |
| Portland Bureau of Planning | 1998 | Johnson Creek Watershed: Summaries of Resource Site Inventories | Planning | |
| Portland ESA Program | 2003 | Draft Executive Summary: Johnson Creek Habitat Assessment Project | Scientific | endangered species |
| Portland ESA Program | 2001 | Bioassessment of Urban Streams (Johnson Creek and Tryon Creek), Portland, Oregon | Scientific | endangered species |
| Portland Mult. Progress Board | 2000 | Salmon Restoration in an Urban Watershed: Conditions, Programs and Challenges | Planning | restoration, salmon, temperature, TMDL, endangered species |
| Resource Innovation Group | 2011 | Building Climate Resiliency in the Lower Willamette Region of Western Oregon | climate change, population | |
| Sahatjian, Brittany | 2013 | Modeling Effective Shade to Prioritize Riparian Restoration Efforts in the Johnson Creek Watershed | Planning | riparian, restoration, modeling |
| Scholz, N. L. et al. | 2004 | Impacts of stormwater runoff on coho salmon in restored urban streams | Scientific | stormwater, coho |
| Sonoda, K. | 2002 | Watershed Sources of Nutrient Input to an Urbanizing Stream | Scientific | nutrients, runoff, nonpoint source pollution |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1996 | Occurrence of Selected Trace Elements and Organic Compounds and Their Relation to Land Use in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, 1992-94 | Scientific | trace elements, organic compounds |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2010 | Hydrology of Johnson Creek basin, a mixed-use drainage basin in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area | Scientific | hydrology |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1994 | Assessment of surface-water quality and water quality control alternatives, Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon | Scientific | metals, dieldrin, DDT, nitrates, pesticides, wetlands |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1992 | Water quality and flow data for the Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon, April 1988 - January 1990 | Scientific | water quality, sediment, temperature, bacteria, flow |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1995 | Analytical data from phases I and II of the Willamette River Basin water quality study, Oregon, 1992-94 | Scientific | water quality |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2016 | Evaluation of Flood Inundation in Crystal Springs Creek, Portland, Oregon | Scientific | flooding |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2011 | Suspended-Sediment Budget for the Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon, Water Years 2007-2010 | Scientific | sediment, turbidity |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2016 | Development of a CE-QUAL-W2 temperature model for Crystal Springs Lake, Portland, Oregon | Scientific | water temperature |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1993 | Preliminary evaluation of water-quality conditions of Johnson Creek, Oregon | Scientific | water quality, metals, sediment, nutrients |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2004 | Organochlorine pesticides in the Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon, 1988–2002 | Scientific | organochlorine, pesticides |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2009 | Hydrology of the Johnson Creek basin, Oregon | Scientific | hydrology |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2002 | Estimates of Groundwater Recharge, Base Flow, and Stream Reach Gains and Losses in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon | Scientific | groundwater, hydrology |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1999 | Investigation of the distribution of organochlorine and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in the lower Columbia River using semipermeable membrane devices | Scientific | toxins, organochlorine, pesticides, PAH, water quality |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2008 | Estimated depth to ground water and configuration of the water table in the Portland, Oregon area | Scientific | groundwater |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 2014 | Water levels at the 0.01 annual exceedance probability at the Glenwood Street and Bybee Boulevard crossings of Crystal Springs Creek, Portland, Oregon | Scientific | flow, hydrology |
| U.S. Geological Survey | 1980 | Storm Runoff As Related To Urbanization in the Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington Area | Scientific | stormwater |
| USGS | 2017 | Developing Flood-Inundation Maps for Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon | Scientific | flood, flooding |
| Walker, C. E. | 2001 | Changes in diatom species assemblages along an urban-to-rural Gradient | Scientific | diatoms |
| Walker, Christopher E. et al. | 2006 | Using diatom assemblages to assess urban stream conditions. | Scientific | diatoms |
| White, Nate et al. | 2017 | Identifying Floodwater Storage along Johnson Creek | Scientific | floodwater |
| Woodward-Clyde Consultants | 1994 | Potential Sources of Water Quality Pollutants in Johnson Creek. Watershed Resources Management Plan Technical Memorandum No. 5 | Planning | water quality |