Sponsor
The authors acknowledge the support of personnel at the City of Portland, Bureau of Water Works. Financial resources were provided by the City of Portland, Bureau of Water Works.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
8-2002
Subjects
Bull Run River Watershed (Or.) -- Water quality -- Mathematical models, Water quality -- Computer simulation, Oregon -- Bull Run River Watershed -- Hydrologic models, Water-supply management -- Oregon -- Bull Run River Watershed
Abstract
The Bull Run watershed is located 41.8 kilometers east of Portland, Oregon in the Mt. Hood National Forest and consists of two reservoirs supplying drinking water to over 840,000 people in the Portland metropolitan area. In March 1998 Steelhead and Spring Chinook were listed as threatened in the Lower Columbia basin under the Endangered Species Act. Historical reservoir operations during the summer released no water downstream resulting in stream temperatures exceeding the state water quality standard for salmonids. CE-QUAL-W2 Version 3 is a two-dimensional water quality and hydrodynamic model capable of modeling watersheds with interconnected rivers, reservoirs and estuaries. CE-QUAL-W2 Version 3 was used to model temperature in the reservoirs and river to investigate management strategies to meet water demand and fish habitat requirements. Management strategies evaluated included adding selective withdrawal, increasing reservoir size, constructing a new water supply reservoir, and altering selective withdrawal operations from historical patterns.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11926
Citation Details
Annear, R. and Wells, S. (2002) “The Bull Run River–Reservoir System Model,” presented to the 2nd Federal InterAgency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, July 28-Aug 1, 2002.
Description
Author's version of a paper presented at the 2nd Federal InterAgency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, July 28-Aug 1, 2002.