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       SCIENCE         

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Klamath Watershed in Perspective A review of historical hydrology of major features of the Klamath River Watershed and evaluation of Hardy Iron Gate Flow requirements. By Dr. K.A. Rykbost, Superintendent, Klamath Experiment Station, Oregon State University, and R. Todd, Klamath County Extension Office, Oregon State University. HERE for Power Point presentation. 3/25/04. HERE for Dr. Rykbost biography. More on Hardy: Science Page III and X

***National Academy of Science News Report: National More comprehensive analysis of Klamath River basin needed to aid decision makers; 2 studies could assist if improvements are made, 11/28/07. [NAS free report online: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12072 ] (KBC NOTE: When you read the dozens of green media releases in the coming weeks, keep in mind this actual report and recommendations, and also, keep in mind who it is that the journalists are quoting.)
 
 
More Comprehensive Analysis Of Klamath River Basin Needed To Aid Decision Makers, Science Daily, posted to KBC 12/6/07. " 'Science is being done in bits and pieces, and there is no conceptual model that gives a big picture perspective of the entire Klamath River basin and its many components...As a result, the integration of individual studies -- such as the two examined by the committee -- into a coherent whole has not taken place, and it is unlikely to take place under the present scientific and political arrangements'...the model results indicate that if more water is devoted to agriculture, more water would be returned to the Klamath River."

NRC final report and related articles October 2003
 National Academy begins K2 review Did NOAA Official threaten NAS group or just warn them? by Pat Ratliff, Klamath Courier staff writer
 The National Research Council meeting was in Sacramento on 2/13/06.  They are going to peer review Reclamation’s NFS and then Hardy II with NFS plugged in.  They will be meeting in Klamath Falls on May 2 and July 25. 

Ground-Water Hydrology of the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California, Prepared in cooperation with the Oregon Water Resources Department, 5/3/07.

The National Research Council was it Klamath 1/30. They welcome any scientific data or facts regarding their assignment. Go here for details of their assignment, and where to send your info.


Overview of 1/29 National Research Council Committee public meeting in Klamath Falls, 1/30/07 by KBC. We have requested some of the presentations, so when we receive them we will share them with you.  
 HERE is statement of Bob Gasser, businessman Merrill, Oregon
HERE is the statement of Greg Addington, Executive Director KWUA

10/12/06 Last week the National Research Council met in Yreka to listen to input on Klamath River, tributaries, flows, power from dams, and fish habitat. They are reviewing Dr Hardy's final phase II report and the Bureau of Reclamation Natural Flow Study.

Power Point Presentation: Nutrient loading in the Klamath Basin: Agriculture and Natural Sources, Special Report 1023, , by K.A. Rykbost and B.A. Charlton, Oregon State University/Klamath Experiment Station. Posted 1/10/07
Report: Nutrient loading of surface waters in the Upper Klamath Basin: agricultural and natural sources, Rykbost and Charlton.
HERE for Water Quality page.

Researchers hope to continue "River of Origin" salmon study, CBB, posted 4/13/08

Science panel looks at Klamath minimum flows, Interchange raises questions about apparent lack of coordination, Capital Press, posted to KBC 10/7/06

 BIA/Dr. Thomas B. Hardy page
 PCFFA vs Bureau of Reclamation decision by 9th Circuit Court Ruling October 18, 2005.

* Bureau of Reclamation Final Natural Flow study of the Upper Klamath River, posted to KBC 12/15/05 - pdf file, 115 pages.
* Appendices, 161 pages of appendices, to the Undepleted Flow study, pdf.
 * Rae Olson, Bureau of Reclamation Public Affairs Officer, describes the Bureau's Natural Flow Study, written for KBC 12/19/05

Marc Van Camp  from MBK Engineers power point presentation to the National Research Council regarding the Bureau of Reclamation Klamath River Basin Natural Flow Study, posted 4/4/07

 'Undepleted Natural Flow of the Upper Klamath River,'  Final Draft by the Bureau of Reclamation, 12/8,03. Here is the Model Spreadsheet, Summary Report, and News Release .
     A.  Naturalized flow summary draft reports for Upper Klamath and Lower Klamath Lakes. 11/03
  Part I and Part II

US Fish and Wildlife Service, 5 Year Review of Sucker Delisting 8/26/04

Fish scientist of 28 years David Vogel, has extensively studied the salmon in the Klamath River.
       A.  Biography of David Vogel
       B.  8 peer-reviewed reasons for the decline in coho, according to the USFWS studies.
           a.   VIDEO of David Vogel describing the 8 peer-reviewed reasons for the decline
                 in salmon.
       C.  Documents and reports of David Vogel
           a.  Vogel addresses flawed Hardy Flows in Salmon Rearing Habitats in the Main Stem Klamath River.  Key concerns outlined in the report: GO HERE for summary and report. 12/12/03
           b.  Major Problems with the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) 'Fish Kill' Report.  In 2002, the  DFG was the major source of allegations regarding the Klamath River fish die-off, blaming the Klamath Basin irrigators, 200 miles away. In this presentation Vogel personally gave to the DFG Director and those employees who wrote the report, he exposes the agency's inaccuracies.
           c. Document by fish-scientist David Vogel, directed to the Fish and Game's statements on the 2002 fish die-off.  posted to KBC 10/7/03
          d.  Go HERE for Assessment of Klamath River Water Temperatures Downstream of Iron Gate Dam During September and October 2002, by David Vogel.
        

The Big Picture. Video of the Klamath River

Articles about the salmon

  Suckers