Lands & Waterways Data Source

The Partnership for Coastal Watersheds (PCW) is a collaborative effort among public-and private-sector citizens in the Coos Bay community to develop locally-driven approaches to responsible development, and to help prepare for climate-related changes on Oregon's south coast. The Partnership for Coastal Watersheds web pages are currently under construction.

Lands & Waterways

The Lands & Waterways Data Source highlights the environmental factors and natural resources found in the Coos estuary and its lower watersheds.

The chapters below are broken into three components: Chapter Summary (which lists information sources, data gaps, and data limitations); Climate Change Summary (which discusses anticipated effects of climate-related changes associated with the chapter topic); and one or more Data Summaries (which uses all available data to describe status, trend and background information on each major sub-topic).

Physical Description

This section includes the following data summaries: Geographic Features, Meteorology, Hydrology, Geology, Land Use/Land Cover, and Human Infrastructure — which describe physical properties of the Coos estuary and lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Geographic Features

Meteorology

Hydrology

Geology

Land Use/Land Cover

Human Infrastructure

Water Quality

This chapter includes four data summaries: Physical Factors, Nutrients, Bacteria, and Other Pollutants – each describing the most current research on the status and trends (where the data allow) of water quality in the Coos Estuary.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Physical Factors

Nutrients

Bacteria

Other Pollutants

Sediment

This section includes the following data summaries: Sediment Composition, and Sediment Contamination— which describe the condition of Coos estuary sediment in the lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Composition

Contaminants

Stream Habitat

This Chapter includes a single data summary: Stream and Riparian Habitat in the Lower Coos Watershed– which describes the most current status and trends of important stream and riparian habitat attributes including pool area and residual pool depth, large woody debris (pieces, volume, and key pieces), gravel and sediment in riffles, road-related sediment and bank stability, and riparian cover type and percent shade.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Stream and Riparian Habitat

Vegetation

This chapter includes four data summaries: Rare and Endangered Plants, Seagrasses and Algae, Tidal Wetland Vegetation, and Terrestrial Vegetation— which describe the status and trends (where data allow) of tidal wetland and upland vegetation in the lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Rare and Endangered

Aquatic

Marsh

Terrestrial

Fish

This section includes the following data summaries: Salmonids, Lamprey, Sturgeon, and Other Fishes— which describe the status and trends (where the data allow) of fish in the Coos estuary and major freshwater tributaries in the lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Salmonids

Sturgeon

Lamprey

Other Fish

Clams and Native Oysters

This section includes two data summaries: Recreational Clams and Native Oysters— which describe the status and trends (where the data allow) of bivalve populations in the Coos estuary

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Clams

Native Oysters

Crabs

This chapter includes three data summaries: Dungeness Crabs, Red Rock Crabs, and Other Crabs – each describing the most current research on the status and trends (where the data allow) of crab populations in the Coos Estuary.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Dungeness Crabs

Red Rock Crabs

Other Crabs

Birds

This chapter includes three data summaries: Aquatic Birds, Terrestrial Birds, and Birds of Special Concern— which describe the status and trends (where the data allow) of birds in the Coos estuary and associated uplands.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Birds of Special Concern

Aquatic Birds

Terrestrial Birds

Mammals

This section includes two data summaries: Small Mammals, and Large Mammals— which describe the status and trends of important mammalian species the lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Small Mammals

Large Mammals

Invasive Species

This section includes the following data summaries: Vegetation, Aquatic Invertebrates, Terrestrial Invertebrates, and Vertebrates— which describe invasive and other non-native species in the Coos estuary and lower Coos watershed.

Chapter Summary

Climate Change Summary

Vegetation

Aquatic Invertebrates

Terrestrial Invertebrates

Vertebrates