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NIWQP Project/Study Area— |
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OregonLocationMalheur National Wildlife Refuge is located in Harney Basin in southeastern Oregon and is one of the largest inland wetlands in the United States. The Refuge spans an area 40 miles long by 39 miles wide and is shaped like a lopsided "T." (Detail map pdf)StatusDuring the reconnaissance studies, there was no evidence that irrigation drainage was causing significant harmful effects. The NIWQP is no longer involved at this location.Phases 2 and 3 DataChemical Data From Water:ASCII - 13 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 60 KB .xls File Bottom Material: ASCII - 5 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 32 KB .xls File Inorganic: ASCII - 23 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 98 KB .xls File Organic: ASCII - 9 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 39 KB .xls File DocumentsRinella, F.A., and Schuler, C.A., 1992, Reconnaissance investigation of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon, 1988-89: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4085, 106 p. |