Field Trips by Ellin Beltz

Salt River Literature Review

This document was prepared by Elizabeth Earthman for the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District. No published list remains complete for long. Please feel free to contribute. Thanks to Kevin Lucey and Bryan Furman for suggestions and information.

Estuary

Ames, Henry Banning. 1983. History of the Eel River Estuary. Directed Study for the Department of Oceanography, HSU. 49 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Boles, Gerald L. 1977. Some Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of the Eel River Estuary. State of California, The Resources Agency: Department of Water Resources, Northern District (Memorandum Report). 106 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka: Library.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1977. The Eel River Estuary - Observations on Morphometry, Fishes, Water Quality and Invertebrates: Memorandum Report. 26 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Canatta, Steve and Thomas Hassier. 1995. Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Utilization Patterns of Juvenile Anadromous Salmonids of the Eel River Estuary June 1994 - September 1995. HSU. 4 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Eel River Resource Conservation District. 1988. The Eel River Delta and Estuary Workplan, including the Salt River Watershed Element, A Draft Proposal. 17 pages. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Gilroy, Michelle. 2002. The Essential Eel River Estuary. Unpublished. 3 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka; files: Eel River/ Eel River Estuary.

Gossard, Paula. 1986. Nitrate, Nitrite, and Ammonia in the Eel River Estuary (Unpublished Paper). HSU, Oceanography Department. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna.

Haley, R. 1970. WP - Changes in the Eel River Estuary and Its Fisheries. Unpublished memo. 2 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna.

Matos, Jorge A. 1983. Seasonal Observations of Chlorophyll and Net Phytoplankton Diversity in the Eel River Estuary, Directed Study. HSU, Department of Oceanography. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna.

Redwood Coast Action Agency. 1997. Cock Robin Island Riparian Restoration Project Report, Phase I, Final Report. Unpublished. 15 pages.

Williams, Philip B. (Philip William and Associates). 1988. An Overview of an Enhancement Program for the Eel River Estuary. 12 pages plus maps. Unpublished. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Salt River Watershed Plans and Reports

Humboldt County Local Coastal Program. 1980. Eel River Area Plan Hearing Draft. Eureka Public Library, Humboldt Room.

Roberts, R. Chad (Oscar Larson and Associates). 1992. Preliminary Environmental Evaluation, Salt River Improvements. Prepared for Eel River Resource Conservation District. 22 pages. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

USDA Soil Conservation Service, Water Resources Planning. 1993. Salt River Watershed, Local Implementation Plan. 1 volume plus maps. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

USDA Soil Conservation Service, Water Resources Planning. 1993. Salt River Watershed, Local Implementation Plan, Appendix A: Water Quality Report. 26 pages. Eureka Public Library, Humboldt Room.

USDA Soil Conservation Service, in cooperation with the Eel River Resource Conservation District. 1989. Salt River Watershed Workplan, Including the Lower Eel River, Delta, and Estuary Workplan (Draft). 39 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

USDA Soil Conservation Service in cooperation with the Eel River Resource Conservation District. 1987. Salt River Watershed Review Report. 10 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

USDA Water Resources Planning Staff, Soil Conservation Service, in cooperation with the Eel River Resource Conservation District. 1990. Salt River Watershed, Humboldt County, California: Study Guide. 37 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Fishery, wildlife and natural resources

Anonymous. post 1974. Land Acquisition Proposal: Eel River Wildlife Area Extension #1, Humboldt County. Unpublished. 8 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka, files: Eel River; Eel River Correspondence.

Brown, Larry R. 1987. The Fishes of the Eel River Drainage: A Review and Annotated Bibliography. University of California, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology. 71 pages. HSU Humboldt Room.

Kelly, John P. 1987. Habitat Relationships Among Riparian Birds in the Eel River Delta, California (Thesis). HSU. 134 pages. HSU Humboldt Room.

Monroe, Gary; Reynolds, Forest; Browning, Bruce M.; and John W. Speth. 1974. Natural Resources of the Eel River Delta. California Department of Fish and Game, Coastal Wetlands Series No 9. 108 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Murphy, Garth I. and John W. DeWitt. 1951. Notes on the Fishes and Fishery of the Lower Eel River, Humboldt County, California. California Division of Fish and Game. 30 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Roberts, R. Chad (Oscar Larson and Associates). 1992. Biological Conditions in the Eel River Delta: A Status Report of Conditions in the Early 1990s. Prepared for Eel River Resource Conservation District and the California State Coastal Conservancy. Four sections. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka. Appendices include: (1) Eicher, Anni L and Mignonne M. Bivin (Oscar Larson and Associates). 1991. Vegitation Survey of the Eel River Delta. Prepared for Eel River Resource Conservation District. 35 pages. (2) Higgins, Pat. Habitat Types of the Eel River Estuary and Their Associated Fishes and Invertebrates (Including Notes on Research Needs). Prepared for the Redwood Community Action Agency. 20 pages. (3) Transcriptions of Westdahl Memorandum and Swickard Examination. 23 pages.

Water Quality

Slocum, Bruce. 2001. Salt River Drainage. Unpublished Request for Funding. 8 pages plus notes and maps. Ferndale City Hall, Clerk's Office.

Anonymous. 1951. A Pollution Study of the Lower Eel River Near Loleta. State of California, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering. 17 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka, Library.

Anonymous. 1991. Animal Waste Management in the Salt River Valley. Prepared for and in cooperation with Eel River Resource Conservation District. 23 pages plus appendices. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Anonymous. 1998. City of Ferndale Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Flood Hazard Mitigation Project, Phase 1 Report, HMGP 1046-380-1008. Spencer Engineering and Construction Management, Inc. 21 pages plus appendix. Spencer Engineering and Construction Management, Inc.

Anonymous. 1990. Master Plan (1990): Storm Water and Drainage Study City of Ferndale. Spencer Engineering and Construction Management, Inc. Approx 50 pages. Spencer Engineering and Construction Management, Inc.

Geology



Anonymous. 1991. Hydrologic/ Sedimentation Study for Salt River, California. Prepared for Eel River Resource Conservation District, Ferndale, California. Questa Engineering Corporation. 8 chapters plus appendices. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Humboldt County Public Works Department, Natural Resources Division. 1992. Final Program EIR on Gravel Removal from the Lower Eel. 176 pages plus appendices. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

HSU, Department of Geography. 1979. Eel River Floodplain Analysis. 20 pages plus map. HSU Humboldt Room.

Li, Wen Hao and Gary A. Carver. 1992. Final Report - The Late Holocene Stratigraphy of the Eel River Delta. Department of Geology, HSU. 12 pages. Eureka Public Library, Humboldt Room.

US Army Corps of Engineers. 1999. Eel and Van Duzen Rivers: General Assessment of Historical Change in Channel Morphology. 15 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Eureka, California. 1995. Eel River Delta Resurvey, Humboldt County, California. 26 pages plus appendix. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2000 (unpublished). Field Office Technical Guide. 17 chapters plus soils maps. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Eureka.

USGS - US Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1972. Sand Transport by the Eel River and its Effect on Nearby Beaches. 17 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Tributaries

Coffee Creek

Anonymous. 1973. File on Coffee Creek, Tributary to Salt River. Unpublished. 2 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka; Files: Eel River/ Coffee Creek.

Francis Creek

Borden, Allen H. 1993. Stream Channel Evaluation for Flood Damage Reduction, Francis Creek, Ferndale, California (Thesis). HSU. 103 pages plus maps. HSU Humboldt Room.

Madrone, Stephen Sungnome (Redwood Coast Action Agency). 1988. Final Report for the Francis Creek Bank Stablization Project within Fireman's Park, Ferndale, California. Unpublished. 6 pages. Redwood Coast Action Agency.

Madrone, Stephen Sungnome and Stephen T. Kucas (Redwood Coast Action Agency). 1986. Francis Creek Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Project, Final Report. Unpublished. 10 pages plus appendix. Redwood Coast Action Agency.

Anonymous. 1987. Management Plan for Francis Creek within Fireman's Park, City of Ferndale, California. Unpublished. 16 pages. Redwood Coast Action Agency.

Anonymous. 1931-2000. Various Files on Francis Creek, Tributary to Salt River. Unpublished. 6 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka; Files: Eel River/ Francis Creek File.

Reas Creek

Anonymous. 1983. Untitled (Series of pictures depicting Reas Creek sedimentation). Unpublished. 14 pages. Ferndale City Hall, Clerk's office.

Russ Creek

Long, Michelle. 1990. Russ Creek (Unpublished Report). California Department of Fish and Game. 6 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna; files: MS Eel River/ SF Eel River, cont./ Trinity River.

Williams Creek

Gilroy, Flosi, Merrill. 1999. Electrofish Log Field Form for Presence/ Absence: Williams Creek. Unpublished. 2 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna; files: MS Eel River/ SF Eel River, cont./ Trinity River.

Anonymous. 1930-1985. Various Files on Williams Creek, Tributary to Salt River. Unpublished. 6 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka; Files: Eel River/ Trinity River/ Williams Creek.

Regional

Edeline, Denis P. 1983. Along the Banks of Salt River. D. P. Edeline. 167 pages. Ferndale Public Library.

Edeline, Denis P. 1987. Ferndale... The Village: 1875-1893. D. P. Edeline. 306 pages. Ferndale Public Library.

Etter, William A. 1964. Ferndale Reminisces (A Paper). Humboldt State College, History Department. 54 pages plus maps. HSU Humboldt Room.

Genzoli, Andrew. 1972. Eel River Country... Pioneer Days, Adventure; Finding a Way of Life in the Great Redwoods! Mid-Cal Publishers, Fresno, California. 57 pages. Eureka Public Library, Humboldt Room.

Parry, M. A. 1963. The History of Loleta (Thesis). Humboldt State College, Division of Social Studies. 460 pages. HSU Humboldt Room.

Parry, M. A. 1959. The History of the Commercial Salmon Fishing Industry on the Eel River (Special Studies Paper). Humboldt State College, History Department. 30 pages. HSU Humboldt Room.

Van Kirk, Susie. 1996. Newspaper References Concerning The Fishes of Lower Eel River, Humboldt County, California, 1854-1955. Unpublished. 1996. HSU Humboldt Room.

Anonymous. 1937. Public Hearing Transcripts; Part I: Eel River/ Ferndale 12/16/37, Humboldt County. No publisher information. 61 pages plus appendix. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Eureka.

Anonymous. 1899. S. F. No. 1840 in the Supreme Court of the State of California, People (W. Robarts) v.s. Russ. No publisher information. 3 chapters. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Eureka.

Anonymous. 1899. S. F. No. 1840 in the Supreme Court of the State of California, Transcript on Appeal, People v.s. Russ. No publisher information. 5 chapters. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Eureka.

Anonymous. 2003. Salt River Public Involvement Project (Salt River Journal). Northwest Resource. 2 volumes. California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna.

Anonymous. 1976. Where the Ferns Grew Tall: An Early History of Ferndale, Compiled and Written by the Class of 1977, Ferndale Union High School. Village Litho, Ferndale California. 378 pages. Ferndale Public Library.

Historical Correspondence from the Army

Anonymous. 1965. Eel River, California. US Army Corps of Engineers. 133 pages plus map. HSU Humboldt Room.

Anonymous. 1964. Eel River: Comments of California on a Report by the Chief of Engineers, Department of Army. State of California, The Resources Agency. 29 pages. Eureka Public Library, Humboldt Room.

Anonymous. 1917. Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting, with a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, Report on the Preliminary Examination of Eel River, California. 5 pages. Humboldt County Resource Conservation District, Eureka.

Maps

Eel-Salt and Van Duzen Rivers Cross Sections. US Army Corps of Engineers. 1968. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the Humboldt Bay and Eel River Delta. US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory. 1987. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Entrance to Eel River. US Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1921. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Entrance to Eel River. US Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1889. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Hydrography of Eel River. US Coast Survey (A. F. Rogers). 1869. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Topography and Hydrography of the Mouth of Eel River. US Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1888. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Entrance to Eel River. US Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey. 1888. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Plan of Improvement. US Army Corps of Engineers. 1964. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Eel River Delta Area Cross Sections (5 Sheets). US Army Corps of Engineers. 1931. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Plan and Profile of Eel River. US Army Corps of Engineers. 1931. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Eel River Delta Beach Erosion Study (13 Sheets). US Army Corps of Engineers. 1968. (Especially Sheet 9 and 11). Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Wetland Types and Plant Communities of the Eel River Delta (19 Sheets). Oscar Larson and Associates for Eel River Resources Conservation District/ State Coastal Conservancy. 1992. Humboldt County Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Division, Library Documents.

Abbreviations

CA - California

HSU - Humboldt State University

US - United States

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

USGS - United States Geological Survey
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