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Lester McKee
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Lester McKee
Moran, KD; McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Yee, D; Avellaneda, PM; Paterson, K; Sutton, R. 2026. Stormwater Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) Monitoring Approach. SFEI Contribution No. 1269. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Stormwater CECs Monitoring Approach 2.96 MB
Avellaneda, PM; Flores, L; McKee, LJ. 2025. Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): 2024. SFEI Contribution No. 1217. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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RWSM_Report_2024_final.pdf 785.64 KB
Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ; Heberger, M; Moran, KD. 2024. RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Strategy: 2024 Update. SFEI Contribution No. 1189. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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SPLWG Strategy November 2024 Final.pdf 894.16 KB
McKee, LJ; Zi, T; Dusterhoff, SD; Lowe, J. 2021. San Francisco Bay Sand Budget, Information Collection, and Synthesis: Literature review and synthesis. SFEI Contribution No. 1065. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Task 1.1 Annotated Bibliography Final Deliverable_toWeb (1).pdf 681.9 KB
McKee, LJ; Marineau, M; Ely, C; Hart, D. 2023. San Francisco Bay Sand Budget, Information Collection, and Synthesis: Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the Central Valley, California. SFEI Contribution No. 1101.
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Task 1.2 Central Valley sand supply_final_delivered_toWeb_0.pdf 1012.54 KB
Zi, T; McKee, LJ. 2022. San Francisco Bay Sand Budget, Information Collection, and Synthesis: Sand supply to San Francisco Bay from the local tributaries in the nine urbanized counties that ring the Bay. SFEI Contribution No. 1085. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Task 1.3 Local Small Tributaries Sand Supply Final Deliverable_toWeb.pdf 1.15 MB
Pearce, SA; McKee, LJ. 2022. San Francisco Bay Sand Budget, Information Collection, and Synthesis: Net sand storage/removal from local tributary flood control channels in the nine county Bay Area. SFEI Contribution No. 1086. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Task 1.4 Flood Control Channel Storage Final Deliverable_toWeb_0.pdf 1.96 MB
McKee, LJ; Eyre, B; Hossain, S. 1997. Historical trends in water quality - Historic data on water quality.
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA. 2000. The Transport of contaminants to San Francisco Bay by stormwater. SFEI Contribution No. 344. Vol. 9, pp. 5-7.
McKee, LJ; Brewster, E; Dale, R; Cornwall; Hunter, RC; Lawton, R; Grossinger, RM. 2000. Summary of existing information in the watershed of Sonoma Valley in relation to the Sonoma Creek Watershed Restoration Study and recommendations on how to proceed. SFEI Contribution No. 345. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
McKee, LJ; Eyre, B; Hossain, S. 2000. Transport and retention of nitrogen and phosphorus in the sub-tropical Richmond River estuary, Australia - a budget approach. Biogeochemistry, 50, 241-278.
McKee, LJ; Eyre, B; Hossain, S. 2000. Intra - and inter-annual export of nitrogen and phosphorus in the sub-tropical Richmond River catchment, Australia. Hydrological Processes, 14, 1787-1809.
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA. 2000. Estuary News RMP Insert 2000. Estuary News.
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA; Leatherbarrow, JE; Newland, S. 2002. Urban Runoff Literature Review (TMDL Presentation). San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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RBTMDL24June2002.pdf 1.75 MB
McKee, LJ; Wittner, E; Leatherbarrow, JE; Lucas, V; Grossinger, RM. 2001. Building a regionally consistent base map for the Bay Area: The National Hydrography Data Set. Abstracts of the 5th Biannual State of the Estuary Conference – San Francisco Estuary: Achievements, trends and the future, pp 108.
McKee, LJ. 2001. The Challenges in Designing an Effective Regional Watershed Sampling Program. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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RMP2001presentation.pdf 1.56 MB
Davis, JA; McKee, LJ; Leatherbarrow, JE; Daum, T. 2000. Contaminant Loads from Stormwater to Coastal Waters in the San Francisco Bay Region: Comparison to Other Pathways and Recommended Approach for Future Evaluation. SFEI Contribution No. 342. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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AB1429_Final_wcover.pdf 4.87 MB
BASMAApresentation.pdf 2.58 MB
McKee, LJ; Hoenicke, R; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2001. Contaminant contributions from the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek watersheds to the lower South San Francisco Bay. Abstracts of the 5th Biannual State of the Estuary Conference – San Francisco Estuary: Achievements, trends and the future.
McKee, LJ. 2001. Sediment loads transported from the Delta: Implications for management of pollutants of concern. SFEI Contribution No. 231. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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DeltasedimentstalkMay2001.pdf 1.3 MB
McKee, LJ. 2001. The use of the Simple Model for informing environmental science and management: Is this the right tool for your needs? (Presentation at the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) modelling forum, San Francisco Regional Water Quality.
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SimplemodeltalkMay302001.pdf 1.86 MB
Collins, LM; Grossinger, RM; McKee, LJ; Riley, A; Collins, JN. 2001. Wildcat Creek Watershed: A Scientific Study of Physical Processes and Land Use Effects. SFEI Contribution No. 363. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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pg16-27.pdf 31.51 MB
pg1-15.pdf 98.29 MB
cover-V.pdf 2.11 MB
pg28-39.pdf 16.39 MB
pg40-51.pdf 107 MB
pg52-85.pdf 3.19 MB
Appendix.pdf 14.02 MB
McKee, LJ; Eyre, B; Hossain, S; Pepperell, P. 2001. Influence of climate, geology, and humans on spatial and temporal variability in nutrient geochemistry in the sub-tropical Richmond River catchment, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 52, 235-248.
McKee, LJ. 2001. Sediment Loads Transported from The Delta During Large Resuspension Events. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
McKee, LJ. 2002. Water quality modeling: Characterization of nutrients in surface waters and modeling at the watershed scale. San Francisco Estuary Institute: University of California at Berkeley.
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LMcKeeUCBGuestLecture.pdf 2.94 MB
McKee, LJ. 2001. Determining Loads and Trends in Small Tributaries. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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SmalltributariestalkMay2001.pdf 77.09 KB
McKee, LJ; Foe, C. 2002. Estimation of Total Mercury Fluxes Entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Watersheds (Technical Memo). SFEI Contribution No. 260. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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HgtechnicalMemov6.pdf 1007.25 KB
McKee, LJ; Wittner, E. 2002. The National Hydrography Data Set: San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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NHDpresent.pdf 9.47 MB
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA; Hoenicke, R; Yee, D; Ganju, N; Leatherbarrow, JE; Schoellhamer, D. 2002. Estimates of suspended-sediment flux entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta. SFEI Contribution No. 65.
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Sediment_loads_report.pdf 1.16 MB
McKee, LJ; Hoenicke, R; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2002. Estuary Interface Pilot Study (1996 - 1999).
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EIP_FINAL_0.pdf 1.66 MB
McKee, LJ; Glasner, A. 2002. Pathogen Occurrence and Analysis in Relation to Water Quality Attainment in San Francisco Bay Area Watersheds. SFEI Contribution No. 128.
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Pathogenlitrevv6.pdf 133.07 KB
McKee, LJ. 2002. Estimating sediment related contaminant loads entering San Francisco Bay from the Central Valley: A contribution to Region 2 and Region 5 TMDLs. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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SETAC2002.pdf 996.04 KB
McKee, LJ. 2002. Loadings of Particles and Contaminants to the Bay from the Central Valley. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Lester-M_RMPMtg-2002.ppt 2.87 MB
McKee, LJ. 2002. Sediment Transport From The Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta During Large Resuspension Events: Implications For Pollutant Transport To San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
McKee, LJ. 2002. Measurement of sediment and contaminant loads from the Guadalupe River watershed: sampling and analysis plan. SFEI Contribution No. 64. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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finaldraft.pdf 657.31 KB
McKee, LJ. 2002. Mallard Island.
McKee, LJ; Grossinger, RM; Pearce, SA; O’Connor, M. 2002. Napa River Sediment TMDL Baseline Study: Geomorphic Processes and Habitat form and function in Soda Creek. SFEI Contribution No. 63. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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SodaCreekFinal.pdf 4.2 MB
McKee, LJ et al. 2002. Report of Science Advisors: Solano County Natural Community Conservation Plan Habitat Conservation Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 272.
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SolanoScienceAdvisorsReport.pdf 585.78 KB
McKee, LJ; Hoenicke, R; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2002. Results of the Estuary Interface Pilot Study, 1996-1999, Final Report. (Technical Report of the Sources Pathways and Loading Work Group (SPLWG) of the San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances (RMP)). SFEI Contribution No. 50. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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EIP_FINAL.pdf 1.66 MB
Wittner, E; McKee, LJ. 2002. Mapping Urbanized and Rural Drainages in the Bay Area: A Tool for Improved Management of Stormwater Contaminants Derived from Small Tributaries. SFEI Contribution No. 133. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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SFEIstormdrain.pdf 2.1 MB
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA; Ganju, N; Shellenbarger, G; Schoellhamer, D. 2003. Sediment Dynamics Drive Contaminant Dynamics. San Francisco Estuary InstituteU.S. Geological Survey: The 2003 RMP Annual Meeting.
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schoellhamer.ppt 5.52 MB
David, N; McKee, LJ; Krebs, J. 2003. Green Infill for Clean Stormwater. Oakland,Ca.
McKee, LJ; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2003. A Watershed Year for RMP & CEP: Sources Pathways & Loadings 2002/2003. San Francisco Estuary Institute: The 2003 RMP Annual Meeting.
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McKee.ppt 2.22 MB
McKee, LJ; Hoenicke, R; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2002. Contaminants at the Estuary Interface. San Francisco Estuary InstituteCalifornia Resources Agency.
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Jon-L_RMPMtg-2002.ppt 1.02 MB
Pearce, SA; Grossinger, RM; O’Connor, M; McKee, LJ. 2003. Contrasting Fluvial Geometric Processes and Historic Change Through Time: Supporting Watershed Management in Tributaries of the Napa River Watershed (poster).
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Pearce_SOE_03_poster.pdf 233.43 KB
McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA; O’Connor, M; Jones, B. 2003. Channel Geomorphology Assessment: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 67. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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67_CarnerosGeomorphFinalTechReport.pdf 4.87 MB
68_SulphurGeomorphFinalTechReport[1].pdf 4.64 MB
McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA; O’Connor, M; Jones, B. 2003. Geomorphic Processes and Salmonid Habitat in Sulphur and Carneros Creeks, Napa River Watershed, Napa County California (PowerPoint presentation). San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Pearce_CALFED.pdf 3.17 MB
McKee, LJ. 2003. Regional Watershed Program. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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SFEIadmin.PDF 137.72 KB
McKee, LJ; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2003. Sediment and Contaminant Loading from the Guadalupe River: Implications for TMDLs and Mass Budget Models (presented at NorCal SETAC 2003 Conference). The NorCal SETAC 2003 Conference.
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JL_SFEI_NorCal_SETAC_2003.pdf 6.21 MB
McKee, LJ; Davis, JA; Leatherbarrow, JE; Newland, S. 2003. A review of urban runoff processes in the Bay Area: Existing knowledge, conceptual models, and monitoring recommendations. SFEI Contribution No. 66. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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Urban_runoff_literature~000.pdf 1.89 MB
McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA; Shonkoff, SB. 2004. San Pedro Creek Watershed Sediment Source Analysis, Volume III: Tributary sediment source assessment. SFEI Contribution No. 87. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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sanpedro_final.pdf 16.74 MB
Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; McKee, LJ. 2004. Ecological, Geomorphic, and Land Use History of Sulphur Creek Watershed: A component of the watershed management plan for the Sulphur Creek watershed, Napa County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 307. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland.
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Grossinger_etal_2004_SulphurCk_SFEIreport307.pdf 12.87 MB
McKee, LJ. 2005. Sources, Pathways, and Loadings: 5-Year Work Plan (2005-2009). SFEI Contribution No. 406. San Francisco Estuary Institute. p. 25.
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No406_RMP_SPLWG_5YrWorkPlan.pdf 4.19 MB
McKee, LJ; Striplen, CJ; Pearce, SA. 2004. Fluvial Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Riparian Habitat of La Honda Creek Along the Hwy 84 Transportation Corridor, San Mateo County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 78. San Francisco Estuary Institute /CA State Univ of Fresno.
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Item4_Section_1_Final.pdf 4.27 MB
Item3_Table_of_Contents_Final.pdf 84.28 KB
Item2_Preface_ExSummary_Final.pdf 157.74 KB
Item1_Cover_Final.pdf 156.77 KB
Item5_Section_2_Final.pdf 5.18 MB
Item6_Section_3_Final.pdf 9.62 MB
Item7_Section_4_Final.pdf 4.68 MB
Item14_Plates_1A-C,2A-B.pdf 218.87 KB
Item13_Section_10_Final.pdf 3.38 MB
Item12_Section_9_Final.pdf 88.2 KB
Item11_Section_8_Final.pdf 71.37 KB
Item10_Section_7_Final.pdf 19.65 MB
Item9_Section_6_Final.pdf 5.32 MB
Item8_Section_5_Final.pdf 159.61 KB
Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; McKee, LJ. 2004. Ecological, Geomorphic, and Land Use History of Carneros Creek Watershed: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 70. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland.
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CarnerosFinalv3_0.pdf 1.15 MB