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The majority of publications in this section address water resources in Utah or in bordering states. Some of the publications are included because one or more of the authors work at the Utah Water Science Center but have provided expertise to studies in other geographic areas.

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Seepage study of a 15.3-mile section of the central Utah canal, Pahvant Valley, Millard County, Utah

Three sets of seepage measurements were made at ten canal sites and at all turnouts along a 15.3-mile section of the Central Utah Canal during the summer of 1986. The total loss for the 15.3-mile section averaged about 36 cubic feet per second or 2.4 cubic feet per second per mile. The nine subsections were grouped into five reaches of one or more subsections with similar losses per mile. Average
Authors
Michael Enright

Chemical quality of ground water in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85

During 1979-84, 35 wells completed in the principal aquifer in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, that had been sampled during 1962-67 were resampled to determine if water-quality changes had occurred. The dissolved-solids concentration of the water from 13 of the wells has increased by more than 10 percent since 1962-67.
Authors
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, D. K. Solomon

Ground-water conditions in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-83, and predicted effects of increased withdrawals from wells

This report was prepared in cooperation with several organizations in the Salt Lake Valley and with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to present results of a study to determine changes in the ground-water conditions in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, from 1969 to 1983, and to predict the aquifer response to projected withdrawals. The average annual recharge and discharge from the ground-water re
Authors
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, Melissa Santini, D. K. Solomon

Water resources data for Utah, water year 1986

No abstract available.
Authors
M. D. ReMillard, L. R. Herbert, G. W. Sandberg, G. A. Birdwell

Streamflow characteristics of the Colorado River Basin in Utah through September 1981

 This report summarizes discharge data and other streamflow characteristics developed from gag ing-station records collected through September 1981 at 337 stations in the Colorado River Basin in Utah. Data also are included for 14 stations in adjacent areas of the bordering states of Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming (fig. 1). The study leading to this report was done in cooperation with the U.S. Bur
Authors
R.C. Christensen, E.B. Johnson, G. G. Plantz

Ground water in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado

The potential for developing oil-shale resources in the southeastern Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado has created the need for information on the quantity and quality of water available in the area. This report describes the availability and chemical quality of ground water, which might provide a source or supplement of water supply for an oil-shale industry. Ground water in the southeastern Uinta
Authors
Walter F. Holmes, Briant A. Kimball

Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1985, to June 30, 1986

This report contains summaries of the progress of water-resources studies in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Utah District, from July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986. The program in Utah during this period consisted of 22 projects, and a discussion of each project is given in the main body of the report. Short descriptions are given at the end of the report for six proposed

Seepage study of a 15.3-mile section of the central Utah canal, Pahvant Valley, Millard County, Utah

Three sets of seepage measurements were made at ten canal sites and at all turnouts along a 15.3-mile section of the Central Utah Canal during the sumner of 1986. The total loss for the 15.3-mile section averaged about 36 cubic feet per second or 2.4 cubic feet per second per mile. The nine subsections were grouped into five reaches of one or more subsections with similar losses per mile. Average
Authors
Michael Enright

Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1986

This is the twenty-third in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like the others in the series, contains information on well constructio
Authors
James L. Mason, G. J. Smith, D. Michael Roark, Patrick M. Lambert, V.L. Jensen, Dale E. Wilberg, Carole B. Burden, R. B. Garrett, D. C. Emett, Susan Duncanson, G. W. Sandberg, R. W Puchta, L. R. Herbert

Program for monitoring the chemical quality of ground water in Utah – Summary of data collected through 1984

The U.S. Geological Survey formally started a program for monitoring ground-water quality in Utah during 1957 in cooperation with the State of Utah. Most observation wells in the monitoring network are privately owned. Initially, the network consisted of fewer than 50 wells; by 1984, however, it had expanded to include more than 200 wells. Chemical analyses are available for water from some of the
Authors
Don Price, Ted Arnow

Ground-water conditions in the Kaiparowits Plateau area, Utah and Arizona, with emphasis on the Navajo Sandstone

This report presents results of investigation of ground-water conditions in the Kaiparowits Plateau area of south-central Utah and north-central Arizona (fig. 1). The area is under investigation for development of its large quantities of energy resources, primarily coal. Production and transportation of those energy resources would require attendant development of water resources. The purpose of t
Authors
Paul J. Blanchard