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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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Dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake and chemical characteristics of the salt lake brine: Summary for water years 1960, 1961, and 1964

The investigation of dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake during the water years 1960, 1961, and 1964 was conducted during conditions of streamflow that were representative of the lowest and the average recorded during the water years 1934-64. The study conducted during the 1960 and 1961 water years was limited to defining surface-water inflow at sites close to the lakeshore, as well as at
Authors
D. C. Hahl

Extension of streamflow records in Utah

This report provides long-term data on streamflow at selected short-term gaging stations in Utah. The records of streamflow at the short-term or secondary gaging stations are extended on the basis of a graphical correlation with concurrent records at long-term or primary gaging stations. The data presented consist of records of runoff at the short-term stations summarized on a monthly and yearly b
Authors
J.K. Reid, L.E. Carroon, G. E. Pyper

An appraisal of the quality of surface water in the Sevier Lake basin, Utah, 1964

The Sevier and Beaver River systems are the two major river systems in the Sevier Lake basin in Utah. This report contains an analysis of reconnaissance data collected during the 1964 water year regarding the quality of water in these rivers and their tributaries. The purpose of the reconnaissance was to obtain needed water-quality information for the basin. Corollary purposes were to (1) determin
Authors
D. C. Hahl, J. C. Mundorff

Hydrologic reconnaissance of Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah

This report is the second in a series by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, which describes the water resources of the western basins of Utah. Its purpose is to present available hydrologic data on Skull Valley, to provide an evaluation of the potential water-resource development of the valley, and to identify needed s
Authors
James W. Hood, K.M. Waddell

Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1967

This report is the fourth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series are prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources and are designed to provide data to enable interested parties such as legislators, administrators, and planners to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report,
Authors
C.H. Baker, Don Price, R.G. Butler, R. W. Mower, L. R. Herbert, R.M. Cordova, E.L. Bolke, L.J. Bjorklund, G.B. Jr. Robinson, G. W. Sandberg

The effect of pumping large-discharge wells on the ground-water reservoir in southern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah

An extensive aquifer test in southern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah, was made during January-March 1967 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer. The purpose of the test was to obtain data about the hydraulic characteristics of the aquifer in the valley and to determine whether pumping large-diameter wells decreased artesian pressures and resulting flow from the n
Authors
R.M. Cordova, R. W. Mower

Reconnaissance of the chemical quality of water in western Utah, Part I: Sink Valley area, drainage basins of Skull, Rush, and Government Creek Valleys, and the Dugway Valley-Old River Bed area

This report presents data collected during the first part of an investigation that was started in 1963 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey. The investigation has the purpose of providing information about the chemical quality of water in western Utah that will help interested parties to evaluate the suitability of the water for various use
Authors
K.M. Waddell

Ground-water resources of northern Juab Valley, Utah

This report gives the results of an investigation of the ground-water resources of northern Juab Valley, Utah, that was carried out between June 1964 and July 1966, by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer. The study was made in order to provide water users, administrators, and other interested parties with information on the character and extent of the water-bear
Authors
L.J. Bjorklund

Ground-water conditions in Cedar Valley, Utah County, Utah

This study of the ground-water conditions in Cedar Valley, Utah, was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer during the period July 1965-July 1966. The purposes of the study were to estimate the recharge to and the yield of the ground-water reservoir and to determine the direction of ground-water movement through Cedar Valley.
Authors
R.D. Feltis

Hydrologic and climatologic data, 1966, Salt Lake County, Utah

An investigation of the water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah, was undertaken by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in July 1963. This investigation is a cooperative project financed equally by the State of Utah and the Federal Government in accordance with an agreement between the State Engineer and the Geological Survey. The Utah Water and Power Board, Utah Fish and G
Authors
A. G. Hely, Reed W. Mower, C. A. Horr