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Dina K. Saleh

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Dina Saleh - California Water Science Center

My work at the USGS focuses on examining spatial and temporal trends in concentrations of nutrients and other contaminants in surface water. I apply process-based hydrological models to identify and evaluate the source, transport, and fate of nutrients in natural flowing water systems. I have coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications related to water quality assessments in local California watersheds and international studies as part of the USGS international program.

Professional Experience

  • Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 6000 J Street, Sacramento CA, 1993 to present

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. degree in Geology/Hydrology from California State University, Sacramento (2006)

  • B.S. degree in Geology/Paleontology from the University of Baghdad, Iraq (1992)

Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 14

Concentrations, loads, and associated trends of nutrients entering the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California

Statistical modeling of water-quality data collected at the Sacramento River at Freeport and San Joaquin River near Vernalis, California, USA, was used to examine trends in concentrations and loads of various forms of dissolved and particulate nitrogen and phosphorus that entered the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) from upstream sources between 1970 and 2019. Ammonium concentrations and
Authors
Dina Saleh, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Sources and transport of phosphorus to rivers in California and adjacent states, U.S., as determined by SPARROW modeling

The SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regression on Watershed attributes) model was used to simulate annual phosphorus loads and concentrations in unmonitored stream reaches in California, U.S., and portions of Nevada and Oregon. The model was calibrated using de-trended streamflow and phosphorus concentration data at 80 locations. The model explained 91% of the variability in loads and 51% of the var
Authors
Joseph L. Domagalski, Dina Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

SPARROW modeling of nitrogen sources and transport in rivers and streams of California and adjacent states, U.S.

The SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) model was used to evaluate the spatial distribution of total nitrogen (TN) sources, loads, watershed yields, and factors affecting transport and decay in the stream network of California and portions of adjacent states for the year 2002. The two major TN sources to local catchments on a mass basis were fertilizers and manure (5
Authors
Dina Saleh, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Compilation of hydrologic data for White Sands pupfish habitat and nonhabitat areas, northern Tularosa Basin, White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1911-2008

The White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa), listed as threatened by the State of New Mexico and as a Federal species of concern, is endemic to the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. Because water quality can affect pupfish and the environmental conditions of their habitat, a comprehensive compilation of hydrologic data for pupfish habitat and nonhabitat areas in the northern Tularosa Basin was underta
Authors
C.A. Naus, R. G. Myers, D.K. Saleh, N. C. Myers
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Trends in pesticide concentrations in streams of the western United States, 1993-2005

Trends in pesticide concentrations for 15 streams in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were determined for the organophosphate insecticides chlorpyrifos and diazinon and the herbicides atrazine, s‐ethyl diproplythiocarbamate (EPTC), metolachlor, simazine, and trifluralin. A parametric regression model was used to account for flow, seasonality, and antecedent hydrologic conditions and there
Authors
Henry M. Johnson, Joseph L. Domagalski, Dina Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oregon Water Science Center, California Water Science Center

Comparison of Two Parametric Methods to Estimate Pesticide Mass Loads in California's Central Valley

Mass loadings were calculated for four pesticides in two watersheds with different land uses in the Central Valley, California, by using two parametric models: (1) the Seasonal Wave model (SeaWave), in which a pulse signal is used to describe the annual cycle of pesticide occurrence in a stream, and (2) the Sine Wave model, in which first-order Fourier series sine and cosine terms are used to simu
Authors
D.K. Saleh, D. L. Lorenz, Joseph L. Domagalski

Comparison of two parametric methods to estimate pesticide mass loads in California's Central Valley

Mass loadings were calculated for four pesticides in two watersheds with different land uses in the Central Valley, California, by using two parametric models: (1) the Seasonal Wave model (SeaWave), in which a pulse signal is used to describe the annual cycle of pesticide occurrence in a stream, and (2) the Sine Wave model, in which first-order Fourier series sine and cosine terms are used to simu
Authors
Dina K. Saleh, David L. Lorenz, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Stream gage descriptions and streamflow statistics for sites in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins, Iraq

Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all long-term streamflow-gaging stations in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins in Iraq are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) a station description, (2) a graph showing annual mean discharge for the period of record, (3) a table of extremes and statistics for monthly and annual mean discharge,
Authors
Dina K. Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Simulate Runoff in Mustang Creek Basin, California

This study is an evaluation of the calibration and validation of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) version 2005 watershed model for the Mustang Creek Basin, San Joaquin Valley, California. The study is part of a national study on the process of agricultural chemical movement through the hydrologic system, which is being done by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Asses
Authors
Dina K. Saleh, Charles R. Kratzer, Colleen H. Green, David G. Evans
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Assessment of hydrologic and water quality data collected in Abbotts Lagoon watershed, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, during water years 1999 and 2000

Abbotts Lagoon is part of Point Reyes National Seashore, located about 40 miles northwest of San Francisco and about 20 miles south of Bodega Bay. Water-quality samples were collected quarterly during water year 1999 at a site in each of three connected lagoons that make up Abbotts Lagoon and at a site in its most significant tributary. The quarterly samples were analyzed for major ions, nutrients
Authors
Charles R. Kratzer, Dina K. Saleh, Celia Zamora

Selenium and sediment loads in storm runoff in Panoche Creek, California, February 1998

Five to nine samples were collected per storm throughout the hydrograph of four storms in February 1998 from Panoche Creek at Interstate 5, California. The rainfall total of 10.40 inches for the month was greater than any other month during 1957 to 2000, and peak streamflows on February 3 and 7 exceeded the previous peak streamflow of record. Concentrations of suspended sediment, which were highly
Authors
Charles R. Kratzer, Dina K. Saleh, Celia Zamora

Occurrence and Transport of Diazinon in the Sacramento River and Selected Tributaries, California, during Two Winter Storms, January?February 2001

Diazinon, an organophosphate insecticide, is applied as an orchard dormant spray in the Sacramento Valley during the winter months when the area receives most of its annual rainfall. During winter rainstorms that frequently follow dormant spray applications, some of the applied pesticide is transported in storm runoff to the Sacramento River and its tributaries. Diazinon is also used to control in
Authors
Peter D. Dileanis, David L. Brown, Donna L. Knifong, Dina Saleh
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map of Indian Wells Valley displaying subbasin boundaries and shaded by recharge in mm/year

Using the Basin Characterization Model (BCM) to Estimate Natural Recharge in Indian Wells Valley, California

Located in the northern Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley has an arid environment, receiving only 4-6 inches of precipitation annually. Like most desert areas, Indian Wells Valley communities rely mostly on groundwater for their available groundwater supply. Increases in urban and agricultural development have resulted in increased groundwater pumpage for public and agricultural use, causing...
By
California Water Science Center
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Using the Basin Characterization Model (BCM) to Estimate Natural Recharge in Indian Wells Valley, California

Located in the northern Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley has an arid environment, receiving only 4-6 inches of precipitation annually. Like most desert areas, Indian Wells Valley communities rely mostly on groundwater for their available groundwater supply. Increases in urban and agricultural development have resulted in increased groundwater pumpage for public and agricultural use, causing...
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Measures of the vulnerability of runoff to drought during 2015 in the western United States

Measures used to assess the vulnerability of streamflow in 326 river basins to the 2015 drought in the western United States.
By
Washington Water Science Center, Drought

Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 14

Concentrations, loads, and associated trends of nutrients entering the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California

Statistical modeling of water-quality data collected at the Sacramento River at Freeport and San Joaquin River near Vernalis, California, USA, was used to examine trends in concentrations and loads of various forms of dissolved and particulate nitrogen and phosphorus that entered the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) from upstream sources between 1970 and 2019. Ammonium concentrations and
Authors
Dina Saleh, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Sources and transport of phosphorus to rivers in California and adjacent states, U.S., as determined by SPARROW modeling

The SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regression on Watershed attributes) model was used to simulate annual phosphorus loads and concentrations in unmonitored stream reaches in California, U.S., and portions of Nevada and Oregon. The model was calibrated using de-trended streamflow and phosphorus concentration data at 80 locations. The model explained 91% of the variability in loads and 51% of the var
Authors
Joseph L. Domagalski, Dina Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

SPARROW modeling of nitrogen sources and transport in rivers and streams of California and adjacent states, U.S.

The SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) model was used to evaluate the spatial distribution of total nitrogen (TN) sources, loads, watershed yields, and factors affecting transport and decay in the stream network of California and portions of adjacent states for the year 2002. The two major TN sources to local catchments on a mass basis were fertilizers and manure (5
Authors
Dina Saleh, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Compilation of hydrologic data for White Sands pupfish habitat and nonhabitat areas, northern Tularosa Basin, White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1911-2008

The White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa), listed as threatened by the State of New Mexico and as a Federal species of concern, is endemic to the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. Because water quality can affect pupfish and the environmental conditions of their habitat, a comprehensive compilation of hydrologic data for pupfish habitat and nonhabitat areas in the northern Tularosa Basin was underta
Authors
C.A. Naus, R. G. Myers, D.K. Saleh, N. C. Myers
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Trends in pesticide concentrations in streams of the western United States, 1993-2005

Trends in pesticide concentrations for 15 streams in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were determined for the organophosphate insecticides chlorpyrifos and diazinon and the herbicides atrazine, s‐ethyl diproplythiocarbamate (EPTC), metolachlor, simazine, and trifluralin. A parametric regression model was used to account for flow, seasonality, and antecedent hydrologic conditions and there
Authors
Henry M. Johnson, Joseph L. Domagalski, Dina Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oregon Water Science Center, California Water Science Center

Comparison of Two Parametric Methods to Estimate Pesticide Mass Loads in California's Central Valley

Mass loadings were calculated for four pesticides in two watersheds with different land uses in the Central Valley, California, by using two parametric models: (1) the Seasonal Wave model (SeaWave), in which a pulse signal is used to describe the annual cycle of pesticide occurrence in a stream, and (2) the Sine Wave model, in which first-order Fourier series sine and cosine terms are used to simu
Authors
D.K. Saleh, D. L. Lorenz, Joseph L. Domagalski

Comparison of two parametric methods to estimate pesticide mass loads in California's Central Valley

Mass loadings were calculated for four pesticides in two watersheds with different land uses in the Central Valley, California, by using two parametric models: (1) the Seasonal Wave model (SeaWave), in which a pulse signal is used to describe the annual cycle of pesticide occurrence in a stream, and (2) the Sine Wave model, in which first-order Fourier series sine and cosine terms are used to simu
Authors
Dina K. Saleh, David L. Lorenz, Joseph L. Domagalski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Stream gage descriptions and streamflow statistics for sites in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins, Iraq

Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all long-term streamflow-gaging stations in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins in Iraq are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) a station description, (2) a graph showing annual mean discharge for the period of record, (3) a table of extremes and statistics for monthly and annual mean discharge,
Authors
Dina K. Saleh
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Simulate Runoff in Mustang Creek Basin, California

This study is an evaluation of the calibration and validation of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) version 2005 watershed model for the Mustang Creek Basin, San Joaquin Valley, California. The study is part of a national study on the process of agricultural chemical movement through the hydrologic system, which is being done by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Asses
Authors
Dina K. Saleh, Charles R. Kratzer, Colleen H. Green, David G. Evans
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

Assessment of hydrologic and water quality data collected in Abbotts Lagoon watershed, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, during water years 1999 and 2000

Abbotts Lagoon is part of Point Reyes National Seashore, located about 40 miles northwest of San Francisco and about 20 miles south of Bodega Bay. Water-quality samples were collected quarterly during water year 1999 at a site in each of three connected lagoons that make up Abbotts Lagoon and at a site in its most significant tributary. The quarterly samples were analyzed for major ions, nutrients
Authors
Charles R. Kratzer, Dina K. Saleh, Celia Zamora

Selenium and sediment loads in storm runoff in Panoche Creek, California, February 1998

Five to nine samples were collected per storm throughout the hydrograph of four storms in February 1998 from Panoche Creek at Interstate 5, California. The rainfall total of 10.40 inches for the month was greater than any other month during 1957 to 2000, and peak streamflows on February 3 and 7 exceeded the previous peak streamflow of record. Concentrations of suspended sediment, which were highly
Authors
Charles R. Kratzer, Dina K. Saleh, Celia Zamora

Occurrence and Transport of Diazinon in the Sacramento River and Selected Tributaries, California, during Two Winter Storms, January?February 2001

Diazinon, an organophosphate insecticide, is applied as an orchard dormant spray in the Sacramento Valley during the winter months when the area receives most of its annual rainfall. During winter rainstorms that frequently follow dormant spray applications, some of the applied pesticide is transported in storm runoff to the Sacramento River and its tributaries. Diazinon is also used to control in
Authors
Peter D. Dileanis, David L. Brown, Donna L. Knifong, Dina Saleh
link
map of Indian Wells Valley displaying subbasin boundaries and shaded by recharge in mm/year

Using the Basin Characterization Model (BCM) to Estimate Natural Recharge in Indian Wells Valley, California

Located in the northern Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley has an arid environment, receiving only 4-6 inches of precipitation annually. Like most desert areas, Indian Wells Valley communities rely mostly on groundwater for their available groundwater supply. Increases in urban and agricultural development have resulted in increased groundwater pumpage for public and agricultural use, causing...
By
California Water Science Center
link

Using the Basin Characterization Model (BCM) to Estimate Natural Recharge in Indian Wells Valley, California

Located in the northern Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley has an arid environment, receiving only 4-6 inches of precipitation annually. Like most desert areas, Indian Wells Valley communities rely mostly on groundwater for their available groundwater supply. Increases in urban and agricultural development have resulted in increased groundwater pumpage for public and agricultural use, causing...
Learn More

Measures of the vulnerability of runoff to drought during 2015 in the western United States

Measures used to assess the vulnerability of streamflow in 326 river basins to the 2015 drought in the western United States.
By
Washington Water Science Center, Drought
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