Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Comparison of downhole and surface sampling for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water
The relative precision and accuracy of sampling and analysis methods for the determination of trace concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water were compared. Samples were collected from a well containing nanogram‐per‐liter (ng/L) to microgram‐per‐liter (μg/L) levels of VOCs. A Keck helical rotor submersible pump was used to collect samples at the surface for analysis by pu
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M. E. Rosen, James F. Pankow, Jacob Gibs, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta
Implications of morphological variation among populations of California roach Lavinia symmetricus (Cyprinidae) for conservation policy
The California roach Lavinia symmetricus is a small cyprinid native to Central California. Populations of roach are presently isolated from one another due to degradation of stream habitats between them. We examined eight populations, each from a tributary system of the San Joaquin River, to determine if morphological differences existed among them. These tributaries are now isolated from one anot
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Larry R. Brown, Peter B. Moyle, William A. Bennett, Brian D. Quelvog
Monitoring radionuclide and suspended-sediment transport in the Little Colorado River basin, Arizona and New Mexico, USA
From July 1988 through September 1991, radionuclide and suspended-sediment transport were monitored in ephemeral streams in the semiarid Little Colorado River basin of Arizona and New Mexico, USA, where in-stream gross-alpha plus gross-beta activities have exceeded Arizona's Maximum Allowable Limit through releases from natural weathering processes and from uranium-mining operations in the Church
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John R. Gray, Gregory G. Fisk
The dynamic relationship between ground water and the Columbia River: using deuterium and oxygen-18 as tracers
Deuterium and oxygen-18 were used as natural tracers to investigate the hydraulic relationship between the Columbia River and the Blue Lake gravel aquifer near Portland, Oregon. A time series of stable-isotope data collected from surface and ground waters during a March 1990 aquifer test confirms that the river and aquifer are hydraulically connected. Calculations based on simple mixing show that
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K. A. McCarthy, W. D. McFarland, J.M. Wilkinson, L. D. White
Uptake of environmental contaminants by small mammals in pickleweed habitats at San Francisco Bay, California
Small mammals were live-trapped in pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) habitats near San Francisco Bay, California in order to measure the uptake of several contaminants and to evaluate the potential effects of these contaminants on the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris). Tissues of house mice (Mus musculus), deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), and California voles (Mi
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D. R. Clark, K.S. Foerster, C. M. Marn, R. L. Hothem
Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1992
This is the twenty-ninth 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
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D.M. Batty, L. R. Herbert, J.D. Sory, Karen M. Hanson, James P. Eads, G. J. Smith, M.R. Danner, M.M. Drumiler, R. B. Garrett, S.J. Gerner, B.A. Slaugh, R.L. Swenson, J.H. Howells, H.K. Christiansen, B.K. Thomas
Toxicity of agricultural subsurface drainwater from the San Joaquin Valley, California to juvenile chinook salmon and striped bass
Juvenile chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (40-50 mm total length, TL) and striped bass Morone saxatilis (30-40 mm TL) were exposed to serial dilutions (100, 50, 25, and 12.5%) of agricultural subsurface drainwater (WWD), reconstituted drainwater (RWWD), and reconstituted seawater (IO). Agricultural subsurface drainwater contained naturally elevated concentrations of major ions (such as sodi
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Michael K. Saiki, Mark R. Jennings, Raymond H. Wiedmeyer
Seepage study of the Bear River including Cutler Reservoir in Cache Valley, Utah and Idaho
A study was made during 1990 on selected reaches of the Bear River including Cutler Reservoir in Cache Valley, Utah and Idaho, to detem1ine gains or losses of flow from seepage in those reaches. The study showed a net gain of 23.5 cubic feet per second in the Riverdale, Idaho, to Smithfield, Utah, section of the Bear River. The upstream reach of this section of the river had a gain of 13.7 cubic f
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L. R. Herbert, B.K. Thomas
Seepage study of the Timpanogos, Wasatch, Sagebrush and Spring Creek, Upper Charleston, and Lower Charleston Canals, Wasatch County, Utah.
A seepage study was made during 1989 on selected reaches of the Timpanogos, Wasatch, Sagebrush and Spring Creek, Upper Charleston, and Lower Charleston Canals in Wasatch County, Utah, to determine gains or losses in discharge. Fluctuations in discharge were adjusted using information from water-stage recorders operated at selected locations during each set· of measurements. The investigation showe
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L. R. Herbert, Carole B. Burden, B.K. Thomas
1993 Fiscal Year Water Resources Division Information Guide
This Guide briefly describes the Water Resources Division's mission, program, and organizational structure, and where and how to obtain specific types of hydrologic information. The Guide also contains a listing of addresses, telephone numbers, and office hours for Headquarters, Regional, District, and State offices. For some offices, two addresses are given: the mailing address of the office to w
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Water Resources Data, New Jersey, Water Year 1991. Volume 2. Ground-Water Data
Water Resources data for the 1991 water year for New Jersey consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. Volume 2 contains records of ground-water levels from 241 wells and water-quality analyses of ground water from 158 wells. These data represent that part of
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W.R. Bauersfeld, W.D. Jones, E.A. Pustay
Water Resources Data, New Jersey, Water Year 1991, Volume 1. Surface-Water Data
Water resources data for the 1991 water year for New Jersey consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This volume of the report contains discharge records for 95 gaging stations; tide summaries for 4 stations; stage and contents for 33 lakes and reservoirs; w
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W.R. Bauersfeld, E.W. Moshinsky, E.A. Pustay