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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Water use data for public water suppliers and self supplied industry in Utah: 1988, 1989
This report is a summary of data collected under the Utah Water Use Program, a cooperative program between the Utah Division of Water Rights and the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Geology-based method of assessing sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland
The report describes the results of a study to assess the sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland using a geology-based method. Water samples were collected from streams in July and August 1988 when streams were at base-flow conditions. Eighteen water samples collected from streams in Charles County, and 17 water samples from streams in Anne Arund
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Karen C. Rice, Owen P. Bricker
Hydrology of Heber and Round Valleys, Wasatch County, Utah, with emphasis on simulation of ground-water flow in Heber Valley
An investigation of the hydrologic system in Heber and Round Valleys was conducted to improve understanding of the surface-water and ground-water hydrology and the effects caused by changes in recharge. Ground water is present in consolidated rocks and in unconsolidated valley-fill deposits, but the principal ground-water reservoir is in the unconsolidated valley-fill deposits.Recharge to the unc
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D. Michael Roark, Walter F. Holmes, Heidi K. Shlosar
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Sevier Lake area, west-central Utah
The hydrologic system of the Sevier Lake area, at the terminus of the Sevier Lake drainage basin in west-central Utah, was studied during 1987-88 to determine baseline hydrologic conditions prior to anticipated development. Sevier Lake was reestablished during 1983-87 on the normally dry playa as a result of record volumes of surface-water runoff, but the lake was receding during the study. In J
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Dale E. Wilberg
Ground-water resources and simulated effects of withdrawals in the Bountiful area, Utah
Ground-water resources in the Bountiful area, Utah, were studied to document changes in ground-water conditions and to simulate the effects of increased ground-water withdrawals and changes in recharge. The aquifer system is in basin-fill deposits and is primarily a confined system with unconfined parts along the mountain front.Recharge to the aquifer system was estimated to range from about 22,00
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David W. Clark
Ground-water resources of the south metropolitan Atlanta region, Georgia
Ground-water resources of the nine county south metropolitan Atlanta region were evaluated in response to an increased demand for water supplies and concern that existing surface water supplies may not be able to meet future supply demands. Previous investigations have suggested that crystalline rock in the study area has low permeability and can not sustain well yields suitable for public supply.
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John S. Clarke, Michael F. Peck
Selenium mobility and distribution in irrigated and nonirrigated alluvial soils
Dissolution and leaching of soil salts by irrigation water is a primary source of Se to shallow groundwater in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. In this study, the mobility and distribution of selenite and selenate in soils with different irrigation and drainage histories was evaluated using sorption experiments and an advection-dispersion model. The sorption studies showed that selenate
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John L. Fio, Roger Fujii, S. J. Deverel
Water Resources Data, New Jersey, Water Year 1990. Volume 2. Ground-Water Data
Water Resources data for the 1990 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 ground water levels for 218 observation wells and water-quality data for 176 wells. These data represent that part of the
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W.R. Bauersfeld, W.D. Jones, E.A. Pustay
Low-flow sediment transport in the Colorado River
In support of beach-stability research, bedload and suspended sediment were measured during a steady flow of 5,880 ft3/s and receding flows from 12,100 to 5,660 ft3/s in the Colorado River above National Canyon, near Supai, Arizona, October 7-12, 1989. During steady flows, 75 percent of the mean total-sediment discharge of 128 t/d was in suspension and about half the total-sediement load was finer
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John R. Gray, Robert H. Webb, David W. Hyndman
Groundwater flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California: 2. Quantitative hydrologic assessment
Groundwater flow modeling was used to quantitatively assess the hydrologic processes affecting ground water and solute movement to drain laterals. Modeling results were used to calculate the depth distribution of groundwater flowing into drain laterals at 1.8 m (drain lateral 1) and 2.7 m (drain lateral 2) below land surface. The simulations indicated that under nonirrigated conditions about 89% o
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John L. Fio, S. J. Deverel
Groundwater flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California: 1. Geochemical assessment
A study was undertaken to quantitatively evaluate the hydrologic processes affecting the chemical and isotopic composition of drain lateral water in a drained agricultural field in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. The results elucidate the process of mixing of deep and shallow groundwater (below and within 6 m from land surface) entering the drain laterals. The deep groundwater was subj
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S. J. Deverel, John L. Fio
Mammal mortality at Arizona, California, and Nevada gold mines using cyanide extraction
Five-hundred nineteen mammals were reported dead at cyanide-extraction gold mines in Arizona [USA], California, and Nevada from 1984 through 1989. Most numerous were rodents (34.9%) and bats (33.7%); 'bat' was the most often reported category among 24 species or species groups. There are an estimated 160 cyanide-extraction gold mines in these three states, and the number is increasing. Ten mammal
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D. R. Clark, R. L. Hothem