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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Major herbicides in ground water: Results from the National Water-Quality Assessment
To improve understanding of the factors affecting pesticide occurrence in ground water, patterns of detection were examined for selected herbicides, based primarily on results from the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The NAWQA data were derived from 2227 sites (wells and springs) sampled in 20 major hydrologic basins across the USA from 1993 to 1995. Results are presented for si
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J.E. Barbash, G.P. Thelin, D.W. Kolpin, R. J. Gilliom
Survey of fishes and environmental conditions in Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of fishery resources in Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore. During February/March, May, August, and November 1999, fish were sampled with floating variable-mesh gill nets and small minnow traps from as many as 14 sites in the lagoon. Water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, total ammonia(NH3 + NH4+), salinity, turbidity, water dept
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M. K. Saiki, B.A. Martin
InSAR analysis of natural recharge to define structure of a ground-water basin, San Bernardino, California
Using interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) analysis of ERS-1 and ERS-2 images, we detect several centimeters of uplift during the first half of 1993 in two areas of the San Bernardino ground-water basin of southern California. This uplift correlates with unusually high runoff from the surrounding mountains and increased ground-water levels in nearby wells. The deformation of the land s
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Z. Lu, W.R. Danskin
Creation of residual flows in a partially stratified estuary
The creation of residual flows in estuaries is examined using acoustic Doppler current profiler data sets from northern San Francisco Bay. The data sets are analyzed using principal component analysis to examine the temporal variability of the flows which create the residual circulation. It is seen that in this periodically and partially stratified estuary the residual flows are created through a
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M.T. Stacey, J.R. Burau, Stephen G. Monismith
Gut contents of juvenile chinook salmon from the upper sacramento river, California during spring 1998
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B.A. Martin, M. K. Saiki
Analysis of streambed temperatures in ephemeral channels to determine streamflow frequency and duration
Spatial and temporal patterns in streamflow are rarely monitored for ephemeral streams. Flashy, erosive streamflows common in ephemeral channels create a series of operational and maintenance problems, which makes it impractical to deploy a series of gaging stations along ephemeral channels. Streambed temperature is a robust and inexpensive parameter to monitor remotely, leading to the possibility
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James E. Constantz, David A. Stonestrom, Amy E. Stewart, Richard G. Niswonger, Tyson R. Smith
Microbiological quality of Puget Sound Basin streams and identification of contaminant sources
Fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, and somatic coliphages were detected in samples from 31 sites on streams draining urban and agricultural regions of the Puget Sound Basin Lowlands. Densities of bacteria in 48 and 71 percent of the samples exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's freshwater recreation criteria for Escherichia coli and enterococci, respectively, and 81 percent
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S. S. Embrey
Identifying unprotected and potentially at risk plant communities in the western USA
We analyzed the conservation status of 73 vegetation cover types distributed across a 1.76 million km2 region in 10 states of the western USA. We found that 25 vegetation cover types had at least 10% of their area in nature reserves. These were generally plant communities located at higher elevations and thus more commonly associated with national parks and wilderness areas. All but three of the r
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R. G. Wright, J. M. Scott, S. Mann, M. Murray
Eddy covariance measurement of CO2 flux to the atmosphere from a area of high volcanogenic emissions, Mammoth Mountain, California
Three pilot studies were performed to assess application of the eddy covariance micrometeorological method in the measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2) flux of volcanic origin. The selected study area is one of high diffuse CO2 emission on Mammoth Mountain, CA. Because terrain and source characteristics make this a complex setting for this type of measurement, added consideration was given to source
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Dean E. Anderson, Christopher D. Farrar
Tectonic contraction across Los Angeles after removal of groundwater pumping effects
After the 1987 Whittier Narrows and 1994 Northridge earthquakes revealed that blind thrust faults represent a significant threat to metropolitan Los Angeles, a network of 250 continuously recording global positioning system (GPS) stations was deployed to monitor displacements associated with deep slip on both blind and surface faults. Here we augment this GPS data with interferometric synthetic ap
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Gerald W. Bawden, Wayne R. Thatcher, Ross S. Stein, Kenneth W. Hudnut, G. Peltzer
Dynamics of carbon dioxide emission at Mammoth Mountain, California
Mammoth Mountain, a dormant volcano in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California, has been passively degassing large quantities of cold magmatic CO2 since 1990 following a 6-month-long earthquake swarm associated with a shallow magmatic intrussion in 1989. A search for any link between gas discharge and volcanic hazard at this popular recreation area led us to initiate a detailed study of the degassin
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J.D. Rogie, Derrill M. Kerrick, M. L. Sorey, G. Chiodini, D. L. Galloway
U.S. Geological Survey programs and investigations related to soil and water conservation
The U.S. Geological Survey has a rich tradition of collecting hydrologic data, especially for fluxes of water and suspended sediment, that provide a foundation for studies of soil and water conservation. Applied and basic research has included investigations of the effects of land use on rangelands, croplands, and forests; hazards mapping; derivation of flood and drought frequency, and other stati
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W. R. Osterkamp, J. R. Gray