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An inventory of published and unpublished fluvial-sediment data for California, 1956-70

January 1, 1972

This inventory was prepared to provide a convenient reference to
published and unpublished fluvial-sediment data for water years 1956-70,
and updates substantially previous inventories. Sediment stations are
listed in downstream order, and an alphabetical list of stations is also
included. Figure 1 shows the approximate location of sediment stations
in California. Most of the fluvial-sediment data in California were
collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, under cooperative agreements
with the following Federal, State, and local agencies:
California Department of Water Resources,
California Department of Navigation and Ocean Development,
California Department of Fish and Game,
Bolinas Harbor District,
Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,
Orange County Flood Control District,
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,
San Diego County Department of Sanitation and Flood Control,
San Luis Obispo County,
San Mateo County,
Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water District,
Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,
Santa Cruz, city of,
University of California,
Ventura County Flood Control District,
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army,
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
This report was prepared by the Geological Survey under the general
supervision of R. Stanley Lord, district chief in charge of water-resources
investigations in California.

Publication Year 1972
Title An inventory of published and unpublished fluvial-sediment data for California, 1956-70
DOI 10.3133/ofr72300
Authors George Porterfield
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 72-300
Index ID ofr72300
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse