Publications
The following list of California Water Science Center publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists.
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Summary of records of surface waters at stations on tributaries in lower Colorado River Basin, 1888-1938 Summary of records of surface waters at stations on tributaries in lower Colorado River Basin, 1888-1938
This report presents summaries of records of discharge at gaging stations on tributaries in the Lower Colorado River Basin. The lower Colorado River Basin as used in this report is the "lower basin" defined in the Colorado River Compact, as that part of the Colorado River Basin below a point 1 mile downstream from the mouth of Paria River. Records for Paria River, also included in this...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Notable local floods of 1939: Part 1: Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder Dam Notable local floods of 1939: Part 1: Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder Dam
Although the flow of Colorado River has been controlled at Boulder Dam since February 1935, flood danger still exists in the basin below the dam. This report on the first general floods to occur below Boulder lam since the dam was closed presents facts that should prove helpful in planning protection and reservoir operation to minimize the ill effects of future floods. The floods of...
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Joseph Strong Gatewood
Summary of records of surface waters at base stations in Colorado River Basin, 1891-1938 Summary of records of surface waters at base stations in Colorado River Basin, 1891-1938
Collection by the Geological Survey of records of stream flow in the Colorado River Basin was begun in August 1889, when three gaging stations were established in Arizona, on' the Gila, Salt, and Verde Rivers. In 1894-95 the work was extended to include 15 gaging stations, on tributary streams at points in the basin where irrigation development was most intensive, and by 1910 the number...
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W.E. Dickinson
Preliminary report on water storage capacity of unconsolidated deposits beneath the Lompoc Plain, Santa Barbara County, California Preliminary report on water storage capacity of unconsolidated deposits beneath the Lompoc Plain, Santa Barbara County, California
The Lompoc Plain is the central lowland of a topographic and structural basin that forms the western and lower part of the Santa Ynes Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. It extends inland about 11 miles from the coast and is 1 mile fto about 3 miles wide.
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Joseph E. Upson
Water-power resources of Mill Creek and Deer Creek, California Water-power resources of Mill Creek and Deer Creek, California
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Floods of March 1938 in southern California Floods of March 1938 in southern California
No abstract available.
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H.C. Troxell
Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through December 31, 1937, with a supplement including additions and changes through September 30, 1938 Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through December 31, 1937, with a supplement including additions and changes through September 30, 1938
This report is a compilation of the highest known discharges at most gaging stations in the United States and at several places on boundary streams in Canada and Mexico. In the design and operation of a variety of engineering works on rivers, such as dams, spillways, bridges, dikes, and floodways, it is important to know the flood flows for which provision should be made. This report...
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Gordon R. Williams, Lawrence C. Crawford, William Stewart Eisenlohr
Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Mokelumne area, California Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Mokelumne area, California
The Mokelumne River basin of central California comprises portions of the California Trough and the Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Mountain system. The California Trough is divisible into four subsections-the Delta tidal plain, the Victor alluvial plain, tlie river flood plains and channels, and the Arroyo Seco dissected pediment. These four subsections comprise the land forms...
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A. M. Piper, H. S. Gale, H. E. Thomas, T. W. Robinson
Floods of December 1937 in northern California Floods of December 1937 in northern California
No abstract available.
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H.D. McGlashan, R.C. Briggs
Flood in La Canada Valley, California, January 1, 1934 Flood in La Canada Valley, California, January 1, 1934
No abstract available.
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H.C. Troxell, John Q. Peterson
Thermal springs in the United States Thermal springs in the United States
The earliest extensive studies of thermal springs in the United States were made by physicians. In 1831 Dr. John Bell issued a book entitled "Baths and Mineral Waters" in which he listed 21 spring localities. In the edition of his work published in 1855 the number was increased to 181. The earliest report on a geologic study of thermal springs was that of W. B, Rogers in 1840 on the...
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Norah D. Stearns, Harold T. Stearns, Gerald A. Waring
Index of analyses of natural waters in the United States, 1926 to 1931 Index of analyses of natural waters in the United States, 1926 to 1931
No abstract available.
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W. D. Collins, C. S. Howard