Publications
The following list of California Water Science Center publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists.
Filter Total Items: 1811
The geohydrology of Pinnacles National Monument, California The geohydrology of Pinnacles National Monument, California
Water supplies for Pinnacles National Monument are obtained from a collection gallery in alluvium and from a flowing well which obtains water from fractured breccia and tuff near a fault. Rocks other than alluvium, in all but the northern fourth of the monument, are dense igneous or metamorphic types that, unless fractured, have little potential for development of ground water. However...
Authors
J. P. Akers
Geohydrologic reconnaissance of the Soquel-Aptos area, Santa Cruz County, California Geohydrologic reconnaissance of the Soquel-Aptos area, Santa Cruz County, California
This report summarizes existing knowledge on the geohydrology of the Soquel-Aptos area, near, and including the eastern part, of Santa Cruz, California, and outlines work necessary for making a complete appraisal of the water resources of the area. The area is underlain mostly by marine and continental sedimentary deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age. A small section in the...
Authors
J. P. Akers, J.J. Hickey
Mathematical models of catchment behavior Mathematical models of catchment behavior
After an examination of trends in the modeling of hydrologic systems, a review of some recent studies is given. The authors' preliminary studies on the feasibility and efficiency of the automatic evaluation of catchment model parameters by use of a digital computer are described and some results presented.
Authors
David R. Dawdy, Terence O’Donnell
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...
Authors
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...
Authors
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...
Authors
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.
Authors
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.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Floods of March 1938 in southern California Floods of March 1938 in southern California
No abstract available.
Authors
H.C. Troxell