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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Thermal and mineral waters of nonmeteoric origin, California Coast Ranges Thermal and mineral waters of nonmeteoric origin, California Coast Ranges
Recent isotope studies show that the waters involved in a variety of geologic processes are dominantly the local meteoric water of each area. In most active geothermal systems, the D/H ratio of the hot water is nearly identical with the local cold meteoric water, but the O18/O16 ratio has been shifted to a more positive value because of subsurface exchange with rocks. The numerous...
Authors
Donald E. White, Ivan Barnes, James R. O’Neil
Water quality of the Lake Siskiyou area and a reach of Upper Sacramento River below Box Canyon Dam, California, May 1970 through September 1971 Water quality of the Lake Siskiyou area and a reach of Upper Sacramento River below Box Canyon Dam, California, May 1970 through September 1971
No abstract available.
Authors
Alex E. Dong, Robert L. Tobin
Ground-water conditions in the Redwood City area, California, with particular reference to water supply for the Pacific Portland Cement Company Ground-water conditions in the Redwood City area, California, with particular reference to water supply for the Pacific Portland Cement Company
No abstract available.
Authors
J. F. Poland, A. A. Garrett
The linear decision rule in reservoir management and design: 1, Development of the stochastic model The linear decision rule in reservoir management and design: 1, Development of the stochastic model
With the aid of a linear decision rule, reservoir management and design problems often can be formulated as easily solved linear programing problems. The linear decision rule specifies the release during any period of reservoir operation as the difference between the storage at the beginning of the period and a decision parameter for the period. The decision parameters for the entire...
Authors
Charles Revelle, Erhard Joeres, William H. Kirby
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
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
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