Publications
The majority of publications in this section address water resources in Utah or in bordering states. Some of the publications are included because one or more of the authors work at the Utah Water Science Center but have provided expertise to studies in other geographic areas.
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Ground-water hydrology of Pahvant Valley and adjacent areas, Utah Ground-water hydrology of Pahvant Valley and adjacent areas, Utah
The primary ground-water reservoir in Pahvant Valley and adjacent areas is in the unconsolidated basin fill and interbedded basalt. Recharge in 1959 was estimated to be about 70,000 acre-feet per year and was mostly by seepage from streams, canals, and unconsumed irrigation water and by infiltration of precipitation. Discharge in 1959 was estimated to be about 109,000 acre-feet and was...
Ground-water conditions in the Grand County area, Utah, with emphasis on the Mill Creek-Spanish Valley area Ground-water conditions in the Grand County area, Utah, with emphasis on the Mill Creek-Spanish Valley area
The Grand County area includes all of Grand County, the Mill Creek and Pack Creek drainages in San Juan County, and the area between the Colorado and Green Rivers in San Juan County. The Grand County area includes about 3,980 square miles, and the Mill Creek-Spanish Valley area includes about 44 square miles. The three principal consolidated-rock aquifers in the Grand County area are the...
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Paul J. Blanchard
National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use
Water use in the United States, as measured by freshwater withdrawals in 1985, averaged 338,000 Mgal/d (million gallons per day), which is enough water to cover the 48 conterminous States to a depth of about 2.4 inches. Only 92,300 Mgal/d, or 27.3 percent of the water withdrawn, was consumptive use and thus lost to immediate further use; the remainder of the withdrawals (72.7 percent)...
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Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Central Plains Water Science Center
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Characterization of the Bonneville region, Utah and Nevada Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Characterization of the Bonneville region, Utah and Nevada
The Bonneville region of the Basin and Range province in westcentral Utah and adjacent Nevada includes several basins lying south of the Great Salt Lake Desert. Physiographically, the region consists of linear, north-trending mountain ranges separated by valleys, many of which are closed basins underlain by thick sequences of fill. Surface drainage of open basins and ground-water flow is...
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Evaluation of the regions Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Evaluation of the regions
Six regions in the Basin and Range province, ranging in size from 21,600 to 80,000 square kilometers, were evaluated to identify prospective hydrogeologic environments for isolation of high-level radioactive waste. Prospective hydrogeologic environments were evaluated on the basis of the surface distribution of potential host rocks, late Cenozoic tectonic activity, hydrogeologic...
Authors
M. S. Bedinger, K. A. Sargent, W. H. Langer
Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989
This report contains summaries of the progress of water-resources studies in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Utah District, from October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989. The program in Utah during this period consisted of 21 projects; a discussion of each project is given in the main body of the report. The following sections outline the basic mission and...
Water use data for public water suppliers and self supplied industry in Utah: 1986, 1987 Water use data for public water suppliers and self supplied industry in Utah: 1986, 1987
This is the seventh in a continuing series of reports presenting water use data for Utah. The report is a summary of data collected under the Utah Water Use program, a cooperative program between the Utah Division of Water Rights and the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Seepage study of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals, Sevier County, Utah Seepage study of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals, Sevier County, Utah
A seepage investigation was made in 1987 on selected reaches of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals in Sevier County, Utah, to determine gains or losses in discharge. Fluctuations in discharge were adjusted using information from stage recorders operated at selected locations during each set of discharge measurements. The investigation showed a net gain of 0.2 cubic foot per...
Authors
L. R. Herbert, G. J. Smith
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Basis of characterization and evaluation Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste - Basis of characterization and evaluation
The geologic and hydrologic factors in selected regions of the Basin and Range province were examined to identify prospective areas for further study that may provide isolation of high-level radioactive waste from the accessible environment. The six regions selected for study were characterized with respect to the following guidelines: (1) Potential repository media; (2) Quaternary...
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M. S. Bedinger, K. A. Sargent, William H. Langer, Frank B. Sherman, J.E. Reed, B. T. Brady
Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1989 Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1989
This is the twenty-sixth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions. This report, like the others in the series, contains information on well
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Carole B. Burden, G. J. Smith, Michael R. Greene, James P. Eads, D.V. Allen, John A. Yarbrough, Lynette E. Brooks, R. B. Garrett, W.C. Brothers, R. W Puchta, R.L. Swenson, D. C. Emett, W.R. Overman, G. W. Sandberg, B.K. Thomas
Water resources data for Utah, water year 1988 Water resources data for Utah, water year 1988
No abstract available.
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M. D. ReMillard, L. R. Herbert, G. W. Sandberg, G. A. Birdwell
Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1987 to September 30, 1988 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1987 to September 30, 1988
This report contains summaries of the progress of water-resources studies in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Utah District, from July 1, 1987, to September 30, 1988. The program in Utah during this period consisted of 29 projects; a discussion of each project is given in the main body of the report. Short descriptions are given at the end of the report for...