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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Hydrologic reconnaissance of Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah Hydrologic reconnaissance of Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah
This report is the third in a series by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, which describes the water resources of the western basins of Utah. Its purpose is to present available hydrologic data for Rush Valley, to provide an evaluation of the potential water-resources development of the valley, and to...
Authors
James W. Hood, Don Price, K.M. Waddell
Selected hydrologic data, southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah Selected hydrologic data, southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah
The purpose of this report is to present basic geologic, ground-water, surface-water, and quality of water data that are useful for the study and effective development of the water resources of southern Utah and Goshen Valleys. This report supplements an interpretive report which will be published later. Much of the basic data was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation...
Authors
R.M. Cordova
Hydrologic and climatologic data, 1968, Salt Lake County, Utah Hydrologic and climatologic data, 1968, Salt Lake County, Utah
An investigation of the water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah, was undertaken by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in July 1963. This investigation is a cooperative project financed chiefly by equal contributions of the State of Utah and the Federal Government in accordance with an agreement between the Division of Water Rights, Utah Department of Natural...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of Curlew Valley, Utah and Idaho Hydrologic reconnaissance of Curlew Valley, Utah and Idaho
This report is the fifth in a series of reports prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, that describe the water resources of selected basins in western Utah. Previously published reports in this series are listed on page 35 and the areas covered by them are shown in figure 1. The purpose of this...
Authors
E.L. Bolke, Don Price
Hydrologic reconnaissance of Deep Creek valley, Tooele and Juab Counties, Utah and Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada Hydrologic reconnaissance of Deep Creek valley, Tooele and Juab Counties, Utah and Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada
This report, the fourth in a series by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, describes water resources of the western basins of Utah. Its purpose is to present available hydrologic data on Deep Creek valley, to provide an evaluation of the potential water-resource development of the valley, and to identify...
Authors
James W. Hood, K.M. Waddell
Geological Survey research 1969, Chapter D Geological Survey research 1969, Chapter D
This collection of 45 short papers is the third published chapter of "Geological Survey Research 1969." The papers report on scientific and economic results of current work by members of the Geologic, Topographic, and Water Resources Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey. Chapter A, to be published later in the year, will present a summary of significant results of work done during...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Regional hydrogeology of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, with a section on vegetation Regional hydrogeology of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, with a section on vegetation
The Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations have an area of about 25,000 square miles and are in the south-central part of the Colorado Plateaus physiographic province. The reservations are underlain by sedimentary rocks that range in age from Cambrian to Tertiary, but Permian and younger rocks are exposed in about 95 percent of the area. Igneous and metamorphic basement rocks of Precambrian...
Authors
M. E. Cooley, J. W. Harshbarger, J. P. Akers, W. F. Hardt, O.N. Hicks
Reconnaissance of the ground-water resources of the upper Fremont River valley, Wayne County, Utah Reconnaissance of the ground-water resources of the upper Fremont River valley, Wayne County, Utah
This report presents the results of an investigation of the ground-water resources of the upper Fremont River valley, Utah, which was carried out during the period July 1966-June 1967, by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights. The purpose of the investigation was to determine: the source, occurrence, availability
Authors
L.J. Bjorklund
Geological Survey research 1969, Chapter C Geological Survey research 1969, Chapter C
This collection of 38 short papers is the second published chapter of "Geological Survey Research 1969." The papers report on scientific and economic results of current work by members of the Geologic, Topographic, and Water Resources Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey. Chapter A, to be published later in the year, will present a summary of significant results of work done during...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1969 Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1969
This report is the sixth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series are prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources and are designed to provide data to enable interested parties such as legislators, administrators, and planners to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions...
Authors
C.H. Baker, L.J. Bjorklund, E.L. Bolke, R. W. Mower, L. R. Herbert, R.M. Cordova, R.G. Butler, G. W. Sandberg
Geological Survey research 1968, Chapter B Geological Survey research 1968, Chapter B
This collection of 44 short papers is the first published chapter of "Geological Survey Research 1968." The papers report on scientific and economic results of current work by 1ne1nbers of the Geologic, Topographic, and Water Resources Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey. Chapter A, to be published later in the year, will present a summary of significant results of work done during...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Water data for metropolitan areas: A summary of data from 222 areas in the United States Water data for metropolitan areas: A summary of data from 222 areas in the United States
Expansion of metropolitan areas poses persistent problems in management of the hydrologic environment. Adequate hydrologic data are prerequisite to proper planning and engineering design of urban environments. Some such data are available and are tabulated for each Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. Information for each area consists of (1) data on size and...