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Water resources of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Washington
The Swinomish Indian Reservation occupies 17 mi2on Fidalgo Island, northwestern Washington. Six square miles are underlain by mudflats or low-lying alluvial deposits, and are not part of the study area. An appraisal of the water resources of the reservation was made because the Swinomish Tribal Community expects rapid economic and population growth in the near future.Average inflow to the hydrolog
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B. W. Drost
Progress report on water resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington
Updated information on the Tulalip Indian Reservation 's resources indicates that the newly developed tribal well field yielded about 100 million gallons of water during August 1975-October 1976. At 16 or 17 streamflow sites, mean annual discharges during the 1976 water year exceeded those of the 1975 water year by a median value of 25 percent. The levels of John Sam, Ross, and Weallup Lakes rose
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B. W. Drost
Flood elevations for the Sooes River at proposed fish hatchery, Clallam County, Washington; a surface-water site study
Water-surface elevations were derived for various combinations of selected river discharges and tide elevations along a reach of the Sooes River 3 miles upstream from the mouth at the site of a proposed fish hatchery in Clallam County, Washington. Flood-frequency analyses determined river discharges having exceedence probabilities of 1, 2, 4, 10 and 20 percent (100-, 50-, 25-, 10-, and 5-year recu
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J.H. Bartells
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Pacific Northwest region
The Pacific Northwest Region's ground-water reservoirs are capable of providing large additional fresh-water supplies; these reservoirs become more important as undeveloped surface-storage sites and unapportioned surface-water supplies dwindle. Withdrawals of fresh water from all surface and underground sources are increasing; they may rise from the rate of 30 billion gallons per day in 1970 to ab
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Bruce L. Foxworthy
Preliminary reconnaissance geologic maps of the Columbia River Basalt Group in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho
No abstract available.
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Donald A. Swanson, R. D. Bentley, G. R. Byerly, J. N. Gardner, T. L. Wright
Reconnaissance data on lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington
Sixty lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area have been sampled from rubber rafts or helicopter to obtain information on their physical setting and on present water-quality conditions. The lakes are located near the crest of the Cascade Range in Chelan and King Counties, Washington. Basic data from these lakes will be useful for planners concerned with lake and wilderness management, and of inte
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David P. Dethier, Paul L. Heller, Sally A. Safioles
Sediment transport by irrigation return flows in the lower Yakima River basin, Washington, 1975 and 1976 irrigation seasons
No abstract available.
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Leonard M. Nelson
Selected sources of geologic, hydrologic, and related information for the Puget Sound region, Washington
No abstract available.
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David P. Dethier, Gilbert Carl Bortleson, James D. Scerra
Sediment transport by the White River into Mud Mountain Reservoir: Washington, June 1974-June 1976
This reconnaissance evaluation of the sediment transport by the White River into the Mud Mountain Reservoir, in Washington, during the period June 1974-June 1976 showed that the river transported 430,000 tons of suspended sediment into the reservoir during the first year of the study and 1,400,000 tons in the second year. Daily mean suspended-sediment concentrations generally were less than 500 mi
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Leonard M. Nelson
Perception of beach erosion hazards at Sandy Point, Washington
No abstract available.
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Scott M. Knowles, Thomas A. Terich
Combined Ice and Water Balances of Maclure Glacier, California, South Cascade Glacier, Washington, and Wolverine and Gulkana Glaciers, Alaska, 1967 Hydrologic Year
Combined ice and water balances were measured in the 1967 hydrologic year (October 1-September 30) on four glaciers in western North America ranging in latitude from 37 deg to 63 deg N. This hydrologic year was characterized by heavier than normal winter precipitation in California and Washington and abnormally dry winter conditions in coastal Alaska. In summer the western conterminous states were
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Wendell V. Tangborn, Lawrence R. Mayo, David R. Scully, Robert M. Krimmel
Preliminary assessment of the water resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington
In 1974 about 30 percent of the nearly 600 acre-feet of water used on the Tulalip Indian Reservation was obtained from a surface-water reservoir, while nearly 70 percent was obtained from ground-water sources. Domestic use accounted for about 93 percent of total water use. Nutrient (phosphorus) concentrations measured in most surface-water samples were less than the maximum limit recommended by th
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B. W. Drost