Meyer, D.F. and Berger, D.L, 1992, Genoa Folio, Flood and related debris-flow hazards, Genoa quadrangle [Nevada]: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Urban Map Series, Genoa Folio, scale 1:24,000.
David Berger (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Date published: October 11, 2017
Status: Active Drought in Nevada
Ongoing drought, in Nevada and across the West, will require scientists to develop new ideas and techniques for measuring, monitoring, modeling, and managing water resources. NVWSC has the capabilities to meet these challenges with our extensive scientific expertise in data collection, modeling, and research. We also are creating new ways to provide data to the public and stakeholders through...
Contacts: Jill D Frankforter
Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center
Date published: May 25, 2017
Status: Completed Budgets and Chemical Characterization of Groundwater for the Diamond Valley Flow System, Central Nevada
The Diamond Valley flow system (DVFS) consists of six basins or hydrographic areas (HAs) in central Nevada: southern and northern Monitor Valleys, Antelope Valley, Kobeh Valley, Stevens Basin, and Diamond Valley. The six basins are, in part, hydrologically connected by ephemeral streams, by groundwater flow in shallow basin-fill aquifers, and, possibly, by subsurface flow in deeper carbonate-...
Contacts: Kip Allander
Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center
Year Published: 2016
Budgets and chemical characterization of groundwater for the Diamond Valley flow system, central Nevada, 2011–12
The Diamond Valley flow system consists of six hydraulically connected hydrographic areas in central Nevada. The general down-gradient order of the areas are southern and northern Monitor Valleys, Antelope Valley, Kobeh Valley, Stevens Basin, and Diamond Valley. Groundwater flow in the Diamond Valley flow system terminates at a large playa in the...
Berger, David L.; Mayers, C. Justin; Garcia, C. Amanda; Buto, Susan G.; Huntington, Jena M.View Citation
Berger, D.L., Mayers, C.J., Garcia, C.A., Buto, S.G., and Huntington, J.M., 2016, Budgets and chemical characterization of groundwater for the Diamond Valley flow system, central Nevada, 2011–12: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5055, 83 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165055.
Year Published: 2011
Data network, collection, and analysis in the Diamond Valley flow system, central Nevada
Future groundwater development and its effect on future municipal, irrigation, and alternative energy uses in the Diamond Valley flow system are of concern for officials in Eureka County, Nevada. To provide a better understanding of the groundwater resources, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Eureka County, commenced a multi-phase...
Knochenmus, Lari A.; Berger, David L.; Moreo, Michael T.; Smith, J. LaRueAttribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Data network, collection, and analysis in the Diamond Valley flow system, central Nevada; 2011; OFR; 2011-1089; Knochenmus, Lari A.; Berger, David L.; Moreo, Michael T.; Smith, J. LaRue
Year Published: 2009
Seismic Velocities and Thicknesses of Alluvial Deposits along Baker Creek in the Great Basin National Park, East-Central Nevada
To better understand how proposed large-scale water withdrawals in Snake Valley may affect the water resources and hydrologic processes in the Great Basin National Park, the National Park Service needs to have a better understanding of the relations between streamflow and groundwater flow through alluvium and karst topography of the Pole Canyon...
Allander, Kip K.; Berger, David L.Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Seismic Velocities and Thicknesses of Alluvial Deposits along Baker Creek in the Great Basin National Park, East-Central Nevada; 2009; OFR; 2009-1174; Allander, Kip K.; Berger, David L.
Year Published: 2008
Analysis of Streamflow Trends, Ground-Water and Surface-Water Interactions, and Water Quality in the Upper Carson River Basin, Nevada and California
Changes in land and water use and increasing development of water resources in the Carson River basin may affect flow of the river and, in turn, affect downstream water users dependent on sustained river flows to Lahontan Reservoir. To address these concerns, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...
Maurer, Douglas K.; Paul, Angela P.; Berger, David L.; Mayers, C. JustinAttribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Analysis of Streamflow Trends, Ground-Water and Surface-Water Interactions, and Water Quality in the Upper Carson River Basin, Nevada and California; 2008; SIR; 2008-5238; Maurer, Douglas K.; Paul, Angela P.; Berger, David L.; Mayers, C. Justin
Year Published: 2008
Technical Review of Water-Resources Investigations of the Tule Desert, Lincoln County, Southern Nevada
The Nevada State Engineer in Ruling No. 5181 required Lincoln County and Vidler Water Company, Inc., to provide results from additional water-resources studies of Tule Desert in southern Nevada to support water-rights application 64692. As outlined by the ruling, the additional studies were to include the determination of the amount of ground...
Berger, David L.; Halford, Keith J.; Belcher, Wayne R.; Lico, Michael S.View Citation
Technical Review of Water-Resources Investigations of the Tule Desert, Lincoln County, Southern Nevada; 2008; OFR; 2008-1354; Berger, David L.; Halford, Keith J.; Belcher, Wayne R.; Lico, Michael S.
Year Published: 2006
Water Budgets and Potential Effects of Land- and Water-Use Changes for Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California
To address concerns over continued growth in Carson Valley, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Douglas County, Nevada, began a study in February 2003 to update estimates of water-budget components in Carson Valley. Estimates of water-budget components were updated using annual evapotranspiration (ET) rates, rates of streamflow loss to...
Maurer, Douglas K.; Berger, David L.View Citation
Water Budgets and Potential Effects of Land- and Water-Use Changes for Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California; 2006; SIR; 2006-5305; Maurer, Douglas K.; Berger, David L.
Year Published: 2006
Rates of evapotranspiration, recharge from precipitation beneath selected areas of native vegetation, and streamflow gain and loss in Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California
Rapid growth and development in Carson Valley is causing concern over the continued availability of water resources to sustain such growth into the future. A study to address concerns over water resources and to update estimates of water-budget components in Carson Valley was begun in 2003 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Douglas...
Maurer, Douglas K.; Berger, David L.; Tumbusch, Mary L.; Johnson, Michael J.Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Rates of evapotranspiration, recharge from precipitation beneath selected areas of native vegetation, and streamflow gain and loss in Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California; 2006; SIR; 2005-5288; Maurer, Douglas K.; Berger, David L.; Tumbusch, Mary L.; Johnson, Michael J.
Year Published: 2005
Hydrogeology and water resources of Ruby Valley, northeastern Nevada
Berger, David L.View Citation
Hydrogeology and water resources of Ruby Valley, northeastern Nevada; 2005; SIR; 2005-5247; Berger, David L.
Year Published: 2004
Estimates of natural ground-water discharge and characterization of water quality in Dry Valley, Washoe County, West-Central Nevada, 2002-2003
The Dry Valley Hydrographic Area is being considered as a potential source area for additional water supplies for the Reno-Sparks area, which is about 25 miles south of Dry Valley. Current estimates of annual ground-water recharge to Dry Valley have a considerable range. In undeveloped valleys, such as Dry Valley, long-term ground-water discharge...
Berger, David L.; Maurer, Douglas K.; Lopes, Thomas J.; Halford, Keith J.View Citation
Estimates of natural ground-water discharge and characterization of water quality in Dry Valley, Washoe County, West-Central Nevada, 2002-2003; 2004; SIR; 2004-5155; Berger, David L.; Maurer, Douglas K.; Lopes, Thomas J.; Halford, Keith J.
Year Published: 2001
Estimates of evapotranspiration from the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge area, Ruby Valley, northeastern Nevada, May 1999-October 2000
The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Ruby Valley, Nevada, contains the largest area of perennial wetlands in northeastern Nevada and provides habitat to a large number of migratory and nesting waterfowl. The long-term preservation of the refuge depends on the availability of sufficient water to maintain optimal habitat conditions. In the Ruby...
Berger, David L.; Johnson, Michael J.; Tumbusch, Mary L.; Mackay, JeffreyView Citation
Estimates of evapotranspiration from the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge area, Ruby Valley, northeastern Nevada, May 1999-October 2000; 2001; WRI; 2001-4234; Berger, David L.; Johnson, Michael J.; Tumbusch, Mary L.; Mackay, Jeffrey
Year Published: 2001
Hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat, Washoe County, west-central Nevada
Description of the hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat in west-central Nevada adds to the general knowledge of regional ground-water flow north of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. The hydrogeologic framework is defined by the rocks and deposits that transmit ground water or impede its movement and by the combined thickness...
Berger, D.L.; Ponce, D.A.; Ross, W.C.View Citation
Hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat, Washoe County, west-central Nevada; 2001; WRI; 2001-4220; Berger, D. L.; Ponce, D. A.; Ross, W. C.
Year Published: 2000
Water budgets for Pine Valley, Carico Lake Valley, and Upper Reese River Valley hydrographic areas; middle Humboldt River basin, north-central Nevada : methods for estimation and results
Berger, David L.View Citation
Water budgets for Pine Valley, Carico Lake Valley, and Upper Reese River Valley hydrographic areas; middle Humboldt River basin, north-central Nevada : methods for estimation and results; 2000; WRI; 99-4272; Berger, David L.
Pre-USGS Publications
Meyer, D.F. and Berger, D.L., 1992, Flood and related debris hazards in the Genoa quadrangle, west-central Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 92-2.