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Media Advisory: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as they Measure Stream Flow and Flooding in Storm-Affected Areas of Northern California

Media Advisory: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as they Measure Stream Flow and Flooding in Storm-Affected Areas of Northern California

The U.S. Geological Survey is hosting three media availabilities on Friday, Dec. 12 at high-water areas on the Russian River near Geyserville, Calif...

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Streamgages Measure Drought, Earthquake Impacts on Water

Streamgages Measure Drought, Earthquake Impacts on Water

While the national streamflow database is documenting evidence of California’s historic drought, the database is also confirming another recently seen...

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California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

About 38 billion gallons per day (42,000,000 acre-feet per year) of water were withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in California in...

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Cuyama Valley Groundwater Withdrawals Are Double The Long-Term Replenishment

Cuyama Valley Groundwater Withdrawals Are Double The Long-Term Replenishment

Groundwater is the sole source for agricultural, domestic and municipal water use in California’s Cuyama Valley, located primarily in Santa Barbara...

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Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

While most of the Coachella Valley was relatively stable, land surfaces declined about nine inches to two feet in some areas of Palm Desert, Indian...
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Groundwater Study Assesses Potential for Contamination of Drinking-Water Aquifers in Los Angeles

Groundwater Study Assesses Potential for Contamination of Drinking-Water Aquifers in Los Angeles

Contaminated groundwater found at shallow depths in southern Los Angeles County has the potential to migrate to deeper aquifers, according to a...
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High Concentrations of Nitrate more Prevalent in Livermore, Gilroy-Hollister, and Cuyama Valleys than Statewide

High Concentrations of Nitrate more Prevalent in Livermore, Gilroy-Hollister, and Cuyama Valleys than Statewide

Nitrate was detected at high concentrations in about 14 percent of untreated groundwater sources used for public water supply in the Livermore, Gilroy...
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Hydrologic Model Reveals Effects of Groundwater Pumping and Climate Variability in Santa Rosa Area

Hydrologic Model Reveals Effects of Groundwater Pumping and Climate Variability in Santa Rosa Area

Results of a new hydrologic model show a decrease in groundwater levels in response to pumping, which in turn causes a reduction in groundwater...
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Drought Affects Streamflow Across California

Drought Affects Streamflow Across California

With California experiencing its worst drought in over a century, 2013 is in the record books as the driest calendar year in the state’s 119-year...

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