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Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Cox/San Andreas Oasis, California
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the Dos Palmas Oasis complex on the northeastern side of the Salton Sea for the maintainence of threatened and endangered species. This Oasis complex represents a rare area of riparian/wetland habitat in the midst of an extremely arid desert region. Anthropogenic development of water resources during the 1900s depleted natural groundwater supplies...
Regional water table Contours of the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California, March 2014
Water levels were measured during March 2014 in wells in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California, in cooperation with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water District, Palmdale Water District, and Littlerock Creek Irrigation District. These data document recent conditions and, when compared with previous data, changes in groundwater levels. A r
Selected Chemical and Physical Properties and Inorganic Constituents and Time-Series Nitrate in Samples from selected wells and/or springs, Petaluma Valley watershed, Sonoma County, California, 1959-2015.
This data release contains appendix C1 and appendix C2 for the USGS Scientific Investigations Report (SIR) titled Hydrologic and Geochemical Characterization of the Petaluma River Watershed, Sonoma County, California. Appendix C1 contains selected chemical and physical properties and inorganic constituents in samples from selected springs, and wells, Petaluma Valley watershed, Sonoma County, Calif
Regional Water Table (2014) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California (ver. 1.2, September 2020)
During 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies made approximately 2,500 water-level measurements in the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins. These data document recent conditions and, when compared with previous data, changes in groundwater levels. A water-level contour map was drawn using data from about 610 wells, providing coverage for most of the basins. Twenty-four hydrogr
Surface geophysics investigations at Edwards Air Force Research Laboratory, Antelope Valley, California, 2018
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is about 7 kilometers southwest of Boron, California, and covers 320 square kilometers of Edwards Air Force Base. The AFRL consists of 12 facilities for testing full-size rocket engines, engine components, and liquid and solid propellants. The historical release of contaminants from rocket test stands, evaporation ponds, burn pits, catch basins, and leaking
Regional water table in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California, March 2014
Water levels were measured during March 2014 in wells in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California, in cooperation with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water District, Palmdale Water District, and Littlerock Creek Irrigation District. A regional water-table map was constructed. Historical water-level data from the USGS National Water Informatio
Hydrologic and geochemical characterization of the Petaluma River watershed, Sonoma County, California
Executive SummaryThe objectives of the study are to (1) develop an updated assessment of the hydrogeology and geochemistry of the Petaluma valley watershed (PVW) and (2) develop an integrated hydrologic model for the PVW. The purpose of this report is to describe the conceptual model of the hydrologic, hydrogeologic, and water-quality characteristics of the PVW and a numerical groundwater-flow mod
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Jonathan A. Traum, Nicholas F. Teague, Donald S. Sweetkind, Tracy Nishikawa
Four-dimensional isotopic approach to identify perchlorate sources in groundwater: Application to the Rialto-Colton and Chino subbasins, southern California (USA)
Perchlorate (ClO4−) in groundwater can be from synthetic or natural sources. Natural sources include ClO4− associated with historical application of imported natural nitrate fertilizer from the Atacama Desert of Chile, and indigenous ClO4− that accumulates locally in arid regions from atmospheric deposition. The Rialto-Colton groundwater subbasin, 80 km east of Los Angeles, California, includes tw
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Paul B. Hatzinger, John K. Böhlke, Neil C. Sturchio, John A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. Teague
Hydrogeologic controls and geochemical indicators of groundwater movement in the Niles Cone and southern East Bay Plain groundwater subbasins, Alameda County, California
Beginning in the 1970s, Alameda County Water District began infiltrating imported water through ponds in repurposed gravel quarries at the Quarry Lakes Regional Park, in the Niles Cone groundwater subbasin, to recharge groundwater and to minimize intrusion of saline, San Francisco Bay water into freshwater aquifers. Hydraulic connection between distinct aquifers underlying Quarry Lakes allows wate
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Nicholas F. Teague, John A. Izbicki, Jim Borchers, Justin T. Kulongoski, Bryant C. Jurgens
Regional water table (2014) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California
Data for static water-levels measured in about 610 wells during March-April 2014 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Mojave Water Agency (MWA), and other local water districts were compiled to construct a regional water-table map. This map shows the elevation of the water table and general direction of groundwater movement in and around the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins. Water-
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Nick F. Teague, Meghan C. Dick, Sally F. House, Dennis A. Clark
Groundwater movement, recharge, and perchlorate occurrence in a faulted alluvial aquifer in California (USA)
Perchlorate from military, industrial, and legacy agricultural sources is present within an alluvial aquifer in the Rialto-Colton groundwater subbasin, 80 km east of Los Angeles, California (USA). The area is extensively faulted, with water-level differences exceeding 60 m across parts of the Rialto-Colton Fault separating the Rialto-Colton and Chino groundwater subbasins. Coupled well-bore flow a
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John A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. Teague, Paul B. Hatzinger, John Karl Böhlke, Neil C. Sturchio
Evaluation of perchlorate sources in the Rialto-Colton and Chino California subbasins using chlorine and oxygen isotope ratio analysis
Perchlorate (ClO4-) in groundwater can be from synthetic or natural sources, the latter of which include both historical application of imported nitrate fertilizers from the Atacama Desert of Chile and naturally deposited ClO4- that forms atmospherically and accumulates in arid regions such as the southwestern US. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of isotopic data to distinguish
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Paul B. Hatzinger, John K. Böhlke, John A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. Teague, Neil C. Sturchio
Geohydrologic and water-quality data in the vicinity of the Rialto-Colton Fault, San Bernardino, California
The Rialto-Colton Basin is in western San Bernardino County, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, California. The basin is bounded by faults on the northeast and southwest sides and contains multiple barriers to groundwater flow. The structural geology of the basin leads to complex hydrology. Between 2001 and 2008, in an effort to better understand the complex hydrologic system of the Rialto-Colton
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Nicholas F. Teague, Anthony A. Brown, Linda R. Woolfenden
Groundwater data for selected wells within the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, California, 2003-8
Data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2003 through 2008 in the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, 80 miles east of San Francisco, California, as part of a study of the increasing chloride concentrations in groundwater processes. Data collected include geologic, geophysical, chemical, and hydrologic data collected during and after the installation of five multiple-well monit
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Dennis A. Clark, John A. Izbicki, Loren F. Metzger, Rhett R. Everett, Gregory A. Smith, David R. O'Leary, Nicholas F. Teague, Matthew K. Burgess
Data from a thick unsaturated zone in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, 2007--09
Data were collected on the physical properties of unsaturated alluvial deposits, the chemical composition of leachate extracted from unsaturated alluvial deposits, the chemical and isotopic composition of groundwater and unsaturated-zone water, and the chemical composition of unsaturated-zone gas at four monitoring sites in the southwestern part of the Mojave Desert in the town of Joshua Tree, San
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Matthew Burgess, John Izbicki, Nicholas Teague, David R. O'Leary, Dennis Clark, Michael Land
Non-USGS Publications**
Teague, N.F., Stamos, C.L., House, S.F., Clark, D.A.,2014, Regional Water Table (2012) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California: U.S. Geological Survey Web page, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161105
Izbicki, J.A., Teague, N.F., Hatzinger, P.B. et al. Hydrogeol J (2015) 23: 467. doi:10.1007/s10040-014-1217-y
Teague, N.F., Stamos, C.L., House, S.F., Clark, D.A.,2014, Regional Water Table (2012) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California: U.S. Geological Survey Web page, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7CJ8BHF
Teague, Nick, Brown, A.A., and Woolfenden, L.R., 2014, Geohydrologic and water-quality data in the vicinity of the Rialto-Colton Fault, San Bernardino, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 813, 76 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds813. ISSN 2327-638X (online)
Burgess, M., Izbicki, J., Teague, N., O’Leary, D., Clark, D., and Land, M., 2012, Data from a thick unsaturated zone in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, 2007–09: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 717, 103 p.
Clark, D.A., Izbicki, J.A., Metzger, L.F., Everett, R.R., Smith, G.A., O’Leary, David, Teague, N.F., and Burgess, M.K., 2012, Groundwater Data for Selected Wells within the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, California, 2003–8: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 696, 154 p.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Cox/San Andreas Oasis, California
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the Dos Palmas Oasis complex on the northeastern side of the Salton Sea for the maintainence of threatened and endangered species. This Oasis complex represents a rare area of riparian/wetland habitat in the midst of an extremely arid desert region. Anthropogenic development of water resources during the 1900s depleted natural groundwater supplies... - Data
Regional water table Contours of the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California, March 2014
Water levels were measured during March 2014 in wells in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California, in cooperation with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water District, Palmdale Water District, and Littlerock Creek Irrigation District. These data document recent conditions and, when compared with previous data, changes in groundwater levels. A rSelected Chemical and Physical Properties and Inorganic Constituents and Time-Series Nitrate in Samples from selected wells and/or springs, Petaluma Valley watershed, Sonoma County, California, 1959-2015.
This data release contains appendix C1 and appendix C2 for the USGS Scientific Investigations Report (SIR) titled Hydrologic and Geochemical Characterization of the Petaluma River Watershed, Sonoma County, California. Appendix C1 contains selected chemical and physical properties and inorganic constituents in samples from selected springs, and wells, Petaluma Valley watershed, Sonoma County, CalifRegional Water Table (2014) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California (ver. 1.2, September 2020)
During 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies made approximately 2,500 water-level measurements in the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins. These data document recent conditions and, when compared with previous data, changes in groundwater levels. A water-level contour map was drawn using data from about 610 wells, providing coverage for most of the basins. Twenty-four hydrogrSurface geophysics investigations at Edwards Air Force Research Laboratory, Antelope Valley, California, 2018
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is about 7 kilometers southwest of Boron, California, and covers 320 square kilometers of Edwards Air Force Base. The AFRL consists of 12 facilities for testing full-size rocket engines, engine components, and liquid and solid propellants. The historical release of contaminants from rocket test stands, evaporation ponds, burn pits, catch basins, and leaking - Maps
Regional water table in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California, March 2014
Water levels were measured during March 2014 in wells in the Antelope Valley and Fremont Valley groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California, in cooperation with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water District, Palmdale Water District, and Littlerock Creek Irrigation District. A regional water-table map was constructed. Historical water-level data from the USGS National Water Informatio - Publications
Hydrologic and geochemical characterization of the Petaluma River watershed, Sonoma County, California
Executive SummaryThe objectives of the study are to (1) develop an updated assessment of the hydrogeology and geochemistry of the Petaluma valley watershed (PVW) and (2) develop an integrated hydrologic model for the PVW. The purpose of this report is to describe the conceptual model of the hydrologic, hydrogeologic, and water-quality characteristics of the PVW and a numerical groundwater-flow modAuthorsJonathan A. Traum, Nicholas F. Teague, Donald S. Sweetkind, Tracy NishikawaFour-dimensional isotopic approach to identify perchlorate sources in groundwater: Application to the Rialto-Colton and Chino subbasins, southern California (USA)
Perchlorate (ClO4−) in groundwater can be from synthetic or natural sources. Natural sources include ClO4− associated with historical application of imported natural nitrate fertilizer from the Atacama Desert of Chile, and indigenous ClO4− that accumulates locally in arid regions from atmospheric deposition. The Rialto-Colton groundwater subbasin, 80 km east of Los Angeles, California, includes twAuthorsPaul B. Hatzinger, John K. Böhlke, Neil C. Sturchio, John A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. TeagueHydrogeologic controls and geochemical indicators of groundwater movement in the Niles Cone and southern East Bay Plain groundwater subbasins, Alameda County, California
Beginning in the 1970s, Alameda County Water District began infiltrating imported water through ponds in repurposed gravel quarries at the Quarry Lakes Regional Park, in the Niles Cone groundwater subbasin, to recharge groundwater and to minimize intrusion of saline, San Francisco Bay water into freshwater aquifers. Hydraulic connection between distinct aquifers underlying Quarry Lakes allows wateAuthorsNicholas F. Teague, John A. Izbicki, Jim Borchers, Justin T. Kulongoski, Bryant C. JurgensRegional water table (2014) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California
Data for static water-levels measured in about 610 wells during March-April 2014 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Mojave Water Agency (MWA), and other local water districts were compiled to construct a regional water-table map. This map shows the elevation of the water table and general direction of groundwater movement in and around the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins. Water-AuthorsNick F. Teague, Meghan C. Dick, Sally F. House, Dennis A. ClarkGroundwater movement, recharge, and perchlorate occurrence in a faulted alluvial aquifer in California (USA)
Perchlorate from military, industrial, and legacy agricultural sources is present within an alluvial aquifer in the Rialto-Colton groundwater subbasin, 80 km east of Los Angeles, California (USA). The area is extensively faulted, with water-level differences exceeding 60 m across parts of the Rialto-Colton Fault separating the Rialto-Colton and Chino groundwater subbasins. Coupled well-bore flow aAuthorsJohn A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. Teague, Paul B. Hatzinger, John Karl Böhlke, Neil C. SturchioEvaluation of perchlorate sources in the Rialto-Colton and Chino California subbasins using chlorine and oxygen isotope ratio analysis
Perchlorate (ClO4-) in groundwater can be from synthetic or natural sources, the latter of which include both historical application of imported nitrate fertilizers from the Atacama Desert of Chile and naturally deposited ClO4- that forms atmospherically and accumulates in arid regions such as the southwestern US. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of isotopic data to distinguishAuthorsPaul B. Hatzinger, John K. Böhlke, John A. Izbicki, Nicholas F. Teague, Neil C. SturchioGeohydrologic and water-quality data in the vicinity of the Rialto-Colton Fault, San Bernardino, California
The Rialto-Colton Basin is in western San Bernardino County, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, California. The basin is bounded by faults on the northeast and southwest sides and contains multiple barriers to groundwater flow. The structural geology of the basin leads to complex hydrology. Between 2001 and 2008, in an effort to better understand the complex hydrologic system of the Rialto-ColtonAuthorsNicholas F. Teague, Anthony A. Brown, Linda R. WoolfendenGroundwater data for selected wells within the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, California, 2003-8
Data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2003 through 2008 in the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, 80 miles east of San Francisco, California, as part of a study of the increasing chloride concentrations in groundwater processes. Data collected include geologic, geophysical, chemical, and hydrologic data collected during and after the installation of five multiple-well monitAuthorsDennis A. Clark, John A. Izbicki, Loren F. Metzger, Rhett R. Everett, Gregory A. Smith, David R. O'Leary, Nicholas F. Teague, Matthew K. BurgessData from a thick unsaturated zone in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, 2007--09
Data were collected on the physical properties of unsaturated alluvial deposits, the chemical composition of leachate extracted from unsaturated alluvial deposits, the chemical and isotopic composition of groundwater and unsaturated-zone water, and the chemical composition of unsaturated-zone gas at four monitoring sites in the southwestern part of the Mojave Desert in the town of Joshua Tree, SanAuthorsMatthew Burgess, John Izbicki, Nicholas Teague, David R. O'Leary, Dennis Clark, Michael LandNon-USGS Publications**
Teague, N.F., Stamos, C.L., House, S.F., Clark, D.A.,2014, Regional Water Table (2012) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California: U.S. Geological Survey Web page, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161105Izbicki, J.A., Teague, N.F., Hatzinger, P.B. et al. Hydrogeol J (2015) 23: 467. doi:10.1007/s10040-014-1217-yTeague, N.F., Stamos, C.L., House, S.F., Clark, D.A.,2014, Regional Water Table (2012) in the Mojave River and Morongo Groundwater Basins, Southwestern Mojave Desert, California: U.S. Geological Survey Web page, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7CJ8BHFTeague, Nick, Brown, A.A., and Woolfenden, L.R., 2014, Geohydrologic and water-quality data in the vicinity of the Rialto-Colton Fault, San Bernardino, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 813, 76 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds813. ISSN 2327-638X (online)Burgess, M., Izbicki, J., Teague, N., O’Leary, D., Clark, D., and Land, M., 2012, Data from a thick unsaturated zone in Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, 2007–09: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 717, 103 p.
Clark, D.A., Izbicki, J.A., Metzger, L.F., Everett, R.R., Smith, G.A., O’Leary, David, Teague, N.F., and Burgess, M.K., 2012, Groundwater Data for Selected Wells within the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin, California, 2003–8: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 696, 154 p.**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.