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Streamflow investigations on a reach of Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

The Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) is proposing to deliver supplemental flow to Hobble Creek from Strawberry Reservoir through the Mapleton-Springville Lateral pipeline. A substantial portion of the supplemental water is intended to benefit June Sucker recovery and other fish and wildlife along Hobble Creek. The objective of this study was to determine gains or losses of water in
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Steven J. Gerner
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Dissolved-solids loads discharged from irrigated areas near Manila, Utah, May 2007-October 2012, and relation of loads to selected variables

The Manila/Washam Salinity Project (MWSP) is a cooperative effort by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and local farmers and ranchers to reduce the transport of dissolved solids to Flaming Gorge Reservoir from irrigated agricultural lands near Manila, Utah. To estimate dissolved-solids loads from the MWSP area, discharge and water quality from Birch Spring Draw and other selected o
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Susan A. Thiros, Steven J. Gerner
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Hydrosalinity studies of the Virgin River, Dixie Hot Springs, and Littlefield Springs, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada

The Virgin River contributes a substantial amount of dissolved solids (salt) to the Colorado River at Lake Mead in the lower Colorado River Basin. Degradation of Colorado River water by the addition of dissolved solids from the Virgin River affects the suitability of the water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use within the basin. Dixie Hot Springs in Utah are a major localized source o
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Steven J. Gerner, Susan A. Thiros
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Assessment of dissolved-solids loading to the Colorado River in the Paradox Basin between the Dolores River and Gypsum Canyon, Utah

Salinity loads throughout the Colorado River Basin have been a concern over recent decades due to adverse impacts on population, natural resources, and regional economics. With substantial financial resources and various reclamation projects, the salt loading to Lake Powell and associated total dissolved-solids concentrations in the Lower Colorado River Basin have been substantially reduced. The C
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Christopher L. Shope, Steven J. Gerner
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Analysis of annual dissolved-solids loading from selected natural and irrigated catchments in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1974-2003

Dissolved-solids loading from 17 natural catchments and 14 irrigated catchments in the Upper Colorado River Basin was examined for the period from 1974 through 2003. In general, dissolved-solids loading increased and decreased concurrently in natural and irrigated catchments but at different magnitudes. Annually, the magnitude of loading in natural catchments changed about 10 percent more, on aver
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Terry A. Kenney, Steven J. Gerner, Susan G. Buto
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center

Land Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Development and Effects of Development-Related Land Disturbance on Dissolved-Solids Loads in Streams in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1991, 2007, and 2025

Oil and gas resource development in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) has increased substantially since the year 2000. The UCRB encompasses several significant oil and gas producing areas that have the potential for continued oil and gas resource development. Land disturbance associated with oil and gas resource development is caused by activities related to constructing drill pads to contain
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Susan G. Buto, Terry A. Kenney, Steven J. Gerner
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Water Resources Mission Area, Nevada Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center

Spatially referenced statistical assessment of dissolved-solids load sources and transport in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin

The Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) discharges more than 6 million tons of dissolved solids annually, about 40 to 45 percent of which are attributed to agricultural activities. The U.S. Department of the Interior estimates economic damages related to salinity in excess of $330 million annually in the Colorado River Basin. Salinity in the UCRB, as measured by dissolved-solids load and concentrati
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Terry A. Kenney, Steven J. Gerner, Susan G. Buto, Lawrence E. Spangler
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center

Summary of fluvial sediment collected at selected sites on the Gunnison River in Colorado and the Green and Duchesne Rivers in Utah, Water Years 2005-2008

The Colorado River Basin provides habitat for 14 native fish, including four endangered species protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), bonytail (Gila elegans), and humpback chub (Gila cypha). These endangered fish species once thrived in the Colorado River system, but water-resource development,
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Cory A. Williams, Steven J. Gerner, John G. Elliott
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Water Resources Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center

Dissolved solids in basin-fill aquifers and streams in the Southwestern United States— Executive summary

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed a regional study in the Southwestern United States to characterize dissolved-solids conditions in major water supplies, including important rivers and aquifers. High concentrations of dissolved solids can degrade a water supply's suitability for important uses, such as drinking water or crop irrigation. In an effort to ensure the continued avail
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David W. Anning
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Water Resources Mission Area, Arizona Water Science Center, Colorado Water Science Center

Dissolved-solids transport in surface water of the Muddy Creek Basin, Utah

Muddy Creek is located in the southeastern part of central Utah and is a tributary of the Dirty Devil River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Colorado River. Dissolved solids transported from the Muddy Creek Basin may be stored in the lower Dirty Devil River Basin, but are eventually discharged to the Colorado River and impact downstream water users. This study used selected dissolved-solids
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Steven J. Gerner
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Dissolved solids in basin-fill aquifers and streams in the southwestern United States

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program performed a regional study in the Southwestern United States (Southwest) to describe the status and trends of dissolved solids in basin-fill aquifers and streams and to determine the natural and human factors that affect dissolved solids. Basin-fill aquifers, which include the Rio Grande aquifer system, Basin and Range basin-fill
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David W. Anning, Nancy J. Bauch, Steven J. Gerner, Marilyn E. Flynn, Scott N. Hamlin, Stephanie J. Moore, Donald H. Schaefer, Scott K. Anderholm, Lawrence E. Spangler
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Water Resources Mission Area, Arizona Water Science Center, Colorado Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center

Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05

Agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, have been identified as contributing dissolved solids to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Concentrations of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, ranged from 35 to 7,410 milligrams per liter. The dissolved-solids load in seeps and drains in the study area that discharge to Flaming Gorge Reservoir ranged from less than 0.1 to 113
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Steven J. Gerner, L.E. Spangler, B. A. Kimball, D. L. Naftz
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center
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Making an ADCP measurement on the Bear River below Alexander Reservoir, Idaho

Streamflow Information Program

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates and maintains a national network of about 8,000 streamgages (2018) to provide long-term, accurate, and unbiased streamflow information (often called discharge) to meet the multiple needs of many diverse users. Streamflow information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being, protection of life and property, and efficient and effective...
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center
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Streamflow Information Program

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates and maintains a national network of about 8,000 streamgages (2018) to provide long-term, accurate, and unbiased streamflow information (often called discharge) to meet the multiple needs of many diverse users. Streamflow information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being, protection of life and property, and efficient and effective...
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USGS hydrologist Adam Birken prepares to measure streamflow on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah.
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Measuring streamflow on the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah
Chart recorder similar to one installed inside a centennial streamgage
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Chart recorder similar to one installed inside a centennial streamgage
USGS hydrologist Adam Birken conducts equipment maintenance at the USGS streamgage on the South Fork of the Ogden River in Utah.
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USGS hydrologist conducts equipment maintenance at streamgage
USGS hydrologist cleans and inspects the water height reference staff at a USGS streamgage site in Utah.
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Cleaning and inspecting water height reference staff at streamgage
Utah Gauge Celebrates 100 Years of Monitoring Streamflow
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Utah Gauge Celebrates 100 Years of Monitoring Streamflow
A USGS streamgage near Hunstville, Utah is celebrating 100 years of monitoring streamflow on the Ogden River
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Utah Gauge Celebrates 100 Years of Monitoring Streamflow
Great Salt Lake from Elephant Head
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GSL Elephant Head
Expansive view of Great Salt Lake from Elephant Head.
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GSL Elephant Head 2
Lake Powell
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Lake Powell
Making an ADCP measurement on the Bear River below Alexander Reservoir, Idaho
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Bear River below Alexander Reservoir, Idaho
Wading White River to determine stream discharge using Flow Tracker on clear fall day.
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White River near Watson, Utah
USGS gage 09234500 Green River near Greendale, UT. Travis Gibson and John Carricaburu measuring Discharge
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USGS Employees Measure Discharge, USGS Gage 09234500 Green River UT.
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Utah Tribal Coop

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