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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5045

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Selected References

Biggane, J.H., 1982, The low-temperature geothermal resource and stratigraphy of portions of Yakima County, Washington: Washington Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 82-6, 128 p.

Biggane, J.H., 1983, Geophysical logs from water wells in the Yakima area, Washington: Washington Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 83-2, 50 p.

Bureau of Reclamation, 1999, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Washington, Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region, Upper Columbia Area Office, Yakima, Washington, 197 p.

Cuffney, T.F., Meador, M.R., Porter, S.D., and Gurtz, M.E., 1997, Distribution of fish, benthic invertebrate, and algal communities in relation to physical and chemical conditions, Yakima River Basin, Washington, 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4280, 94 p.

Drost, B.W., Cox, S.E., and Schurr, K.M., 1997, Changes in ground-water levels and ground-water budgets, from predevelopment to 1986, in parts of the Pasco Basin, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4086, 172 p.

Drost, B.W., Schurr, K.M., and Lum, W.E., II, 1989, Selected ground-water information for the Pasco Basin and adjacent areas, Washington, 1986-1989: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-228, 91 p.

Drost, B.W., and Whiteman, K.J., 1986, Surficial geology, structure, and thickness of selected geohydrologic units in the Columbia Plateau, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4326, 11 sheets.

Drost, B.W., Whiteman, K.J., and Gonthier, J.B., 1990, Geologic framework of the Columbia Plateau aquifer system, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4238, 10 p., 10 sheets.

Flaherty, N.M., 1975, The Yakima Basin and its water: Washington State University, Water Research Center, Pullman, Wash., 29 p.

Frizzell, V.A., Jr., Tabor, R.W., Booth, D.B., Ort, K.M., and Waitt, R.B., Jr., 1984, Preliminary geologic map of the Snoqualmie Pass 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-693, 33 p., 1 sheet.

Fuhrer, G.J., McKenzie, S.W., Rinella, J.F., Sanzolone, R.F., and Skach, K.A., 1993, Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River Basin in Washington; analysis of major and minor elements in fine-grained streambed sediment 1987, with sections on Geology by Marshall Gannett: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-30, 226 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Fuhrer, G.J., Morace, J.L., Johnson, H.M., Rinella, J.F., Ebbert, J.C., Embrey, S.S., Waite, I.R., Carpenter, K.D., Wise, D.R., and Hughes, C.A., 2004, Water quality in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, 1999-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1237, 44 p.

Glantz, M.H., 1982, Consequences and responsibilities in drought forecasting: The case of Yakima, 1977: Water Resources Research, v. 18, no. 1, p. 3–13.

Gulick, C.W., and Korosec, M.A., 1990, Geologic map of the Banks Lake 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 90-6, 20 p., 1 sheet

Jones, M.A., Vaccaro, J.J., and Watkins, A.M., 2006, Hydrogeologic framework of sedimentary deposits in six structural basins, Yakima River Basin, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5116, 24 p.

Korosec, M.A., 1987, Geologic map of the Mount Adams quadrangle, Washington: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Open-File Report 87-5, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

Kratz, M.R., 1978, Dilemmas, disruptions, but no disaster—Drought in the Yakima basin, Washington, 1977: State Climatologist for Arizona Climatological Publications, Scientific Paper no. 3, 16 p.

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Parker, G.L., and Storey, F.B., 1913, Water powers of the Cascade Range, part III, Yakima River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 369, 169 p., 18 pls.

Phillips, W.M., and Walsh, T.J., Geologic map of the northwest part of the Goldendale quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 87-13, 9 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

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Reidel, S.P., and Fecht, K.R., 1994b, Geologic map of the Richland 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 94-8, 21 p.

Russell, I.C., 1897, A reconnaissance of southeastern Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 4, 96 p.

Schasse, H.W., 1987, Geologic map of the Mount Rainier quadrangle, Washington: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Open-File Report 87-16, 43 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

Schuster, J.E., 1994, Geologic maps of the east half of the Washington portion of the Goldendale 1:100,000 quadrangle and the Washington portion of the Hermiston 1:100,000 quadrangle: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Open-File Report 94-9, 17 p., 1 sheet.

Schuster, J.E., 1994, Geologic map of the east half of the Toppenish 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Open-File Report 94-10, 15 p., 1 sheet.

Schuster, J.E., 1994, Geologic map of the east half of the Yakima 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Open-File Report 94-12, 19 p., 1 sheet.

Siems, B.A., Crosby, J.W., III, Anderson, J.V., Busch, J.H., and Weber, T.L., 1973, Geophysical investigations of Washington’s ground water resources; final report 1972/73: Washington State University, College of Engineering Research Division Report 73/15-58, 47 p.

Sinclair, Kelsey, 1998, Stratigraphic correlation of the N2 Grande Ronde Basalt across Kittitas Valley, Washington State: Central Washington University, Master of Science Thesis, 21 p.

Smith, G.O., 1901, Geology and water resources of a portion of Yakima County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers 55, 68 p.

Swanson, D.A., Anderson, J.L., Bentley, R.D., Byerly, G.R., Camp, V.E., Gardner, J.N., and Wright, T.L., 1979, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Columbia River Basalt Group in eastern Washington and northern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1363, 26 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Swanson, D.A., Brown, J.C., Anderson, J.L., Bentley, R.D., Byerly, G.R., Gardner, J.N., and Wright, T.L., 1979, Preliminary structure contour maps on the top of the Grande Ronde and Wanapum Basalts, eastern Washington and northern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1364, 3 sheets.

Systems Operations Advisory Committee, 1999, Report on biologically based flows for the Yakima River Basin: Report to the Secretary of the Interior, May 1999, Yakima: Washington, Executive Summary, 6 chaps., app. A.

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Tabor, R.W., Frizzell, V.A., Jr., Whetten, J.T., Waitt, R.B., Swanson, D.A., Byerly, G.R., Booth, D.B., Hetherington, M.J., and Zartman, R.E., 1987, Geologic map of the Chelan 30-minute by 60-minute quadrangle, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1661, 33 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

Tabor, R.W., Waitt, R.B., Jr., Frizzell, V.A., Jr., Swanson, D.A., Byerly, G.R., and Bentley, R.D., 1982, Geologic map of the Wenatchee 1:100,000 quadrangle, central Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1311, 26 p., 1 sheet.

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Vaccaro, J.J., and Sumioka, S.S., 2006, Estimates of ground-water pumpage from the Yakima Basin aquifer system, Washington, 1960-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Sceintific Investigations Report 2006-5205, 56 p.

Walsh, T.J., 1986, Geologic map of the west half of the Toppenish quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 86-3, 7 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

Walsh, T.J., 1986, Geologic map of the west half of the Yakima quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Open-File Report 86-4, 9 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000.

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Whiteman, K.J., Vaccaro, J.J., Gonthier, J.B., and Bauer, H.H., 1994, The hydrogeologic framework and geochemistry of the Columbia Plateau aquifer system, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1413-B, 73 p.

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