REGIONAL SUMMARY
Bertoldi, G.L., Johnston, R.H., and Evenson, K.D., 1991, Ground
water in the Central Valley, California A summary report: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1401A, 44 p.
California Department of Water Resources, 1980, Ground water basins in California: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 118-80, 73 p.
Dunbar, C.O., 1966, Historical geology: New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 500 p.
Fenneman, N.M., and Johnson, D.W., 1946, Physical divisions of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:7,000,000, 1 sheet.
Gebert, W.A., Graczyk, D.J., and Krug, W.R., 1987, Average annual runoff in the United States, 1951-80: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA710, scale 1:7,500,000, 1 sheet.
King, P.B., and Beikman, H.M., 1974, Geologic map of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:2,500,00, 3 sheets.
Plume, R.W., and Carlton, S.M., 1988, Hydrogeology of the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent States: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA694A.
Snyder, C.T., Hardman, George, and Zdenek, F.E., 1964, Pleistocene lake in the Great Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I416, scale 1:1,000,000, 1 sheet.
Thomas, H.E., and Phoenix, D.A., 1976, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resourcesCalifornia region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813E, 51 p.
Thelin, G.P., and Pike, R.J., 1990,
Digital shaded relief map of the conterminous United States: Menlo
Park, California, U.S. Geological Survey digital image processing,
scale 1:3,500,000
Trewartha, G.T., 1968, An introduction to climate (4th ed.): New
York, McGraw-Hill, 408 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, National water summary 1985Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1984, National water summary 1983 Hydrologic events and issues: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2250, 243 p.
_______1990, National water summary 1987 Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.
_______1993, National water summary 1990-91 Hydrologic events and stream water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2400, 590 p.
BASIN AND RANGE AQUIFERS
Bedinger, M.S., Harrill, J.R., Langer, W.H., Thomas, J.M., and
Mulvihill, D.A.,1984, Maps showing ground-water levels, springs,
and depth to ground water, Basin and Range Province, Nevada: U.S.
Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4119B,
11 p.
Bedinger, M.S., Harrill, J.R., and Thomas, J.M., 1984, Maps showing ground-water units and withdrawal, Basin and Range Province, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116A,10 p.
Bedinger, M.S., Sargent, K.A., and Langer, W.H., eds., 1989, Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive wasteCharacterization of the Death Valley region, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1370F, 49 p.
Blaney, H.F., 1955, Evaporation from and stabilization of Salton Sea (Calif.) water surface: American Geophysical Union Transactions, v. 36, no. 4, p. 663-640.
Bredehoeft, J.D., and Farvolden, R.N., 1963, Disposition of aquifers in intermontane basins of northern Nevada: International Association of Scientific Hydrology, Commission of Subterranean Waters Publication 64, p. 197-212.
Brown, J.S., 1923, The Salton Sea Region, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 497, 292 p.
California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1954, Geology of southern California: California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 170, 878 p.
California Department of Water Resources, 1963, Desert areas of southeastern California, land and water use survey, 1958: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 101, 74 p.
_______1980, Ground water basins in California: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 118-80, 73 p.
Cohen, Philip, 1964, Preliminary results of hydrogeologic investigations in the valley of the Humboldt River near Winnemucca, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1754, 59 p.
Cohen, Philip, and Loeltz, O.J., 1964, Evaluation of hydro-geology and hydrogeochemistry of Truckee Meadows area, Washoe County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1779S, p. S6S62.
Dettinger, M.D., 1989, Distribution of carbonate-rock aquifers in southern Nevada and the potential for their developmentSummary of findings, 1985-88: University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Report 1, 37 p.
Durbin, T.J., 1978, Calibration of a mathematical model of the Antelope Valley ground-water basin, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2046, 51 p.
Eakin, T.E., 1966, A regional interbasin ground-water system in the White River area, southeastern Nevada: Water Resources Research, v. 2, no. 2, p. 251-271.
Eakin, T.E., and Lamke, R.D., 1966, Hydraulic reconnaissance of the Humboldt River basin, Nevada: Nevada De-partment of Conservation and Natural Resources, Water Resources Bulletin 32, 107 p.
Eakin, T.E., Price, Don, and Harrill, J.R., 1976, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resourcesGreat Basin region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813G, 37 p.
Fiero, G.W., Jr., 1968, Regional ground-water flow systems of central Nevada: University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Miscellaneous Report 5, 213 p.
Harrill, J.R., 1986, Ground-water storage depletion in Pahrump Valley, NevadaCalifornia, 196275: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2279, 53 p.
Harrill, J.R., Gates, J.S., and Thomas, J.M., 1988, Major ground-water flow systems in the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent States: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA694C, scale 1:1,000,000, 1 sheet.
Harrill, J.R., and Moore, D.O., 1970, Effects of ground-water development on the water regimen of Paradise Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, 1948-68, and hydrologic reconnaissance of the tributary areas: Nevada Division of Water Resources Bulletin 29, 123 p.
Hess, J.W., and Mifflin, M.D., 1978,
A feasibility study of water production from deep carbonate aquifers
in Nevada: University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Publication
41054, 125 p.
Houghton, J.G., 1967, Characteristics of rainfall in the Great
Basin: University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute, 205 p.
Johnson, H.R., 1911, Water resources of Antelope Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 278, 92 p.
Langer, W.H., Moyle, W.R., Jr., Woolfenden, L.R., and Mulvilhill, D.A., 1984, Maps showing ground-water levels, springs, and depth to ground water, Basin and Range Province, southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116B, 6 sheets.
Loeltz, O.J., Ireland, Burdge, Robison, J.H., and Olmsted, F.H., 1975, Geohydrologic reconnaissance of the Imperial Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 486K, 54 p.
Malmberg, G.T., 1965, Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1780, 116 p.
_______1967, Hydrology of the valley-fill and carbonate-rock reservoirs, Pahrump Valley, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1832, 47 p.
Maxey, G.B., and Eakin, T.E., 1949, Ground water in White River Valley, White Pine, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada: Nevada State Engineer, Water Resources Bulletin 8, 59 p.
Maxey, G.B., and Jameson, C.H., 1948, Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Springs Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada: Nevada State Engineer, Water-Resources Bulletin 5, 292 p.
Mifflin, M.D., 1968, Delineation of ground-water flow systems in Nevada: University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Technical Report HW 4, 112 p.
Miller, G.A., 1977, Appraisal of the water resources of Death Valley, CaliforniaNevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-728, 68 p.
Moyle, W.R., Jr., 1974, Geohydrologic map of Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 4873, 1 sheet.
Nolan, T.B., 1943, The Basin and Range Province in Utah, Nevada, and California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 197D, 55 p.
Plume, R.W., and Carlton, S.M., 1988, Hydrogeology of the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent States: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA694A.
Rogers, L.S., and others, 1987, Overview of water resources in Owens Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4357, 38 p.
Swain, L.A., 1978, Predicted water-level and water-quality effects of artificial recharge in the upper Coachella Valley, California, using a finite-element digital model: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 7729, 54 p.
Thomas, J.M., Mason, J.L., and Crabtree, J.D., 1986, Ground-water levels in the Great Basin of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent States: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA694B, scale 1:1,000,000, 1 sheet.
Thompson, D.G., 1929, The Mohave Desert region, California, a geographic, geologic, and hydrologic reconnaissance: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 578, 759 p.
Thompson, T.H., and Chappell, Richard, 1984, Maps showing distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type in ground water, Basin and Range Province, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4119C, 4 sheets.
Thompson, T.H., Nuter, Janet, Moyle, W.R., Jr., and Wool-fenden, L.R., 1984, Maps showing distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type in ground water, Basin and Range Province, southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116C, 7 p.
Tyley, S.J., 1974, Analog model study of the ground-water basin of the upper Coachella Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2027, 77 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary 1987Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.
Waddell, R.K., Robinson, J.H., and Blankennagel, R.K., 1984, Hydrology of Yucca Mountain and vicinity, NevadaCaliforniaInvestigative results through mid-1983: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4267, 72 p.
Winograd, I.J., 1962, Interbasin movement of ground water at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada, in Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 450C, p. C108-C111.
Winograd, I.J., and Thordarson, William, 1968, Structural control of ground-water movement in miogeosynclinal rocks of south-central Nevada, in Eckel, E.B., ed., Nevada Test Site: Geological Society of America Memoir 110, p. 3548.
_______1975, Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical framework, south-central Great Basin, NevadaCalifornia, with special reference to the Nevada Test Site: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 712C, 126 p.
CENTRAL VALLEY AQUIFER SYSTEM
Bertoldi, G.L., Johnston, R.H., and Evenson, K.D., 1991, Ground
water in the Central Valley, CaliforniaA summary report: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1401A, 44 p.
Bryan, Kirk, 1923, Geology and ground-water resources of the Sacramento Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 495, 285 p.
Davis, G.H., Green, J.H., Olmsted, F.H., and Brown, D.W., 1959, Ground-water conditions and storage capacity in the San Joaquin Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1469, 287 p.
Deverel, S.J., Gilliom, R.J., Fujii, Roger, Izbicki, J.A., and Fields, J.C., 1984, Areal distribution of selenium and other inorganic constituents in shallow ground water of the San Luis Drain Service Area, San Joaquin Valley, CaliforniaA preliminary study: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4319, 67 p.
Diamond, J., and Williamson, A.K., 1983, A summary of ground-water pumpage in the Central Valley, California, 1961-1977: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4037, 70 p.
Evenson, K.D., and Neil, J.M., 1986, Map of California showing distribution of selenium concentrations in wells sampled by the U.S. Geological Survey, 197585: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 8672, scale 1:1,000,000, 1 sheet.
Fogelman, R.P., 1983, Ground-water quality in the Sacramento Valley, CaliforniaWater types and potential nitrate and boron problem areas: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA651, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet.
Hull, L.C., 1984 Geochemistry of ground water in the Sacramento Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1401B, 36 p.
Ireland, R.L., 1986, Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1983: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4196, 50 p.
Ireland, R.L., Poland, J.F., and Riley, F.S., 1984, Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 437I, p. I1I93.
Mandle, R.J., and Kontis, A.L., 1986, Directions and rates of ground-water movement in the vicinity of Kesterson Reservoir, San Joaquin Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4196, 57 p.
Nady, Paul, and Larragueta, L.L., 1983, Development of irrigation in the Central Valley of California: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigation Atlas HA649, scale 1:500,000, 2 sheets.
Page, R.W., 1986, Geology of the fresh ground-water basin of the Central Valley, California, with texture maps and sections: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1401C, 54 p.
Poland, J.F., Lofgren, B.E., Ireland, R.L., and Pugh, A.G., 1975, Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1972: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 437H, p. H1-H78.
Templin, W.E., 1984, Ground-water quality monitoring network design for the San Joaquin Valley ground-water basin, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4080, 133 p.
Thomas, H.E., and Phoenix, D.A., 1976, Summary appraisal of the Nation's ground-water resourcesCalifornia region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813E, 51 p.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986, Secondary maximum contaminant levels (Section 143.3 of part 143, National secondary drinking-water regulations): U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Parts 100149, revised July 1, 1986, p. 587-590.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1984, National water summary 1983Hydrologic events and issues: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2250, 243 p.
_______1988, National water summary 1986Hydrologic events and ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2325, 560 p.
_______1990, National water summary 1987Hydrologic events and water use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.
Williamson, A.K., Prudic, D.E., and Swain, L.A., 1989, Ground-water flow in the Central Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1401D, 127 p.
Wood, P.R., and Dale, R.H., 1964,
Geology and ground-water features of the EdisonMaricopa area,
Kern County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper
1656, 103 p.
COASTAL BASINS AQUIFERS
California Department of Water Resources, 1961, Planned utilization
of the ground water basins of the coastal plain of Los Angeles
County: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 104,
Appendix A, 181 p.
_______1968, Planned utilization of ground water basinsCoastal plain of Los Angeles County: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 104, 25 p.
_______1975, Sea-water intrusion in CaliforniaInventory of coastal ground water basins: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 635, 394 p.
_______1980, California's ground water: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 118, 135 p.
_______1980, Ground water basins in California: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 11880, 73 p.
_______1981, South Santa Clara County area, volume 4 of Evaluation of ground water resources south of San Francisco Bay: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 1181, 143 p.
_______1982a, Santa Rosa Plain, volume 2 of Evaluation of ground water resources; Sonoma County: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 1184, 107 p.
_______1982b, Petaluma Valley, volume 3 of Evaluation of ground water resources; Sonoma County, California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 1184, 91 p.
_______1982c, Sonoma Valley, volume 4 of Evaluation of ground water resources; Sonoma County: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 1184, 78 p.
_______1988, Southern California, volume 5 of Hydrologic Data 1985: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-85, 208 p.
Cardwell, G.T., 1958, Geology and ground water, Santa Rosa and Petaluma Valleys, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1427, 273 p.
Clark, W.O., 1924, Ground water in Santa Clara Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 519, 209 p.
Durham, D.L., 1974, Geology of the Southern Salinas Valley area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 819, 111 p.
Evenson, R.E., 1959, Geology and ground-water features of the Eureka area, Humboldt County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1470, 80 p.
Kunkel, F., and Upson, J.E., 1960, Geology and ground water in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1495, 252 p.
Piper, A.M., Garrett, A.A., and others, 1953, Native and contaminated ground waters in the Long BeachSanta Ana area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1136, 320 p.
Poland, J.F., 1959, Hydrology of the Long BeachSanta Ana area, California, with special reference to the water tightness of the NewportInglewood structural zone: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1471, 257 p.
Poland, J.F., Garrett, A.A., and Sinnott, Albert, 1959, Geology, hydrology, and chemical character of ground waters in the TorranceSanta Monica area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1461, 425 p.
Poland, J.F., and Ireland, R.L., 1988, Land subsidence in the Santa Clara Valley, California, as of 1982: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 497F, 61 p.
Showalter, P.E., Akers, J.P., and Swain, L.A., 1983, Design of a ground-water monitoring network for the Salinas River Basin, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4049, 74 p.
Thomasson, H.G., Olmsted, F.H., Jr., and LeRoux, E.F., 1960, Geology, water resources and usable ground-water storage capacity of part of Solano County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1464, 693 p.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BASIN-FILL
AQUIFERS
California Department of Water Resources, 1964, Shasta Valley
Investigation: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin
87, 170 p.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1980, Klamath project, Butte Valley division: U.S. Department of Interior, Water and Power Resources Service, Feasibility, ground-water geology and resources appendix, 50 p.
Wood, P.R., 1960, Geology and ground-water features of the Butte Valley Region, Siskiyou County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1491, 150 p.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VOLCANIC-ROCK AQUIFERS
U.S. Geological Survey, 1985, National water summary 1984 Hydrologic
events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources:
U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2275, 467 p.
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