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Digital-model study of ground-water hydrology, Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Area, Washington
Water Supply Bulletin
40
Prepared in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey
By: H.H. Tanaka, A. J. Hansen Jr., and J.A. Skrivan
Since 1952 water diverted from the Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam has been used to irrigate parts of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project area in eastern Washington, and as a result ground-water levels generally have risen in the area. The rapid increases in ground-water inflow, outflow, and storage from irrigation have created a need for a better understanding of the ground-water system before and after the start of irrigation to establish guidelines necessary for management of the area's ground-water resource. Data and information from previous geologic and hydrologic studies were used as a basis for quantitative analyses of ground-water inflow and outflow by means of digital computer models representing three major areas--Quincy Basin, Pasco Basin, and Royal Slope.
Suggested Citation
Tanaka, H., Hansen, A.J., Skrivan, J., 1974, Digital-model study of ground-water hydrology, Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Area, Washington: Water Supply Bulletin 40, iv, 60 p.
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Digital-model study of ground-water hydrology, Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Area, Washington