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Accounting for Consumptive Use of Lower Colorado River Water in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah
Sandra J. Owen-Joyce, Richard P. Wilson
1994, Fact Sheet 074-94
In the Colorado River valley between the east end of Lake Mead and the international boundary with Mexico (see figure), the river is the principal source of water for agricultural, domestic, municipal, industrial, hydroelectric-power generation, and recreational purposes. Water is stored in surface reservoirs and in the river aquifer---permeable sediments...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program: The Sacramento River Basin
Joseph L. Domagalski, Larry R. Brown
1994, Fact Sheet 029-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began to implement a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status of and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program: the Northern New England Basins study unit
Sarah M. Flanagan, Keith W. Robinson
1994, Fact Sheet 027-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior, began a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The objectives of the NAWQA program are to describe the present and future water quality of large, representative parts of the United States's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Central Arizona Basins
Gail E. Cordy
1994, Fact Sheet 016-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began to implement a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface-water and ground-water resources and to provide a...
Idaho's surface-water-quality monitoring program: results from five sites sampled during water years 1990-93
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 026-94
In 1990, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality, implemented a statewide water-quality monitoring program in response to Idaho's antidegradation policy as required by the Clean Water Act. The program objective is to provide water-quality managers with a...
Subsidence and carbon fluxes in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, California
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 049-94
The Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was once tidal marshland and was formed by the confluence of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin Rivers. The delta covers more than 1,000 square miles and is bordered by the major population centers of the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, and Stockton (fig. 1). The...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program - South-Central Texas
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 048-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, began a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA Program are to describe the status of and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to...
Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 009-94
The world's glaciers react to and interact with changes in global and regional climates. Most mountain glaciers worldwide have been retreating since the latter part of the 19th century; global sea level has risen about 10 centimeters during the past century. Glaciers vary in size as a result of several...
Effects of major storms on Pacific Islands
Bruce Richmond
1994, Report
Tropical storms of various kinds are as much a depositional event as an erosional event. Much attention is given to the destructive aspects of major storms because of the loss of life and property, but little is known about their beneficial effects to coastal accretion. While we can usually measure...
What is the Alaska Volcano Observatory?
Christina A. Neal, Mike Doukas
1994, Fact Sheet 071-94
Explosive eruptions from Alaska's more than 40 active volcanoes pose a significant and recurring threat to communities, commerce, and aircraft in the north Pacific. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) was established in 1988 to carry out volcano monitoring, eruption notification, volcanic hazard assessments, and volcano research in Alaska. Effective notifications...
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, Long Island-New Jersey (LINJ) Coastal Drainages Study Unit
Paul E. Stackelberg, Mark A. Ayers
1994, Fact Sheet 012-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began its National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA ) program to (1) document the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's water resources; (2) define water-quality trends; and (3) identify major factors that affect water quality. In addressing these goals, the program will...
Great Salt Lake basins study unit
Kidd M. Waddell, Robert L. Baskin
1994, Fact Sheet 046-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began implementing a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program.The long-term goals of the NAWQA Program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation’s surface- and ground-water resources and to provide a sound, scientific...
Land use and land cover digital data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 052-94
Computer tapes derived from land use and land cover (LULC) data and associated maps at scales of 1 :250,000 and 1: 100,000 are available from the U.S. Geological Survey. This data can be used alone or combined with a base map or other supplemental data for a variety of applications, using...
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, Long Island-New Jersey (LINJ) Coastal Drainages Study Unit : Scope of the Long Island-New Jersey Coastal Drainages Study-Unit investigation
Mark A. Ayers
1994, Fact Sheet 030-94
Scope of the Long Island-New Jersey Coastal Drainages Study-Unit InvestigationIn 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program to document the status of and trends in quality of a large representative part of the Nation's water resources and to provide a sound scientific understanding of...