Ground Water Atlas of the United States

Ground Water Atlas of the United States - Segment 1 California Nevada
By Michael Planert and John S. Williams


References

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_______1990, National water summary 1987--Hydrologic events

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Basin and Range aquifers

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Swain, L.A., 1978, Predicted water-level and water-quality

effects of artificial recharge in the upper Coachella
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Thomas, J.M., Mason, J.L., and Crabtree, J.D., 1986,

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Thompson, D.G., 1929, The Mohave Desert region, California,

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Thompson, T.H., and Chappell, Richard, 1984, Maps showing

distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type
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Thompson, T.H., Nuter, Janet, Moyle, W.R., Jr., and

Wool-fenden, L.R., 1984, Maps showing distribution of
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Tyley, S.J., 1974, Analog model study of the ground-water

basin of the upper Coachella Valley, California: U.S.
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U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary

1987--Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S.
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Waddell, R.K., Robinson, J.H., and Blankennagel, R.K., 1984,

Hydrology of Yucca Mountain and vicinity,
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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
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Winograd, I.J., and Thordarson, William, 1968, Structural

control of ground-water movement in miogeosynclinal rocks of
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_______1975, Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical framework,

south-central Great Basin, Nevada--California, with special
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Central Valley aquifer system

Bertoldi, G.L., Johnston, R.H., and Evenson, K.D., 1991,
Ground water in the Central Valley, California--A summary
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Bryan, Kirk, 1923, Geology and ground-water resources of the

Sacramento Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey
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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,
California--A preliminary study: U.S. Geological Survey
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Diamond, J., and Williamson, A.K., 1983, A summary of

ground-water pumpage in the Central Valley, California,
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Evenson, K.D., and Neil, J.M., 1986, Map of California

showing distribution of selenium concentrations in wells
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Fogelman, R.P., 1983, Ground-water quality in the Sacramento

Valley, California--Water types and potential nitrate and
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Hull, L.C., 1984 Geochemistry of ground water in the

Sacramento Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey
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Ireland, R.L., 1986, Land subsidence in the San Joaquin

Valley, California, as of 1983: U.S. Geological Survey
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Ireland, R.L., Poland, J.F., and Riley, F.S., 1984, Land

subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, as of
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Mandle, R.J., and Kontis, A.L., 1986, Directions and rates

of ground-water movement in the vicinity of Kesterson
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Nady, Paul, and Larragueta, L.L., 1983, Development of

irrigation in the Central Valley of California: U.S.
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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 1401--C,
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 437--H,
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 resources--California region: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 813--E, 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
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1, 1986, p. 587--590.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1984, National water summary

1983--Hydrologic events and issues: U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Supply Paper 2250, 243 p.

_______1988, National water summary 1986--Hydrologic events

and ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Supply Paper 2325, 560 p.

_______1990, National water summary 1987--Hydrologic 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 1401--D, 127 p.

Wood, P.R., and Dale, R.H., 1964, Geology and ground-water

features of the Edison--Maricopa 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
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_______1968, Planned utilization of ground water

basins--Coastal plain of Los Angeles County: California
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_______1975, Sea-water intrusion in California--Inventory of

coastal ground water basins: California Department of Water
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_______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 118--80, 73 p.

_______1981, South Santa Clara County area, volume 4 of

Evaluation of ground water resources south of San Francisco
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118--1, 143 p.

_______1982a, Santa Rosa Plain, volume 2 of Evaluation of

ground water resources; Sonoma County: California Department
of Water Resources Bulletin 118--4, 107 p.

_______1982b, Petaluma Valley, volume 3 of Evaluation of

ground water resources; Sonoma County, California Department
of Water Resources Bulletin 118--4, 91 p.

_______1982c, Sonoma Valley, volume 4 of Evaluation of

ground water resources; Sonoma County: California Department
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_______1988, Southern California, volume 5 of Hydrologic

Data 1985: California Department of Water Resources Bulletin
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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.
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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 Beach--Santa Ana area,
California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1136,
320 p.

Poland, J.F., 1959, Hydrology of the Long Beach--Santa Ana

area, California, with special reference to the water
tightness of the Newport--Inglewood 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 Torrance--Santa 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 497--F, 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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