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USGS1978

Water resources data for Wyoming, water year 1977; Volume 2. Green River basin; Bear River basin; Snake River basin

Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. This report, in two volumes, contains discharge records for 214 gaging stations; stage only records for 1 lake; stage and contents for 16 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 117 gaging stations, 41 ungaged stations, 2 lakes and reservoirs, and 247 wells and springs; and water levels for 45 observation wells. Also included are 101 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1980

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1978: Volume 1. Missouri River basin

Water resources data for the 1978 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 1 of this report contains discharge records for 166 gaging stations; stage only records for 1 lake; stage and contents for 10 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 125 gaging stations, 76 ungaged stations, 2 reservoirs, 113 wells and springs; and water levels for 36 observation wells. Also included are 76 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. This data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1980

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1978: Volume 2. Green River basin, Bear River basin, and Snake River basin

Water resources data for the 1978 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 2 of this report contains discharge records for 62 gaging stations; stage and contents for 5 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 43 gaging stations, 19 ungaged stations, and 75 wells and springs; and water levels for 8 observation wells. Also included are 24 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1980

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1979: Volume 1. Missouri River Basin

Water resources data for the 1979 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 1 of this report contains discharge records for 166 gaging stations; stage only records for 1 lake; stage and contents for 11 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 116 gaging stations, 101 ungaged stations, 70 wells and springs; and water levels for 36 observation wells. Also included are 75 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. This data represents that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1980

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1979: Volume 2. Green River basin, Bear River basin, and Snake River basin

Water resources data for the 1979 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 2 of this report contains discharge records for 62 gaging stations; stage and contents for 5 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 39 gaging stations and 30 ungaged stations; and water levels for 8 observation wells. Also included are 25 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1981

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1980: Volume 1. Missouri River basin

Water resources data for the 1980 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 1 of this report contains discharge records for 161 gaging stations; stage only records for 1 lake; stage and contents for 11 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 93 gaging stations, 44 ungaged stations, 100 wells and springs; and water levels for 36 observation wells. Also included are 74 crest-stage partial-record stations and 2 precipitation monitoring sites. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. This data represents that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS1981

Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1980: Volume 2. Green River basin; Bear River basin; Snake River basin

Water resources data for the 1980 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells. Volume 2 of this report contains discharge records for 62 gaging stations; stage and contents for 3 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 38 gaging stations and 20 ungaged stations; and water levels for 7 observation wells. Also included are 24 crest-stage partial-record stations. Additional water data were collected at various sites, not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements and analyses. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Wyoming.

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USGS2007

Cloud water in windward and leeward mountain forests: The stable isotope signature of orographic cloud water

Cloud water can be a significant hydrologic input to mountain forests. Because it is a precipitation source that is vulnerable to climate change, it is important to quantify amounts of cloud water input at watershed and regional scales. During this study, cloud water and rain samples were collected monthly for 2 years at sites on windward and leeward East Maui. The difference in isotopic composition between volume‐weighted average cloud water and rain samples was 1.4‰ δ 18 O and 12‰ δ 2 H for the windward site and 2.8‰ δ 18 O and 25‰ δ 2 H for the leeward site, with the cloud water samples enriched in 18 O and 2 H relative to the rain samples. A summary of previous literature shows that fog and/or cloud water is enriched in 18 O and 2 H compared to rain at many locations around the world; this study documents cloud water and rain isotopic composition resulting from weather patterns common to montane environments in the trade wind latitudes. An end‐member isotopic composition for cloud water was identified for each site and was used in an isotopic mixing model to estimate the proportion of precipitation input from orographic clouds. Orographic cloud water input was 37% of the total precipitation at the windward site and 46% at the leeward site. This represents an estimate of water input to the forest that could be altered by changes in cloud base altitude resulting from global climate change or deforestation.

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USGS2006

Subsurface injection of treated sewage into a saline-water aquifer at St. Petersburg, Florida - Water-quality changes and potential for recovery of injected sewage

The city of St. Petersburg is testing subsurface injection of treated sewage into the Floridan aquifer as a means of eliminating discharge of sewage to surface waters and as a means of storing treated sewage for future nonpotable reuse. The injection zone at the test site at the start of injection contained saline water with chloride concentrations ranging from 14,000 to 20,000 milligrams per liter (mg/l). Treated sewage with a mean chloride concentration of 170 mg/ml was injected through a single well for 12 months at a mean rate of 4.7 x 105 cubic feet per day. The volume of water injected during the year was 1.7x108 cubic feet. Dissolved oxygen was contained in the sewage prior to injection. Water removed from the injection zone during injection was essentially free of oxygen. Probable growth of denitrifying bacteria and, thus, microbial denitrification, was suggested by bacterial counts in water from two observation wells that were close to the injection well. The volume fraction of treated sewage in water from wells located 35 feet and 733 feet from the injection well and open to the upper part of the injection zone stabilized at about 0.9 and 0.75, respectively. Chloride concentrations stabilized at about 1,900 mg/l in water from the well that was 35 feet from the injection well and stabilized at about 4,000 mg/l in water from the well that was 733 feet from the injection well. These and other data suggest that very little near injection-quality treated sewage would be recoverable from storage in the injection zone.The city of St. Petersburg is testing subsurface injection of treated sewage into the Floridan aquifer as a means of eliminating discharge of sewage to surface waters and as a means of storing treated sewage for future nonpotable reuse. The injection zone at the test site at the start of injection contained saline water with chloride concentrations ranging from 14,000 to 20,000 milligrams per liter (mg/l). Data suggest that very little near injection-quality treated sewage would be recoverable from storage in the injection zone.

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USGS1995

The strategy for improving water-quality monitoring in the United States; final report of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality; technical appendices

The Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality (ITFM) prepared this report in collaboration with representatives of all levels of government and the private sector. The report recommends a strategy for nationwide water-quality monitoring and technical monitoring improvements to support sound water-quality decisionmaking. The strategy is intended to achieve a better return on public and private investments in monitoring, environmental protection, and natural resources management. It is also designed to expand the base of information useful to a variety of users at multiple geographic scales. Institutional and technical changes are needed to improve water-quality monitoring and to meet the full range of monitoring requirements. Monitoring must be incorporated as a critical element of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The strategy includes recommendations in many key elements, such as the development of goal-oriented monitoring and indicators, institutional collaboration, and methods comparability. Initial actions have been taken to implement the strategy. Several Federal agencies have jointly purchased and shared remotely sensed land-cover information needed for water assessment. Major agency data systems are using common data-element names and reference tables that will ensure easy sharing of data. A number of States have held meetings with collectors of water information to initiate statewide monitoring strategies. New monitoring guidance has been developed for Federal water-quality grants to States. Many State offices have changed monitoring programs to place emphasis on priority watersheds and to improve assessment of water quality. As the competition increases for adequate supplies of clean water, concerns about public health and the environment escalate, and more demands are placed on the water information infrastructure. To meet these demands, the collaborative approach has already produced benefits, which will continue to grow as the recommendations are implemented

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USGS1989

Water resources data, Arizona, water year 1988

Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Arizona consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; measurements of ground-water levels; and quality of water from selected wells. Also included are discharge data for crest-stage partial-record stations and water-quality data for partial-record stations. Locations of the gaging stations are shown in figures 4, 6, and 7, and of water-quality stations in figures 5 and 6. Additional water data were collected at various sites, which are not part of the systematic data-collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements or miscellaneous water-quality analyses. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies in Arizona.

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USGS1996

Water resources data, Arizona, water year 1995

Water discharge data for the 1995 water year for Arizona consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels of observation wells; and quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 182 gaging stations, annual peaks for 22 crest-stage partialrecord stations; contents only records for 8 lakes and reservoirs; stage and contents for 1 lake; elevation only for 1 streamflow station; 20 supplementary records, included with gaging-station records, consisting of monthend or monthly stage, contents, and evaporation of lakes and reservoirs, diversions, and return flows; water-quality records for 20 continuous-record stations; water-quality data for water from 202 wells. The data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey cooperating Federal and State agencies in Arizona.

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USGS1998

Water resources data, Arizona, water year 1997

Water discharge data for the 1997 water year for Arizona consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels of observation wells; and quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 192 gaging stations, annual peaks for 19 crest-stage partialrecord stations; contents only records for 8 lakes and reservoirs; stage and (or) contents for l lake; elevation only for I streamtlow station; included with gaging-station records, consisting of monthend or monthly stage, contents, and evaporation oflakes and reservoirs, diversions, and return flows; water-quality records for 27 continuous-record stations; water-quality data for water from 286 wells. The data represent that part ofthe National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey cooperating Federal and State agencies in Arizona.

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USGS1999

Water resources data, Arizona, water year 1998

Water discharge data for the 1998 water year for Arizona consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels of observation wells; and quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 167 gaging stations, annual peaks for 27 crest-stage partial-record stations; contents only records for 8 lakes and reservoirs; stage and (or) contents for 1 lake; elevation only for 1 streamflow station; included with gaging-station records, consisting of monthend or monthly stage, contents, and evaporation of lakes and reservoirs, diversions, and return flows; water-quality records for 14 continuous-record stations; water-quality data for water from 188 wells. The data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey cooperating Federal and State agencies in Arizona.

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USGS1965

Water Resources Data for California, 1965; Part 2: Water Quality Records

Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey include the collection of water quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface and ground-water supplies of the Nation. These data for the 1965 water year for the quality of surface waters in California are presented in this report. Data for a few water quality stations in bordering States are also included. The data were collected by the Water Resources Division of the U.S Geological Survey under the direction of Walter Hofmann, district chief. Water quality information is presented for chemical quality, fluvial sediment, and water temperatures. The chemical quality includes concentrations of individual dissolved constituents and certain properties or characteristics such as hardness, sodium-adsorption-ratio, specific conductance, and pH. Fluvial sediment information is given for suspended-sediment discharges and concentrations and for particle-size distribution of suspended sediment and bed material. Water temperature data represent once-daily observations except for stations where a continuous temperature recorder furnishes information from which daily minimums and maximums are obtained.

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USGS1967

Water Resources Data for California, 1966; Part 2: Water Quality Records

Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey include the collection of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface- and ground-water supplies of the Nation. These data for the 1966 water year for the quality of surface waters in California are presented in this report. Data for a few water-quality stations in bordering States are also included. The data were collected by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of Walter Hofmann and R. Stanley Lord, successive district chiefs, Menlo Park, Calif. Water-quality information is presented for chemical quality, fluvial sediment, and water temperatures. The chemical quality includes concentrations of individual dissolved constituents and certain properties or characteristics such as hardness, sodium-adsorption ratio, specific conductance, and pH. Fluvial-sediment information is given for suspended-sediment discharges and concentrations and for particle-size distribution of suspended sediment and bed material. Water-temperature data represent once-daily observations except for stations where a continuous temperature recorder furnishes information from which daily minimums and maximums are obtained.

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USGS1968

Water Resources Data for California, 1967; Part 2: Water Quality Records

Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geollogical Survey include the collection of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface-and ground-water supplies of the Nation. These data for the 1967 water year for the quality of surface waters in California are presented in this report. Data for a few water quality stations in bordering States are also included. The data were collected by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of R. Stanley Lord, district chief, Menlo Park, Calif. Water-quality information is presented for chemical quality, fluvial sediment, and water temperatures. The chemical quality includes concentrations of individual dissolved constituents and certain properties or characteristics such as hardness, sodium adsorption ratio, specific conductance, and pH. Fluvial-sediment information is given for suspended-sediment discharges and concentrations and for particle size distribution of suspended sediment and bed material. Water-temperature data represent once-daily observations except for stations where a continuous temperature recorder furnishes information from which daily minimums and maximums are obtained.

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USGS1970

Water Resources Data for California, 1968; Part 2: Water Quality Records

Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey include the collection of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface- and ground-water supplies of the Nation. These data for the 1968 water year for the quality of surface water in California are presented in this report. Data for a few water-quality stations in bordering States are also included. The data were collected by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey under the direction of R. Stanley Lord, district chief, Menlo Park, Calif. Water-quality information is presented for chemical quality, fluvial sediment, and water temperatures. The chemical-quality information includes concentrations of individual dissolved constituents and certain properties or characteristics such as hardness, sodium-adsorption ratio, specific conductance, and pH. Fluvial-sediment information includes suspended-sediment discharges and concentrations and the particle-size distribution of suspended sediment and bed material. Water-temperature data represent once daily observations except for stations where a continuous record of temperature is obtained. Daily minimums and maximums are reported for the continuous temperature stations.

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