Estimation of Natural Dissolved-solids Discharge in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Western United States
Author: David K. Mueller
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 72
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Author: David K. Mueller
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David K. Mueller
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Published: 1988
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Vaughn Iorns
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSummary of available data and explanation of techniques and criteria used in appraising the water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this study is to analyze the results of dissolved solids studies in the Upper Colorado River Basin and estimate the amount of dissolved solids being contributed by upland or surface sources. The study is primarily focused on major (>800 square miles) drainage areas in the Upper Colorado River Basin where the total, natural, and ground-water dissolved solids are components have been computed or estimated.
Author: David K. Mueller
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher L. Shope
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Published: 2014
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSalinity loads throughout the Colorado River Basin have been a concern over recent decades due to adverse impacts on population, natural resources, and regional economics. With substantial financial resources and various reclamation projects, the salt loading to Lake Powell and associated total dissolved-solids concentrations in the Lower Colorado River Basin have been substantially reduced. The Colorado River between its confluence with the Dolores River and Lake Powell traverses a physiographic area where saline sedimentary formations and evaporite deposits are prevalent. However, the dissolved-solids loading in this area is poorly understood due to the paucity of water-quality data. From 2003 to 2011, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation conducted four synoptic sampling events to quantify the salinity loading throughout the study reach and evaluate the occurrence and impacts of both natural and anthropogenic sources. The results from this study indicate that under late-summer base-flow conditions, dissolved-solids loading in the reach is negligible with the exception of the Green River, and that variations in calculated loads between synoptic sampling events are within measurement and analytical uncertainties. The Green River contributed approximately 22 percent of the Colorado River dissolved-solids load, based on samples collected at the lower end of the study reach. These conclusions are supported by water-quality analyses for chloride and bromide, and the results of analyses for the stable isotopes of oxygen and deuterium. Overall, no significant sources of dissolved-solids loading from tributaries or directly by groundwater discharge, with the exception of the Green River, were identified in the study area.
Author: Fred D Tillman
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Published: 1974
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 56
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 1162
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