Modesto, Turlock, and Merced Subbasins of the San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Resources Used for Domestic Supply
Study Unit
- Study Area: Modesto Basin, Uplands Terrace, Turlock Basin, Merced Basin
- Counties Covered: Stanislaus and Merced
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Products
Reports
Quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in the Modesto, Turlock, and Merced Subbasins of the San Joaquin Valley, California
Levy, Z.F., Balkan, M., and Shelton, J.L., 2023, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2022-1116, 13 p.
Data
Groundwater-quality data in the Modesto-Turlock-Merced Domestic-Supply Aquifer Study Unit, 2020-2021: Results from the California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Balkan, M., Levy, Z.F., Dupuy, D.I., Shelton, J.L., Johnson, T.D., and Watson, E., 2022, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Photos
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Orchards in California's Central Valley
Credit: USGS, 2005
Orchards in California's Central Valley
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 12/12/2005
Dormant fruit trees in orchard with mustard groundcover blooming
Credit: USGS, 2005
Dormant fruit trees in orchard with mustard groundcover blooming
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 2/1/2005
Grain silos behind a green farm field
Credit: USGS, 2008
Grain silos behind a green farm field
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 7/14/2008
Orchard, hills, and charred land in Fresno
Credit: USGS, 2005
Orchard, hills, and charred land in Fresno
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 11/3/2005
Farm surrounded by old wooden fence and trees
Credit: USGS, 2008
Farm surrounded by old wooden fence and trees
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 4/30/2008
Irrigation canal along a green farm field with fields being irrigated in the distance
Credit: USGS, 2006
Irrigation canal along a green farm field with fields being irrigated in the distance
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 6/26/2006