Madera-Chowchilla Basin Groundwater Resources Used for Public Supply
Study Unit
- Study Area: Madera/Chowchilla Subbasins
- Counties Covered: Merced and Fresno
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Products
Reports
Anthropogenic and Geologic Causes of Anomalously High Uranium Concentrations in Groundwater Used for Drinking Water Supply in the Southeastern San Joaquin Valley, CA
Rosen, M.R., Burow, K.R., and Fram, M.S., 2019, Journal of Hydrology, v. 577, article 124009
Delineation of Spatial Extent, Depth, Thickness, and Potential Volume of Aquifers Used for Domestic and Public Water-Supply in the Central Valley, California
Voss, S.A., Jurgens, B.C., Fram, M.S., and Bennett, G.L.V., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5076, 34 p.
Effects of Groundwater Development on Uranium: Central Valley, California, USA
Jurgens, B.C., Fram, M.S., Belitz, K., Burow, K.R., and Landon, M.K., 2010, Ground Water, v. 48, no. 6, p. 913-928
Groundwater Quality in the Madera and Chowchilla Subbasins of the San Joaquin Valley, California
Shelton, J.L., Fram, M.S., and Belitz, K., 2013, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3099, 4 p.
Quantifying Anthropogenic Contributions to Century-Scale Groundwater Salinity Changes, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA
Hansen, J.A., Jurgens, B., and Fram, M.S., 2018, Science of the Total Environment, v. 642, p. 125-136
Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the Madera-Chowchilla Study Unit, 2008: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Shelton, J.L., Fram, M.S., Belitz, K., and Jurgens, B.C., 2012, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5094, 86 p.
Data
Blank results for trace-element data collected for the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project, October 2009–October 2018
Bennett, G.L., 2020, U.S. Geological Survey data release
California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Shallow Aquifer Assessment Study Unit Grid Cells for Assessment of Groundwater Resources
Watson, E. and Johnson, T.D., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Groundwater Development Leads to Decreasing Arsenic Concentrations in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Haugen, E.A., Jurgens, B.C., Arroyo-Lopez, J.A., and Bennett, G.L., 2021, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 771, 2021, 145223, ISSN 0048-9697
Groundwater-quality data and ancillary data for selected wells in the San Joaquin Valley, California, 1900-2015
Hansen, J.A., Jurgens B.C., and Fram, M.S., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Groundwater-quality data for the Madera–Chowchilla study unit, 2008: Results from the California GAMA program
Shelton, J.L., Fram, M.S., and Belitz, Kenneth, 2009, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 455, 80 p.
Pesticide Constituent Data from the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), 2004 - 2018
Lor, V., Balkan, M., and Stork, S.V., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Spatial Point Data Sets and Interpolated Surfaces of Well Construction Characteristics for Domestic and Public Supply Wells in the Central Valley, California, USA
Voss, S.A., and Jurgens, B.C., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Water quality and ancillary data for assessment of uranium concentrations in groundwater, San Joaquin Valley, CA (ver. 1.1, December, 2019)
Fram, M.S., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Water use information for sites sampled by the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), 2004-2021 (ver. 3.0, October 2023)
Stork, S.V., and Fram, M.S., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Photos
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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
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
Groves of trees along a rural road near Madera
Credit: USGS, 2008
Groves of trees along a rural road near Madera
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 4/30/2008
Orchards in California's Central Valley
Credit: USGS, 2005
Orchards in California's Central Valley
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 12/12/2005