Northern San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Resources Used for Public Supply
Study Unit
- Study Area: Cosumnes Basin, Uplands Basin, Eastern San Joaquin Basin, Tracy Basin
- Counties Covered: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Contra Costa and Alameda
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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
Assessing the Solubility Controls on Vanadium in Groundwater, Northeastern San Joaquin Valley, CA
Wright, M.T., Stollenwerk, K.G., and Belitz, K., 2014, Applied Geochemistry, v. 48, no. 0, p. 42-53
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 Northern San Joaquin Valley, California
Bennett, G.L., V, and Belitz, K., 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3079, 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 Northern San Joaquin Basin, 2005: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Bennett, G.L., V, Fram, M.S., Belitz, K., and Jurgens, B.C., 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5175, 67 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 GAMA Program: Ground-Water Quality Data in the Northern San Joaquin Basin Study Unit, 2005
Bennett V, G.L., Belitz, K., and Milby Dawson, B.J., 2006, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 196
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
Pesticide constituent data from the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), August 2013 - May 2018, schedule 2437 constituents
Fram, M.S., 2020, 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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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
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
Orchards in California's Central Valley
Credit: USGS, 2005
Orchards in California's Central Valley
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 12/12/2005
Curious horses visit geographer taking groundwater quality samples in field
Credit: USGS, 2004
Curious horses visit geographer taking groundwater quality samples in field
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 9/15/2004
USGS hydrologist observing field and farm animals near groundwater sampling location in San Joaquin County, California
Credit: USGS, 2004
USGS hydrologist observing field and farm animals near groundwater sampling location in San Joaquin County, California
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 12/15/2004