Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills Groundwater Resources Used for Domestic Supply

Study Unit

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Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills Groundwater Resources Used for Domestic Supply

Products

Reports

Effects of Montane Watershed Development on Vulnerability of Domestic Groundwater Supply During Drought

Levy, Z.F., Fram, M.S., Faulkner, K.E., Alpers, C.N., Soltero, E.M., and Taylor, K.A., 2020, Hydrology, v. 583, article 124567

Effects of Surface-Water Use on Domestic Groundwater Availability and Quality During Drought in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, California

Levy, Z.F., Fram, M.S., and Taylor, K.A., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-3077, 4 p.

Geologic Influences on the Quality of Groundwater Used for Domestic Supply in the Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills

Levy, Z.F. and Fram, M.S., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021-3013, 4 p.

Groundwater Quality in the Mokelumne, Cosumnes, and American River Watersheds, Sierra Nevada, California

Fram, M.S., and Shelton, J.L., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-1047, 4 p.

Groundwater Quality in the Yuba River and Bear River Watersheds, Sierra Nevada, California

Fram, M.S., Jasper, M., and Taylor, K.A., 2017, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1115, 4 p.

Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills domestic-supply aquifer study units, 2015-17: California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Levy, Z.F., and Fram, M.S., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5019, 120 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

Dissolved Noble Gas Concentrations and Modeled Recharge Temperatures for Groundwater from Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills Shallow Aquifer Assessment Study Units, 2015-2017: Results from the California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Levy, Z.F., and Faulkner, K.E., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release

Groundwater-quality data in the Mokelumne, Cosumnes, and American River Watersheds Shallow Aquifer Study Unit, 2016-2017: Results from the California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Shelton, J.L., Fram, M.S., Goldrath, D.A., Bennett, G.L., V, and Jasper, M., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey data release

Groundwater-Quality Data in the Yuba and Bear Watersheds Shallow Aquifer Study Unit, 2015-2016: Results from the California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Jasper, M., Bennett, G.L., and Fram, M.S., 2017, 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

Potential Explanatory factors for Groundwater Quality in the Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills Domestic-Aquifer Assessment Study Units, 2015-2017: California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Levy, Z.F., 2020, 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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Typical domestic well location in California foothills

Typical domestic well location in California foothills

Credit: USGS, 2008

Granite streambed of South Yuba River

Granite streambed of South Yuba River

Credit: Kim Taylor, USGS, 2020