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Record Nr.

UNINA9910713469403321

Titolo

Occurrence, quality, and use of ground water in Orcas, San Juan, Lopez, and Shaw Islands, San Juan County, Washington / / by K.J. Whiteman, Dee Molenaar, J.M. Jacoby, and G.C. Bortleson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Virginia : , : Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, , 1983

Denver, Colorado : , : Open-File Services Section, Western Distribution Branch, U.S. Geological Survey

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (12 maps) : some color

Collana

Water-resources investigations report ; ; 83-4019

Soggetti

Groundwater - Washington (State) - San Juan County

Groundwater - Quality - Washington (State) - San Juan County

Water use - Washington (State) - San Juan County

Groundwater

Maps.

Washington (State) San Juan County

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale cartografico a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared in cooperation with San Juan County Board of Commissioners."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes text, bibliographical references, glossary, ancillary maps and illustrations.

Nota di contenuto

Ground water condiitons in San Juan County, Washington -- Generalized geology and geohydrologic conditions -- Known thickness of glacial drift -- Ground-water flow system/well depths -- Specific capacities of wells -- Geochemistry of ground water, June 1981 -- Chloride concentrations and saltwater intrusion in aquifers -- Seasonal and long-term changes in chloride concentrations -- Occurrence of indicator bacteria in ground water -- Location of major ground-water withdrawals by water-use category for 1980 -- Estimated ground-water use in 1980 -- Comparison of 1980 estimated ground-water use with allocations of water-rights certificates.