Safe Clean Water Water for Los Angeles County Residents

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) | November 7th, 2017

Summary

We live in a water-scarce area, and forces outside of our control can threaten our local water resources, including lakes, rivers and beaches. LA Count

Snow Survey Procedure Manual

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 1st, 2014

Summary

By any measure, California’s agriculture, hydroelectric production, domestic use, riparian health, and recreation all put tremendous demands on the state’s often limi

Ten Rivers in America's Future, No. 2. The Central Valley of California

U.S. Water Resources Policy Commission | July 1st, 1950

Summary

The Alkaline and Boracic Lakes of California

Scientific American | July 7th, 1877

Summary

Immediately east of the range of the Sierra Nevada is an extensive region of alkaline lakes and hot springs, of which very large areas are almost totally barren, the onl

The Ancient Lakes of Western America, their Deposits and Drainage

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | September 8th, 1870

Summary

By continental elevation the whole country west of the Mississippi was raised out of the cretaceous sea, and these estnaries became lakes inclosed by raised dry land. The

The California Water Atlas

Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) | October 24th, 1979

Summary

This book sets out to tell the biggest story in the richest and most populous state in the Union. Water lies at the basis of the modern prosperity of California, and th

The Delta on Fast Forward - Thinking Beyond the Next Crisis (Summary for Policymakers of the State of Bay Delta Science 2016)

University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | December 1st, 2016

Summary

Delta science needs to push beyond its tendency to focus on short-term policy mandates and near-term crises. Taking a longer, 50- to 100-year viewpoint has been part of v

The Geysers of California

Scientific American | September 28th, 1867

Summary

The Geysers of California are situated in lateral ravines of Pluton River, a tributary of Russian River. In gaining a clear idea of the California Geysers, it will be n

USGS Science at Work in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | ?

Summary

The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta form one of the largest estuaries in the United States. The “Bay-Delta” system provides water to more than 25 m

Walker River Atlas

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 1st, 1992

Summary

The Walker River has its headwaters in California's high Sierras north of Mono Lake and terminates in a desert lake in Nevada. The Walker is a relatively small river

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