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Bainbridge Island Model
Characterization and Numerical Simulation of the Water Resources on Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County

Preliminary Evaluation of the Ground-Water Resources of Bainbridge Island - Completed FY1987
 
SUBASE Bangor
Characterization of the Geohydrology, Ground-Water Flow System, and Ground-Water Quality of SUBASE Bangor - Completed FY2003

Water Resources of the Kitsap Peninsula and Adjacent Islands - Completed FY1980

Movement Of Contaminants In Ground Water At Keyport Naval Training Station, Bangor, Washington - Completed FY1975
 
Bellevue Urban Runoff
Bellevue Urban Runoff Study - Completed FY1986
 
Benton-Franklin GW
Ground-Water Study for Benton and Franklin Counties - Completed FY1987
 
Bonaparte Creek GW
Bonaparte Creek Ground-Water Study - Completed FY1982
 
Lower Bonaparte Springs
Investigation of springs in the Lower Bonaparte Creek basin, Okanogan County, Washington
 
Bumping Reservoir Review
River of Water and Power Resources Service (WPRS) Water-Supply Analysis for Proposed Enlargement of Bumping Reservoir - Completed FY1980
 
Cascade-Sierra Snow Chemistry
Atmospheric Deposition in Snow of the Cascade-Sierra-San Gabriel-San Bernadino Mountains - Completed FY1989
 
NCCN Critical Loads
Developing Critical Loads for Atmospheric Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen to North Coast and Cascades Network Lakes
 
Cedar River Watershed
Cedar River Watershed Water-Quality Assessment - Completed FY2001

Cedar River Watershed Benthic Index of Biological Integrity (BIBI) - Completed FY2004
 
Chambers-Clover Model
Characterization and Numerical Simulation of the Water Resources in the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed, Pierce County, Washington
 
Chamokane Framework and Model
Characterization and Numerical Simulation of the Water Resources in the Chamokane Creek Basin, Stevens County
 
Chehalis Watershed
Data Analysis and Watershed Characterization, Chehalis River Basin, Washington

Data Compilation, Collection, and Evaluation in Support of the Characterization of the Water Resources of the Chehalis River Basin, Washington

Potential Scope of Work to Assess the Water Resources of the Chehalis River Basin
 
Chimacum GW Model
Evaluation of Potential Hydrologic Effects of Future Ground-Water Withdrawals in the Chimacum Creek Basin, Jefferson County
 
Clallam County Water Resources
Water Resources of Developed Areas of Clallam County - Completed FY1983
 
Clark County GW Quality
Ground-Water Quality of Clark County - Completed FY1989
 
Central Columbia Plateau - Yakima River Basin NAWQA
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA), Central Columbia Plateau-Yakima River Basin
 
Columbia Basin GWMA
Nitrate trends in Ground Water of the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area - Completed FY2004

Columbia Basin Ground-Water Management Area (GWMA) - Completed FY2001
 
Columbia Basin Irrigation
Collection of Pesticide Data in Columbia Basin Irrigation Project Return Flows - Completed FY2004

[Department of the Interior] Irrigation Drainage Reconnaissance Study of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project - Completed FY1995
 
Columbia Plateau
Crop Water Determination Through Remote Sensing - Completed FY1986

Ground-Water Pumpage and Water Levels in the Columbia Plateau - Completed FY1987

Distribution of Dissolved Sodium in the Ground Water of the Columbia River Plateau, Washington - Completed FY1985

Artificial Recharge of Coumbia River Basalt - Completed FY1982

Coarse-grid Model of Ground Water in the Columbia River Basalts - Completed FY1983

Artificial Recharge of Columbia River Basalt - Completed FY1972

Ground-Water Hydrology and Development in East-Central Washington - Completed FY1986
 
Columbia Plateau Ground-Water Availability
Characterizing the Hydrologic Status of the Columbia Plateau Ground-Water System, Identifying Trends in Ground-Water Storage and Use, and Quantifying Ground-Water Availability
 
Columbia Plateau RASA
Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis (RASA) Project - Completed FY1999
 
Colville River Basin
Water Resources of the Unconsolidated Ground-Water System of the Colville River Basin - Completed FY2004

Numerical Simulation of the Ground-Water Flow System of the Colville River Basin, Stevens County, Washington - Completed FY2004
 
Cook and McCalla Basins
Watershed Analysis of the Cook and McCalla Basins - Completed FY1995
 
Lake Crescent
Nearshore Effects of Residential Wastewater-Influenced Groundwater on Lake Crescent

Lake Crescent Nutrient Budget - Completed FY2008

USGS Technical Assistance for Water-Quality Microbiology, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park - Completed FY2006
 
DOH Nitrates
Analysis of Nitrate Concentrations in Aquifers of Washington State - Completed FY2008
 
Geomorphic Mapping, Dosewallips River
High Resolution Geomorphic Mapping of the Dosewallips River Using Remotely Sensed Data: Method Development - Completed FY2004
 
Dungeness
Aquifer Delineation in the Dungeness River Basin - Completed FY1995

Hydrogeologic Assessment of the Dungeness River Basin - Completed FY1999

Relation Between the Dungeness River and the Shallow Aquifer in the Sequim-Dungeness Area, Clallam County, Washington - Completed FY2002
 
Highway Storm-Water Detention
Effects of Highway Storm-Water Retention Basins on Ground-Water Quality, Dupont - Completed FY2001
 
Duwamish River Estuary
Flux of Toxicants Through the Duwamish Estuary to Puget Sound - Completed FY1979

Flow Patterns in the Duwamish Estuary - Completed FY1972

The Influence of Industrial and Municipal Wastes in Estuarine and Offshore Waters - Completed FY1977
 
Eastbank Aquifer near Rocky Reach Dam
Assessment of Ground-Water Temperatures near Rocky Reach Dam, Douglas County - Completed FY2008
 
Probability Flows for Streams in Eastern WA
Development of Equations for Determining 10-Percent Exceedence Probability Flows for Eastern Washington Streams - Completed FY2000
 
Elwha River
Evaluation of Current Ecological Conditions with Respect to Nutrient Dynamics in the Elwha River, Olympic National Park - Completed FY1999

Transport of Suspended Sediment and Its Effect on Aquatic Habitat in the Elwha River, Olympic National Park - Completed FY2005

Development of a Continuous, Real-Time Suspended-Sediment Monitoring System and Its Evaluation in the Elwha River, Washington - Completed FY2005
 
Elwha River and Morse Creek Watershed
Water Resources Inventory of the Elwha River and Morse Creek Watershed - Completed FY2000
 
Enloe Reservoir Sediment Flushing
Flushing of Reservoir Sediment Deposits Through the Similkameen-Okanogan River Systems - Completed FY1972
 
FEMA Technical Support
FEMA Technical Support, Pre-Declaration, January 2009 Floods
 
Fort Lewis
Assessment of the Ground-Water Flow System and Potential Remediation of the Logistics Center, Fort Lewis - Completed FY2006
 
Gig Harbor Water Resources
Water Resources of the Gig Harbor Peninsula, Pierce County - Completed FY1981
 
Green River Geomorphic Responses
Geomorphic Responses of the Middle Green River to Floods - Completed FY2008
 
Howard A. Hanson Reservoir
Estimating Runoff-Season Inflows to the Howard A. Hanson Reservoir, Green River - Completed FY2002
 
Hanford
Investigations of Hazardous Waste at Hanford CERCLA Sites

Estimation of Natural Recharge at the Hanford Nuclear Reserfation Using a Chloride Mass Balance and Chlorine 36 Isopotic Tracer - Completed FY1995

Basalt Waste Isolation Coordination - Completed FY1990
 
Honduras Flood Mapping
Flood-Hazard Mapping in Honduras by the USGS Washington Water Science Center - Completed FY2002
 
Hood Canal
Studies Addressing Low Concentrations of Dissolved Oxygen in Hood Canal - Completed FY2004

Estimating Ground-Water Discharge and Nitrogen Loading in Hood Canal, Washington
 
Island County
Ground-Water Recharge Characteristics of Island County - Completed FY2003

Quantitative Evaluation of the Ground-Water Resources of Island County - Completed FY1987
 
King County Ground Water
Ground-Water Resources in the Eastern King County Area, Washington - Completed FY1992

Preliminary Quantification of Ground Water in Southwest King County - Completed FY1992
 
Metropolitan Small Basin Runoff Models
Rainfall-Runoff Models for Small Basins in Metropolitan Areas of Western Washington - Completed FY1989
 
Urban Pesticide
Pesticide Toxicity in Urban Streams, King County - Completed FY2004
 
Evapotranspiration at Klamath Marsh and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Estimating Evapotranspiration at Klamath Marsh, Oregon, and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, California - Completed FY1999
 
Lummi Indian Reservation
Ground-Water Resources of the Lummi Indian Reservation, Phase II - Completed FY1996

Water Resources of the Lummi Indian Reservation - Completed FY1974
 
May Creek Sediment Discharge
Sediment Discharge in May Creek Basin, King County - Completed FY1983
 
McChord Air Force Base
Analyzing Tree Cores to Locate the Extent of TCE Contamination in Ground Water at a Location on McChord Air Force Base - Completed FY2002
 
Methow River Basin
Surface-Water Hydrology in the Methow River Basin - Completed FY2003

The Unconsolidated Aquifer and Its Interaction with Surface Water - Completed FY2003

Monitoring Water Resources and Simulating Water Management Alternatives - Completed FY2003

Analyzing Aquifer and Streamflow Characteristics for Artificial Recharge in the Methow River Basin - Completed FY2003
 
Mid-Columbia Habitat
Mapping Inactive Side Channels for Habitat Protection and Enhancement of Tributaries in the Mid-Columbia River Basin - Completed FY2008
 
Moses Lake Sediment
Suspended-Sediment Sampling on Inflow and Outflow to Moses Lake and Sediment Cores in Moses Lake
 
Mount St. Helens
Retrospective Analysis of Processes Affecting the Water Quality Due to the Eruption of Mount St. Helens - Completed FY1987
 
Navigable Rivers, WA
Estimating Physical River-Channel Features for Navigable Streams in Washington
 
Nooksack River Ground-Water Bacteria
Transport and Fate of Bacterial and Nitrate Contamination in Ground Water of the Lower Nooksack River Basin - Completed FY2005
 
Water Resources Inventory Area 1 Watershed Management
Water-Quantity Analysis of Water Resources Inventory Area 1, Nooksack River Basin- Part 1: Data Assessment - Completed FY2001
 
GW/SW Interactions
Interactions between Ground Water and Surface Water in Alluvial Rivers of the Pacific Northwest - Completed FY2004
 
Long Beach Ground Water
Water-Table Altitudes and Water Quality in the Shallow Aquifer of Long Beach Peninsula, Washington - Completed FY1995
 
Pacific Northwest Tribal Water Resources
Pacific Northwest Tribal Water Resources Technical Assessment - Completed FY2005
 
Potholes Reservoir
Simulation of Unregulated Runoff and Irrigation Return Flows into Potholes Reservoir - Completed FY2008
 
Coast Salish Canoe Journey
 
Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS)
USGS Web Page for the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) Program to Provide the Science Needed to Restore and Preserve Puget Sound
 
Direct Recharge
Direct Recharge from Precipitation Through Glacial Till in the Puget Sound Lowland - Completed FY1997

A Method for Estimating the Precipitation Component of Recharge Through Poorly Permeable Materials--A Trial Application in the Puget Sound Lowlands - Completed FY1988
 
Puget Hazards
Urban Hydrologic and Geologic Hazards in the Puget Sound Area - Completed FY2003
 
Puget Parks
Persistent Organic Pollution and Heavy Metals in Glacial-Fed Lakes and Aquatic Biota in National Parks and Forests of the Puget Sound Basin - Completed FY2004
 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Ground-Water Flow in the Vicinity of Dry Docks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Completed FY1998
 
Puget Sound-Willamette Trough
Puget Sound-Willamette Trough Regional Aquifer System Analysis (RASA) - Completed FY2001
 
Water Quality in the Puget Sound Basin
Puget Sound Basin National Water-Quality Assessment
 
Multispectral imaging, Puyallup River
The Integration of Multispectral Imaging and LIDAR to Evaluate the Geomorphic Changes Associated with a Levee Setback Along the Puyallup River, WA - Completed FY2005
 
Puyallup Flood Alert
Floodwater Monitoring and Simulation on the Puyallup River and Real-Time Flood Alert and Flood Simulation of River Discharges in the Puyallup River Basin - Completed 2001
 
Puyallup River Basin
Puyallup River TMDL Monitoring - Completed FY2002
 
Puyallup River Floods and Sedimentation
Flood-Carrying Capacity and Sedimentation Trends of the Lower Puyallup River System
 
Puyallup Streamflow Trends
Trends in Streamflow in the Lower Puyallup River Basin, and Comparisons to Instream Flows and Water Use - Completed FY2004
 
Quilcene Bay
Evaluation of Potential Hydrologic Effects of Future Ground-Water Withdrawals in the Chimacum Creek Basin, Jefferson County, WA

Hydrologic Assessment of the Quilcene Bay Area and Chimacum Creek Basin, WRIA 17, Jefferson County - Completed FY2004
 
Quinault Indian Reservation
Watershed Analysis of the Quinault River Basin - Completed FY1999

Channel and Floodplain Processes, Quinault Indian Reservation - Completed FY2002

Investigation of the Availability of Improved Source of Ground-Water Supply For Taholah, Quinault Indian Reservation - Completed FY1985
 
Lake Roosevelt-Upper Columbia River
Assessment of Trace-Element Concentrations in Sediment Cores and Rates of Sediment Accumulation in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake - Completed FY2004

Occurrence And Distribution of Trace Elements In Air Along Lake Roosevelt: A Pilot Study - Completed FY2006

Occurrence and Distribution of Trace Elements in Lake Roosevelt Beach and Bank Sediments - Completed FY2003

Toxics-Related Water Quality of Lake Roosevelt - Completed FY1995

Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Walleye, FDR Lake - Completed FY1997

Organochlorine Compounds and Mercury in Fish Tissue from Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River - Completed FY1999

Development of Sediment-Quality Program for the Upper Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt - Completed FY1999

Biological Effect of Trace Elements in Lake Roosevelt NRA - Completed FY2006
 
Salmon Creek Basin
Simulation of Unregulated Streamflows in the Salmon Creek Basin, Okanogan County - Completed FY2006
 
Salmon River Watershed Analysis
Salmon River Watershed Analysis - Completed FY2003
 
Coastal Saltwater Intrusion
Status of the Saltwater Intrusion of Coastal Areas in Washington - Completed FY1982
 
Sammamish River Basin
Water Quality of the Sammamish River, King County - Completed FY2002
 
San Juan County
Assessment of Seawater Intrusion into the Aquifers of the San Juan Islands, San Juan County - Completed FY2002

Estimates of Average Monthly Ground-Water Recharge, Precipitation, and Runoff on Lopez, San Juan, Orcas, and Shaw Islands, San Juan County, WA - Completed FY2007

Ground-Water-Quality Monitoring in San Juan County - Completed FY1989

Water Supplies of San Juan Island National Historical Park - Completed FY1986
 
Satus Creek
Restoration Monitoring of Satus Creek and the Satus Wildlife Area, Yakama Nation Reservation - Completed FY2004
 
Gas Works Parks GW Assessment
Ground-Water-Contamination Assessment at Gas Works Park, Seattle, WA - Completed FY1987
 
Sources of Mercury in Sinclair Inlet
Potential Sources of Mercury in Sinclair Inlet (Operable Unit B, Marine, Bremerton Naval Complex)
 
Skagit Ground Water Model
Potential Effects of Increased Ground-Water Withdrawals on Streamflows in the Lower Skagit River Basin, Skagit County, Washington
 
Goat Lake Watershed
Background Water Quality of Goat Lake Watershed, Snohomish County - Completed FY1993
 
Enhancing Snow Hydrology Models
Enhancing Snow Hydrology Models with Data Assimilation of Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing

Glacier and Snowpack Studies Project
Ice NASA Snowpack

Enhancing Snow Hydrology Models with Data Assimilation of Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing
 
South Prairie Creek
Flood Potential of South Prairie Creek - Completed FY1999
 
Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie
Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie Hydrologic Study - Completed FY2007

Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Sole-Source Aquifer Study, Washington and Idaho - Completed FY1978
 
Stillaguamish Emerging Contaminants
Emerging contaminants in wastewater effluents in the Stillaguamish Watershed
 
Swinomish Water Resources
Water Resources of the Swinomish River Basin - Completed FY1999

Hydrology of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Northwestern Washington - Completed FY1998

Water Resources of the Swinomish Indian Reservation - Completed FY1979
 
Pierce County GW
Ground-Water Resources of the Tacoma-Puyallup Area - Completed FY2000
 
Thurston County GW
Conceptual and Numerical Models of the Ground-Water System of Thurston County - Completed FY1999
 
Water Resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation
Water Resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Snohomish County - Completed FY2004

Water Resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation - Completed FY1979
 
Tule Lake
Growing-Season Evapotranspiration from Selected Fallow Agricultural Lands of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California - Completed FY2002
 
Nitrate in GW, Lower Umatilla Basin, OR
Developing and Utilizing Isotopic and Tracer Tools to Evaluate the Source and Movement of Nitrate in Contaminated Ground Water in the Lower Umatilla Basin, Oregon - Completed FY2006
 
Army Stormwater
Army Stormwater, Vancouver Barracks - Completed FY1994
 
Evapotranspiration
Evapotranspiration in Sparse Canopies - Completed FY1997

Long-Term Evapotranspiration Network, Phase I - Completed FY1991

Estimating Actual ET Using Bowen Radio and Penman Combination Methods - Phase II - Completed FY1992

Estimating Actual ET Using Bowen Radio and Penman Combination Methods, Phase III - Completed FY1994
 
FEMA High Water Marks - Western Washington Flood, January 2009
Assessment of Flooding in Western Washington, January 2009
 
Flood Frequencies
Flood Frequencies in Washington - Completed FY1999

Magnitude and Frequency of Floods In Washington - Completed FY1974
 
Glaciers and Snowpack
Glacier and Snowpack, Washington and Alaska
 
Ground-Water Pesticide
Development of Methods to Assess the Vulnerability of Ground Water to Pesticide Contamination in Washington State - Completed FY2003
 
Ground-Water Records
Collection of Basic Ground-Water Records, Washington
 
Hydrologic Urban Indicator
Hydrologic Indicators of Urban Development in Western Washington Streams - Completed FY2002
 
NWIFC Water Assessment
Tribal Assessment of Water Resources in Western Washington
 
Navy Technical Oversight
Technical Oversight of Environmental Projects at U.S. Navy Facilities in Washington and Alaska
 
Precipitation Records
Collection of Basic Precipitation Records, Washington
 
Rain-on-Snow Events
Magnitude and Frequency of Water Available for Runoff During Rain-on-Snow Events at Selected Sites in Washington State - Completed FY1996
 
Sediment Records
Collection of Basic Sediment Records, Washington
 
Surface-Water Records
Collection of Basic Surface-Water Records, Washington

Re-evaluation of the surface-water gaging station network - Completed FY1978
 
Upstream Boundaries
Upstream Boundaries for the State of Washington Shoreline Management Act of FY 1971 - Completed FY2003
 
WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring
Assessment of Washington State Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program
 
Water Use
Collection and Compilation of Water-Use Data, Washington
 
Water-Quality Records
Collection of Basic Water-Quality Records, Washington

Ground-Water Quality Network for the State of Washington - Completed FY1986
 
GW Recharge
Evaluating Recharge Parameter Sensitivities in the Deep Percolation Model and the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System, Washington - Completed FY2004
 
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)
EPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), Benthic invertebrates in the Western United States - Completed FY2004
 
Lake Whatcom
Elevated Levels of Mercury in Lake Whatcom Fish - Completed FY2004
 
Whatcom County
Ground-Water Resources of Portions of the Lower Nooksack and Upper Sumas River Basins - Completed FY1992

Study of Fumigant-Derived Compounds in Shallow Ground Water, Whatcom Co., WA - Completed FY1999
 
White River Videography
Habitat Identification for the Upper White River Using Multispectral Imaging - Completed FY2002
 
Yakima Gap Bathymetry
Bathymetry and Near-River Topography of the Naches and Yakima Rivers at Union Gap and Selah Gap, Yakima County, Washington, August 2008
 
Yakima River Basin
Ground Water in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, and its Relation to the Surface-Water Resource

Yakima Gasoline and Diesel Spill Study - Completed FY1987

Areal Variability of Water Quality Within the Yakima River Basin - Completed FY1986

Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project - Completed FY1986

Water in the lower Yakima River Basin - Completed FY1983
 
Yakima River Temperature Model
Development of Water-Temperature Models for Main-Stem Reaches of the Yakima and Naches Rivers, Washington - Completed FY2007

Streamflow Temperature Model of the Yakima River - Completed FY1982
 
Yakima Watershed and River Systems Management Program
Yakima Watershed and River System Management Program (WARSMP) - Completed FY2002

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