USGS Utah Publications: Open-File Reports

Open-File Reports present interpretive information that needs to be released immediately; maps and reports (and their supporting data) that need to be released as supporting documentation because they are referenced, discussed, or interpreted in another information product; preliminary findings (pending a final map or report); interim computer programs and user guides; bibliographies.

Open-File Reports 2000-2008
Open-File Report 2008-1305 Mormon Cricket Control in Utah's West Desert - Evaluation of Impacts of the Pesticide Diflubenzuron on Nontarget Arthropod Communities by Tim B. Graham, Anne Brasher M.D., and Rebecca N. Close
Open-File Report 2006-1359 Calculation of area and volume for the north part of Great Salt Lake, Utah by R.L. Baskin
Open-File Report 2004-1328 Selected Hydrologic Data for Sand Cove Wash, Washington County, Utah by Aaron Norton and David D. Susong
Open-File Report 2002-343 Hydrologic, sediment, and biological data associated with irrigation drainage in the Middle Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado, Water years 1991-2000 by R.C. Rowland, D.V. Allen, D.W. Stephens, J.W. Yahnke, N.L. Darnall, Bruce Waddell
Open-File Report 2001-419 Selected hydrologic data for Cedar Valley, Iron County, southwestern Utah, 1930-2001 by J.H. Howells, J.L. Mason, and B.A. Slaugh
Open-File Report 2001-361 Selected hydrologic data for the field demonstration of three permeable reactive barriers near Fry Canyon, Utah by C.D. Wilkowske, R.C. Rowland, and D.L. Naftz
Open-File Report 2001-155 Selected hydrologic and water-quality data for Kamas Valley and vicinity, Summit County, Utah, 1997-2000 by P.L. Haraden, L.E. Spangler, L.E. Brooks, and B.J. Stolp
Open-File Report 2001-43 Nutrient, suspended sediment, and total suspended-solids data for surface water in the Great Salt Lake Basins study unit, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1980-95 by H.K. Hadley
Open-File Report 2001-38 Selected hydrologic data for Little Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 1998 by L.J. Gerner, F.J. Rossi, and B.A. Kimball

Open-File Reports 1990-1999
Open-File Report 1998-389 Selected hydrologic data for the central Virgin River basin area, Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, 1915-97 by C.D. Wilkowske, V.M. Heilweil, and D.E. Wilberg
Open-File Report 1998-277 Water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah, October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997 by E.E. Hardy and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1997-835 Depth Profiles of Temperature, Specific Conductance, and Oxygen concentration in Lake Powell, Arizona--Utah, 1992-95 by G.R., Marzolf, R.J. Hart, and D.W. Stephens
Open-File Report 1997-578 Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah, October 1, 1995, to September 30, 1996 by E.E. Hardy and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1996-577 Water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah, October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1995 by E.E. Hardy and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1996-494 Selected hydrologic data for Snyderville Basin, Park City, and adjacent areas, Summit County, Utah, 1967-95 by P.A. Downhour and L.E. Brooks
Open-File Report 1996-493 Selected hydrologic data for the Beaver Dam Wash area, Washington County, Utah, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, 1991-95 by Michael Enright
Open-File Report 1996-428 Water and salt balance of Great Salt Lake, Utah, and simulation of water and salt movement through the causeway by S.R. Wold, B.E. Thomas, and K.M. Waddell
Open-File Report 1995-340 Origin of water that discharges from Calf Creek Spring, Garfield County, Utah by D.E. Wilberg
Open-File Report 1995-138 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1992, to September 30, 1993 by E.E. Hardy and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1995-104 Selected hydrologic data for the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilor Valley, Western Utah, 1991-92 by J.L. Mason, W.C. Brothers, L.J. Gerner, and P.S. Muir
Open-File Report 1995-101 Selected hydrologic data for Juab Valley, Utah, 1935-94
Open-File Report 1994-309 Bibliography of the U.S. Geological Survey water-resources reports for Utah, 1886-1993 by D.D. Carlson and D.F. Meyer
Open-File Report 1993-467 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1991, to September 30, 1992 by E.E. Hardy and J.S. Gates
Open-File Report 1993-420 Documentation of model input and output values for simulation of regional ground-water flow, carbonate rock province, Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states by D.H. Schaefer
Open-File Report 1992-640 Selected hydrologic data for Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1990-92, with emphasis on data from the shallow unconfined and confining layers by S.A. Thiros
Open-File Report 1992-467 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1990, to September 30, 1991 by J.S. Gates and E.E. Hardy
Open-File Report 1991-530 Physical, chemical, and biological data for detailed study of irrigation drainage in the middle Green River basin, Utah, 1988-89, with selected data from 1982-87 by L.A. Peltz and Bruce Waddell
Open-File Report 1991-514 Review of water demand and water utilization studies for the Provo River drainage basin and review of a study of the effects of the proposed Jordanelle Reservoir on seepage to underground mines, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project by K.M. Waddell, G.W. Freethey, D.D. Susong, and G.E. Pyper
Open-File Report 1991-495 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1989, to September 30, 1990 by J.S. Gates and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1990-589 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989 by J.S. Gates and S.L. Dragos

Open-File Reports 1980-1989
Open-File Report 1989-240 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1987, to September 30, 1988 by S.L. Dragos and J.S. Gates
Open-File Report 1988-475 Models, data available, and data requirements for estimating the effects of injecting saltwater into disposal wells in the greater Altamont-Bluebell oil and gas field, northern Uinta Basin, Utah by G.W. Freethey
Open-File Report 1988-302 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1986, to June 30, 1987 by S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1988-195 Selected hydrologic data for Pahvant Valley and adjacent areas, Millard County, Utah by S.A. Thiros
Open-File Report 1988-157 U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies, 1988 by J.S. Gates
Open-File Report 1986-533 Water-resources activities in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1985, to June 30, 1986 by J.S. Gates and S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1986-307 Guide to user modification of a three-dimensional ground-water model for Salt Lake Valley, Utah by R.L. Seiler
Open-File Report 1986-249 Selected hydrologic data for Salt Lake Valley, Utah, October 1968 to October 1985 by R.L. Seiler
Open-File Report 1986-51 Data uses and funding sources for the stream-gaging program in Utah by R.W. Cruff
Open-File Report 1985-493 Water-resources activities in Utah, July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985 by S.L. Dragos
Open-File Report 1985-421 Streamflow characteristics of the Colorado River Basin in Utah through September 1981 by R.C. Christensen, E.B. Johnson, and G.G. Plantz
Open-File Report 1985-347 Selected test well data from the MX Missile System Study, Tooele, Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties, Utah by J.L. Mason, John Atwood, and Priscilla Buettner
Open-File Report 1984-702 Compilation of Selected hydrologic data from the MX missle-siting investigation, east-central Nevada and western Utah by R.L. Bunch and J.R. Harrill
Open-File Report 1984-585 Water-resource studies in Utah, July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1984 by L.S. Hamblin
Open-File Report 1983-531 Water-resource studies in Utah, July 1, 1982, to June 30, 1983 by L.S. Hamblin
Open-File Report 1982-643 Water-resource studies in Utah, July 1, 1981, to June 30, 1982 by L.S. Hamblin
Open-File Report 1982-514 Results of an aquifer test near Lynndyl, Utah by W.F. Holmes and D.E. Wilberg
Open-File Report 1982-445 Aquifer systems in the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states--A study plan by J.R. Harrill and others
Open-File Report 1982-346 Results of hydraulic tests in U.S. Department of Energy`s wells DOE-4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Salt Valley, Grand County, Utah by L.E. Wollitz, William Thordarson, M.S. Whitfield, Jr., and J.E. Weir, Jr.
Open-File Report 1982-107 Regional hydrology of the Green River-Moab area, northwestern Paradox Basin, Utah by F.E. Rush, M.S. Whitfield, and I.M. Hart
Open-File Report 1981-903 Water-resources studies in Utah, July 1, 1980, to June 30, 1981 by L.S. Hamblin and J.S. Gates
Open-File Report 1981-532 Digital-computer model of the principal ground-water reservoir in Beryl-Enterprise area, Escalante Desert, Utah by R.W. Mower and S.D. Bartholoma
Open-File Report 1981-216 Hydrologic studies of the U.S. Geological Survey in major coal-resource areas of Utah through 1980 by G.C. Lines
Open-File Report 1981-141 Preliminary hydrologic evaluation of the North Horn Mountain coal-resource area, Utah by M.J. Graham, J.E. Tooley, and Don Price
Open-File Report 1980-819 Springs and depths to water in shallow aquifers, Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City North and Salt Lake City South quadrangles, Salt Lake and Davis Counties, three maps, scale 1:24,000. by Richard Van Horn
Open-File Report 1980-517 Analytical results for 50 water samples from Beaver Valley, Utah by J.B. McHugh, W.N. Ficklin, and W.R. Miller
Open-File Report 1980-446 Digital-computer model of ground-water flow in Tooele Valley, Utah by A.C. Razem and S.D. Bartholoma
Open-File Report 1980-205 Results of hydraulic tests in wells DOE-1, -2, and -3, Salt Valley, Grand County, Utah by F.E. Rush, I.M. Hart, M.S. Whitfield, T.F. Giles, and T.E. D`Epagnier

Open-File Reports 1970-1979
Open-File Report 1979-346 Hydrologic evaluation of the Alton reclamation-study site, Alton coal field, Utah by G.W. Sandberg
Open-File Report 1977-760 A digital model of ground-water flow in Spanish Valley, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah by J.H. Eychaner
Open-File Report 1977-132 Subsurface-temperature data for some wells in western Utah by F.E. Rush
Open-File Report 1976-580 Water resources of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah and Colorado by C.T. Sumsion
Open-File Report 1976c Salt-load computations--Colorado River, Cameo, Colorado, to Cisco, Utah by Robert Brennan and R.V. Grozier
Open-File Report 1976b Hydrologic studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in oil-shale areas of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 1976
Open-File Report 1976a Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in selected coal-energy areas of Utah by K.M. Waddell
Open-File Report 1975-673 Subsurface-temperature data for some wells in western Utah by F.E. Rush
Open-File Report 1975-268 Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Montezuma Creek-Aneth area, southeastern Utah by C.T. Sumsion
Open-File Report 1975-131 Computer program to simulate the salt balance between the north and south parts of Great Salt Lake, Utah by K.M. Waddell and E.L. Bolke
Open-File Report 1974-217 An assessment of areal and temporal variations in streamflow quality using selected data from the National Stream Quality Accounting Network by Timothy Doak Steel, E.J. Gilroy, and R.O. Hawkinson
Open-File Report 1973-114 Geologic appraisals of Paradox Basin salt deposits for waste emplacement by R.J. Hite and S.W. Lohman
Open-File Report 1972-363 Water resources of part of Canyonlands National Park, southeastern Utah by C.T. Sumsion and E.L. Bolke
Open-File Report 1972-191 Radiochemical analyses of surface water from U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic bench-mark stations [ Red Butte Creek] by V.J. Janze and L.G. Saindon
Open-File Report 1971-193 Geohydrologic sections, Cache Valley, Utah and Idaho by L.J. McGreevy and L.J. Bjorklund
Open-File Report 1971-271 Water-resources investigations in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah- Colorado, fiscal year 1970 by C.T. Sumsion
Open-File Report 1971-322 A proposed streamflow data program for Utah by G.L. Whitaker
Open-File Report 1971d Floods of Utah, magnitude and frequency characteristics through 1969 by Elmer Butler and R.W. Cruff
Open-File Report 1970-355 The Raft River basin, Idaho-Utah as of l966, A reappraisal of the water resources and effects of ground-water development by E.H. Walker, L.C. Dutcher, S.O. Decker, and K.L. Dyer
Open-File Report 1970-55 Ground-water conditions in the central Virgin River basin, Utah, A progress report for 1968-69 by R.M. Cordova, G.W. Sandberg, and Wilson McConkie
Open-File Report 1970b Compilation of basic data for water-supply exploration and development on the public domain under the Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, l941-67, [Plate 9--Map showing well sites examined and wells drilled on public lands--Utah] by Derald Dunagan and D.A. Webster

Open-File Reports 1960-1969
Open-File Report 1968-231 Areal extent of phreatophytes and hydrophytes in Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado by T.W. Robinson
Open-File Report 1967-103 Hydrologic interpretation of Nimbus Vidicon Image--Great Salt Lake, Utah by D.C. Hahl and A.H. Handy
Open-File Report 1964-58 Ground water in the Navajo Sandstone at the east entrance, Zion National Park, Utah by J.S. Gates
Open-File Report 1964 Quality of surface waters in Utah, October 1962 to September 1963 U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 1963c Chemical analyses of surface waters in Utah, October 1959 to September 1962 U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 1963a Quality of water, Upper Colorado River Basin--Progress report U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 1962 Ground-water condiditons in the Milford and Beryl-Enterprise districts and in Cedar City and Parowan Valleys, Utah, 1954-60 by G.W. Sandberg
Open-File Report 1961 Cooperative investigations of ground water in the Sevier River basin by H.D. Goode

Open-File Reports 1950-1959
Open-File Report 1959-97 Drilling and test pumping a replacement well at Arches National Monument, Grand County, Utah by Don Price
Open-File Report 1959-52 Basic data on chemical quality of water in the lower Duchesne River drainage basin by W.V. Iorns, C.H. Hembree, D.A. Phoenix, and G.L. Oakland
Open-File Report 1958-38 The geology and distribution of aquifers in the southeastern part of San Juan County, Utah by H.D. Goode
Open-File Report 1957 Variations in streamflow from different hydrologic zones by M.T. Wilson
Open-File Report 1955-71 Quality of water of the Colorado River, 1925-40 by by C.S. Howard
Open-File Report 1954-325 Inventory of ground-water pumpage in three irrigation districts in southern Utah, 1953 by H.A. Waite and others
Open-File Report 1954 Ground-water conditions in the Upper Coloado River Basin by B.E. Lofgren
Open-File Report 1953-66 Geology of the recharge area, Weber Canyon, Utah by J.H. Feth
Open-File Report 1952-151 Determination of total evapotranspiration in Ashley Valley, Utah, by the inflow-outflow method by H.E. Thomas and M.T. Wilson
Open-File Report 1952-150 Index well in Ogden Valley, Utah by H.E. Thomas
Open-File Report 1952-32 Ground-water recharge in the East Shore are, Utah by P.E. Dennis
Open-File Report 1951-139 Discharge of wells in the East Shore area, Utah by W.B. Nelson
Open-File Report 1950-86 Progress report on ground-water investigations in Ashley Valley, Uintah County, Utah by W.B. Nelson and B.E. Lofgren

Open-File Reports 1940-1949
Open-File Report 1949-59 Water-supply investigation at Navajo Mountain, Navajo Indian Reservation, San Juan County, Utah by S.C. Brown, L.C. Halpenny, and H.A. Whitcomb
Open-File Report 1949b Statement of progress in determination of ground-water occurrence in Ashley Valley, Uintah County, Utah by H.E. Thomas
Open-File Report 1945 Supplemental report on ground water in the vicinity of Ogden, Utah by P.E. Dennis and W.B. Nelson
Open-File Report 1944 Ground water in the vicinity of Ogden, Utah by P.E. Dennis and H.R. McDonald
Open-File Report 1942 The Ogden Valley artesian reservoir, Utah by H.E. Thomas

Open-File Reports 1930-1939
Open-File Report 1937 Artesian water in the vicinity of Woods Cross, Davis County, Utah by G.H. Taylor and H.E. Thomas
Open-File Report 1935-1 Ground water in part of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado by G.A. Waring and M.M. Knechtel
Open-File Report 1932 Ground-water supplies in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, Utah by R.M. Leggette and G.H. Taylor

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