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Water-Resources Investigations Reports (WRIR)

Water-Resources Investigations Reports (WRIR) present hydrologic information, mainly of local interest, intended for quick release. WRIRs can be in book or map format. The series was replaced by the Scientific Investigations Reports (SIR) series in 2004.

2003 Publications
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4007 Explosive-residue compounds resulting from snow avalance control in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah by David L. Naftz
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4028 Quality and sources of shallow ground water in areas of recent residential development in Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah by Susan A. Thiros
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4029 Hydrogeology of shallow basin-fill deposits in areas of Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah by Susan A. Thiros
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4236 Water quality at fixed sites in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Water years 1999-2000 by Steven J. Gerner
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4283 Trace elements and organic compounds in sediment and fish tissue from the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1998-99 by K.M. Waddell and E.M. Giddings
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4325 Quality and Sources of Ground Water Used for Public Supply in Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2001 by Susan A. Thiros and Andrew H. Manning

2002 Publications
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4115 Water-quality assessment of the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming--Environmental setting and study design, 2002 R.L. Baskin, K.M. Waddell, S.A. Thiros, E.M. Giddings, H.K. Hadley, D.W. Stephens, and S.J. Gerner
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4276 Hydrology and water quality of an urban stream reach in the Great Basin--Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, Utah, water years 1999-2000 by S.J. Gerner and K.M. Waddell

2001 Publications
Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4213 Trace-metal concentrations in sediment and water and health of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of streams near Park City, Summit County, Utah by Elise M. Giddings, Michelle I. Hornberger, and Heidi K. Hadley
Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4237 Seepage investigation for Leap, South Ash, Wet Sandy, and Leeds Creeks in the Pine Valley Mountains, Washington County, Utah, 1998 by D.E. Wilberg, R.L. Swenson, B.A. Slaugh, J.H. Howells, and H.K. Christiansen

2000 Publications
Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4043 Analysis of nitrate and volatile organic compound data for ground water in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1980-98, National Water Quality Assessment Program by Susan A. Thiros
Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4221 Water and salt balance of Great Salt Lake, Utah, and simulation of water and salt movement through the causeway, 1987-98 by B.L. Loving, K.M. Waddell, and C.W. Miller
Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4240 Ground-water hydrology of Dugway Proving Ground and surrounding area, Tooele and Juab Counties, Utah by J.I. Steiger and G.W. Freethey

Pre-2000 Publications
Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4189 Great Salt Lake, Utah by D.W. Stephens
Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4132 Selected aquatic biological investigations in the Great Salt Lake Basins, 1875-1998, National Water-Quality Assessment Program by E.M. Giddings and Doyle Stephens
Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4119 Quantification of metal loading in Fisher Creek by tracer injection and synoptic sampling, Park County, Montana, August 1997 by B.A. Kimball, D.A. Nimick, LJ. Gerner, and Robert Runkel
Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4132 Selected aquatic biological investigations in the Great Salt Lake Basins, 1875-1998, National Water-Quality Assessment Program by E.M. Giddings and Doyle Stephens

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