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Comparison of water quality, zooplankton density, and cover in razorback sucker...
Las Vegas Bay and Echo Bay in Lake Mead have small, self-sustaining populations of razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus [Abbot]). Increased productivity and cover have been hypothesized as reasons for successful recruitment of razorback sucker in... 2002-07-01
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Artificial recharge in the Las Vegas Valley: An Operational history
Artificially recharging the Las Vegas Valley (Valley) ground-water system with treated Colorado River water is one water resource management option employed by the Las Vegas Valley Water District (District) to help meet future long-term and... 1997-06-01
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Effects of wastewater discharges on periphyton growth in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona
A study of the effects of secondary-treated wastewater on periphyton growth in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona was conducted from September 1979 to December 1980. Periphyton ash-free dry weight, chlorophyll-a, dominant species composition, and alkaline... 1982-12-01
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Analysis of the water-quality standards proposed by the Nevada Division of...
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) has proposed water-quality standards, applicable to Las Vegas Bay and Lake Mead, for (1) chlorophyll, (2) un-ionized ammonia, and (3) pH. We have concluded that the proposed standards are... 1987-08-01
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Appendices to analysis of the water-quality standards proposed by Nevada Division of...
The appendices include the following: Appendix A: Evaluation of proposed State of Nevada water quality standards for Ammonia, produced by CH2M Hill California for Clark County Appendix B: Responses to comments by the Nevada Division of... 1987-08-01
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Synthetic organic compounds: Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead
The Nevada Basin and Range (NVBR) study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is investigating the status of, trends in, and factors affecting water quality in the Las Vegas area. A principal... 1996-01-01
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Fish of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave
This publication offers an in-depth study of the fish and other organisms that live in Lakes Mead and Mohave. The history and background of the two lakes is offered, as well as information about diseases, parasites, and unusual fish occurrences.... 1978-01-01
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Lake Mead nutrient enhancement project
The Lake Mead Fertilization Project is a research program designed to investigate the potential for using large-scale artificial fertilization to enhance the game fisheries of this reservoir through an increase in the population of threadfin shad,... 1990-12-01
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Physical data
Data collected at various stations around the Lake Mead vicinity. Air temperature, lake elevation, weather, and wind velocity is recorded, as well as the depth, temperature, oxygen, conductivity, and pH. Standard. 1987-06-01
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Comparison of littoral and limnetic zooplankton communities of Lake Mead
Microfaunal communities were studied in littoral (inshore) and limnetic (offshore) areas of the lower basin in Lake Mead to compare species composition and abundance between the two zones. Planktonic forms (zooplankton) dominated inshore and... 1987-05-01
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Las Vegas Wash advanced water quality study: Final report
The purpose of the Las Vegas Wash Advanced Water Quality Study is to determine the existence, extent, and mechanisms of nutrient and toxin stripping in Las Vegas Wash under present conditions and under future conditions, both with and without... 1984-01-01
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Las Vegas Wash water quality monitoring program: 1996 Report of findings
Las Vegas Wash, a natural wash east of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, carries stormwater, groundwater drainage, and sewage effluent from three sewage treatment plants to Lake Mead. The Wash provides nearly the only surface water outlet for the... 1997-04-15
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Raw Nutrient Data
Data collected at various stations around Lake Mead. Includes information about substances present in various water samples. 1987-05-01
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Red swamp crayfish ecology in Lake Mead
Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) were trapped in Flamingo Wash, an urban wash of Las Vegas, during four periods of 1988. Life history and reproductive success were determined. The trapped crayfish were marked and released into a study cove... 1989-03-01
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Benthic invertebrates and crayfish of Lake Mead
The objectives of this study were to: 1. Establish baseline densities of benthic invertebrates and relative abundance of crayfish in Lake Mead. 2. Evaluate the distributions of benthic organisms and crayfish in relation to existing habitat... 1987-09-01
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The Limnetic zooplankton community of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead in relation to the...
The limnetic zooplankton community of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, was examined to determine the role of this community in the development of a metalimnetic oxygen minimum which regularly occurs in the lake. Analysis of the community from May 1975 to... 1977-04-01
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The Nature and distribution of enteric bacteria in Las Vegas Bay
The distribution of water and of enteric bacteria of possible fecal origin into Las Vegas Bay from Las Vegas Wash was determined. Determination of distribution patterns was attained by applying the concept of the population component ratio of... 1976-04-01
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Temporal and spatial patterns of abundance of age 0 threadfin shad (dorosoma petenense)...
Temporal and spatial patterns of age 0 threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) abundance and growth, in the Overton Arm of Lake Mead, were examined to evaluate the effects of resource availability on the young fish. This was part of a larger, game... 1989-06-01
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Biological inventory in conjunction with the Las Vegas Wash Unit, Colorado River Basin...
The present report is a biological inventory in conjunction with the Las Vegas Wash Unit, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, Title II. The boundaries of the project encompass sections of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, East Las Vegas and areas... 1975-01-01
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Estimation of food limitation in Daphnia Pulex from Boulder Basin, Lake Mead
In February, 1982 I began a year-long study to determine if growth and reproduction in Daphnia Pulex were limited by the amount of food available in Boulder Basin, Lake Mead. To determine this, I made monthly collections of Daphnia Pulex and... 1987-08-01
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Study of existing information concerning water quality within Lake Mead
The purpose of Task 010A15M of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) Treatment and Transmission Facility (TTF) contract is to conduct a study of existing information concerning water quality within Lake Mead and identify additional water... 1994-02-25
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Comprehensive survey of sedimentation in Lake Mead, 1948-49
Reservoirs are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of the American landscape. Built for flood mitigation and to change a fluctuating river into a dependable source of water for irrigation, power, and other purposes, they are predestined,... 1960-01-01
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Meeting southern Nevada's future water requirements
This is a summary of an address given by Dr. George B. Maxey, Director, Center for Water Resources Research, University of Nevada, to a group of Southern Nevada business and community leaders at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas on May 16, 1968. 1968-05-16
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Final report: Lake Mead monitoring program
The Lake Mead Monitoring Program has continued to develop information on the limnological condition of Lake Mead. We have significantly increased our analytical capabilities this year by developing a cooperative project with the U.S. Bureau of... 1977-09-01
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Geological survey circular 346: First fourteen years of Lake Mead
This circular summarizes the results of recent studies of Lake Mead and its environs. Area-capacity tables, prepared on the basis of a hydrographic survey of the lake in 1948-49, show that the capacity of the reservoir was reduced 4. 9 percent... 1949-01-01
