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Land cover types of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada
Vegetation type, extent, continuity, and structure are some of the most important factors that determine wildlife diversity and distribution. Other contributing factors that shape wildlife communities include disturbance, competition, climate, and... 2007-09-01
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Socioeconomic impacts of the second stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project and its...
This study evaluates the socioeconomic impacts of the Second Stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation, comparing that project with the alternatives of importing water from Nevada areas somewhat removed... 1975-08-01
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Definite plan report on Southern Nevada Water Project, Nevada (first stage): Project...
This report presents the results of definite plan studies of the Southern Nevada Water Project in Clark County, southeastern Nevada. Construction of this project was authorized under Public Law 89-292 dated October 22, 1965. Authorization of the... 1967-08-01
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Final environmental statement, Southern Nevada Water Project, second stage
The Southern Nevada Water Project, a water supply system for the Las Vegas area, was authorized by the Acts of October 22, 1965, and July 19, 1966 (Public Laws 89-292 and 89-510). These acts authorized staged development. The first stage,... 1977-06-06
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Final report - Lake Mead monitoring program
The Lake Mead monitoring program has developed a substantial body of information on the physical, chemical and biological limnology of Lake Mead since 1972. This report summarizes pertinent aspects of that data, with emphasis on studies completed... 1976-07-01
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Final report on interrelationships between chemical, physical and biological conditions...
This program was a status study of the interaction between Las Vegas Wash, an enriched stream, and Las Vegas Bay, a wedge shaped arm of one of the world's deeper reservoirs. The program centered primarily on identification and counting of... 1973-01-01
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Progress report on the ground-water resources of the Las Vegas Artesian Basin, Nevada
Whether the tremendously increased population acquired by Las Vegas in the years 1940 to 1942 will be retained cannot at present be foretold. However, the valley will undoubtedly be expected to support a considerably larger population than it did... 1945-03-01
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Integrated weed management plan for the lower Las Vegas Wash
The Las Vegas Wash (Wash) is the primary drainage for the metropolitan Las Vegas Valley, eventually finding its way into the Colorado River watershed system. Pursuant to the recommendations of the Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee, the Las... 2003-09-19
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Escrow instructions to the First National Bank of Nevada regarding the transfer of Las...
Escrow instructions for the transfer of Las Vegas water production from the Union Pacific Railroad to the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Contract between the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Las Vegas Land... 1954-06-21
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Annual report of the Department of Irrigation, fiscal year 1926-27
Study of underground water in the Las Vegas Valley and the drainage of irrigated land in the Moapa Valley. F. L. Bixby was Senior Irrigation Engineer of the Irrigation Division of the Government Bureau of Public Roads. 1927-01-01
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Water levels and artesian pressure in wells in Las Vegas Valley and in other valleys in...
The rock formations of the earth are great natural reservoirs in which a part of the water derived from rain and snow is stored. Water levels and artesian pressure in wells register the stages of these natural reservoirs. The changes in water... 1947-01-01
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Interbasin movement of ground water at the Nevada Test Site
The present paper presents hydraulic evidence for the interbasin circulation of ground water through carbonate rocks of Paleozoic age at the Nevada Test Site. An integral part of this evidence is the discovery that aquifers in alluvium and tuff,... 1962-03-01
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Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin Nevada
The Las Vegas ground-water basin as described in this report includes the southern part of Indian Spring Valley, Three Lakes Valley, the northern half of Ivanpah Valley, and Las Vegas Valley. These valleys in part are inferred to form a hydrologic... 1965-01-01
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Investigations and research in Nevada by the Water Resources Division, U. S. Geological...
The Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, is charged with (1) maintaining a hydrologic network in Nevada that provides information on the status of the State's water resources and (2) engaging in technical water-resources... 1984-01-01
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Estimation of groundwater velocities from Yucca Flat to the Amargosa Desert using...
Geochemical modeling techniques were applied to groundwater flowpaths from Yucca Flat on the Nevada Test Site (NTS) to the Amargosa Desert, south of the NTS to estimate groundwater flow velocities for independent comparison to velocities... 1997-06-01
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Biological inventory of the Southern Nevada Water Project, second stage
The present report is a biological inventory of the Southern Nevada Water Project, Second Stage. The boundaries of the project encompass sections of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, East Las Vegas and areas along Las Vegas Wash extending to its... 1976-01-01
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Water quality trends in the Las Vegas Wash wetlands
The Las Vegas Wash is a wetlands ecosystem that acts to buffer the effects of wastewater discharges on the receiving waters of Lake Mead. The wash is the terminus for the 4,144 km2 Las Vegas Valley drainage basin, emptying into Las Vegas Bay of... 1983-01-01
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EPA’s role in promoting water efficiency
The Alliance for Water Efficiency is pleased to appear before you today to offer views on activities and programs to improve water efficiency throughout the United States. We are a North American non‐profit organization, composed of diverse... 2009-03-31
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Urban drought guidebook 2008 updated edition
This guide will help water managers facing water shortages by showing them how to use tried and true methods of the past as well as making use of new tools and methods. Managing water shortages involves using programs to temporarily reduce demand... 2008-01-01
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Historical patterns of phytoplankton productivity in Lake Mead
Lake Mead was impounded in 1935 by the construction of Hoover Dam. The Colorado River was unregulated prior to then and therefore was subjected to extreme variations in flows and suspended sediment loads. Hoover Dam stabilized flows and reduced... 1983-01-01
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The Effects of impoundments on salinity in the Colorado River
The increase in salinity of our western rivers has been identified as one of the most serious water quality problems in the nation. This is of special concern in the Colorado River where salinity has increased from pristine levels estimated at 380... 1983-01-01
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The Effects of limited food availability on the striped bass fishery in Lake Mead
The original range of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) was along the Atlantic Coast. They were introduced into the lower Sacramento River in 1879 and are now also found along the Pacific Coast. A landlocked striped bass fishery was established in... 1983-01-01
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Transforming water: Water efficiency as stimulus and long‐term investment
Water Efficiency programs have an established track record as cost‐effective long‐term public resource investments. Less well understood are the short‐term economic impacts of these rapidly scalable and adaptable programs, and the ability of these... 2008-12-04
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Scientific perspectives on integrated aquatic resources management of the Colorado River
When management requires water quality standards, we should establish standards in a scientific and logical manner to serve the long-term needs of the users. It was this very process that led to enactment of the Reclamation Act of 1902 and the... 1983-01-01
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Use of hydroelectric dams to control evaporation and salinity in the Colorado River system
The main stem reservoirs on the Colorado River comprise one of the largest and most heavily used freshwater bodies in the nation. These reservoirs (Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu) can store up to 53,590,400 acre-feet of water... 1983-01-01
