| Abstract: | In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Sonoma County Water Agency, began a study to determine the chemical, microbiological, and isotopic composition of the surface water and ground water in selected areas of the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California. This report is a compilation of the hydrologic and water-quality data collected from 10 Russian River sites, 1 gravel-terrace pit site, 12 ground-water sites, 11 tributary sites including Mark West Creek, and 2 estuary sites between the city of Healdsburg and the Pacific Ocean, for the period August 2003 to September 2004.
Field measurements made included streamflow, barometric pressure, dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and turbidity. Water samples were analyzed for nutrients, major ions, total and dissolved organic carbon, trace elements, mercury, wastewater compounds, total coliform, Escherichia coli, Enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, and the stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen. Discharge measurements and sampling techniques were modified to accommodate the very low summer flows at most of the tributaries, and discharge measurements were made with an acoustic Doppler velocity meter at the estuary river site to overcome the complexities associated with tidal influences. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 76520 |
| Citation Author: | Anders, Robert; Davidek, Karl; Koczot, Kathryn M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0393000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0373000 |
| Citation LonE: | -1220000 |
| Citation LonW: | -1240000 |
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| Citation No Pagination: | N |
| Citation Number Of Pages: | 79 |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | viii, 70 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Sonoma County Water Agency |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Data Series |
| Citation Series Code: | DS |
| Citation Series Number: | 168 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Water-Quality Data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003-2004; 2006; DS; 168; Anders, Robert; Davidek, Karl; Koczot, Kathryn M. |
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| Citation Year: | 2006 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Water-Quality Data for the Lower Russian River Basin, Sonoma County, California, 2003-2004; 2006; DS; 168; Anders, Robert; Davidek, Karl; Koczot, Kathryn M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds168/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 8 Apr 2006 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
