General effects of drought on water resources of the southwest
Professional Paper
372-B
By: J. S. Gatewood, Alfonso Wilson, H. E. Thomas, and L. R. Kister
Links
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Plate: Plate 1 (3.43 MB pdf) Areas where annual runoff was less than the median, 1942-57
- Related Works:
- Chapter A: The meteorologic phenomenon of drought in the Southwest
- Chapter C: Effects of drought in central and south Texas
- Chapter D: Effects of drought in the Rio Grande basin
- Chapter E: Effects of drought in basins of interior drainage
- Chapter F: Effects of drought in the Colorado River basin
- Chapter G: Effects of drought along Pacific Coast in California
- Chapter H: General summary of effects of the drought in the Southwest
- NGMDB Index Page: National Geologic Map Database Index Page (7.73 MB html)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The effects of drought are most pronounced on soil moisture, because soil is the prime recipient of the water from precipitation, and upon streamflow, because it is the residual water that is not accepted by or that flows out from the soil and groundwater reservoirs. Studies by statistical correlation of records of natural streamflow and of dendrochronology indicate patterns of regional runoff that reflect precipitation trends in the principal meteorologic regions in the Southwest. By contrast, the effects of drought upon ground water vary with the natural characteristics and degree of utilization of individual aquifers.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | General effects of drought on water resources of the southwest |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 372 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp372B |
| Year Published | 1964 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | Report: iii, 55 p.; 1 Plate: 16.99 x 20.10 inches |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 (Professional Paper 372) |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Southwestern United States |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |