Water Quality in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, 1999-2000
Date
2004
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U.S. Geological Survey
Abstract
This report contains the major findings of a 1999–2000 assessment of water quality in streams and drains in the Yakima River Basin. It is one of a series of reports by the NAWQA Program that present major findings on water resources in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In these reports, water quality is assessed at many scales—from large rivers that drain lands having many uses to small agricultural watersheds—and is discussed in terms of local, State, and regional issues. Conditions in the Yakima River Basin are compared to those found elsewhere and to selected national benchmarks, such as those for drinking-water quality and the protection of aquatic organisms.
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44 page digital document
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Technical Report
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Keywords
Yakima Basin, Hydrology, Land use, Irrigation, Water quality, Resource management
Citation
Fuhrer, G.J., Morace, J.L., Johnson, H.M., Rinella, J.F., Ebbert, J.C., Embrey, S.S., Waite, I.R., Carpenter, K.D., Wise, D.R., and Hughes, C.A., 2004, Water Quality in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, 1999–2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1237, 34 p.