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James M. Leenhouts
Associate Director

Contact Information

U.S. Geological Survey
520 N. Park Avenue, Suite 221
Tucson, Arizona 85719
Phone: (520) 670-6671 ext 278
Fax: (520) 670-5592
Email: leenhout@usgs.gov

Education

• B.A. Oberlin College (1990), Geology major
• M.S. University of Arizona (1994), Hydrology major
• Ph.D. University of Arizona (2000), Hydrology major; Soil, Water, and Environmental Science minor

Areas of Expertise

• Stream-aquifer interactions
• Aqueous geochemistry
• Isotope hydrology
• Ground-water hydrology
• Plant-aquifer interactions

Current Projects

• Associate Director of Arizona Water Science Center

Selected Publications

Callegary, J.B., Leenhouts, J.M., Paretti, N.V., and Jones, C.A., 2007, Rapid estimation of recharge potential in ephemeral-stream channels using electromagnetic methods, and measurements of channel and vegetation characteristics: Journal of Hydrology, v 344, p. 17-31.

Leenhouts, J.M., Stromberg, J.C., and Scott, R.L., 2006, Hydrologic requirements of and consumptive ground-water use by riparian vegetation along the San Pedro River, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5163, 154 p.

Stromberg, J.C., Bagstad, K.J., Leenhouts, J.M., Lite, S.J., and Makings, E., 2005, Effects of stream flow intermittency on riparian vegetation of a semiarid region river (San Pedro River, Arizona): River Research and Applications, v. 21, p. 925-938.