New groundwater research
Central Valley Hydrologic Model
The USGS has released results from a study on the largest water reservoir in the State of California, the Central Valley groundwater system. The findings show continued loss of stored groundwater in the southern part of the valley.
In order to complete the study, the USGS developed an extensive, detailed three-dimensional (3D) computer model of the hydrologic system of the Central Valley. The model can be used by water managers to understand how water moves through the aquifer system and predict water-supply scenarios. Read the reportDownload model files Input Output
CAWSC News
New hydrologic model provides insights into water supplies
A new, three-dimensional water-modeling tool provides a detailed picture of how water flows below ground and how it relates to surface water in rivers and canals in California’s Central Valley. Press release
New Director Picked for USGS California Water Science Center
Eric Reichard, a scientist with a long history in California water issues, has been selected as the new director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s California Water Science Center. Press release
New report : Availability of Groundwater Data for California, Water Year 2008
This Fact Sheet serves as an index to groundwater data for water year 2008.
Water Question of the Week
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Streamflow Conditions in California
Update August 6, 2009. Continued funding for streamgages has been assured through Oct. 31, 2010. Read more...
Photo of the Week
USGS researcher Robin Miller, left, talks to a reporter on Twitchell Island, site of the USGS "carbon-farming" test plot. The tules and cattails take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and also rebuild the peat soils. Photo by Jim Nickles USGS
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