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Ground-water conditions in the east shore area, Box Elder, Davis, and Weber Counties, Utah 1960-69

E.L. Bolke·K.M. Waddell
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This report is one of a series that is prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, which describes water resources in selected areas in Utah. The period of study on which this report was based was from July 1968 to March 1970, but the period of record covered by the report is from 1960 to 1969. The purposes of this study were to determine changes in ground-water development in the East Shore area and to determine the effects of those changes on the ground-water system since the area was last studied (Smith and Gates, 1963). The study was also made to obtain additional information to guide further development of ground water in the area, in order to meet growing needs for municipal, industrial, and agriculture water supplies.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 40.88860081193033° to 41.72213058512578° latitude; -112.412109375° to -111.7584228515625° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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E.L. Bolke, K.M. Waddell. 1972. Ground-water conditions in the east shore area, Box Elder, Davis, and Weber Counties, Utah 1960-69. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70178879

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