Selected references for the Puget-Willamette Lowland regional aquifer-system analysis, Puget Sound Lowland, Washington

Abstract

As a preliminary step in the comprehensive study of the Puget-Willamette Lowland, a literature search was made and bibliographies compiled for each of the subareas. The purpose of this report is to provide a bibliography of selected references on the hydrology of the Puget Sound Lowland aquifer system. This bibliography emphasizes the groundwater resources and includes studies of the glacial geology, geochronology, geophysics, structural geology and tectonics, surface water, evapotranspiration, and other pertinent subjects. It also includes selected groundwater studies that were done in glaciated areas throughout the United States. CANADA 100 200 MILES 100 200 300 KILOMETERS Figure 1.-Location of the Puget Sound Lowland and the Willamette Valley, which make up the Puget-Willamette Lowland regional aquifer-system study area.

Numerical model analysis of the effects of ground-water withdrawals on discharge to streams and springs in small basins typical of the Puget Sound Lowland, Washington

“…References to the many studies of the geology and hydrology of the Puget Sound Lowland can be found in a bibliography compiled by Jones (1991) as part of a regional aquifer system analysis (RASA) carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey. Vaccaro (J.J. Vaccaro, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1993) summarizes many of the results and conclusions from the RASA study, including analyses using cross-sectional numerical models in various hydrogeologic settings in the Puget Sound Lowland.…”

Hydrogeologic framework of the Puget Sound aquifer system, Washington and British Columbia

“…A list of the pertinent studies (Jones, 1991) was compiled as part of this investigation to assimilate the available information; many of the previous investigations are listed in the "Selected References" section of this report. A short summary of selected previous investigations related to geology, surface water, and ground water is given in the following paragraphs.…”

“…Geologic structure (Gower, 1978;Cheney, 1987;Jones, in press) appears to separate the aquifer system into discrete ground-water basins. These basins are drained by rivers that carry water from the adjacent mountains to lowlands and then to Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and other saltwater bodies that are inland arms of the Pacific Ocean.…”

“…Specific investigations that have included assessment of seawater intrusion and general quality of the ground water for counties and other large areas have been carried out since the early 1970's (Walters, 1971;Drost, 1982Drost, , 1985Whiteman and others, 1983;Dion and Sumioka, 1984;Jones, 1985;others, 1988, 1994;Woodward and others, in press). Additionally, an assessment of the ground-water quality for the Puget Sound region (Turney, 1986) was completed as part of a statewide assessment.…”

“…Analysis of ground-water flow and availability in the Puget Sound Lowland has been completed at a variety of spatial scales in several areas (Jones, 1991;Vaccaro, 1992). However, the methods, descriptions, and division of the aquifer system into hydrogeologic units of previous investigators have varied widely.…”