Ground water in San Joaquin Valley, California . WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1916 ^ fl b t £ e|> \s> D. of 9 1916 CONTENTS. Page. Introduction, by W. C. Mendenhall 9 Development of irrigation in the Southwest 9 Investigations by the United States Geological Survey 13 Geography of the valley 15 Geologic outline 18 Rocks of the border of the valley 18 Origin of the present surface of the valley 20 Soils 22 Surface waters 23 Occurrence and utilization of ground water, by W. C. Mendenhall 27 Origin of the ground water 27 Underground circulation 28 Quantity of ground water 29
Ground water in San Joaquin Valley, California . WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1916 ^ fl b t £ e|> \s> D. of 9 1916 CONTENTS. Page. Introduction, by W. C. Mendenhall 9 Development of irrigation in the Southwest 9 Investigations by the United States Geological Survey 13 Geography of the valley 15 Geologic outline 18 Rocks of the border of the valley 18 Origin of the present surface of the valley 20 Soils 22 Surface waters 23 Occurrence and utilization of ground water, by W. C. Mendenhall 27 Origin of the ground water 27 Underground circulation 28 Quantity of ground water 29 Accessibility and availability of ground water 30 Development of ground water 30 Value of the waters for irrigation 32 Quality of the waters, by R. B. Dole 38 Importance of quality 38 Sources of data 39 Conditions of collection of samples 40 Methods of examination 41 Field assay 41 Carbonate and bicarbonate 42 Chlorine 42 Sulphate 42 Total hardness 43 Probable accuracy 43 Interpretation of results 46 Procedures of the Southern Pacific Co 50 St
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