Coachella Valley – San Gorgonio Pass

Statistics

  • Basin Name
  • Coachella Valley – San Gorgonio Pass
  • Basin Number
  • 7-021.04
  • SGMA Basin Priority
  • Medium
  • Critically Overdrafted
  • No
  • Hydrologic Region Name
  • Colorado River
  • Counties
  • Riverside

Basin Notes

At-A-Glance

Source: CA DWR
Source: CA DWR

California Water Library Documents About This Basin

Beyond the Haze: A UC Dust Report on the Causes, Impacts, and Future of Dust Storms in California

University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) | December 5th, 2024

This report is intended to be a comprehensive summary of the current state of knowledge of dust storms in California, including where dust storms occur, the features cont

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Statement of Findings regarding the Approval of the Coachella Valley – San Gorgonio Pass Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 26th, 2023

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Quality of Groundwater Used for Domestic Drinking-Water Supply in the Coachella Valley, 2020

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | January 13th, 2023

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Effects of imported recharge on fluoride trends in groundwater used for public supply in California

Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier) | March 31st, 2022

Fluoride is a naturally occurring element in groundwater that supports bone and dental health at low concentrations but can cause health problems at elevated concentrati

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San Gorgonio Pass Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

San Gorgonio Pass Groundwater Sustainability Agency | January 28th, 2022

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Detection and Measurement of Land Subsidence and Uplift Using Global Positioning System Surveys and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Coachella Valley, California, 2010–17

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 3rd, 2020

Groundwater has been a major source of agricultural, recreational, municipal, and domestic supply in the Coachella Valley of California since the early 1920s. Pumpi

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Mitigating land subsidence in the Coachella Valley, California, USA: An emerging success story

International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) | April 22nd, 2020

Groundwater has been a major source of agricultural, municipal, and domestic water supply since the early 1920s in the Coachella Valley, California, USA. Land s

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Coachella Valley Water District Engineer's Report on Water Supply and Replenishment Assessment for the East Whitewater River Subbasin Area of Benefit

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) | April 15th, 2015

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) have been importing Colorado River water exchanged for State Water Project (SWP) water alloca

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Land subsidence, groundwater levels, and geology in the Coachella Valley, California, 1993-2010

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | June 15th, 2014

Land subsidence associated with groundwater-level declines has been investigated by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Coachella Valley, California, since 1996. Groundwate

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Status of Groundwater Quality in the California Desert Region, 2006–2008: California GAMA Priority Basin Project

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | January 9th, 2013

Groundwater quality in six areas in the California Desert Region (Owens, Antelope, Mojave, Coachella, Colorado River, and Indian Wells) was investigated as part

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Evaluation of a Ground-Water Flow and Transport Model of the Upper Coachella Valley, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | June 25th, 1992

A geohydrologic data base was compiled to evaluate the changes in ground-water conditions in the upper Coachella Valley, California, since 1978, when the results of a pre

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Potential for Using the Upper Coachella Valley Ground-Water Basin, California, for Storage of Artificially Recharged Water

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 15th, 1980

The California Department of Water Resources, through the Future Water Supply Program, is investigating the use of ground-water basins for storage of State Wate

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Predicted Water-Level and Water-Quality Effects of Artificial Recharge in the Upper Coachella Valley, California, Using a Finite-Element Digital Model

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | April 15th, 1978

This study was begun in mid-1973 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Desert Water Agency (DWA) and the Coachella Valley County Water District (CVCWD). T

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Analog Model Study of the Ground-Water Basin of the Upper Coachella Valley, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | July 18th, 1974

An analog model of the ground-water basin of the upper Coachella Valley was constructed to determine the effects of imported water on ground-water levels. The mod

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Bulletin No. 39-59, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1958-1959, Volume III, Water Level Data Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | May 1st, 1961

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Bulletin No. 39-58, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1957-1958, Volume III, Precipitation and Water Level Data, Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | August 1st, 1960

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Bulletin No. 39-57, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1956-1957, Volume III, Precipitation and Water Level Data Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 16th, 1958

Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume I Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume II Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume IV

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