UPPER KLAMATH BASIN GROUND-WATER STUDY

Welcome to the Upper Klamath Basin Ground-Water Study Home Page!

PROJECT CHIEF: Marshall Gannett
LOCATION: Upper Klamath Basin
PROJECT EXTENT: Klamath, Lake, and Jackson Counties, Oregon; Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, California
TOTAL AREA: 8,000 square miles

Project Overview 

• Summary 

An overview of the study
• Background 

An overview of the geography and geology of the basin  
• Problem Statement and Water-Resources Issues 

Major issues this study will address
• Study Objectives 

Primary goals of the study
• Study Approach 

Data collection and methods of analysis
• Phase I --Data Compilation and Evaluation, Data Collection, and Project Planning 
• Phase II --Intensive Data Collection and Development of Conceptual Model 
• Phase III --Development of Ground-Water Flow Model and Simulation of Management Scenarios 
• Phase IV --Optimization Modeling 
• References Cited 

References used in the project overview (see below for a complete project bibliography)
• Report: Ground-Water Hydrology of the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California

Information and Data 

• Bibliography 

Looking for a reference? Try this searchable list of references on the hydrogeology of the Upper Klamath Basin. This is the complete project bibliography. Updated 8/5/05 to include links to many online USGS documents.
• Contacts 

Study team phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and areas of expertise
• Glossary of hydrologic terms 

Definitions of terms found on these pages
• Links to other Web pages 

Federal, State, regional and local agencies with information on the Klamath Basin

• Ground-Water Level Data: 
  • Collected by the USGS and the Oregon Water Resources Department--Selected wells for the Klamath Basin (within Oregon and California)
  • Collected by the California Department of Water Resources --Selected wells for the Klamath Basin (within California) (Provided through a link to the California Department of Water Resources) 
• Well Log Database --Selected wells for the Klamath Basin (within Oregon) (Provided through a link to the Oregon Water Resources Department) 

Surface Water: 

• Current conditions --Selected surface-water data sites for the Klamath Basin 
• Historical Streamflow Data --Selected surface-water data sites for the Klamath Basin (within Oregon) (Provided through a link to the Oregon Water Resources Department) 
• Site Diagram --Downstream order schematic of inflows, outflows, and locations of gaging stations in the Klamath Basin (within Oregon) (Source: Water Resources Data Report for Oregon - 2004) 
• Active Surface-Water Sites --List of active gaging stations in the Klamath Basin 
• Oregon --Sites on the Oregon side of the Upper Klamath Basin (as of 1997) 
• California --Sites on the California side of the Upper Klamath Basin 
• Discontinued Surface-Water Sites --List of inactive gaging stations in the Klamath Basin 
• Oregon --Sites on the Oregon side of the Upper Klamath Basin 
• California --Sites on the California side of the Upper Klamath Basin