WSP06992

• File Number: 8276.800
• Description: Dirty Devil Unit - Colorado River Salinity Control Program
• State: UT
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 5/1/1987
• Title: Planning Report Appendix B Hydrosalinity Social Assessment Environmental Evaluation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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Chapter I

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Chapter II

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CONTENTS

Hydrosalinity

Hydrologic and hydrogeologic description of
the Dirty Devil River Basin
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydrologic setting . . . . . . . .
Basin watershed characteristics
Irrigation diversions and storage
facilities. . . . . .
Basinwide water quality
Muddy Creek quality . .
Fremont River quality .
Dirty Devil River quality
Field study conditions .
Access. . . . . . . . . .
Special equipment and procedures.
Hydrologic monitoring conditions . .
Climatic variations during study.
Continuous recording gauging stations
Instantaneous sampling.
Paired sampling . . . . . .
Hydrogeologic setting. . . . .
Muddy Creek and tributaries
Emery irrigated area
South Salt Wash area . .
Salt Wash area . . . . .
Fremont River and tributaries
Basinwide salt and water budget for 1977-80
Introduction . . . . . . . . . .
Availability and quality of existing data.
Period of record . . . . .
Analysis and evaluation. . . . . . .
Praces s . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Salt snd water budget illustration.
Salt and water budget evaluations
Muddy Creek and tributaries. .
Fremont River and tributaries.
Dirty Devil River. . . . .
Conclusions and recommendations.
Muddy Creek and tributaries
Upper watershed. . .
Emery irrigated area
South Salt Wash. . .
Salt Wash. . . . . .
Muddy Creek, 1 mile below Salt Wash.
Fremont River and tributaries . . . . .
Upper watershed. . . . . . . . . . .
Caineville and Hanksville irrigated areas.
Dirty Devil River . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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