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Great Sand Dunes National Monument

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  Partnership Projects in Great Sand Dunes National Monument


  • 1999 - Determine Baseline Water Quality for Outstanding Waters Designation
  • 2001 - Age Dating, Isotopic Analysis & Source of Recharge of Ground Water





Partnership Publications

Ferguson, S.A. 2002. Investigation of water quality in the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, February 1999 through September 2000: Qualifying for Outstanding Waters Designation. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4196. 8 p.

Rupert, M.G. and L.N. Plummer. 2004. Ground-water flow direction, water quality, recharge sources, and age, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado, 2000-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5027. 28 p.

Rupert, M.G and L.N. Plummer. 2004. Ground-water age and flow at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado. U.S Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3051. 2 p.

 

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