Utah Water Science Center

Recent papers from Utah Water Science Center

1. Comparing In Vivo Methylmercury Detoxification in Hunted Duck: Implications for Wildlife and Human HealthEnvironment & Health · 2026
2. Contributions of Great Salt Lake Playa‐ and Industrially Sourced Priority Pollutant Metals in Dust Contribute to Possible Health Hazards in the Communities of Northern UtahGeoHealth · 2025
3. Imperiled Great Basin terminal lakes: Synthesizing ecological and hydrological science gaps and research needs for waterbird conservationBioScience · 2024
4. Design, development, and implementation of IsoBank: A centralized repository for isotopic dataPLoS ONE · 2024
5. Streamflow timing and magnitude during snow drought depend on snow drought type and regional hydroclimateHydrological Sciences Journal · 2024
6. High resolution identification and quantification of diffuse deep groundwater discharge in mountain rivers using continuous boat-mounted helium measurementsJournal of Hydrology · 2024
7. Evaluating Distributed Snow Model Resolution and Meteorology Parameterizations Against Streamflow Observations: Finer Is Not Always BetterWater Resources Research · 2024
8. Think regionally, act locally: Perspectives on co‐design of spatial conservation prioritization tools and why end‐user engagement altered our approachConservation Science and Practice · 2024
9. Remotely mapping gullying and incision in Maryland Piedmont headwater streams using repeat airborne lidarGeomorphology · 2024
10. Low flows from drought and water use reduced total dissolved solids fluxes in the Lower Colorado River Basin between 1976 to 2008Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · 2024
11. Temporal variability in irrigated land and climate influences on salinity loading across the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1986-2017Environmental Research Letters · 2024
12. Isotopic evaluation of the National Water Model reveals missing agricultural irrigation contributions to streamflow across the western United States2024
13. Quantifying stream-loss recovery in a spring using dual-tracer injections in the Snake Creek drainage, Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USAHydrogeology Journal · 2023
14. A Review of Current Capabilities and Science Gaps in Water Supply Data, Modeling, and Trends for Water Availability Assessments in the Upper Colorado River BasinWater · 2022
15. Tracking geomorphic changes after suburban development with a high density of green stormwater infrastructure practices in Montgomery County, MarylandGeomorphology · 2022
16. Ephemeral Stream Network Extraction from Lidar‐Derived Elevation and Topographic Attributes in Urban and Forested LandscapesJAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 2022
17. Sedimentary record of annual-decadal timescale reservoir dynamics: Anthropogenic stratigraphy of Lake Powell, Utah, U.S.A.The Sedimentary Record · 2022
18. Arsenic in private well water and birth outcomes in the United StatesEnvironment International · 2022
19. Lessons learned from 20 y of monitoring suburban development with distributed stormwater management in Clarksburg, Maryland, USAFreshwater Science · 2022
20. A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United StatesCritical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology · 2021