Thanks to a loan from the Department of Special Collections of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, publications showcasing recent research on efficient water resource management are available from Digital Scholarship @ UNLV.
Using limited water resources wisely is of particular importance in the Intermountain West; these publications describe best practices and the impacts of human population growth on water resources in this geographic region.
Submissions from 1974
A Diurnal zooplankton migration study in Lake Mead, Robert D. Staker
Phytoplankton distribution and water quality indices for Lake Mead (Colorado River), Robert D. Staker, Robert W. Hoshaw, and Lorne G. Everett
Submissions from 1973
Final report on interrelationships between chemical, physical and biological conditions of the waters of Las Vegas Bay of Lake Mead, James E. Deacon and Richard W. Tew
Submissions from 1972
A Mathmatical model of primary productivity and limnological patterns in Lake Mead, Lorne G. Everett
Phytoplankton successions and lake dynamics in Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, Ervon R. Koening, Richard W. Tew, and James E. Deacon
Submissions from 1971
Report on water pollution problems in Las Vegas Wash and Las Vegas Bay, Environmental Protection Agency
A Conceptual draft of a dynamic hydro-biological model for Lake Mead, L. G. Everett and Bureau of Reclamation
The Effect of Las Vegas Wash effluent upon the water quality in Lake Mead, D. A. Hoffman, P. R. Tramutt, F. C. Heller, and Bureau of Reclamation
Micronutrients and biological patterns in Lake Mead, Hasan K. Qashu, Lorne G. Everett, J. S. Carlson, and Bureau of Reclamation
Measurement of currents in Lake Mead with the deep water isotopic current analyzer (DWICA), J. J. Sartoris, D. A. Hoffman, and Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1970
The 1963-64 Lake Mead Survey, J. M. Lara, J. I. Sanders, and Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1968
Meeting southern Nevada's future water requirements, George B. Maxey
Biological studies of selected reaches and tributaries of the Colorado River, Nelson Thomas and Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Submissions from 1967
Water quality study of Lake Mead, Dale A. Hoffman, Paul R. Tramutt, Frank C. Heller, and Bureau of Reclamation
Definite plan report on Southern Nevada Water Project, Nevada (first stage): Project development report, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1966
Development, verification, and use of methods to model chemical and thermal processes Lakes Mead and Powell, Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1965
Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin Nevada, Glenn Thomas Malmberg
Water chemistry survey of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, P. R. Tramutt and Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1964
Ground-water appraisal of the Meadow Valley area, Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, F. Eugene Rush
Submissions from 1962
Interbasin movement of ground water at the Nevada Test Site, Isaac J. Winograd
Submissions from 1960
Preliminary report: Monolayer behavior studies, 1959, Bureau of Reclamation
Comprehensive survey of sedimentation in Lake Mead, 1948-49, W. O. Smith, C. P. Vetter, G. B. Cummings, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1954
Escrow instructions to the First National Bank of Nevada regarding the transfer of Las Vegas water production from the Union Pacific Railroad to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, June 21, 1954, First National Bank of Nevada; Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company; Las Vegas Valley Water District; Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas, Nev.); and Union Pacific Railroad Company
Submissions from 1949
Geological survey circular 346: First fourteen years of Lake Mead, Harold E. Thomas
Submissions from 1947
Water levels and artesian pressure in wells in Las Vegas Valley and in other valleys in Nevada, 1913-1945, T. W. Robinson, George B. Maxey, J. C. Fredericks, and C. Harry Jameson
Submissions from 1945
Progress report on the ground-water resources of the Las Vegas Artesian Basin, Nevada, George B. Maxey and C. Harry Jameson
Submissions from 1927
Annual report of the Department of Irrigation, fiscal year 1926-27, George Hardman, F. L. Bixby, W. L. Stockwell, and United States. Department of Irrigation