Groundwater Publications

Aquifers

Groundwater Publications

Wyoming Groundwater Atlas

Interactive Wyoming Groundwater Atlas

View the Interactive Wyoming Groundwater Atlas with ArcGIS Online.

WSGS Groundwater Publications

Publications about Wyoming's groundwater can be downloaded from the WSGS Product Catalog.

Groundwater Salinity in the Wind River and Bighorn Basins, Wyoming

A report on the salinity of groundwater in the Wind River and Bighorn basins.

Groundwater Level Recovery in the Sandstones of the Lower Tertiary Aquifer System of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming

This report updates and supersedes the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) Report of Investigations 74 (Taboga and others, 2017).

Groundwater Salinity in the Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming

A report on the salinity of groundwater in the Greater Green River Basin.

Groundwater Salinity in Wyoming

A report on the salinity of groundwater in Wyoming.

Groundwater Salinity in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming

A report on the salinity of groundwater in the Powder River Basin.

Wyoming's Tongue River
Wyoming's Tongue River

Characterization of Evaporite Karst Features in the Southern Laramie Basin, Wyoming

A report on the occurrence of sinkholes and other evaporite-related karst features in the southern Laramie Basin, including in and around the city of Laramie.

Groundwater Response in the Sandstones of the Wasatch and Fort Union Formations, Powder River Basin, Wyoming

This publication includes a discussion on the geologic setting of the Powder River Basin as well as coalbed hydraulic properties and recharge. The study also includes results from individual water monitoring well sites with full-color figures and maps

Groundwater Salinity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Wyoming

A report on groundwater salinity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of southeastern Wyoming. This report examines the salinity of groundwaters that occur at depths of 5,000 ft or less in the Denver-Julesburg structural basin where significant oil and gas activity has taken place in recent years.

Wyoming State Geological Survey Statewide Groundwater Baseflow Study

A statewide groundwater study using a new model to estimate baseflow, a significant component of groundwater recharge.

Groundwater Response in the Upper Wyodak Coal Zone, Powder River Basin

A report on groundwater level responses to coalbed natural gas (CBNG) production in the Upper Wyodak coal zone. Data for this study covers the last four decades and was obtained from the BLM monitoring well network program for the Powder River Basin.

Presentations

Hydrogeology of Wyoming

A PowerPoint presentation given by Karl Taboga on July 21, 2021.

Additional WSGS Water Publications

Available in the Water Section of the WSGS Product Catalog.

Contact:

Kurt Hinaman, kurt.hinaman@wyo.gov