Fact Sheet 2006-3138
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Figure 1. Uses of ground water in Nevada: A, Large crater resulting from nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County; B, Urbanization in Pahrump Valley, Nye County; C, Agricultural irrigation in Amargosa Desert, Nye County; D, Crystal Pool spring, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County. (Photo credit: U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.)