GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Introduction and National Summary


Basaltic- and other volcanic-rock aquifers


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Basaltic- and other volcanic-rock aquifers

Figure 40 Photograph showing pillow basalt (36K)
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Figure 41 Photograph and diagram showing zones of varying permeability in a typical basalt flow (28K)
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Figure 42 Map showing the location of the Snake River Plain regional aquifer system in southern Idaho and southeastern Oregon (28K)
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Figure 43 Diagrammatic section showing the geologic structure of the Snake River Plain (32K)
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Figure 44 Map showing the saturated thickness of Pliocene and younger basaltic rocks in the Snake River Plain (32K)
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Figure 45 Diagrammatic section showing the formation of basaltic lava flows in southern Idaho (24K)
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Figure 46 Map showing the regional movement of water in the Snake River Plain (32K)
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