GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
HA 730-C

Colorado Plateaus aquifers

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Dakota-Glen Canyon Aquifer System

Figure 120 Map showing location of the Dakota-Glen Canyon aquifer system (368K)
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Figure 121 Correlation chart showing the geologic and hydrogeologic characteristics of the Dakota-Glen Canyon aquifer system (516K)
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Table 1 Table showing the lithographic character and thickness of the aquifers and confining units of the Dakota-Glen Canyon aquifer system (216K)
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Figure 122 Generalized hydrogeologic section through the Black Mesa Basin showing the relation of the Dakota-Glen Canyon aquifer system to the overlying and underlying hydrogeologic units (224K)
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Hydrogeologic Units

Figure 123 Map showing depth to the top of the Dakota aquifer (256K)
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Figure 124 Photograph showing well-cemented parts of the Navajo Sandstone at Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah (208K)
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Figure 125 Map showing depth to the top of the Glen Canyon aquifer (292K)
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Recharge and Discharge

Figure 126 Map showing the potentiometric contour and ground-water movement in the Dakota aquifer (268K)
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Figure 127 Map showing the potentiometric contour and ground-water movement in the Glen Canyon aquifer (264K)
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Aquifer Characteristics

Ground-Water Quality

Figure 128 Map showing the concentration of dissolved solids in water from the Glen Canyon aquifer (300K)
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