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Surface-water hydrology of Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada

Hydrologic Atlas 726
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Abstract

Honey Lake Valley straddles the State line of California and Nevada; it is about 35 mi north of Reno and about three-fourths of the area is in California. In this report, Honey Lake Valley (also referred to as “the basin") includes the entire area within the hydrographic boundary shown in figure 1. Susanville, Calif., in the northwestern part of the basin, is the largest town. Population is increasing rapidly in the Susanville area and in the Reno area of adjacent Washoe County, Nev. Lassen and Washoe Counties have identified water resources in Honey Lake Valley as a possible source to meet their needs for future development. An important component of an assessment of the availability of additional long-term supply is an appraisal of surface-water resources.
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources and the Nevada Division of Water Resources, began a hydrologic assessment of the area in 1987. The study was primarily an appraisal of ground-water resources, but it also included an assessment of surface-water resources. The purpose of this map report is to present the results of the surface-water assessment, including (1) a broad overview of surface-water conditions in the basin, (2) an estimate of mean annual streamflow to the valley floor, and (3) an evaluation of the characteristics of Honey lake. Results of the study related to ground-water resources of the basin are discussed in a separate report by Handman and others (1990) and are summarized in a short “Water Fact Sheet” by Handman (1990).

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Surface-water hydrology of Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada
Series title Hydrologic Atlas
Series number 726
DOI 10.3133/ha726
Year Published 1993
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 2 Plates: 45.36 × 33.11 inches and 41.99 × 26.85 iinches
Country United States
State California, Nevada
County Lassen County, Washoe County
Other Geospatial Honey-Lake Valley
Scale 100000
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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