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Water Resources of the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah - Draft Report

Open-File Report 2007-1156
This report has been superseded by Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5261. Open-File Report 2007-1156 is no longer available due to changes in the water budget calculations and theresults presented in SIR 2007-5261 are recommended for use. If you require additional information or access to the original report, please contact the Director, USGS Nevada Water Science Center (dc_nevada@usgs.gov). Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management; This report is based on work by the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute and the State of Utah.
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071156

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Abstract

Summary of Major Findings This report summarizes results of a water-resources study for White Pine County, Nevada, and adjacent areas in east-central Nevada and western Utah. The Basin and Range carbonate-rock aquifer system (BARCAS) study was initiated in December 2004 through Federal legislation (Section 131 of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004) directing the Secretary of the Interior to complete a water-resources study through the U.S. Geological Survey, Desert Research Institute, and State of Utah. The study was designed as a regional water-resource assessment, with particular emphasis on summarizing the hydrogeologic framework and hydrologic processes that influence ground-water resources. The study area includes 13 hydrographic areas that cover most of White Pine County; in this report however, results for the northern and central parts of Little Smoky Valley were combined and presented as one hydrographic area. Hydrographic areas are the basic geographic units used by the State of Nevada and Utah and local agencies for water-resource planning and management, and are commonly defined on the basis of surface-water drainage areas. Hydrographic areas were further divided into subbasins that are separated by areas where bedrock is at or near the land surface. Subbasins represent subdivisions used in this study for estimating recharge, discharge, and water budget. Hydrographic areas represent the subdivision used for reporting summed and tabulated subbasin estimates.

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Welch, A.H., Bright, D., 2007, Water Resources of the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah - Draft Report (Superseded by SIR 2007-5261): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1156, xii, 103 p.; 4 plates; Appendix; Open-File Report 2007-1156 is no longer available due to changes in the water budget calculations and theresults presented in SIR 2007-5261 are recommended for use. If you require additional information or access to the original report, please contact the Director, USGS Nevada Water Science Center (dc_nevada@usgs.gov)., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071156.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Water Resources of the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah - Draft Report
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2007-1156
DOI 10.3133/ofr20071156
Edition Superseded by SIR 2007-5261
Year Published 2007
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) Nevada Water Science Center
Description xii, 103 p.; 4 plates; Appendix; Open-File Report 2007-1156 is no longer available due to changes in the water budget calculations and theresults presented in SIR 2007-5261 are recommended for use. If you require additional information or access to the original report, please contact the Director, USGS Nevada Water Science Center (dc_nevada@usgs.gov).
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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