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Ground-water conditions at Beale Air Force Base and vicinity, California

Open-File Report 80-204
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr80204

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Abstract

Ground-water conditions were studied in a 168-square-mile area between the Sierra Nevada and the Feather River in Yuba County, Calif. The area is in the eastern part of the Sacramento Valley and includes most of Beale Air Force Base. Source, occurrence, movement, and chemical quality of the ground water were evaluated. Ground water occurs in sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Tertiary and Quaternary age. The base of the freshwater is in the undifferentiated sedimentary rocks of Oligocene and Eocene age, that contain water of high dissolved-solids concentration. The ground water occurs under unconfined and partly confined conditions. At Beale Air Force Base it is at times partly confined. Recharge is principally from the rivers. Pumpage in the study area was estimated to be 129,000 acre-feet in 1975. In the 1960's, water levels in most parts of the study area declined less rapidly than in earlier years or became fairly stable. In the 1970's, water levels at Beale Air Force Base declined only slightly. Spacing of wells on the base and rates of pumping are such that excessive pumping interference is avoided. Water quality at the base and throughout the study area is generally good. Dissolved-solids concentrations are 700 to 900 milligrams per liter in the undifferentiated sedimentary rocks beneath the base well field. (USGS)

Suggested Citation

Page, R.W., 1980, Ground-water conditions at Beale Air Force Base and vicinity, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-204, v, 41 p. ill., maps ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr80204.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Ground-water conditions at Beale Air Force Base and vicinity, California
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 80-204
DOI 10.3133/ofr80204
Year Published 1980
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description v, 41 p. ill., maps ;27 cm.
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