Sources and mechanisms of recharge for ground water in the west-central Amargosa Desert, Nevada– A geochemical interpretation
Open-File Report
83-542
By: H. C. Claassen
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Abstract
Ground water in the west-central Amargosa Desert, Nevada, was recharged primarily by overland flow of snowmelt in or near the present-day stream channels, rather than by subsurface flow from highland recharge areas to the north. Geochemical arguments, including reaction mechanisms, are used to support these findings. Carbon-, hydrogen-, and oxygen-isotope data show that much of the recharge in the area occurred during late Wisconsin time. Absence of ground-water recharge prior to late Pleistocene is considered to indicate that either climatic conditions were unfavorable for recharge or that ground-water velocities were such that they transported this earlier recharge away from the study aea. (USGS)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Sources and mechanisms of recharge for ground water in the west-central Amargosa Desert, Nevada– A geochemical interpretation |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 83-542 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr83542 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | vi, 66 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Amargosa Desert |