Hydrology of the Bonneville Salt Flats, northwestern Utah, and simulation of ground-water flow and solute transport in the shallow-brine aquifer
Professional Paper
1585
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management
By: James L. Mason and Kenneth L. Kipp
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Abstract
This report describes the hydrologic system of the Bonneville Salt Flats with emphasis on the mechanisms of solute transport. Variable-density, three-dimensional computer simulations of the near-surface part of the ground-water system were done to quantify both the transport of salt dissolved in subsurface brine that leaves the salt-crust area and the salt dissolved and precipitated on the land surface. The study was designed to define the hydrology of the brine ground-water system and the natural and anthropogenic processes causing salt loss, and where feasible, to quantify these processes. Specific areas of study include the transport of salt in solution by ground-water flow and the transport of salt in solution by wind-driven ponds and the subsequent salt precipitation on the surface of the playa upon evaporation or seepage into the subsurface. In addition, hydraulic and chemical changes in the hydrologic system since previous studies were documented.
Suggested Citation
Mason, J.L., Kipp, K.L., 1998, Hydrology of the Bonneville Salt Flats, northwestern Utah, and simulation of ground-water flow and solute transport in the shallow-brine aquifer: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1585, viii, 108 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1585.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrology of the Bonneville Salt Flats, northwestern Utah, and simulation of ground-water flow and solute transport in the shallow-brine aquifer |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1585 |
| ISBN | 0-607-88306-5 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1585 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Denver, CO |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Utah Water Science Center |
| Description | viii, 108 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Other Geospatial | Bonneville Salt Flats |