Groundwater availability of the Denver Basin aquifer system, Colorado
Professional Paper
1770
Groundwater Resources Program
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Abstract
The Denver Basin aquifer system is a critical water resource for growing municipal, industrial, and domestic uses along the semiarid Front Range urban corridor of Colorado. The confined bedrock aquifer system is located along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountain Front Range where the mountains meet the Great Plains physiographic province. Continued population growth and the resulting need for additional water supplies in the Denver Basin and throughout the western United States emphasize the need to continually monitor and reassess the availability of groundwater resources. In 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey initiated large-scale regional studies to provide updated groundwater-availability assessments of important principal aquifers across the United States, including the Denver Basin. This study of the Denver Basin aquifer system evaluates the hydrologic effects of continued pumping and documents an updated groundwater flow model useful for appraisal of hydrologic conditions.
Suggested Citation
2011, Groundwater availability of the Denver Basin aquifer system, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1770, xxix, 274 p.; PDF Downloads of Chapters A-C; XLS Download of Appendix C1; Data Release, https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1770.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Groundwater availability of the Denver Basin aquifer system, Colorado |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1770 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1770 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Colorado Water Science Center |
| Description | xxix, 274 p.; PDF Downloads of Chapters A-C; XLS Download of Appendix C1; Data Release |
| First page | i |
| Last page | 274 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Other Geospatial | Denver Basin |
| Projection | Lambert Conformal Conic |
| Scale | 100000 |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |