Thermal ground-water discharge and associated convective heat flux, Bruneau-Grand View area, southwest Idaho
Water-Resources Investigations Report
79-62
By: H.W. Young, R.E. Lewis, and R.L. Backsen
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Abstract
The Bruneau-Grand View area occupies about 1,100 square miles in southwest Idaho. The area has a rural population dependent on ground-water irrigation. Temperature of the ground water ranges from 15 C to more than 80 C. Ground water for irrigation is obtained from flowing and pumped wells. Discharge of thermal ground water from 104 irrigation wells and from 5 hot springs in 1978 was about 50,500 acre-feet. Convective heat flux from the geothermal system associated with this discharge was 4.97 x 10 to the 7th power calories per second. (Woodard-USGS)
Suggested Citation
Young, H., Lewis, R., Backsen, R., 1979, Thermal ground-water discharge and associated convective heat flux, Bruneau-Grand View area, southwest Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-62, Report: ii, 17 p.; 1 Plate: 35.43 x 23.82 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri7962.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Thermal ground-water discharge and associated convective heat flux, Bruneau-Grand View area, southwest Idaho |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 79-62 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7962 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | Report: ii, 17 p.; 1 Plate: 35.43 x 23.82 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Other Geospatial | Bruneau-Grand View area |