Water-level declines in the Amargosa Valley area, Nye County, Nevada, 1962-84
Water-Resources Investigations Report
85-4273
By: W. D. Nichols and J. P. Akers
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Abstract
Groundwater flow in the Amargosa Valley area is in Nevada complex and involves a valley fill aquifer and an underlying carbonate rock aquifer. Groundwater development in the area is in the valley fill aquifer, about 10 mi. south-west of Lathrop Wells. Water levels measured in selected wells in the area in 1984 are lower than those measured in 1962, demonstrating that water levels have undergone a net decline since 1962. An implied water level rise and resulting groundwater mound suggested on a map from a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation report appear to be based on the inadvertent misplotting of two wells. Data presented in this report indicate that the implied mound does not exist. (Lantz-PTT)
Suggested Citation
Nichols, W.D., Akers, J.P., 1985, Water-level declines in the Amargosa Valley area, Nye County, Nevada, 1962-84: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4273, v, 7 p. :ill., map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri854273.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-level declines in the Amargosa Valley area, Nye County, Nevada, 1962-84 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 85-4273 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri854273 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; Open-File Services Section, U.S. Geological Survey [distributor], |
| Description | v, 7 p. :ill., map ;28 cm. |