Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288
Table 3. Location, altitude, test-hole depth, and description of vegetation at nine soil-chloride test holes, Carson Valley, Nevada.
[Test hole locations are shown in figure 2. Latitude and longitude: Geographic coordinates referenced to North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27), in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Land-surface altitude is referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), estimated from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps]
| Test hole No. |
West latitude |
North longitude |
Land-surface altitude |
Test hole depth (feet) |
Description of vegetation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL-1 | 39°05’57” | 119°46’13” | 4,930 | 22.7 | Sagebrush and bitterbrush is 4–5 feet tall. |
| CL-2 | 39°03’48” | 119°41’54” | 5,122 | 30.8 | Sagebrush and bitterbrush is 5–6 feet tall. |
| CL-3 | 39°01’55” | 119°40’03” | 5,265 | 28.3 | Sagebrush is 1–2 feet tall. |
| CL-4 | 39°02’20” | 119°37’08” | 5,727 | 25.0 | Sagebrush is 1–2 feet tall. |
| CL-5 | 39°03’58” | 119°33’19” | 6,900 | 12.5 | Sagebrush and Pinyon pine. |
| CL-6 | 38°59’37” | 119°38’02” | 5,280 | 29.8 | Sagebrush is 1 foot tall. |
| CL-7 | 38°56’35” | 119°37’49” | 5,420 | 30.0 | Sagebrush is 3–4 feet tall. |
| CL-8 | 38°55’13” | 119°35’31” | 5,640 | 30.4 | Bare soil. |
| CL-9 | 38°53’52” | 119°36’03” | 5,700 | 30.2 | Sagebrush and Pinyon pine. |
U.S.
Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological
Survey
Persistent URL: https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir20055288
Page Contact Information: Publications Team
Page Last Modified: Thursday, 01-Dec-2016 18:48:52 EST
