Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5288
Table 8. Loss and gain rates for selected stream sites, Carson Valley, Nevada and California.
[Site locations are shown in figure 15. Abbreviations: ft/d, foot per day; ft, foot; (ft3/s)mi, cubic foot per second per mile]
| Site No. | Estimated infiltration or seepage rate (ft/d) |
Stream width (ft) |
Estimated rate of loss or gain (ft3/s)/mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiltration – Losing sites | |||
| ST-5 | 2.3 | 13 | 1.8 |
| ST-7 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.4 |
| ST-10 | 2 | 9 | 1.1 |
| ST-12a | 3.5 | 14 | 3.0 |
| ST-12b | 4.4 | 45 | 12.1 |
| ST-12c | 1.3 | 15 | 1.2 |
| ST-14c | .9 | 15 | .8 |
| ST-15 | 1.1 | 4 | .3 |
| ST-16 | 1.1 | 12 | .8 |
| ST-24 | 2.8 | 9 | 1.5 |
| ST-26 | 1.8 | 3 | .3 |
| ST-28a | 2.5 | 3.5 | .5 |
| ST-28b | 2.3 | 4 | .6 |
| ST-30 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.6 |
| ST-31 | .6 | 20 | .7 |
| ST-32b | 3 | 18 | 3.3 |
| ST-32c | 2.1 | 10 | 1.3 |
| ST-34 | 1.9 | 5 | .6 |
| ST-35 | 2.5 | 30 | 4.6 |
| ST-37 | 2 | 6 | .7 |
| Seepage – Gaining sites | |||
| ST-1 1 | 1 | 50 | 3.1 |
| ST-17 1 | 1 | 20 | 1.2 |
| ST-18 1 | 1 | 50 | 3.1 |
| ST-1 1 | .1 | 50 | .3 |
| ST-17 1 | .1 | 20 | .1 |
| ST-18 1 | .1 | 50 | .3 |
1 Calculated using an application rate of 0.1 ft/d (Lapham, 1989). All calculations for gaining sites from Lapham, 1989
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