Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305
Table 2. Estimates of average annual ground-water recharge and discharge based on best-fit steady-state simulation for the basin-fill aquifer in Carson Valley, Nevada.
[Summarized from Prudic and Wood, 1995, p. 9]
| Water-budget component | Estimated volume (acre-feet per year) |
|---|---|
| Recharge | |
| From precipitation | 47,000 |
| Subsurface inflow | 55,000 |
| Leakage from Carson River and irrigation ditches | 105,000 |
| Total | 207,000 |
| Discharge | |
| Evapotranspiration (ET) | 149,000 |
| Seepage to Carson River and irrigation ditches | 58,000 |
| Total | 207,000 |
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