Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5305
Table 21. Overall water budget, Carson Valley, Nevada and California, water years 1941–70 and 1990–2005.
| Water-budget component | Estimated volumes (acre-feet per year) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Water years 1941–70 |
Water years 1990–2005 |
|
| Sources of inflow | ||
| Precipitation on basin-fill deposits1 | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| Streamflow of Carson River and tributaries2 (rounded) | 372,000 | 360,000 |
| Ground-water inflow3 | 22,000–40,000 | 22,000–40,000 |
| Imported effluent4 | 0 | 9,800 |
| Total | 432,000–450,000 | 430,000–448,000 |
| Sources of outflow | ||
| Evapotranspiration5 | 151,000 | 146,000 |
| Streamflow of Carson River2 | 293,000 | 278,000 |
| Net ground-water pumping6 | 2,000 | 15,000–18,000 |
| Total | 446,000 | 439,000–442,000 |
1 From table 5.
2 From table 4.
3 From table 15.
4 From table 17.
5 From table 19.
6 From table 18.
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