Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5261
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5261
Table 9. Historical estimates of annual interbasin flow from and to hydrographic areas, Basin and Range carbonate-rock aquifer system study area, Nevada and Utah.
[Shading indicates flow through valley fill. Locations of hydrographic areas shown in figure 2]
Hydrographic area name | Interbasin flow from and to hydrographic areas (HA), in acre-feet per year | |||||||||||||
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Harrill and others (1988) | Nichols (2000) | Thomas and others (2001) | ||||||||||||
Inflow | From HA | Outflow | To HA | Inflow | From HA | Outflow | To HA | Inflow | From HA | Outflow | To HA | |||
Butte Valley–southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 22,500 | Cover Valley (177) | (1) | (1) | ||||
2,000 | Ruby Valley (176) | |||||||||||||
Cave Valley | 0 | – | 14,000 | White River Valley (207) | (1) | (1) | 0 | – | 15,000 | Pahroc Valley (208) | ||||
Jakes Valley | 8,000 | Long Valley (175) | 25,000 | White River Valley (207) | 14,000 | Long Valley (175) | 51,200 | White River Valley (207) | 12,000 | Long Valley (175) | 35,000 | White River Valley (207) | ||
700 | Railroad Valley–northern (173B) | |||||||||||||
Lake Valley | 0 | – | 3,000 | Patterson Valley (202) | (1) | (1) | 0 | – | 17,000 | Patterson Valley (202) | ||||
Little Smoky Valley–northern and central combined | 4,000 | Antelope Valley (151) | 1,000 | Newark Valley (154) | 0 | – | 1,500 | Newark Valley (154) | (1) | (1) | ||||
200 | Stevens Basin (152) | 5,500 | Railroad Valley– northern (173B) | |||||||||||
Long Valley | 0 | – | 8,000 | Jakes Valley (174) | 0 | – | 10,000 | Newark Valley (154) | 0 | – | 12,000 | Jakes Valley (174) | ||
(2) | Newark Valley (154) | 14,000 | Jakes Valley (174) | 8,000 | Unspecified HA | |||||||||
13,000 | Railroad Valley– northern (173B) | |||||||||||||
Newark Valley | 1,000 | Little Smoky–northern (155A) | (2) | Railroad Valley– northern (173B) | 10,000 | Long Valley (175) | 0 | – | (1) | (1) | ||||
1,500 | Little Smoky–northern (155A) | |||||||||||||
Snake Valley | 4,000 | Spring Valley (184) | 42,000 | Tule Valley (257) | 14,000 | Spring Valley (184) | (3) | (1) | (1) | |||||
11,000 | Pine Valley (255) | (2) | Fish Springs Flat (258) | 3,600 | Tippett Valley (185) | |||||||||
8,500 | Wah Wah Valley (256) | 10,000 | Great Salt Lake Desert– western (261A) | |||||||||||
Spring Valley | 2,000 | Tippett Valley (185) | 4,000 | Snake Valley (254) | 0 | – | 14,000 | Snake Valley (254) | (1) | (1) | ||||
Steptoe Valley | (2) | Butte Valley–southern (178B) | Minor | Goshute Valley (187) | 0 | – | 4,000 | Goshute Valley (187) | (1) | (1) | ||||
Tippett Valley | 0 | – | 3,000 | Antelope Valley–southern (186A) | 0 | – | 6,000 | Deep Creek Valley (253) | (1) | (1) | ||||
2,000 | Great Salt Lake Desert–western (261A) | 3,600 | Snake Valley (254) | |||||||||||
2,000 | Spring Valley (184) | |||||||||||||
White River Valley | 25,000 | Jakes Valley (174) | 40,000 | Pahroc Valley (208) | 51,200 | Jakes Valley (174) | (3) | 35,000 | Jakes Valley (174) | 17,000 | Pahroc Valley (208) | |||
14,000 | Cave Valley (180) |
1Hydrographic area not evaluated.
2Flow volume not specified.
3Inflow but not outflow calculated for hydrographic area.