USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5062  - Groundwater Simulation and Management Models for the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California 

Table 1. Calibration parameters and their final values for the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California, regional groundwater flow model. 

[Region or process: Layer refers to model layer. Abbreviations: ft^-1, 1/foot, ft/s, foot per second]

Parameter type	Region or process	Label	Value	Unit
Hydraulic conductivity	Quaternary sediment	HK_QS	5.80E–3	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Quaternary sediment	VANI_QS	1.76E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Quaternary sediment	SS_QS	1.00E–3	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Quaternary volcanic deposits	HK_QV	5.90E–6	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Quaternary volcanic deposits	VANI_QV	1.00E+2	dimensionless
Specific storage	Quaternary volcanic deposits	SS_QV	5.28E–4	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Quaternary volcanic deposits north	HK_QVN	3.99E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Quaternary volcanic deposits north	VANI_QVN	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Quaternary volcanic deposits north	SS_QVN	2.00E–6	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Quaternary Mazama pumice	HK_QMP	1.15E–2	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Quaternary Mazama pumice	VANI_QMP	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Quaternary Mazama pumice	SS_QMP	5.00E–4	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic deposits north layer 2	HK_TVN2	9.31E-4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic deposits north layer 2	VANI_TVN2	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic deposits north layer 2	SS_TVN2	7.29E–7	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary sediments—Butte Valley	HK_TSBV	3.50E–3	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary sediments—Butte Valley	VANI_TSBV	8.17E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary sediments—Butte Valley	SS_TSBV	2.57E–4	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary sediments—Younger basins	HK_TSY	2.90E–4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary sediments—Younger basins	VANI_TSY	2.50E+2	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary sediments—Younger basins	SS_TSY	7.00E–5	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary sediments—Older basins	HK_TSO	4.13E–4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary sediments—Older basins	VANI_TSO	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary sediments—Older basins	SS_TSO	9.24E–5	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 2.	HK_TSV2	1.06E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 2.	VANI_TSV2	1.66E+2	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 2.	SS_TSV2	1.00E–5	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 3.	HK_TSV3	1.35E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 3.	VANI_TSV3	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary mixed sedimentary and volcanic deposits layer 3.	SS_TSV3	1.60E–5	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 1	HK_TVW1	3.12E–-4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 1	VANI_TVW1	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 1	SS_TVW1	1.22E–6	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 2	HK_TVW2	1.16E–4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 2	VANI_TVW2	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 2	SS_TVW2	2.20E–7	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 3	HK_TVW3	5.79E–4	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 3	VANI_TVW3	2.18E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks west layer 3	SS_TVW3	1.00E–7	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 1	HK_TVE1	1.00E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 1	VANI_TVE1	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 1	SS_TVE1	1.81E–4	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 2	HK_TVE2	2.94E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 2	VANI_TVE2	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 2	SS_TVE2	1.91E–6	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 3	HK_TVE3	3.56E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 3	VANI_TVE3	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks east layer 3	SS_TVE3	1.00E–7	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 1	HK_TVNE1	5.53E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 1	VANI_TVNE1	1.00E+3	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 1	SS_TVNE1	2.42E–5	ft^–1
Hydraulic conductivity	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 2	HK_TVNE2	3.02E–5	ft/s
Vertical anisotropy	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 2	VANI_TVNE2	1.00E+1	dimensionless
Specific storage	Tertiary volcanic rocks northeast layer 2	SS_TVNE2	7.49E–7	ft^–1
Multiplier	General head boundary conductance—Southern boundary.	SOUTHBOUND	1.10E+2	dimensionless
Multiplier	General head boundary conductance—Northern boundary.	NORTHBOUND	7.96E+1	dimensionless
Multiplier	Maximum evapotranspiration rate— Non-irrigated lowlands.	ET_ACTV	1.00E+0	dimensionless
Multiplier	Maximum evapotranspiration rate— Irrigated areas.	ET_IRR	1.00E+0	dimensionless
Multiplier	Drain conductance	DRAINCOND	5.00E+0	dimensionless
Multiplier	Recharge—Cascade	RCH_CSCADE	7.00E–1	dimensionless
Multiplier	Recharge—Central	RCH_CNTRL	5.00E–1	dimensionless
Multiplier	Recharge—Northeast	RCH_NE	1.50E+0	dimensionless
Multiplier	Streambed conductance	STREAMCOND	5.00E+0	dimensionless
Multiplier	Resevoir bed conductance	RESCOND	1.00E+1	dimensionless