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WRIR 01-4195:
Ground-Water Discharge Determined from Estimates of Evapotranspiration, Death Valley Regional Flow System, Nevada and California

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Table 6. Mean modified soil-adjusted vegetation index (MSAVI) value by evapotranspiration (ET) unit for major discharge areas in Death Valley regional flow system, Nevada and California

[Mean MSAVI value derived from TM imagery acquired June 13, 1992, except in Sarcobatus Flat which was derived from TM imagery acquired June 21, 1989; MSAVI values range from 0 to 1, where 1 indicates the densest vegetation. --, not present or not applicable]

 

ET Unit1

Discharge area2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ash Meadows

-- 0.065 0.195 0.290 0.180 0.125 0.105 -- -- 0.065

Chicago Valley

-- -- .260 -- .165 -- .145 -- 0.140 .065

Franklin Lake

-- -- -- -- .095 .080 .085 0.075 -- .070

Franklin Well area

-- -- -- .285 .170 -- .160 -- .180 --

Oasis Valley

-- .075 .305 .240 .140 .110 .120 .120 -- .075

Sarcobatus Flat

-- -- -- -- -- .070 .075 .075 -- .060

Shoshone area

-- .045 .395 .315 .080 .080 .080 .105 .175 --

Stewart Valley

-- -- -- .250 .135 .110 .070 .120 .150 .060

Tecopa/California Valley area

-- .060 .185 .275 .100 .075 .065 .115 .155 .070

1 Discharge areas are shown in figure 1.
2 ET unit is described in table 1 and mapped in figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.