ET-unit identifier

ET-unit number

ET-unit area (acres)

General description of ET unit ¹

UCL

0

--

Area of no substantial ET from ground-water source (unclassified); water table typically greater than 20 feet below land surface; soil very dry

OWB

1

1

Area of open water, primarily spring pool or pond

SAV

2

4

Area of submerged and sparse emergent aquatic vegetation; includes primarily shallow part of open water areas; perennially flooded; water at surface

DWV

3

40

Area dominated by dense wetland vegetation, primarily tall reedy and rushy marsh plants, typically tule, cattail, or giant reed; perennially flooded; water at surface

DMV

4

832

Area dominated by dense meadow and woodland vegetation, primarily trees, meadow and marsh grasses, or mixed trees, shrubs, and grasses; trees include desert ash and cottonwood, with some desert willow and mesquite; water table typically ranges from above land surface to about 20 feet below land surface; soil wet to dry

DGV

5

340

Area dominated by moderately dense to dense grassland vegetation, primarily saltgrass, and/or short rushes with an occasional tree or shrub; intermittently flooded; water table typically less than 10 feet below land surface; soil wet to moist

SGV

6

1,215

Area dominated by sparse to moderately dense grassland vegetation, primarily salt and bunch grasses with occasional tree or shrub; water table typically ranges from a few feet to about 10 feet below land surface; soil damp to dry

MBS

7

102

Area dominated by moist bare soil; vegetation very sparse, primarily grasses; intermittently flooded, water table typically near land surface throughout most of the year but in some areas declines to a maximum depth of about 5 feet below land surface during late summer and early fall; soil wet to moist

SSV

8

892

Area dominated by sparse to moderately dense shrubland vegetation, primarily greasewood, rabbit brush, and wolfberry; water table typically ranges from about 5 feet to about 20 feet below land surface; soil damp to dry