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Hydrogeology of Nevada

Dates

Release Date
2004-01-01
Time Period
1978
Time Period
1986
Time Period
1994
Time Period
1999
Publication Date

Citation

Medina, R.L., Maurer, D.K., and Lopes, T.J., 2004, Hydrogeology of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K1JUE4.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This data set consists of hydrogeology for the State of Nevada. Consolidated rocks and unconsolidated sediments are the two major hydrogeologic units. Consolidated rocks are subdivided into 8 hydrogeologic units: (1) carbonate rocks, Quaternary to Tertiary-age; (2) basaltic, (3) rhyolitic, and (4) andesitic volcanic flows; (5) volcanic breccias, tuffs, and volcanic rocks older than Tertiary-age; (6) intrusive and metamorphic rocks; (7) consolidated [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Rose L. Medina
Originator :
Rose L. Medina, Douglas K. Maurer, Thomas J. Lopes
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Integrated Modeling & Prediction Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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nv_hydgeolnv_p.xml
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nv_hydgeolnv_p.e00.zip 21.56 MB application/zip
nv_hydgeolnv_p.sdts.zip 11.34 MB application/zip
nv_hydgeolnv_p.shp.zip 20.85 MB application/zip
nv_hydgeolnv_p.jpg thumbnail 4.14 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

This data set was created as part of a U.S. Geological Survey study, done in cooperation with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, to evaluate the susceptibility and vulnerability of ground water to anthropogenic contamination. A basic part of evaluating ground water is characterizing the hydrogeology of aquifer systems including the lithology and soil permeability, which partly control the susceptibility of ground water to contamination (Maurer and others, 2004). The intended uses of this data set include, but are not limited to, natural resource modeling, mapping, and visualization applications. Cited Reference Maurer, D.K., Lopes, T.J., Medina, R.L., and Smith, J.L., 2004, Hydrogeology and hydrologic landscape regions of Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5131, 35 p.
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These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9K1JUE4

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