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Simulated potentiometric surface contours of prepumping conditions in layer 16 of the transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California

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Release Date
2006-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Faunt, C.C., 2006, Simulated potentiometric surface contours of prepumping conditions in layer 16 of the transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HW379C.

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. These simulated potentiometric surface contours represent prepumping (or steady-state) conditions for model layer 16 of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS), an approximately 45,000 square- kilometer region of southern Nevada and California. The numerical ground-water flow model simulates prepumping conditions before 1913 and transient-flow conditions from 1913 to 1998 after pumping of ground water began. The DVRFS transient ground-water [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Claudia Faunt
Originator :
Faunt, Claudia C.
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
California Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

Contours in this data set were used to evaluate the spatial distribution of simulated hydraulic gradients and the potentiometric surface in layer 16 for prepumping conditions in the DVRFS numerical model. The simulated contours were also compared with alternate interpretations of the potentiometric surface altitudes, gradients, and/or observed data. Model output was produced using MODFLOW-2000, the USGS 3D finite-difference code used to simulate ground-water flow in the DVRFS.

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