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MODFLOW-USG model used to evaluate water management issues in the Los Angeles Coastal Plain, California

Dates

Release Date
2021-01-01
Start Date
1971-01-01
End Date
2015-12-31
Publication Date

Citation

Paulinski, S., Martin, P., Martin, D., Johnson, T., and Faunt, C., 2021, MODFLOW-USG model used to evaluate water management issues in the Los Angeles Coastal Plain, California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H15ZAX.

Summary

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, developed a regional groundwater model of the Los Angeles Coastal Plain (LACP) incorporating new data, analyses, and modeling tools to better understand the hydrogeology of the groundwater basins. The LACP covers about 580 square miles and is the largest coastal plain of semiarid southern California. This aquifer is heavily developed with mostly residential, commercial, and industrial use and relies heavily on groundwater for its water supply. There has been a heavy reliance on groundwater from the LACP for many years. The need to replenish the groundwater basins within the LACP was recognized as far back as the 1930s, when [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Scott Paulinski, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Scott Paulinski, Peter Martin, Donald Martin, Theodore Johnson, Claudia Faunt
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
California Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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sir2021-5088.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		16.98 KB application/fgdc+xml
readme.txt 39.87 KB text/plain
modelgeoref.txt 998 Bytes text/plain
bin.zip 2.9 MB application/zip
georef.zip 21.19 KB application/zip
model.zip 50.75 MB application/zip
source.zip 13.15 MB application/zip
SIR2021-5088Thumbnail.jpg thumbnail 72.15 KB image/jpeg
ancillary.zip 168.95 MB application/zip
output.zip 230.9 MB application/zip

Purpose

This groundwater model was developed as a tool to further understanding of the groundwater flow system in the Los Angeles Coastal Plain (LACP) and be used to forecast groundwater levels. The Los Angeles Coastal Plain Groundwater model is used to simulate past groundwater conditions and estimate water-budget components and to approximate future groundwater conditions under different scenarios. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5088 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215088).
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.

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  • Model Data Management Function (MDMF)

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Provenance

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/P9H15ZAX

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