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1:500,000-scale dissolved solids in ground water in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada

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Release Date
2005-01-01
Time Period
1984
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Forrest, M.S., Buto, S.G., and Medina, R.L., 2005, 1:500,000-scale dissolved solids in ground water in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO9SVH.

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 1:500,000-scale areas of dissolved solids in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada. The sources of this data set are sheets 3 and 4 of a 1984 U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report (Thompson and Chapell, 1984.) Reference Cited Thompson, T.H., and Chappell, R., 1984, Maps showing distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type in ground water, Basin and Range Province, Nevada: U.S. Geological [...]

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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. The intended uses of this data set include, but are not limited to, natural resource modeling, mapping, and visualization applications.

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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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