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1:1,000,000-scale large springs for the Great Basin

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2005-01-01
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Nevada Water Science Center, 2005, 1:1,000,000-scale large springs for the Great Basin: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9860XJU.

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 1:1,000,000-scale large springs defined as where discharge is generally greater than 1,000 gallons per minute in Utah and most of Nevada; and greater than 200 gallons per minute in more arid parts of Nevada and in California. The source of this data set is sheet 2 of a 1988 U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic investigations atlas map (Harrill and others, 1988.) Reference Cited Harrill, J.R., Gates, J.S., and Thomas, J.M., 1988, [...]

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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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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9860XJU

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