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Hydrogeologic map of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California

Dates

Release Date
2006-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Faunt, C.C., 2006, Hydrogeologic map of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BCPUXK.

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 digital dataset represents the surface hydrogeology of an approximately 45,000 square-kilometer area of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) in southern Nevada and California. Faunt and others (2004) constructed the map by merging mapped lithostratigraphic units into 27 hydrogeologic units (HGUs). The HGUs represent rocks and deposits of considerable lateral extent and distinct hydrologic properties. The hydrogeologic map [...]

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

The hydrogeologic map was used to assess the spatial distribution of aquifers and confining units in the DVRFS; to develop a hydrogeologic framework model; to distribute material properties and recharge; and to develop zone parameters for the DVRFS transient ground-water flow model.

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