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Description and Correlation of Geologic Units, Cross
Plate 2 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Utah Geological Survey Bulletin 135 a division of Hydrogeologic Studies and Groundwater Monitoring in Snake Valley and Utah Department of Natural Resources Adjacent Hydrographic Areas, West-Central Utah and East-Central Nevada DESCRIPTION OF GEOLOGIC UNITS SOURCES USED FOR MAP COMPILATION UNIT CORRELATION AND UNIT CORRELATION HYDROGEOLOGIC Alluvial deposits – Sand, silt, clay and gravel; variable thickness; Holocene. Qal MDs Lower Mississippian and Upper Devonian sedimentary rocks, undivided – Best, M.G., Toth, M.I., Kowallis, B.J., Willis, J.B., and Best, V.C., 1989, GEOLOGIC UNITS UNITS Shale; consists primarily of the Pilot Shale; thickness about 850 feet in Geologic map of the Northern White Rock Mountains-Hamlin Valley area, Confining Playa deposits – Silt, clay, and evaporites; deposited along the floor of active Utah, 300–400 feet in Nevada. Aquifers Qp Beaver County, Utah, and Lincoln County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Units playa systems; variable thickness; Pleistocene through Holocene. Map I-1881, 1 pl., scale 1:50,000. D Devonian sedimentary rocks, undivided – Limestone, dolomite, shale, and Holocene Qal Qsm Qp Qea Qafy Spring and wetland related deposits – Clay, silt, and sand; variable thickness; sandstone; includes the Guilmette Formation, Simonson and Sevy Fritz, W.H., 1968, Geologic map and sections of the southern Cherry Creek and Qsm Quaternary Holocene. Dolomite, and portions of the Pilot Shale in Utah; thickness about 4400– northern Egan Ranges, White Pine County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of QTcs 4700 feet in Utah, 2100–4350 feet in Nevada. Mines Map 35, scale 1:62,500. Pleistocene Qls Qlm Qlg Qgt Qafo QTs QTfs Qea Eolian deposits – Sand and silt; deposited along valley floor margins, includes Hintze, L.H., 1963, Geologic map of Utah southwest quarter, Utah Sate Land active and vegetated dunes; variable thickness; Pleistocene through S Silurian sedimentary rocks, undivided – Dolomite; consists primarily of the Board, scale 1:250,000. -
Water Resources of Millard County, Utah
WATER RESOURCES OF MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH by Fitzhugh D. Davis Utah Geological Survey, retired OPEN-FILE REPORT 447 May 2005 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Although this product represents the work of professional scientists, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, makes no warranty, stated or implied, regarding its suitability for a particular use. The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, shall not be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to claims by users of this product. This Open-File Report makes information available to the public in a timely manner. It may not conform to policy and editorial standards of the Utah Geological Survey. Thus it may be premature for an individual or group to take action based on its contents. WATER RESOURCES OF MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH by Fitzhugh D. Davis Utah Geological Survey, retired 2005 This open-file release makes information available to the public in a timely manner. It may not conform to policy and editorial standards of the Utah Geological Survey. Thus it may be premature for an individual or group to take action based on its contents. Although this product is the work of professional scientists, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, makes no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding its suitability for a particular use. The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, shall not be liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to claims by users of this product. -
2013-9-19 Water System Plan Figure
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University of Nevada Reno Determination of Timing Of
University of Nevada Reno J Determination of Timing of Recharge for Geothermal Fluids in The Great Basin Using Environmental Isotopes and Paleoclimate Indicators A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, in geology by Paul K. Buchanan 1" April, 1990 i MINES LIBRARY Tti GS Li a (ths The thesis of Paul K. Buchanan is approved by University of Nevada Reno April, 1990 11 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS This study was made possible by grant DE-FG07-88ID12784 from the United States Department of Energy, Geothermal Technology Division, administered by the Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Additional financial assistance from the Nevada Section of the Geothermal Resources Council aided in the completion of this thesis. My thanks go to the Nevada geothermal power industry for allowing fluid sampling of deep powerplant production wells. Specifically, Chevron Resources, Oxbow Geothermal, Ormat Energy Systems, Geothermal Food Processors, Tad's Enterprises, Thermochem Inc., Elko Heat Co. and Elko School District are thanked. Thanks also to Dr. Robert Fournier of the United States Geological Survey for providing data on the Coso geothermal system. Michelle Stickles is to be commended for suffering through the proof reading of the initial drafts of this report. Thanks to my advisor, Jim Carr, and my committee members, Mel Hibbard and Gary Haynes, for taking on this project and putting up with my inconsistent scheduling and "last minute" rush. Special thanks to my cohorts at the Division of Earth Sciences and Mackay School of Mines for their cynical attitudes that helped keep it all in perspec- tive, through both the good and the bad times. -
Management Plan for the Great Basin National Heritage Area Approved April 30, 2013
Management Plan for the Great Basin National Heritage Area Approved April 30, 2013 Prepared by the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership Baker, Nevada i ii Great Basin National Heritage Area Management Plan September 23, 2011 Plans prepared previously by several National Heritage Areas provided inspiration for the framework and format for the Great Basin National Heritage Area Management Plan. National Park Service staff and documents provided guidance. We gratefully acknowledge these contributions. This Management Plan was made possible through funding provided by the National Park Service, the State of Nevada, the State of Utah and the generosity of local citizens. 2011 Great Basin National Heritage Area Disclaimer Restriction of Liability The Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership (GBHAP) and the authors of this document have made every reasonable effort to insur e accuracy and objectivity in preparing this plan. However, based on limitations of time, funding and references available, the parties involved make no claims, promises or guarantees about the absolute accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this document and expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this plan. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, is given with respect to the contents of this document or its references. Reference in this document to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the inf ormation and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the GBHAP or the authors. -
LANDSCAPE NEWS Volume 16, Issue 2: February-March 2017
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition LANDSCAPE NEWS Volume 16, Issue 2: February-March 2017 Weather Doesn’t Slow Winter Weed Conference On January 11-12, 2017, ENLC and Tri-County Weed successfully hosted their 12th Annual Winter Weed Conference. We had over 90 registered participants, and even though Mother Nature decided to throw some wicked weather at the West, the majority of registrants and presenters made it through blizzards and floods to attend the conference. We were fortunate to have generous presenters who were willing to fill in and do additional presentations for presenters who were unable to get through the weather to make the conference. Instead of detailing the highlights of the conference, we have included several of the presenter’s abstracts below. If you would like a copy of their PowerPoint presentations please contact the ENLC office. The presentations covered a wide range of topics from updates by the Nevada Department of Agriculture and laws and regulations to mapping and control Jani Ahlvers (right) and John Watt of ENLC. presentations on curly dock, Russian olive, tamarisk, ventenata, and viper grass. increasing infestations are wide-ranging, but all have one thing in common: the need to know the location Spatial Imagery Solutions for Identifying, and extent(s) of the invasives of interest. One very Mapping, and Monitoring Invasive Species in the effective, and efficient, solution for addressing this Great Basin, Jeff Campbell spatial need is the utilization of multi-spectral spatial Contact: [email protected] imagery. The plethora of satellite and aerial based Over the last century, increased human activity sources of imagery affords resource managers of today across the west, and particularly throughout the Great a valuable set of tools for mapping invasive species Basin, has resulted in an ever-changing landscape. -
Mountain Ants of Nevada
Great Basin Naturalist Volume 38 Number 4 Article 2 12-31-1978 Mountain ants of Nevada George C. Wheeler Adjunct Research Associate, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada Jeanette Wheeler Adjunct Research Associate, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn Recommended Citation Wheeler, George C. and Wheeler, Jeanette (1978) "Mountain ants of Nevada," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 38 : No. 4 , Article 2. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol38/iss4/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Basin Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. MOUNTAIN ANTS OF NEVADA George C. Wheeler' and Jeanette Wheeler' Abstract.- Introductory topics include "The High Altitude Environment," "Ants Recorded from High Alti- tudes," "Adaptations of Ants," "Mountain Ants of North America," and "The Mountains of Nevada." A Nevada mountain ant species is defined as one that inhabits the Coniferous Forest Biome or Alpine Biome or the ecotone between them. A table gives a taxonomic list of the mountain ants and shows the biomes in which they occur; it also indicates whether they occur in lower biomes. This list comprises 50 species, which is 28 percent of the ant fauna we have found in Nevada. Only 30 species (17 percent of the fauna) are exclusively montane; these are in the genera Mymiica, Manica, Stenamma, Leptothorax, Camponottis, Lasiiis, and Formica. The article concludes with "Records for Nevada Mountain Ants." All known records for each species are cited. -
Analysis of Fault Rupture Potential Resulting from Large-Scale Groundwater Withdrawal: Application to Spring Valley, Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno Analysis of fault rupture potential resulting from large-scale groundwater withdrawal: application to Spring Valley, Nevada A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Hydrogeology By Brian Anderson Dr. Rina Schumer / Thesis Advisor August 2016 © by Brian J. Anderson 2016 All Rights Reserved THE GRADUATE SCHOOL We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by BRIAN J. ANDERSON Entitled Analysis of fault rupture potential resulting from large-scale groundwater withdrawal: application to Spring Valley, Nevada be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Rina Schumer, Ph.D., Advisor Scott McCoy, Ph.D., Committee Member William Hammond, Ph.D., Committee Member Alexandra Lutz, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative David W. Zeh, Ph. D., Dean, Graduate School August, 2016 i Abstract Hydrospheric mass changes create subsurface stress perturbations on a scale that can trigger seismic events or accelerate frequency of seismicity on proximal faults. For example, groundwater pumping has been implicated in the 2011 Mw 5.1 earthquake in Lorca, Spain and the 2010 Mw 7.1 El-Mayor Cucapah earthquake in northern Baja California. Previous work on effects of pumping on seismicity is retrospective. We propose a method to assess changes in rupture potential on faults near areas of large-scale groundwater withdrawal before pumping begins. Changes in potentiometric head due to pumping predicted by (MODFLOW) groundwater flow models can be used as the change in surface load input for analytical solutions from Boussinesq [1885] to resolve changes in the subsurface state of stress. -
The Desert Sage OUR 77Th SEASON JULY–AUGUST 2018 ISSUE NO
The Desert Sage OUR 77th SEASON JULY–AUGUST 2018 ISSUE NO. 376 http://desertpeaks.org/ In this issue: Chair’s Corner Chair’s Corner Page 2 by Tina Bowman DPS Leadership Page 3 DPS Trips and Events Pages 4-8 DPSers came Outings Chair Page 9 from far and near to Treasurer’s Report Page 9 the banquet held Conservation Chair Page 10 May 20th in New- Membership Report Page 10 bury Park. After be- DPS Chili Cook-off Pages 11-12 ing greeted and DPS Banquet Page 13 checked in by Kelley Trip Reports: Laxamana and Greg List Thoughts & Recollections Page 14-15 Gerlach, attendees Ryan Benchmark Pages 15-16 found themselves in Conglomerate Mesa Page 16 a wonderfully large Great Basin Peaks Section News Page 17 room with very high Revised DPS List Page 17 ceilings, which leant Desert Books Pages 18-21 itself well to pre- Letter to the Editor Page 21 dinner socializing. Those wanting to savor the slide DPS Merchandise Page 22 show put together by banquet chair Tracey Thom- Sierra Club Membership Application Page 23 erson could do so in the comfort of loungers. Jim DPS Membership Application Page 23 Fleming made a round of the miniature-golf course, DPS Info Page 24 and I wandered out to make sure he wasn’t cheat- ing. Besides photos of DPS peaks and climbers, THE NEXT SAGE SUBMISSION DEADLINE DPS trivia questions were sprinkled among the IS AUGUST 12, 2018 slides. We cheered for Jim Morehouse, recipient of The Desert Sage is published six times a year by the DPS Service Award, and were all enthralled by the Desert Peaks Section of the Angeles Chapter of Wynne Benti’s presentation on her desert activism, the Sierra Club. -
Hydrogeology of Spring, Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar Valleys Impacts
HYDROGEOLOGY OF SPRING, CAVE, DRY LAKE, AND DELAMAR VALLEYS IMPACTS OF DEVELOPING SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY’S CLARK, LINCOLN, AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Presented to the Office of the Nevada State Engineer on behalf of Protestants White Pine County, Great Basin Water Network, et al. June, 2017 Prepared by: _______________________________________________________________ Thomas Myers, Ph.D. Hydrologic Consultant Reno, NV June 28, 2017 Date Table of Contents Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Method of Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 3 Study Area ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Water Rights Applications and Proposed Pumping Scenarios ............................................................... 8 Conceptual Flow Model ..................................................................................................................... 10 White River Flow System ................................................................................................................... 25 Hydrogeologic Properties of Aquifer Systems -
Karen Glasgow
United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Pacific Southwest Region San Francisco Field Office 333 Bush Street, Suite 775 San Francisco. California 94104 Direct Telephone: (415) 296-3381 Facsimile: (415) 296-3371 E-mail: [email protected] October 28, 2020 Mr. Tim Wilson Nevada Division of Water Resources, State Engineer’s Office 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 2002 Carson City, NV 89701-5250 Re: NPS and BLM Written Testimony on the Proposed Order Designating and Describing the Hamlin Valley Hydrographic Basin (11-196) within Lincoln and White Pine Counties, Nevada. Dear Mr. Wilson: On behalf of the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management (the DOI Agencies), I am submitting the DOI Agencies’ joint written testimony on the Nevada State Engineer’s proposed order designating and describing the Hamlin Valley Hydrographic Basin (11-196). The written testimony is submitted in accordance with the instructions noted in the hearing notice for the order. The DOI Agencies appreciate the opportunity to provide written testimony on the proposed order. If you or your staff have any questions regarding this written testimony, please contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, Karen D. Glasgow Field Solicitor-San Francisco Field Office Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior Cc (electronic): Forrest Harvey, Peter Fahmy, Jeff Hughes, Gary Karst, James Woolsey, Ben Roberts (NPS) Sarah Peterson, Roy E. Smith (BLM) Erica Anderson (Solicitor) Written Testimony on the Proposed Order Designating and Describing the Hamlin Valley Hydrographic Basin (11-196) within Lincoln and White Pine Counties, Nevada. The National Park Service (NPS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM Nevada), collectively referred to as the DOI Agencies, thank the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) for the opportunity to provide written testimony on the proposed order designating and describing the Hamlin Valley Hydrographic Basin (11-196). -
Vol. 85 Thursday, No. 233 December 3, 2020 Pages 77985–78196
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