TEMPERATURE PROFILES of WATER MONITORING WELLS in SNAKE VALLEY, TULE VALLEY, and FISH SPRINGS FLAT, MILLARD and JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH by Robert E
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TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF WATER MONITORING WELLS IN SNAKE VALLEY, TULE VALLEY, AND FISH SPRINGS FLAT, MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH by Robert E. Blackett OPEN-FILE REPORT 578 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2011 TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF WATER MONITORING WELLS IN SNAKE VALLEY, TULE VALLEY, AND FISH SPRINGS FLAT, MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH by Robert E. Blackett Cover photo: A sinkhole developed in Paleozoic carbonate rocks along the west flank of the Confusion Range, Millard County, Utah. OPEN-FILE REPORT 578 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2011 STATE OF UTAH Gary R. Herbert, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources Map & Bookstore 1594 W. 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CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 GEOLOGY AND GEOHYDROLOGY...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Regional Setting .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Paleozoic Carbonate Aquifer ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Quaternary-Tertiary Basin-Fill Aquifer ............................................................................................................................................... 3 GROUND-WATER MONITORING WELLS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Well Drilling Summary ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Temperature Profiles ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 UGS PW01C – Garrison .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 UGS PW02B – Burbank .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 UGS PW03B – NE Garrison ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 UGS PW04B – N Hamblin Valley ............................................................................................................................................... 9 UGS PW05C – SW Eskdale ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 UGS PW06D – NE Eskdale ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS PW07B – NW Ferguson Valley......................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS PW08B – Mormon Gap .................................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS PW09B – E Eskdale .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS PW10A – E Cowboy Pass ................................................................................................................................................. 10 UGS PW11E – The Cove ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS PW12A – Little Valley ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 UGS AG13C – Garrison Ag ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 UGS AG14C – Eskdale .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 UGS AG15A – GPR Ag ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 UGS AG16C – Davies Ranch .................................................................................................................................................... 11 UGS PW17C – Coyote Knolls ................................................................................................................................................... 11 UGS PW18 – NW Middle Range .............................................................................................................................................. 11 UGS PW19C – Table Knoll ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 UGS PW20A – Sand Pass .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 UGS SG21C – Fish Springs North............................................................................................................................................. 12 UGS SG24C – Twin Springs ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 UGS SG25C – Leland Harris Springs North ............................................................................................................................. 12 SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX A .........................................................................................................................................................................................A-1 FIGURES Figure 1. Location of monitoring wells, Snake Valley ground-water monitoring project .......................................................................... 2 Figure 2. Generalized stratigraphic column for west-central Utah ............................................................................................................. 7 Figure 3. Comparison of temperature profiles of deep (> 100 m) ground-water monitoring wells, Snake Valley Project ........................ 8 Figure 4. Comparison of temperature profiles of shallow (< 100 m) ground-water monitoring wells, Snake Valley Project ................... 9 TABLES Table 1. Summary of wells used for temperature-depth profiles, Snake Valley ground-water monitoring project .................................... 4 Table 2. Summary temperature-depth profiles, Snake Valley ground-water monitoring project ............................................................... 6 TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF WATER MONITORING WELLS IN SNAKE VALLEY, TULE VALLEY, AND FISH SPRINGS FLAT, MILLARD AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH ABSTRACT Snake Valley is bounded by several north-south trending mountain ranges including the Snake Range and Deep Creek The Utah Geological Survey (UGS)