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DISTRIBUTION of CONSOLIDATED ROCKS and UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS, HISTORIC to QUATERNARY-AGE FAULTS, and SPRINGS in NEVADA by Douglas K SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2004–5131 U.S. Department of the Interior Prepared in cooperation with the Distribution of consolidated rocks and unconsolidated sediments, U.S. Geological Survey NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, historic to Quaternary-age faults, and springs in Nevada—Plate 1 of 4 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Maurer, D.K., Lopes, T.J., Medina, R.L., and Smith, J.L., 2004 Hydrogeology and hydrologic landscape regions of Nevada 120° 118° 116° 114° 42° 42° 10 5 11 6 1 13 33B 39 12 41 2 30A 34 4 7 40 37 38 35 190 8 29 3 68 14 9 33A 30B 27 189B 189C 67 15 189A 25 69 189D 36 42 26 63 44 32 31 66 16 41° 41° 51 70 62 191 24 43 17 64 188 28 50 65 49 177 18 45 23 71 61 187 21 72 52 48 60 46 192 131 59 22 79 176 98 178A 73A 19 130 54 186B 20 129 47 78 53 80 97 73B 132 58 186A 101A 193 96 55 40° 81 40° 95 74 178B 185 94 57 138 99 77 153 100A 93 128 84 75 92A 194 100 82 92B 85 179 139 175 100A 86 101 76 133 83 87 91 152 154 56 88 126 102 134 174 103 184 127 151 89 125 195 124 104 137B 140A 155A 90 123 39° 39° 110A 105 108 122 155B 107 135 150 207 140B 106 110B 155C 173B 180 196 121B 183 156 109 110C 121A 120 137A 136 NEVADA 111A 149 119 141 201 111B HUMBOLDT ELKO H 113 114 u mbol 112 Winnemucca d t Elko 202 r Rye Patch Rive WASHOE 196 Reservoir 172 Pyramid PERSHING Lake 38° Lovelock 118 196 38° LANDER EUREKA 115 Truckee CHURCHILL 200 River 181 Reno WHITE PINE 208 Fallon Austin STOREY Eureka 116 173A 199 CARSON 171 n River Ely o CITY s r Lake a C Tahoe lk 142 198 Carson a Walker W City Lake MINERAL DOUGLAS Hawthorne NYE LYON 148 Tonopah 143 203 197 Pioche ESMERALDA 117 Goldfield LINCOLN 145 170 CLARK 204 144 Las Vegas 157 Colorado Lake Mead Lake 209 182 Mohave 147 Ri ver 169A 158A 232 206 205 State of Nevada Hydrographic Areas 146 221 1. Pueblo V. 88. Pleasant V. 160. Frenchman Flat 2. Continental Lake V. 89. Washoe V. 161. Indian Springs V. 3. Gridley Lake V. 90. Lake Tahoe Basin 162. Pahrump V. 231 228 227B 159 4. Virgin V. 91. Truckee Canyon Segment 163. Mesquite V. (Sandy V.) 158B 5. Sage Hen V. 92. Lemmon V. 164. Ivanpah V. 37° 6. Guano V. (A) Western Part (A) Northern Part 37° 7. Swan Lake V. (B) Eastern Part (B) Southern Part 8. Massacre Lake V. 93. Antelope V. 165. Jean Lake V. 169B 9. Long V. 94. Bedell Flat 166. Hidden V. (South) 10. Macy Flat 95. Dry V. 167. Eldorado V. 11. Coleman V. 96. Newcomb Lake V. 168. Three Lakes V. (Northern Part) 210 12. Mosquito V. 97. Honey Lake V. 169. Tikapoo V. (Tickaboo V.) 222 13. Warner V. 98. Skedaddle Creek V. (A) Northern Part 168 14. Surprise V. 99. Red Rock V. (B) Southern Part 15. Boulder V. 100. Cold Spring V. 170. Penoyer V. (Sand Spring V.) 16. Duck Lake V. (A) Long V. 171. Coal V. 229 227A 160 17. Pilgrim Flat 101. Carson Desert 172. Garden V. 18. Painter Flat (A) Packard V. 173. Railroad V. 19. Dry V. 102. Churchill V. (A) Southern Part 20. Sano V. 103. Dayton V. (B) Northern Part 219 21. Smoke Creek Desert 104. Eagle V. 174. Jakes V. 22. San Emidio Desert 105. Carson V. 175. Long V. 226 23. Granite Basin 106. Antelope V. 176. Ruby V. 220 24. Hualapai Flat 107. Smith V. 177. Clover V. 25. High Rock Lake V. 108. Mason V. 178. Butte V. 225 26. Mud Meadow 109. East Walker Area (A) Northern Part (Round V.) 161 27. Summit Lake V. 110. Walker Lake V. (B) Southern Part 230 211 28. Black Rock Desert (A) Schurz Subarea 179. Steptoe V. 29. Pine Forest V. (B) Lake Subarea 180. Cave V. 217 30. Kings River V. (C) Whisky Flat --Hawthorne Subarea 181. Dry Lake V. 218 (A) Rio King Subarea 111. Alkali V. (Mineral) 182. Delamar V. (B) Sod House Subarea (A) Northern Part 183. Lake V. 31. Desert V. (B) Southern Part 184. Spring V. 32. Silver State V. 112. Mono V. 185. Tippett V. 33. Quinn River V. 113. Huntoon V. 186. Antelope V. (White Pine & Elko) (A) Orovada Subarea 114. Teels Marsh V. (A) Southern Part 216 (B) McDermitt Subarea 115. Adobe V. (B) Northern Part 224 34. Little Owyhee River Area 116. Queen V. 187. Goshute V. 223 35. South Fork Owyhee River Area 117. Fish Lake V. 188. Independence V. (Pequop V.) 212 36. Independence V. 118. Columbus Salt Marsh V. 189. Thousand Springs V. 37. Owyhee River Area 119. Rhodes Salt Marsh V. (A) Herrill Siding--Brush Creek Area 38. Bruneau River Area 120. Garfield Flat (B) Toano--Rock Spring Area 215 39. Jarbidge River Area 121. Soda Spring V. (C) Rocky Butte Area 40. Salmon Falls Creek Area (A) Eastern Part (D) Montello--Crittenden Creek Area (Montello V.) EXPLANATION 41. Goose Creek Area (B) Western Part 190. Grouse Creek V. 42. Marys River Area 122. Gabbs V. 191. Pilot Creek V. 162 43. Starr V. Area 123. Rawhide Flats 192. Great Salt Lake Desert Unconsolidated sediments 44. North Fork Area 124. Fairview V. 193. Deep Creek V. 45. Lamoille V. 125. Stingaree V. 194. Pleasant V. Consolidated rock 46. South Fork Area 126. Cowkick V. 195. Snake V. 47. Huntington V. 127. Eastgage V. Area 196. Hamlin V. Fault—Dashed where concealed, dotted where inferred 48. Dixie Creek --Tenmile Creek Area 128. Dixie V. 197. Escalante Desert 36° 49. Elko Segment 129. Buena Vista V. 198. Dry V. >1 mm/yr 36° 50. Susie Creek Area 130. Pleasant V. 199. Rose V. RATE <1 mm/yr 51. Maggie Creek Area 131. Buffalo V. 200. Eagle V. OF SLIP 52. Marys Creek Area 132. Jersey V. 201. Spring V. Historic Holocene Quaternary 53. Pine V. 133. Edwards Creek V. 202. Patterson V. 54. Crescent V. 134. Smith Creek V. 203. Panaca V. TIME OF MOST RECENT MOVEMENT 55. Carico Lake V. 135. Ione V. 204. Clover V. 56. Upper Reese River V. 136. Monte Cristo V. 205. Lower Meadow Valley Wash 163 57. Antelope V. 137. Big Smoky V. 206. Kane Springs V. Hydrographic-area boundary 58. Middle Reese River V. (A) Tonopah Flat 207. White River V. 166 59. Lower Reese River V. (B) Northern Part 208. Pahroc V. State boundary 60. Whirlwind V. 138. Grass V. 209. Pahranagat V. 61. Boulder Flat 139. Kobeh V. 210. Coyote Spring V. County boundary 62. Rock Creek V. 140. Monitor V. 211. Three Lakes V. (Southern Part)* 165 63. Willow Creek V. (A) Northern Part 212. Las Vegas V. Spring 164A 167 64. Clovers Area (B) Southern Part 213. Colorado River V. 65. Pumpernickel V. 141. Ralston V. 214. Piute V. 66. Kelly Creek Area 142. Alkali Spring V. (Esmeralda) 215. Black Mountains Area 67. Little Humboldt V. 143. Clayton V. 216. Garnet V. (Dry Lake V.)* 68. Hardscrabble Area 144. Lida V. 217. Hidden V. (North)* 69. Paradise V. 145. Stonewall Flats 218. California Wash 70. Winnemucca Segment 146. Sarcobatus Flat 219. Muddy River Springs Area (Upper Moapa V.) 71. Grass V. 147. Gold Flat 220. Lower Moapa V. 72. Imlay Area 148. Cactus Flat 221. Tule Desert 164B 213 73. Lovelock V. 149. Stone Cabin V. 222. Virgin River V. (A) Oreana Subarea 150. Little Fish Lake V. 223. Gold Butte Area 74. White Plains 151. Antelope V. (Eureka & Nye) 224. Greasewood Basin 75. Bradys Hot Springs Area 152. Stevens Basin 225. Mercury V. 76. Fernley Area 153. Diamond V. 226. Rock V. 77. Fireball V. 154. Newark V. 227. Fortymile Canyon 214 78. Granite Springs V. 155. Little Smoky V. (A) Jackass Flats 79. Kumiva V. (A) Northern Part (B) Buckboard Mesa 80. Winnemucca Lake V. (B) Central Part 228. Oasis V. 81. Pyramid Lake V. (C) Southern Part 229. Crater Flat 82. Dodge Flat 156. Hot Creek V. 230. Amargosa Desert 83. Tracy Segment 157. Kawich V. 231. Grapevine Canyon 84. Warm Springs V. 158. Emigrant V. 232. Oriental Wash MILES 85. Spanish Springs V. (A) Groom Lake V. 25 0 25 50 75 100 86. Sun V. (B) Papoose Lake V. *Noncontributing part of the 87. Truckee Meadows 159. Yucca Flat Colorado River Basin 25 0 25 50 75 100 KILOMETERS 35° 35° 120° 118° 116° 114° Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital data 1:100,000, 1979-82 Consolidated and unconsolidated units from Stewart and Carlson (1978a) Hydrographic areas from Nevada Division of Water Resources 1:750,000, 1974 Universal Transverse Mercator projection, zone 11 North American Datum, 1927 DISTRIBUTION OF CONSOLIDATED ROCKS AND UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS, HISTORIC TO QUATERNARY-AGE FAULTS, AND SPRINGS IN NEVADA by Douglas K. Maurer, Thomas J. Lopes, Rose L. Medina, and J. LaRue Smith 2004.
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