Ground-water resources of the Parowan-Cedar City drainage basin, Iron County, Utah

Bjorklund, L. J.; Sunsion, C. T.; Sandberg, G. W.

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The Parowan-Cedar City drainage basin, Iron County, Utah, includes about 1,100 mi² (square miles)(2,800 km² [square kilometers])--520 mi² (1,300 km²) in the Parowan basin and 580 mi² (1,500 km²) in the Cedar City basin. Parowan and Cedar City Valleys are structural depressions formed by northeast-trending faults. Parowan Valley is essentially a closed basin, whereas Cedar City Valley is drained by two gaps in the mountains bordering the west side of the valley, and a small part of Cedar City Valley is drained at a gap at the south end. Water flowing into the basin from the highlands to the east is used to irrigate lands near Cedar City, Parowan, Paragonah, and Summit. The surface-water outflow from the basin is negligible.

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Other Government Series

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70043728

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Bjorklund, L. J.; Sunsion, C. T.; Sandberg, G. W.

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Utah Water Science Center

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English

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38.151

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37.4744

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-112.4696

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-114.0539

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110

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viii, 93 p.; Maps: 8 Sheets

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Prepared by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Rights

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Utah Department of Natural Resources

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Technical Publication

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Ground-water resources of the Parowan-Cedar City drainage basin, Iron County, Utah; 1978; Other Government Series; 60; Bjorklund, L. J.; Sunsion, C. T.; Sandberg, G. W.

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1978

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Ground-water resources of the Parowan-Cedar City drainage basin, Iron County, Utah; 1978; Other Government Series; 60; Bjorklund, L. J.; Sunsion, C. T.; Sandberg, G. W.