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Geophysical Data from Spring Valley to Delamar Valley, East-Central Nevada

Open-File Report 2007-1190
In Cooperation with the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)
By: , , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071190

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Abstract

Cenozoic basins in eastern Nevada and western Utah constitute major ground-water recharge areas in the eastern part of the Great Basin and these were investigated to characterize the geologic framework of the region. Prior to these investigations, regional gravity coverage was variable over the region, adequate in some areas and very sparse in others. Cooperative studies described herein have established 1,447 new gravity stations in the region, providing a detailed description of density variations in the middle to upper crust. All previously available gravity data for the study area were evaluated to determine their reliability, prior to combining with our recent results and calculating an up-to-date isostatic residual gravity map of the area. A gravity inversion method was used to calculate depths to pre-Cenozoic basement rock and estimates of maximum alluvial/volcanic fill in the major valleys of the study area. The enhanced gravity coverage and the incorporation of lithologic information from several deep oil and gas wells yields a much improved view of subsurface shapes of these basins and provides insights useful for the development of hydrogeologic models for the region.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geophysical Data from Spring Valley to Delamar Valley, East-Central Nevada
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2007-1190
DOI 10.3133/ofr20071190
Edition Version 1.0
Year Published 2007
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) Geophysics Unit of Menlo Park, CA (GUMP)
Description Report: 42 p.; Data
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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