Hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat, Washoe County, west-central Nevada

Berger, D. L.; Ponce, D. A.; Ross, W. C.

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Description of the hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat in west-central Nevada adds to the general knowledge of regional ground-water flow north of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. The hydrogeologic framework is defined by the rocks and deposits that transmit ground water or impede its movement and by the combined thickness of Cenozoic deposits. When data are lacking about the subsurface geology of an area, geophysical methods can be used to provide additional information. In this study, gravimetric and seismic-refraction methods were used to infer the form of structural features and to estimate the thickness of Cenozoic deposits in each of the two valleys. In Antelope Valley, the thickness of these deposits probably does not exceed about 300 feet, suggesting that ground-water storage in the basin-fill aquifer is limited. Beneath Bedell Flat is an elongated, northeast-trending structural depression in the pre-Cenozoic basement; the maximum thickness of Cenozoic deposits is about 2,500 feet beneath the south-central part of the valley. Shallow ground water in the northwest corner of Bedell Flat may be a result of decreasing depth to the pre-Cenozoic basement.

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Berger, D. L.; Ponce, D. A.; Ross, W. C.

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Water-Resources Investigations Report

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WRI

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2001-4220

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Hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat, Washoe County, west-central Nevada; 2001; WRI; 2001-4220; Berger, D. L.; Ponce, D. A.; Ross, W. C.

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2001

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Hydrogeologic framework of Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat, Washoe County, west-central Nevada; 2001; WRI; 2001-4220; Berger, D. L.; Ponce, D. A.; Ross, W. C.