| Abstract: | Streamflow and ground-water quantity and quality data were collected and analyzed, 1993 through 1995, and historical data were compiled to summarize the water resources of Lincoln County.Deposits of Quaternary age, in the valleys of the Bear River and Salt River, had the most well development of any geologic unit in the county.The most productive alluvial aquifers were located in the Bear River Valley and Star Valley with pumping wells discharging up to 2,000 gallons perminute. The ground-water connection between the Overthrust Belt and the Green River Basin is restricted as a result of the folding and faulting that occurred during middle Mesozoic and early Cenozoic time. Total water use in Lincoln County during 1993 was estimated to be 405,000 million gallons. Surface water was the source for 98 percent of the water used in the county. Hydroelectric power generation and irrigation used the largest amounts of water. Dissolved-solids concentrations varied greatly for water samples collected from 35 geologic units inventoried. Dissolved-solids concentrations in all water samples from the LaneyMember of the Green River Formation were greater than the Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level of 500 milligrams per liter established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Statistical analysis of data collected from wells in the Star Valley monitoring study indicated there was no significant difference between data collected during different seasons, and no correlation between the nitrate concentrations and depth to ground water. |
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| Citation Author: | Eddy-Miller, C. A.; Plafcan, Maria; Clark, M. L. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 131 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 96-4246 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Water resources of Lincoln County, Wyoming; 1996; WRI; 96-4246; Eddy-Miller, C. A.; Plafcan, Maria; Clark, M. L. |
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| Citation Year: | 1996 |
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| Text: | Water resources of Lincoln County, Wyoming; 1996; WRI; 96-4246; Eddy-Miller, C. A.; Plafcan, Maria; Clark, M. L. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Mar 1997 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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