Publication Citation

USGS Series Professional Paper
Report Number 1409-B
Title Hydrogeologic framework of the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states
Edition -
Language ENGLISH
Author(s) Plume, R. W.
Year 1996
Originating office
USGS Library Call Number -
Physical description p. B1-B64; 5 plates in pocket
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Abstract

Regional aquifer systems in the Great Basin consist of carbonate-rock aquifers in the eastern Great Basin and basin-fill aquifers throughout the region. In the carbonate-rock aquifers, barriers to regional flow include Precambrian crystalline basement, upper Precambrian and Lower Cambrian clastic sedimentary rocks, and Jurassic to Tertiary granitic rocks. Basin-fill aquifers are connected to carbonate-rock aquifers in the eastern Great Basin and can be hydraulically connected with each other throughout the Great Basin.