Hydrology and hydrogeology of Navajo Lake, Kane County, Utah
Professional Paper
417-C
Prepared in cooperation with the Utah Water and Power Board and with the Cedar City Corporation
By: Milton Theurer Wilson and Harold E. Thomas
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- Document: Report (pdf)
- Plates:
- Plate 1 (2.81 MB pdf) Geologic map of the Navajo Lake region, Garfield, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah
- Plate 2 (2.03 MB pdf) Effect of basalt eruptions on drainage, Navajo Lake region, Garfield, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah
- Plate 3 (2.98 MB pdf) Sinks and closed depressions in the Navajo Lake region, Garfield, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah
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Abstract
Navajo Lake, whose entire outflow disappears underground, is on the high Markagurit Plateau where the average annual precipitation is more than 30 inches. It nestles among the headwaters of several streams that flow into arid regions where competition for municipal, industrial, and irrigation water sup- plies is very keen. Several proposals for additional development and use of the water of Navajo Lake have led to controversies and raised questions in regard to the total water supply and its disposition, and to the effect of the proposed projects on existing water rights. This report summarizes the results of an investigation of the water supply of Navajo Lake and the present disposition of that supply.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrology and hydrogeology of Navajo Lake, Kane County, Utah |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 417 |
| Chapter | C |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp417C |
| Year Published | 1964 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: iii, 26 p.; 3 Plates: 25.00 x 30.00 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Kane County |
| Other Geospatial | Navajo Lake |
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