Geological survey usgs owens valley hydrogeology website. Usgs nevada water science center 2730 north deer run road carson city, nv 89701 telephone. Gravity data from dry lake and delamar valleys, eastcentral nevada. The paper documents the use of three types of passive groundwater sampling methods to determine if these methods can provide representative and reproducible stable and radioactive isotope results. Usgs water data for the nation help this help system is designed to assist you in rapidly finding relevant information about the usgs water data for the nation web site gs. Some lava flows of the western slope of the sierra nevada. Explore and download data collected as part of the usgs nawqa project. A summary of over river and reservoir stations located throughout southern oregon, california, and nevada displayed on an interactive map interface. Click to hide statespecific text predefined displays. Sir 20105012, magnitude and frequency of floods for urban streams in alabama, 2007.
Hydrogeologic map of the death valley regional groundwater flow. The mapbased user interface can be used to delineate drainage areas, get basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics, and more. Gravity and ground magnetic data from selected traverses in the amargosa desert and vicinity, nevada and california. Current conditions data typically are recorded at 1560 minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to the nevada water science center office hourly. Nationally, usgs surfacewater data includes more than 850,000 station years of timeseries data that describe stream levels, streamflow discharge, reservoir and lake levels, surfacewater quality, and rainfall. Principal facts gravity observations for 185 new stations. Geological survey usgs retired, las vegas, yucca mountain project. Usgs drg maps for the state of nevada are available here. Sir 20075204, magnitude and frequency of floods in alabama, 2003. Similarly, clicking on the icon if one exists selects the same flow site on the fantasy flows report flow colors. Geological survey usgs scientists have completed an assessment of the mineralresource potential of nearly 10 million acres of federal and adjacent lands in idaho, montana, nevada, oregon, utah, and wyoming. Streamstats provides access to spatial analytical tools that are useful for waterresources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes. Californiahydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model. You have zoomed in sufficiently to select a state or regional study area.
Data from current condition sites are relayed to the nevada water science center via satellite. The protocols and templates are applicable to 1 normal conditions when cvo has an opportunity to be proactive with. Today, this systematic collection and dissemination of hydrologic data is made possible with the cooperation from federal, tribal, state, and local agencies. The usgs cascades volcano observatory news media management guidegeneral protocols and templates evolved from a smaller document hastily assembled out of necessity during the complex and overwhelming news media interest in the 20042008 eruption of mount st. White river, and death valley groundwater flow systems, nevada, utah, and. This fact sheet discusses the groundwater modeling in nevada. To find a stream gage, select a division from the map on the left, enter a. Users can also download shapefiles of the boundaries, basin characteristics, and peakflow estimates for userselected sites. Your selection will dictate the data used to perform basin delineation and flow statistics calculation. Click on title to download individual files attached to this item. In this example, streams in the hawaii region are selected doe site type and hydrologic region. This listing, along with additional explanation on selected applications, are included in the zip file.
Station number station name longterm mean flow 525 gage height, feet discharge, ft3s datetime 1505 lake mead. Number, station name, long term mean flow 529, gage height, feet, dis charge, ft3s, date. Geological survey established its first gaging station in nevada and providing to the public data about nevadas water resources. Current data typically are recorded at 15 to 60minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to usgs offices every 1 to 4 hours, depending on the data relay technique used. A computer program for estimating streamflow statistics for ungaged sites. To administer these, the division maintains a network of stream and reservoir monitoring sites which collect and transmit periodic data values. Data for the report groundwater flow and simulated effects of. If in a hurry, simply enter the search term in the search box and a list of related topics will be shown. On the same screen, select the desired parameters for retrieval. Use the map or the search tool to identify an area of interest. Sir20065259 the adobe acrobat pdf reader is available for free download from adobe systems incorporated.
Also provided is a comprehensive listing of reports, including links to online reports. This interactive index is a usgs site, so if you want to order topographic maps from nbmg, you will need to return to this nbmg page and order from the list. The software can be used, copied, modified, and distributed without any fee or cost. Department of energy programs at the nevada test site and at yucca mountain, nevada. At zoom level 8 or greater stateregion selection will be enabled. This report is available online in portable document format pdf. Usgsr resources include r training materials, r tools for the retrieval and analysis of usgs data, and support for a growing group of usgsr developers.
All current conditions data are provisional and subject to revision. Nv hydrologist, rebecca frus, and usgs science in new jersey hydrologist thomas imbrigiotta recently published a paper in the wm symposia waste management symposia 2020 conference proceedings. Death valley regional groundwater flow system, nevada and. The data are collected by automatic recorders and manual field measurements at installations across the nation.
Click to go to the collection page for usgs drg maps of all 50 states. Geological survey completed the following assessments of undiscovered oil and gas potential of the eastern great basin province of eastern nevada, western utah, southeastern idaho, and northwestern arizona 5019. Recent earthquake addons addons to earthquake text files. Development of flood regressions and climate change. Usgs nevada water science center evapotranspiration studies. For more information about usgs activities in nevada, visit the usgs nevada water science center home page.
Usgs faqs homepage call 1888askusgs 18882758747 social media web chat hours. Select a state from the map to access realtime data. Deserts of the southwestern united states, for the death valley regional groundwater flow system study, nevada and california. Maps of aeromagnetic data and a table of gravity station data now available for download.
This site provides hydrologic data collected or compiled by the usgs for the owens valley area. Contains the excel for hydrology collection of spreadsheet applications. Staged productsthe topographic maps and geographical information system gis data provided in the national map are pregenerated into downloadable products often available in multiple formats. Existing tools, features, and web data services are being fully maintained as before, but new tools and enhancements will no longer be developed. Waterresources regions 01 new england 02 mid atlantic 03 south atlanticgulf 04 great lakes 05 ohio 06 tennessee 07 upper mississippi 08 lower mississippi 09 sourisredrainy 10 missouri 11 arkansaswhitered 12 texasgulf rio grande 14 upper colorado 15 lower colorado 16 great basin 17 pacific northwest 18 california 19 alaska 20 hawaii 21. Usgs water data for the nation help usgs water data for. The software is provided as a minimum in source code form as. Unsaturated flow of water through the mountain generally is vertical and rapid through the fractures of the welded tuffs and. A numerical threedimensional 3d transient groundwater flow model of the death valley region was developed by the u. It was developed largely as part of the southwest regional gap analysis project which is an interagency program for nevada, utah, colorado, arizona, and new mexico that uses geographic information system gis technology to assemble and view large amounts of. Science to support land management in southern nevada. Geological survey usgs for use by the usgs in fulfilling its mission. Nbmg is an authorized dealer for usgs topographic maps. Geological survey scientific investigations report 20125224, 74 p.
Boxpoint current extent coordinates located point polygon. The national hydrography datasets, watershed boundary dataset, governmental boundary units, transportation, structures, elevation contours and geographic. Recording and transmission times may be more frequent during critical events. Stream gage levels in nevada, relative to 30 year average. Some lava flows of the western slope of the sierra nevada, california. Present a timehistory of areabased runoff along with historical runoff percentiles. Annual precipitation data from climate models are applied to the peak flow regression equations implemented in the usgs streamstats web application to provide new. The groundwater hydrology of southern nevada, as in all flow systems. Station number station name longterm mean flow 527 gage height, feet discharge, ft3s datetime undefined. Sir 200455, magnitude and frequency of floods on small rural streams. Realtime streamflow reporting and symbolization as well as animation tools for viewing historical flows.
Our nevada water science center priority is to continue the important work of the department of the interior and the usgs, while also maintaining the health and safety of our employees and community. Although the site is arid, previous studies indicate net infiltration rates of 510 mm yr1 under current climate conditions. Please contact usgs waterwatch if you have any questions. The nevada geospatial data browser is a gis database that provides a central clearing house for all spatial data for the state of nevada. In this example, streams in the hawaii region that include streamflow, ft3s are the selected criteria. National hydrography dataset nhd usgs national map.
Station number station name longterm mean flow 526 gage height, feet discharge, ft3s datetime undefined. Gsflow is a coupled groundwater and surfacewater flow model based on the integration of the. If you want to order the new us topo version of a usgs quadrangle, please call 775 6828766. A webbased application to estimate the magnitude of future floods for any stream or river in new york state excluding long island and the lake champlain basin in vermont was developed by the u. Cnrfc river and reservoir summary interactive map interface. The values that determine if a flow is marked low, okay or high are available on the trigger levels page. Original directory structure, where applications are grouped into directories by task, can be replicated in the upzipping procedure. To find specific usgs information, data, maps, products or services please choose from the following options. Based on guidance from the white house, the cdc, and state and local authorities, we are shifting our operations to a virtual mode and have minimal staffing within our offices. The software and related documentation on these web pages were developed by the u. Usgsr is a community of support for users of the r scientific programming language.
Deserts of the southwestern united states, for the death valley. We have implemented new safety and fieldwork processes to maintain social distancing to ensure the safety of our employees and. Yucca mountain, located in southern nevada in the mojave desert, is being considered as a geologic repository for highlevel radioactive waste. Hague, arnold, 1883, abstract of report on the geology of the eureka district, in powell, j. In january 2020, usgs waterwatch began operating in maintenanceonly mode. We are operating at maximum telework and continue to conduct the important work of the usgs, including maintaining mission essential and critical functions. Geologic map of parts of the colorado, white river, and death. Select a site to retrieve data and station information. Preliminary map of phosphorous provinces in the conterminous united states. The colorado division of water resources administers water rights and interstate compact agreements throughout the state. The usgs, in cooperation with state of nevada and local government agencies, has. This usgs data release represents the data from the following publication.