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Selected ground-water data for Yucca Mountain region, southern Nevada and eastern California, through December 1994

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/262995· OSTI ID:262995
The U.S. Geological Survey, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project, collects, compiles, and summarizes hydrologic data in the Yucca Mountain region. The data are collected to allow assessments of ground-water resources during studies to determine the potential suitability of Yucca Mountain for storing high-level nuclear waste. Data on ground-water levels at 36 sites, ground-water discharge at 6 sites, and groundwater withdrawals within Crater Flat, Jackass Flats, Mercury Valley, and the Amargosa Desert are presented for calendar year 1994. Data collected prior to 1994 are graphically presented and data collected by other agencies (or as part of other programs) are included to further indicate variations of ground-water levels, discharges, and withdrawals through time. A statistical summary of ground-water levels at seven wells in Jackass Flats is presented. The statistical summary includes the number of measurements, the maximum, minimum, and median water-level altitudes, and the average deviation of measured water-level altitudes for selected baseline periods and for calendar years 1992-94.
Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Carson City, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AI08-92NV10874
OSTI ID:
262995
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR--96-205; ON: DE96013309
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English