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Thermal ground-water discharge and associated convective heat flux, Bruneau-Grand View area, southwest Idaho

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5569910· OSTI ID:5569910

The Bruneau-Grand View area occupies about 1100 square miles in southwest Idaho. The area has a rural population dependent on ground-water irrigation. Temperature of the ground water ranges from 15/sup 0/C to more than 80/sup 0/C. Ground water for irrigation is obtained from flowing and pumped wells. Discharge of thermal ground water from 104 irrigation wells and 5 hot springs in 1978 was about 50,500 acre-feet. Convective heat flux from the geothermal system associated with this discharge was 4.97x10/sup 7/ calories per second.

Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Boise, ID (USA). Water Resources Div.
OSTI ID:
5569910
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR-79-62; ON: DE84900052
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English