Publications
Publications authored by the Nevada Water Science Center scientists are listed below. Please send email to GS-W-NVpublic-info@ usgs.gov for more information.
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Shallow ground water in the Whitney area, southeastern Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, part I. Description of chemical quality, 1986-87 Shallow ground water in the Whitney area, southeastern Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, part I. Description of chemical quality, 1986-87
No abstract available.
Authors
D. H. Emme, David E. Prudic
Changes in water levels and water quality in shallow ground water, Pittman-Henderson Area, Clark County, Nevada, resulting from diversion of industrial cooling water from ditch to pipeline in 1985 Changes in water levels and water quality in shallow ground water, Pittman-Henderson Area, Clark County, Nevada, resulting from diversion of industrial cooling water from ditch to pipeline in 1985
No abstract available.
Authors
C.L. Carlsen, R.C. Lunnis, David E. Prudic
Hydrogeologic data from selected wells and test holes in and adjacent to the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, through 1986 Hydrogeologic data from selected wells and test holes in and adjacent to the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, through 1986
No abstract available.
Authors
F.E. Arteaga, C.S. Savard, M.E. Johnson, J.C. Stone
Selected meteorological data for an arid site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, calendar year 1986 Selected meteorological data for an arid site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, calendar year 1986
Selected meteorological data were collected at a study site adjacent to a low-level radioactive-waste burial facility near Beatty, Nevada, for calendar year 1986. Data were collected in support of an ongoing study to estimate the potential for downward movement of radionuclides into the unsaturated sediments beneath waste-burial trenches at the facility. The data include air temperature...
Authors
James L. Wood, Jeffrey M. Fischer
Balloon and core sampling for determining bulk density of alluvial desert soil Balloon and core sampling for determining bulk density of alluvial desert soil
Samples were collected from major strata in the upper 5 m of an alluvial soil profile in the Amargosa Desert of southern Nevada to compare rubber-balloon and drive-core bulk-density measurement methods. For strate where the fine soil was
Authors
Brian J. Andraski
Beatty, Nevada: A section in U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal - Fiscal years 1986-1990 (WRI 91-4084) Beatty, Nevada: A section in U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal - Fiscal years 1986-1990 (WRI 91-4084)
A low-level radioactive-waste disposal facility in the Amargosa Desert of Nevada, about 17 km southeast of Beatty and 169 km northwest of Las Vegas, has been operating since 1962. This was the first commercially operated radioactive waste disposal facility in the United States. Wastes at the facility are emplaced in 2 to 15-m deep trenches and covered by backfilling with previously...
Authors
Brian J. Andraski, Jeffrey M. Fisher, David E. Prudic
Ground-water levels in water year 1987 and estimated ground-water pumpage in water years 1986-87, Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada Ground-water levels in water year 1987 and estimated ground-water pumpage in water years 1986-87, Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada
Groundwater levels were measured at 58 wells during water year 1987 and a summary of estimated pumpage is given for water years 1986 and 1987 in Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada. The data were collected to provide a record of groundwater changes over the long-term and pumpage estimates that can be incorporated into an existing groundwater model. The estimated total pumpage in water...
Authors
D.L. Berger
Selected meteorological data for an arid climate over bare soil near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, November 1977 through May 1980 Selected meteorological data for an arid climate over bare soil near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, November 1977 through May 1980
Meteorological data were collected over bare soil at a site for low-level radioactive-waste burial near Beatty, Nevada, from November 1977 to May 1980. The data include precipitation, windspeed, wind direction, incident solar radiation, reflected solar radiation, net radiation, dry- and wet-bulb air temperatures at three heights, soil temperature at five depths, and soil-heat flux at...
Authors
Robin G. Brown, William D. Nichols
Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Nevada Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Nevada
The stream-gaging network in Nevada was evaluated as part of a nationwide effort by the U.S. Geological Survey to define and document the most cost-effective means of furnishing streamflow information. Specifically, the study dealt with 79 streamflow gages and 2 canal-flow gages that were under the direct operation of Nevada personnel as of 1983. Cost-effective allocations of resources...
Authors
F.E. Arteaga
Geohydrology of the near-surface unsaturated zone adjacent to the disposal site for low-level radioactive waste near Beatty, Nevada: A section in Safe disposal of radionuclides in low-level radioactive-waste repository sites; Low-level radioactive-waste d Geohydrology of the near-surface unsaturated zone adjacent to the disposal site for low-level radioactive waste near Beatty, Nevada: A section in Safe disposal of radionuclides in low-level radioactive-waste repository sites; Low-level radioactive-waste d
Shallow-land burial in arid areas is considered the best method for isolating low-level radioactive waste from the environment (Nichols and Goode, this report; Mercer and others, 1983). A major threat to waste isolation in shallow trenches is ground-water percolation. Repository sites in arid areas are believed to minimize the risk of ground-water contamination because such sites receive...
Authors
Jeffrey M. Fisher