This USGS data release consists of 15 geospatial datasets for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, west-central Nevada, including contours representing groundwater levels based on depth-to-water measurements, groundwater-level change rasters calculated from groundwater-level contours, groundwater-level change rasters calculated from depth-to-water point values, and groundwater monitoring well locations with groundwater-level data used to develop groundwater-level contours. Groundwater-level contours representing conditions in 1970 (Huxel and Harris, 1969; Rush and Schroer, 1976) and 2006 (Lopes and Allander, 2009) were compiled from previous studies and revised with minor adjustments. Two additional groundwater-level contour datasets representing conditions in 1995 and 2020 were generated for this study. Additionally, this data release includes 2 tabular datasets of compiled surface-water diversions, USGS streamflow discharge, and calculated stream efficiency values for the East Walker, West Walker, and Walker Rivers in Smith and Mason Valleys, Nevada.
Geospatial datasets include:
1) Revised groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1970
2) Groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1995
3) Revised groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 2006
4) Groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 2020
5) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1970-1995, approach 1
6) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1996-2006, approach 1
7) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 2007-2020, approach 1
8) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1970-2020, approach 1
9) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1970-1995, approach 2
10) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1996-2006, approach 2
11) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1996-2006, approach 2
12) Groundwater-level change for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 2007-2020, approach 2
13) Common extent for estimating groundwater-level and groundwater storage-volume change, Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada
14) Groundwater monitoring well locations and median water-level measurements used to develop groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 1995
15) Groundwater monitoring well locations and median water-level measurements used to develop groundwater-level contours for Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada, 2020
Tabular datasets include:
16) Surface-water diversions from the East Walker, West Walker, and Walker Rivers in Smith and Mason Valleys, Nevada, 1931-2020
17) Streamflow discharge and stream efficiency for the East Walker, West Walker, and Walker Rivers in Smith and Mason Valleys, Nevada, 1948-2020
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2022 |
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Title | Supplemental Data: Estimated effects of pumping on groundwater storage and Walker River stream efficiencies in Smith and Mason Valleys, west-central Nevada |
DOI | 10.5066/P9LI9XY7 |
Authors | Gwendolyn E Davies, Ramon C Naranjo |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
USGS Organization | Nevada Water Science Center |
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