Desert tinaja water source
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Photo looks down on a tinaja, a natural rock basin that holds water in a desert landscape. These isolated pools provide important water sources for desert wildlife and can support plants and animals in otherwise dry environments.
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Water depth fluctuations and water chemistry in five ephemeral rock pools (tinajas), Clark County, Nevada, 2021–23 Water depth fluctuations and water chemistry in five ephemeral rock pools (tinajas), Clark County, Nevada, 2021–23
Southern Nevada is characterized by an arid climate with limited perennial water resources. In this environment, rock pools (tinajas) are both a habitat and drinking water source for wildlife. In this reconnaissance-level project, the U.S. Geological Survey studied the water depth and water chemistry at five tinajas in Clark County, Nevada. The tinaja sites in this study are...
Authors
Joshua M. Gonzales, Katherine J. Earp
Water Depth in Tinajas, Clark County, Nevada, 2021 - 2023 Water Depth in Tinajas, Clark County, Nevada, 2021 - 2023
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents 15-minute continuous water-depth measured at four USGS monitoring locations at four tinajas (ephemeral rock pools) in Clark County, Nevada from December 2021 through October 2023. Each site was equipped with two pressure transducers: one submerged at the deepest point of the floor of the tinaja, measuring total pressure; and one at...
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Water depth fluctuations and water chemistry in five ephemeral rock pools (tinajas), Clark County, Nevada, 2021–23 Water depth fluctuations and water chemistry in five ephemeral rock pools (tinajas), Clark County, Nevada, 2021–23
Southern Nevada is characterized by an arid climate with limited perennial water resources. In this environment, rock pools (tinajas) are both a habitat and drinking water source for wildlife. In this reconnaissance-level project, the U.S. Geological Survey studied the water depth and water chemistry at five tinajas in Clark County, Nevada. The tinaja sites in this study are...
Authors
Joshua M. Gonzales, Katherine J. Earp
Water Depth in Tinajas, Clark County, Nevada, 2021 - 2023 Water Depth in Tinajas, Clark County, Nevada, 2021 - 2023
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents 15-minute continuous water-depth measured at four USGS monitoring locations at four tinajas (ephemeral rock pools) in Clark County, Nevada from December 2021 through October 2023. Each site was equipped with two pressure transducers: one submerged at the deepest point of the floor of the tinaja, measuring total pressure; and one at...