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

January 1, 1996

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 ground-water 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.

Publication Year 1996
Title Selected ground-water data for Yucca Mountain region, southern Nevada and eastern California, through December 1994
DOI 10.3133/ofr96205
Authors C.L. Westenburg, R. J. La Camera
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 96-205
Index ID ofr96205
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse