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Columbia Plateau Regional aquifer system

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By Water Resources Mission Area March 8, 2021

The Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system (CPRAS) covers parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It consists primarily of three basalt formations separated by confining units.

WAUSP Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System photo 15
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The primary aquifers of the Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system (CPRAS) are basaltic lava flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group and overlying basin-fill sediments. Generalized geologic units for the CPRAS include Overburden, Saddle Mountains Basalt, Mabton Interbed, Wanapum Basalt, Vantage Interbed, Grande Ronde Basalt, and Older Bedrock.

The data files listed below are supplemental to Three-dimensional model of the geologic framework for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5246). The report includes a description of methods used to derive the data.

 

Click on the links below to download files for this aquifer. For information about the available file types, see Aquifer data: Explanation of spatial data formats.

Borehole Data:  Metadata (25KB XML)    Shapefile (880KB ZIP)    Text file (238KB ZIP)

Hydrogeologic Unit Extents:

Hydrogeologic Unit Surfaces:

Hydrogeologic Unit Thicknesses:

Below are other webpages associated with this aquifer.

link
Aquifers: Map of the Principal Aquifers of the United States

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
Learn More
link
National Water Census: Regional Groundwater Availability Studies map

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
Learn More

Wells and water levels used in the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Study, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

These data describe the wells and groundwater level elevations compiled for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer Study (CPRAS). The well data included are well ids used in the study, the X and Y coordinates of each well, in feet, in Washington State Plane South NAD 1983 coordinate system (zone 4602), land-surface elevation, in feet, of each well in North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88),
By
Oregon Water Science Center

Below are publications associated with this aquifer.

Three-dimensional model of the geologic framework for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

No abstract available.
Authors
Erick R. Burns, David S. Morgan, Rachael S. Peavler, Sue C. Kahle
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oregon Water Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Groundwater availability of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

The Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS) covers about 44,000 square miles of southeastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and western Idaho. The area supports a $6-billion per year agricultural industry, leading the Nation in production of apples, hops, and eight other commodities. Groundwater pumpage and surface-water diversions supply water to croplands that account for about 5 perc
Authors
J. J. Vaccaro, S. C. Kahle, D.M. Ely, E.R. Burns, D.T. Snyder, J.V. Haynes, T. D. Olsen, W.B. Welch, D. S. Morgan
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Numerical simulation of groundwater flow in the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

A three-dimensional numerical model of groundwater flow was constructed for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS), Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, to evaluate and test the conceptual model of the system and to evaluate groundwater availability. The model described in this report can be used as a tool by water-resource managers and other stakeholders to quantitatively evaluate propose
Authors
D. Matthew Ely, Erick R. Burns, David S. Morgan, John J. Vaccaro
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic framework and hydrologic budget components of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

The Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS) covers an area of about 44,000 square miles in a structural and topographic basin within the drainage of the Columbia River in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The primary aquifers are basalts of the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) and overlying sediment. Eighty percent of the groundwater use in the study area is for irrigation, in support of a
Authors
S. C. Kahle, D. S. Morgan, W.B. Welch, D.M. Ely, S.R. Hinkle, J. J. Vaccaro, L.L. Orzol
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Ground Water Atlas of the United States

PrefaceThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States presents a comprehensive summary of the Nation's ground-water resources and is a basic reference for the location, geography, geology, and hydrologic characteristics of the major aquifers in the Nation. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Results of the Regional A
Authors
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Principal aquifers [of the United States]

No abstract available.
Authors
James A. Miller

The Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system (CPRAS) covers parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It consists primarily of three basalt formations separated by confining units.

WAUSP Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System photo 15
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details

The primary aquifers of the Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system (CPRAS) are basaltic lava flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group and overlying basin-fill sediments. Generalized geologic units for the CPRAS include Overburden, Saddle Mountains Basalt, Mabton Interbed, Wanapum Basalt, Vantage Interbed, Grande Ronde Basalt, and Older Bedrock.

The data files listed below are supplemental to Three-dimensional model of the geologic framework for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5246). The report includes a description of methods used to derive the data.

 

Click on the links below to download files for this aquifer. For information about the available file types, see Aquifer data: Explanation of spatial data formats.

Borehole Data:  Metadata (25KB XML)    Shapefile (880KB ZIP)    Text file (238KB ZIP)

Hydrogeologic Unit Extents:

Hydrogeologic Unit Surfaces:

Hydrogeologic Unit Thicknesses:

Below are other webpages associated with this aquifer.

link
Aquifers: Map of the Principal Aquifers of the United States

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
Learn More
link
National Water Census: Regional Groundwater Availability Studies map

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
Learn More

Wells and water levels used in the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Study, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

These data describe the wells and groundwater level elevations compiled for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer Study (CPRAS). The well data included are well ids used in the study, the X and Y coordinates of each well, in feet, in Washington State Plane South NAD 1983 coordinate system (zone 4602), land-surface elevation, in feet, of each well in North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88),
By
Oregon Water Science Center

Below are publications associated with this aquifer.

Three-dimensional model of the geologic framework for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

No abstract available.
Authors
Erick R. Burns, David S. Morgan, Rachael S. Peavler, Sue C. Kahle
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oregon Water Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Groundwater availability of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

The Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS) covers about 44,000 square miles of southeastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and western Idaho. The area supports a $6-billion per year agricultural industry, leading the Nation in production of apples, hops, and eight other commodities. Groundwater pumpage and surface-water diversions supply water to croplands that account for about 5 perc
Authors
J. J. Vaccaro, S. C. Kahle, D.M. Ely, E.R. Burns, D.T. Snyder, J.V. Haynes, T. D. Olsen, W.B. Welch, D. S. Morgan
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Numerical simulation of groundwater flow in the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

A three-dimensional numerical model of groundwater flow was constructed for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS), Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, to evaluate and test the conceptual model of the system and to evaluate groundwater availability. The model described in this report can be used as a tool by water-resource managers and other stakeholders to quantitatively evaluate propose
Authors
D. Matthew Ely, Erick R. Burns, David S. Morgan, John J. Vaccaro
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Washington Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic framework and hydrologic budget components of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

The Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS) covers an area of about 44,000 square miles in a structural and topographic basin within the drainage of the Columbia River in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The primary aquifers are basalts of the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) and overlying sediment. Eighty percent of the groundwater use in the study area is for irrigation, in support of a
Authors
S. C. Kahle, D. S. Morgan, W.B. Welch, D.M. Ely, S.R. Hinkle, J. J. Vaccaro, L.L. Orzol
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Ground Water Atlas of the United States

PrefaceThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States presents a comprehensive summary of the Nation's ground-water resources and is a basic reference for the location, geography, geology, and hydrologic characteristics of the major aquifers in the Nation. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Results of the Regional A
Authors
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Principal aquifers [of the United States]

No abstract available.
Authors
James A. Miller
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