Peggy Elliott
Peggy Elliott is a Hydrologist in the Nevada National Security Site Studies Unit.
Professional Experience
1997 - Present: Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Science and Products
Characterization of surface-water resources in the Great Basin National Park area and their susceptibility to ground-water withdrawals in adjacent valleys, White Pine County, Nevada Characterization of surface-water resources in the Great Basin National Park area and their susceptibility to ground-water withdrawals in adjacent valleys, White Pine County, Nevada
Eight drainage basins and one spring within the Great Basin National Park area were monitored continually from October 2002 to September 2004 to quantify stream discharge and assess the natural variability in flow. Mean annual discharge for the stream drainages ranged from 0 cubic feet per second at Decathon Canyon to 9.08 cubic feet per second at Baker Creek. Seasonal variability in...
Authors
Peggy E. Elliott, David A. Beck, David E. Prudic
Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
The use of geologic information such as lithology and rock properties is important to constrain conceptual and numerical hydrogeologic models. This geologic information is difficult to apply explicitly to numerical modeling and analyses because it tends to be qualitative rather than quantitative. This study uses a compilation of hydraulic-conductivity measurements to derive estimates of...
Authors
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, Peggy E. Elliott
Ground-water discharge determined from measurements of evapotranspiration, other available hydrologic components, and shallow water-level changes, Oasis Valley, Nye County, Nevada Ground-water discharge determined from measurements of evapotranspiration, other available hydrologic components, and shallow water-level changes, Oasis Valley, Nye County, Nevada
Oasis Valley is an area of natural ground-water discharge within the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system of southern Nevada and adjacent California. Ground water discharging at Oasis Valley is replenished from inflow derived from an extensive recharge area that includes the northwestern part of the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Because nuclear testing has introduced radionuclides...
Authors
S. R. Reiner, R. J. Laczniak, G. A. DeMeo, J. LaRue Smith, P. E. Elliott, W. E. Nylund, C. J. Fridrich
Ground-water discharge determined from estimates of evapotranspiration, Death Valley regional flow system, Nevada and California Ground-water discharge determined from estimates of evapotranspiration, Death Valley regional flow system, Nevada and California
The Death Valley regional flow system (DVRFS) is one of the larger ground-water flow systems in the southwestern United States and includes much of southern Nevada and the Death Valley region of eastern California. Centrally located within the ground-water flow system is the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The NTS, a large tract covering about 1,375 square miles, historically has been used for...
Authors
Randell J. Laczniak, J. LaRue Smith, Peggy E. Elliott, Guy A. DeMeo, Melissa A. Chatigny, Gaius J. Roemer
Hydraulic-property estimates for use with a transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California Hydraulic-property estimates for use with a transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
The Death Valley regional ground-water flow system encompasses an area of about 43,500 square kilometers in southeastern California and southern Nevada, between latitudes 35? and 38?15' north and longitudes 115? and 117?45' west. The study area is underlain by Quaternary to Tertiary basin-fill sediments and mafic-lava flows; Tertiary volcanic, volcaniclastic, and sedimentary rocks...
Authors
Wayne R. Belcher, Peggy E. Elliott, Arthur L. Geldon
Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1997 Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1997
Water resources data published herein for the 1997 water year comprise the following records: o Water discharge for 173 gaging stations on streams, canals and drains. o Discharge for 170 peak-flow stations and miscellaneous sites, and 6 springs. o Stage and contents for 21 lakes and reservoirs. o Water-quality data for 64 stream, lake, canal, spring, and drain sites, and 115 wells. o...
Authors
Laurie J. Bonner, Peggy E. Elliott, L.P. Etchemendy, J.R. Swartwood
Science and Products
Characterization of surface-water resources in the Great Basin National Park area and their susceptibility to ground-water withdrawals in adjacent valleys, White Pine County, Nevada Characterization of surface-water resources in the Great Basin National Park area and their susceptibility to ground-water withdrawals in adjacent valleys, White Pine County, Nevada
Eight drainage basins and one spring within the Great Basin National Park area were monitored continually from October 2002 to September 2004 to quantify stream discharge and assess the natural variability in flow. Mean annual discharge for the stream drainages ranged from 0 cubic feet per second at Decathon Canyon to 9.08 cubic feet per second at Baker Creek. Seasonal variability in...
Authors
Peggy E. Elliott, David A. Beck, David E. Prudic
Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
The use of geologic information such as lithology and rock properties is important to constrain conceptual and numerical hydrogeologic models. This geologic information is difficult to apply explicitly to numerical modeling and analyses because it tends to be qualitative rather than quantitative. This study uses a compilation of hydraulic-conductivity measurements to derive estimates of...
Authors
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, Peggy E. Elliott
Ground-water discharge determined from measurements of evapotranspiration, other available hydrologic components, and shallow water-level changes, Oasis Valley, Nye County, Nevada Ground-water discharge determined from measurements of evapotranspiration, other available hydrologic components, and shallow water-level changes, Oasis Valley, Nye County, Nevada
Oasis Valley is an area of natural ground-water discharge within the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system of southern Nevada and adjacent California. Ground water discharging at Oasis Valley is replenished from inflow derived from an extensive recharge area that includes the northwestern part of the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Because nuclear testing has introduced radionuclides...
Authors
S. R. Reiner, R. J. Laczniak, G. A. DeMeo, J. LaRue Smith, P. E. Elliott, W. E. Nylund, C. J. Fridrich
Ground-water discharge determined from estimates of evapotranspiration, Death Valley regional flow system, Nevada and California Ground-water discharge determined from estimates of evapotranspiration, Death Valley regional flow system, Nevada and California
The Death Valley regional flow system (DVRFS) is one of the larger ground-water flow systems in the southwestern United States and includes much of southern Nevada and the Death Valley region of eastern California. Centrally located within the ground-water flow system is the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The NTS, a large tract covering about 1,375 square miles, historically has been used for...
Authors
Randell J. Laczniak, J. LaRue Smith, Peggy E. Elliott, Guy A. DeMeo, Melissa A. Chatigny, Gaius J. Roemer
Hydraulic-property estimates for use with a transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California Hydraulic-property estimates for use with a transient ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
The Death Valley regional ground-water flow system encompasses an area of about 43,500 square kilometers in southeastern California and southern Nevada, between latitudes 35? and 38?15' north and longitudes 115? and 117?45' west. The study area is underlain by Quaternary to Tertiary basin-fill sediments and mafic-lava flows; Tertiary volcanic, volcaniclastic, and sedimentary rocks...
Authors
Wayne R. Belcher, Peggy E. Elliott, Arthur L. Geldon
Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1997 Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1997
Water resources data published herein for the 1997 water year comprise the following records: o Water discharge for 173 gaging stations on streams, canals and drains. o Discharge for 170 peak-flow stations and miscellaneous sites, and 6 springs. o Stage and contents for 21 lakes and reservoirs. o Water-quality data for 64 stream, lake, canal, spring, and drain sites, and 115 wells. o...
Authors
Laurie J. Bonner, Peggy E. Elliott, L.P. Etchemendy, J.R. Swartwood