Contour Dataset of the Potentiometric Surfaces of Shallow and Deep Groundwater-Level Altitudes in Harney Basin, Oregon, February–March 2018

Publication Date

2021-04-28

Start Date

2018-02-01

End Date

2018-03-31

Gingerich, S.B., Johnson, H.M., Boschmann, D.E., Grondin, G.H., and Garcia, C.A., 2021, Contour Dataset of the Potentiometric Surfaces of Shallow and Deep Groundwater-Level Altitudes in Harney Basin, Oregon, February–March 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZJTZUV.

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The Harney Basin has experienced substantial groundwater development in the last 30 years. Previously, the groundwater-flow system in the Harney Basin had been studied in limited areas of the basin, and the hydrology in many areas was poorly understood. The ability of the groundwater resource to sustain existing uses and to accommodate additional development was not well known. In addition, uncertainty existed regarding the extent to which groundwater development would affect nearby areas and the interconnectedness of the hydrologic system throughout the basin. These concerns led the OWRD to enter into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct an unbiased and scientifically defensible groundwater-availability study of the Harney Basin and develop a quantitative conceptual understanding of the groundwater-flow system of the Harney Basin.

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