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Water-table contours of Nevada

Dates

Release Date
2006-01-01
Start Date
1947
End Date
2004
Publication Date

Citation

Buto, S.G., Evetts, D.M., and Smith-Sager, S., 2006, Water-table contours of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OGRY1D.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This data set consists of water-table contours for Nevada. These data were created as part of an effort to provide statewide information on water table and depth to ground water for Nevada. The data set was constructed from water-table contours published in 38 reports between 1961 and 2004. Data used to make the contours were collected from 1947 to 2004. The reports used were a subset of 104 reports identified during a literature search of published [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center
Originator :
Susan G. Buto, David M. Evetts, Sienna Smith-Sager
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Nevada Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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sir2006-5100_wanv_l.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		171.98 KB application/fgdc+xml
sir2006-5100_wanv_l.e00.zip 985.62 KB application/zip
sir2006-5100_wanv_l.shp.zip 792.13 KB application/zip
sir2006-5100_wanv_l.jpg thumbnail 4.54 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

This data set was created as part of a U.S. Geological Survey study, done in cooperation with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, to evaluate the susceptibility and vulnerability of ground water to anthropogenic contamination. The data set was created as part of an effort to provide statewide information on depth to ground water and water-table levels in Nevada. One variable that may control the susceptibility of ground water to contamination and determines contamination transport is depth to water (Lopes and others, 2006). This data set was used to develop raster surfaces of water-table altitude and depth to ground water for Nevada. The intended uses of this data set include, but are not limited to, natural resource modeling, mapping, and visualization applications. Reference Cited Lopes, T.J., Buto, S.G., Smith, J.L., and Welborn, T.L., 2006, Water-table levels and gradients, Nevada, 1947-2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5100, 27 p.
Image of the water-table contours of Nevada
Image of the water-table contours of Nevada

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9OGRY1D

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