2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 175
Tuesday, 29 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T57. Hydrogeologic Framework and Basin Hydrology of the Desert Southwestern United States

U.S. Geological Survey

 

Donald S. Sweetkind and Keith A. Howard, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC CLASSIFICATION OF BASINS IN THE BASIN AND RANGE PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCE OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
ANNING, D.W., D'AGNESE, F.A., KONIECZKI, A.D., LEAKE, S.A., MONICAL, J.E., O'BRIEN, G.M. and REES, J.A.H., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 520 N. Park, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85719, dwanning@usgs.gov, dwanning@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
CHARACTERIZING RECHARGE IN BASINS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
FLINT, Alan L., FLINT, Lorraine E. and HEVESI, Joseph A., U.S. Geol Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, aflint@usgs.gov, aflint@usgs.gov
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2:20 PM
USING MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND HEAT FLOW DATA TO ASSESS THE HYDROGEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF THE LA JENCIA AND SOCORRO SUB-BASINS OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO
PERSON, Mark Austin, Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405 and MAILLOUX, Brian, Geosciences, Princeton Univ, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, maperson@indiana.edu, maperson@indiana.edu
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2:40 PM
ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE MODELS CHARACTERIZING THE HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE ESPAÑOLA BASIN AQUIFER, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
KEATING, Elizabeth H., Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545-0001 and VESSELINOV, Velimir, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, ekeating@lanl.gov, ekeating@lanl.gov
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2:55 PM
APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTING 3D PROPERTY MODELS FOR THE BASIN-FILL COMPONENT, ARID SOUTHWESTERN U.S
SWEETKIND, Donald S., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, dsweetkind@usgs.gov, dsweetkind@usgs.gov
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3:10 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK AND GROUNDWATER CHARACTERISTICS, SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY, ARIZONA AND SONORA
EARMAN, Sam1, MCPHERSON, B.J.O.L.1, PHILLIPS, F.M.1, RALSER, S.1 and HERRIN, J.M.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Petroleum Engineering Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, earman@nmt.edu, earman@nmt.edu
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3:25 PM
INTERBASIN FLOW REVISITED: THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL RECHARGE TO HIGH-DISCHARGE SPRINGS, DEATH VALLEY, CA
NELSON, Stephen, ANDERSON, Katherine and MAYO, Alan, Dept. of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, stn@geology.byu.edu, stn@geology.byu.edu
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3:40 PM
ON EVALUATING PAST 20,000 YEAR CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GREAT BASIN WITH A COUPLED CATCHMENT-LAKE MODEL
DONG, Weiquan1, YU, Zhongbo2, ORNDORFF, Richard L.1 and WEBER, Dennis3, (1)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada at Las Vegas, P.O.Box 4010, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (3)Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4009, wdong@unlv.edu, wdong@unlv.edu
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3:55 PM
DEEP THOUGHTS: WHAT IS THE INFLUENCE OF DEEP GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE ON SALINIZATION OF THE RIO GRANDE?
MILLS, Suzanne K.1, PHILLIPS, Fred M.1, HOGAN, James2 and HENDRICKX, Jan M.H.1, (1)Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ of Arizona, Harshbarger 118C, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, suzanne@nmt.edu, suzanne@nmt.edu
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4:10 PM
BUILDING HYDROGEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK MODELS OF BASINS: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GEOPHYSICALLY-BASED ‘ELEMENTS’
JACHENS, Robert C.1, SWEETKIND, Donald S.2, LANGENHEIM, Victoria E.1, PHELPS, G.A.3 and MCKEE, Edwin H.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jachens@usgs.gov, jachens@usgs.gov
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4:14 PM
USING GRAVITY MODELING TO SEPARATE UNCONSOLIDATED FROM CONSOLIDATED BASIN FILL
GETTINGS, Mark E., United States Geol Survey, 520 North Park Avenue, Rm. 355, Tucson, AZ 85719, mgetting@usgs.gov, mgetting@usgs.gov
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4:16 PM
GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF AQUIFER UNITS AND GROUND-WATER FLOW PATHS NEAR THE OUTLET OF TWO SOUTHWESTERN ALLUVIAL BASINS---UPPER VERDE RIVER, ARIZONA
WIRT, Laurie, U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, LANGENHEIM, Victoria E., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and DEWITT, Ed, U.S. Geological Survey, DFC, MS 905, Denver, CO 80225, lwirt@usgs.gov, lwirt@usgs.gov
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4:18 PM
MODELING INVESTIGATION OF MOUNTAIN FRONT RECHARGE FROM TYPICAL MOUNTAIN BLOCKS
WILSON, John L., GUAN, Huade and GOODWIN, Laurel B., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, jwilson@nmt.edu, jwilson@nmt.edu
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4:20 PM
TESTING EQUILIBRIUM IN THE HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM FOR PRE-DIVERSION OWENS LAKE, CALIFORNIA
DRAA, Anna, Geoscience Department, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and ORNDORFF, Richard, Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, PO Box 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89119, annadraa@hotmail.com, annadraa@hotmail.com
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4:22 PM
DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTER OF LATE PLEISTOCENE LACUSTRINE AND SPRING DEPOSITS PANAMINT VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
JAYKO, Angela S., U. S. Geol Survey, 3000 East Line St, Bishop, CA 93514, FORESTER, Richard M., US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and YOUNT, James C., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, ajayko@usgs.gov, ajayko@usgs.gov
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4:24 PM
ACTIVE SPRINGS AND QUATERNARY TRAVERTINES IN GRAND CANYON: LINKING MODERN AND PALEO- HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
CROSSEY, Laura J.1, KARLSTROM, Karl E.2, PATCHETT, P. Jonathan3, HILTON, David4, FISCHER, Tobias5, SHARP, Warren6, PEDERSON, Joel7, SCHMIDT, Dwight L.8, ANTWEILER, Ronald C.9 and REYNOLDS, Amanda C.3, (1)Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ. of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Geosciences Research Div, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, Univ. of Calif. San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, (5)Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ. of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (6)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709, (7)Dept. of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (8)US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, lcrossey@unm.edu, lcrossey@unm.edu
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4:26 PM
COLORADO RIVER INCISION IN RELATION TO GROUND-WATER FLOW SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND ARIZONA
BOHANNON, Robert, Earth Surface Processes, United States Geol Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HOWARD, Keith, Earth Surface Processes, United States Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, bbohannon@usgs.gov, bbohannon@usgs.gov
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4:28 PM
USING GPS TO QUANTIFY THREE DIMENSIONAL AQUIFER DEFORMATION AND STORAGE IN THE VIRGIN RIVER VALLEY, NEVADA
WARNER, Sandra McCarthy and BURBEY, Thomas J., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 3059 Derring Hall 0420, Blacksburg, VA 24061, smwarner@vt.edu, smwarner@vt.edu
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4:30 PM
RELATING MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF TERTIARY VOLCANIC-ROCK UNITS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA VOLCANIC FIELD, NEVADA
BELCHER, Wayne R., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 6770 South Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, SWEETKIND, Donald S., US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and FAUNT, Claudia C., US Geol Survey, 5735 Kearny Villa Rd Ste O, San Diego, CA 92123-1135, wbelcher@usgs.gov, wbelcher@usgs.gov
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4:32 PM
VARIATIONS IN WATER COMPOSITION IN AQUIFERS OF THE HOPI BUTTES (TSEZHIN BII) AREA OF THE NAVAJO NATION, NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA
BREIT, George N., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046 MS973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HIZA, Margaret M., U.S. Geol Survey, 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, gbreit@usgs.gov, gbreit@usgs.gov
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4:34 PM
HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES IN GROUND WATER NEAR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
OLIVER, Thomas A., S.M. Stoller Corp., c/o U.S. Geol Survey, MS 421 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225 and PATTERSON, Gary L., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 421 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, taoliver@usgs.gov, taoliver@usgs.gov
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4:36 PM
NYE COUNTY NEVADA’S EARLY WARNING DRILLING PROGRAM
DOWNING, Reina F., HAMMERMIESTER, Dale and GILMORE, Kathy, Nye County Department of Natural Resources, 1210 E.Basin Rd. Suite 6, Pahrump, NV 89060, rdowning@nrff.com, rdowning@nrff.com
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4:38 PM
NEOGENE EXTENSION OF SOUTHERN YUCCA MOUNTAIN AND NORTHERN AMARGOSA DESERT, NEVADA, BASED ON NEW SUBSURFACE DATA
DICKERSON, Robert P., S.M. Stoller Corp, 990 S. Public Rd., Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026 and SPENGLER, Richard W., US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, Robert_Dickerson@notes.ymp.gov, Robert_Dickerson@notes.ymp.gov
 
4:40 PM
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