2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 246
Wednesday, 5 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T72. A Century of Hydrogeologic Investigations and Groundwater Modeling in the Great Basin: What Have We Learned?

GSA Hydrogeology Division; U.S. Geological Survey

 

Wayne R. Belcher and Donald S. Sweetkind, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF GREAT BASIN HYDROGEOLOGY -- WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
BEDINGER, M.S. Doug, P. O. Box 790, Carlsborg, WA 98324 and HARRILL, James R., 608 Highland Street, Carson City, NV 89703, bedinger@olympus.net, bedinger@olympus.net
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2:05 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERICAL MODELS TO ASSESS GROUND-WATER FLOW PATTERNS IN THE GREAT BASIN OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
PRUDIC, David E., U.S. Geol Survey, WRD, 333 West Nye Lane, Room 203, Carson City, NV 89706, deprudic@usgs.gov, deprudic@usgs.gov
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2:25 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE STUDY OF PRECIPITATION AND RECHARGE PROCESSES IN CENTRAL NEVADA
ROSE, Timothy P., Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, rose23@llnl.gov, rose23@llnl.gov
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2:40 PM
A DEUTERIUM MASS BALANCE MODEL APPROACH FOR EVALUATING A GROUNDWATER BUDGET OF A REGIONAL FLOW SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA
THOMAS, James M., Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Rsch Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512 and APAMBIRE, Braimah, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, jthomas@dri.edu, jthomas@dri.edu
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2:55 PM
EVIDENCE FOR A SUB-REGIONAL HYDRAULIC BARRIER IN SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA
JOHNSON, Cady, 2113 W Rose Garden Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85027 and MIFFLIN, Martin, Mifflin & Associates, Inc, HCR 38, Box 126, Las Vegas, NV 89124, ircady@yahoo.com, ircady@yahoo.com
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3:10 PM
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3:25 PM
YUCCA MOUNTAIN OVERSIGHT
PARIZEK, Richard R., Dept of Geosciences, Penn State University, and, Member, US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 340 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802 and DIODATO, David M., Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300 Clarendon Blvd Ste 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-3383, parizek@nwtrb.gov, parizek@nwtrb.gov
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3:45 PM
GEOLOGY ADAPTED TO HYDROLOGY—SILENT CANYON CALDERA
MCKEE, Edwin H., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, mckee@usgs.gov, mckee@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
TECTONIC, CLIMATIC, AND LAND-USE CONTROLS ON GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN AN ARID ALLUVIAL BASIN: AMARGOSA DESERT, USA
STONESTROM, David A.1, PRUDIC, David E.2, LACZNIAK, Randell J.3 and AKSTIN, Katherine C.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Mail Stop 421, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 333 West Nye Lane, Suite 203, Carson City, NV 89706, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 160 N Stephanie St, Henderson, NV 89074, dastones@usgs.gov, dastones@usgs.gov
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4:20 PM
ANISOTROPY AT THE C-WELLS COMPLEX NEAR YUCCA MOUNTAIN
JAMES, Scott C., Geohydrology Department, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0735 and UMARI, M.J., United States Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 53, Lakewood, CO 80225, scjames@sandia.gov, scjames@sandia.gov
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4:35 PM
GROUND -WATER CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEATH VALLEY FROM SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERT BASINS
BEDINGER, M.S. Doug, P. O. Box 790, Carlsborg, WA 98324 and HARRILL, James R., 608 Highland Street, Carson City, NV 89703, bedinger@olympus.net, bedinger@olympus.net
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4:50 PM
THE ROLE OF FAULTS IN THE PLUMBING OF THE GREAT BASIN GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS AND GOLD MINERALIZATION
GAO, Yongli1, PERSON, Mark Austin1, DAHLSTROM, David1, HOFSTRA, Albert2, SWEETKIND, Don2, HOWARD, Keith3, JOHN, David A.4, PRUDIC, David5 and WALLACE, Alan6, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1005 East 10th Sreet, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)CR Minerals Team, US Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, 80225, (3)GEO-WRG-NGM, US Geol Survey, Menlo Park, CA, (4)US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)Water Resources Division, US Geol Survey, 333 W. Nye Lane, Carson City, 89706, (6)University of Nevada, U.S. Geol Survey, Reno, NV 89557-0047, yogao@indiana.edu, yogao@indiana.edu
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5:05 PM
TWO GENERATIONS OF GEOLOGIC CROSS SECTIONS SUPPORTING HYDROLOGIC STUDIES, SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
SWEETKIND, Donald S., U.S.G.S, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and GROSE, Thomas L.T., 2001 Washington Cir, Golden, CO 80401-2363, dsweetkind@usgs.gov, dsweetkind@usgs.gov
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