Development of a relation for steady-state pumping rate for Eagle Valley ground-water basin, Nevada

Subsurface flow and water yield from watersheds tributary to Eagle Valley hydrographic area, west-central Nevada

“…As shown in table 8 and by Maurer and others (1996, p. 35), the combined subsurface flow estimated from these three watersheds is at least 2,000 acreft/yr (table 7). The estimate of water yield obtained by Arteaga and Durbin (1979) for each watershed and for the entire valley is similar to the estimate of surface runoff obtained using Moore's (1968) method and, on the basis of current study results and those of Maurer and others (1996), is more representative of runoff alone.…”

Subsurface flow to Eagle Valley from Vicee, Ash, and Kings Canyons, Carson City, Nevada, estimated from Darcy's law and the chloride-balance method

“…These differences were recognized by Worts and Malmberg (1966), who modified the relation between altitude and precipitation in estimating recharge and used the term "potential" recharge when they reported their results. The method for estimating recharge developed by Arteaga and Durbin (1978) relates mean annual precipitation to mean annual water yield and is based only on measured surface flow from the major mountain watersheds. They assume little to no subsurface flow beneath these watersheds.…”

“…These yields are greater than those estimated by Arteaga and Durbin (1978, p. 11), because their estimates do not include subsurface flow. Estimates of water yield reported by Arteaga and Durbin (1978) for other watersheds contributing to the Eagle Valley aquifer are based on estimated yields from Ash and Kings Canyons, thus, the reported water yields for the other watersheds also may be underestimated. Arteaga and Durbin (1978, p. 16).…”

Geologic framework and hydrogeology of the middle Carson River Basin, Eagle, Dayton, and Churchill Valleys, West-Central Nevada

“…The first hydrologic report for the valley (Worts and Malmberg, 1966) included water budget estimates and maps showing water-level altitude, depth to water, and the distribution of phreatophytes and irrigated land. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, Arteaga and Durbin (1979) and Arteaga (1986) developed a numerical groundwater flow model of Eagle Valley using estimates of groundwater recharge and discharge, and estimates of aquifer thickness and hydrologic properties. In the late 1990s, Maurer and others (1996), Maurer and Berger (1997), and Maurer and Thodal (2000) made estimates of subsurface inflow of water to Eagle Valley from the surrounding watersheds and updated estimates of groundwater recharge.…”