Interbasin flow revisited: The contribution of local recharge to high-discharge springs, Death Valley, CA

Anderson, Katherine; Nelson, Stephen T.; Mayo, Alan L.; Tingey, David G.

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.09.004

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“…Both articles also state that the hydrogeology of the southern Funeral Mountains and the Amargosa Desert do not support interbasin flow through a fractured carbonate rock system. Anderson et al (2006) suggest that, while the potential measurements and chemical mass balance models can support an interbasin flow interpretation, other geochemical indicators do not. According to Anderson et al (2006) carbon isotope data preclude flow paths from Ash Meadows to Furnace Creek, as do strontium and uranium isotopes.…”

Section: Evaluating the Source Of Waters For The Furnace Creek Springsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…The conceptual model of the source of Furnace Creek springs is reviewed by examining the geology and structure of the Funeral Mountains, the hydrology and geology of the basin-fill deposits of the Furnace Creek basin, and the isotope and solute geochemistry of the spring discharge and potential sources. This article also assesses the validity of recent work (Nelson et al, 2004;Anderson et al, 2006) postulating that the spring flows are the result of locally-derived and Pleistocene recharge, rather than interbasin flow.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…For example, Devils Hole, a fissure with passageways up to 2 m wide extending to a depth of at least 130 m below the water table, developed entirely along a single northeast-striking fault plane, despite the fact that it cuts joints, bedding planes and older northwest-striking faults (Riggs et al, 1994). The existence of Devils Hole demonstrates that fractures and faults in this region of extension can be, and are, important conduits for ground-water rather than barriers as implied by Anderson et al (2006). Faunt (1997) further indicates that faulting in the Death Valley region can both enhance and restrict the movement of groundwater.…”

Section: Geologic Factors Affecting Flow At the Funeral Mountainsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The great thickness of the basin-fill deposits is also postulated to be sufficient to explain the temperatures of the discharge waters, allowing for deep flow of locally recharged waters. Spring hydrographs, according to Anderson et al (2006) indicates fluctuations corresponding to modern climate states. They further assert that the catchment basin of the Furnace Creek springs could support these large-flow springs.…”

Section: Evaluating the Source Of Waters For The Furnace Creek Springsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1) (Hunt and Robinson, 1960;Winograd and Thordarson, 1975;Steinkampf and Werrell, 2001). Recent papers by Nelson et al (2004) and Anderson et al (2006), although not denying the existence of interbasin flow, vigorously challenge it as widely occurring phenomena; these authors suggest that the large volume springs that issue near the mouth of Furnace Creek in Death Valley (Fig. 1) derive their source largely from recharge that occurred during the Pleistocene with a small percentage of modern recharge.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Interbasin flow in the Great Basin with special reference to the southern Funeral Mountains and the source of Furnace Creek springs, Death Valley, California, U.S.

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Bedinger²,

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et al. 2009

Journal of Hydrology

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Section: Evaluating the Source Of Waters For The Furnace Creek Springsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Geologic Factors Affecting Flow At the Funeral Mountainsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Evaluating the Source Of Waters For The Furnace Creek Springsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interbasin flow in the Great Basin with special reference to the southern Funeral Mountains and the source of Furnace Creek springs, Death Valley, California, U.S.

Belcher¹,

Bedinger²,

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et al. 2009

Journal of Hydrology

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Is there a geomorphic expression of interbasin groundwater flow in watersheds? Interactions between interbasin groundwater flow, springs, streams, and geomorphology

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Stewart-Maddox

et al. 2016

Geophysical Research Letters

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Interbasin groundwater flow (IGF) can play a significant role in the generation and geochemical evolution of streamflow. However, it is exceedingly difficult to identify IGF and to determine the location and quantity of water that is exchanged between watersheds. How does IGF affect landscape/watershed geomorphic evolution? Can geomorphic metrics be used to identify the presence of IGF? We examine these questions in two adjacent sedimentary watersheds in northern New Mexico using a combination of geomorphic/landscape metrics, springflow residence times, and spatial geochemical patterns. IGF is expressed geomorphically in the landscape placement of springs and flow direction and shape of stream channels. Springs emerge preferentially on one side of stream valleys where landscape incision has intercepted IGF flow paths. Stream channels grow toward the IGF source and show little bifurcation. In addition, radiocarbon residence times of springs decrease and the geochemical composition of springs changes as the connection to IGF is lost.

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Hydrogeology of desert springs in the Panamint Range, California,USA: Geologic controls on the geochemical kinetics, flowpaths, and mean residence times of springs

Gleason

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Rademacher

et al. 2020

Hydrological Processes

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Over 180 springs emerge in the Panamint Range near Death Valley National Park, CA, yet, these springs have received very little hydrogeological attention despite their cultural, historical, and ecological importance. Here, we address the following questions: (1) which rock units support groundwater flow to springs in the Panamint Range, (2) what are the geochemical kinetics of these aquifers, and (3) and what are the residence times of these springs? All springs are at least partly supported by recharge in and flow through dolomitic units, namely, the Noonday Dolomite, Kingston Peak Formation, and Johnnie Formation. Thus, the geochemical composition of springs can largely be explained by dedolomitization: the dissolution of dolomite and gypsum with concurrent precipitation of calcite. However, interactions with hydrothermal deposits have likely influenced the geochemical composition of Thorndike Spring, Uppermost Spring, Hanaupah Canyon springs, and Trail Canyon springs. Faults are important controls on spring emergence. Seventeen of twenty‐one sampled springs emerge at faults (13 emerge at low‐angle detachment faults). On the eastern side of the Panamint Range, springs emerge where low‐angle faults intersect nearly vertical Late Proterozoic, Cambrian, and Ordovician sedimentary units. These geologic units are not present on the western side of the Panamint Range. Instead, springs on the west side emerge where low‐angle faults intersect Cenozoic breccias and fanglomerates. Mean residence times of springs range from 33 (±30) to 1,829 (±613) years. A total of 11 springs have relatively short mean residence times less than 500 years, whereas seven springs have mean residence times greater than 1,000 years. We infer that the Panamint Range springs are extremely vulnerable to climate change due to their dependence on local recharge, disconnection from regional groundwater flow (Death Valley Regional Flow System ‐ DVRFS), and relatively short mean residence times as compared with springs that are supported by the DVRFS (e.g., springs in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge). In fact, four springs were not flowing during this campaign, yet they were flowing in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Interbasin flow revisited: The contribution of local recharge to high-discharge springs, Death Valley, CA

Cited by 35 publications

References 56 publications

Interbasin flow in the Great Basin with special reference to the southern Funeral Mountains and the source of Furnace Creek springs, Death Valley, California, U.S.

Interbasin flow in the Great Basin with special reference to the southern Funeral Mountains and the source of Furnace Creek springs, Death Valley, California, U.S.

Is there a geomorphic expression of interbasin groundwater flow in watersheds? Interactions between interbasin groundwater flow, springs, streams, and geomorphology

Hydrogeology of desert springs in the Panamint Range, California,USA: Geologic controls on the geochemical kinetics, flowpaths, and mean residence times of springs

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