Revised water budget for the Fernley area, west-central Nevada, 1979

Abstract

Call (303) 236-7476 for ordering information Aerial view of Fernley and vicinity, looking west. Photograph by Patrick A. Glancy, August 5. 1980.

A method for estimating spatially variable seepage and hydraulic conductivity in channels with very mild slopes

“…Comparison of canal seepage over a range of discharges at the Wadsworth gauging station estimated by the diffusion‐wave approximation (Pohll et al ., ; Van Denburgh and Arteaga, )…”

“…The model was run to steady state at a range of inflow rates to produce a logarithmic regression for comparison with regressions of seepage versus discharge at the Wadsworth gauge determined by previous studies (Figure ). The nonlinear relation between discharge and seepage predicted by the diffusion‐wave model corresponds well with the regression equation developed by Van Denburgh and Arteaga () for high discharges, but the model predicts higher values of seepage at low discharges than those estimated by Van Denburgh and Arteaga () or Pohll et al . ().…”

Locating new production wells using a probabilistic-based groundwater model

“…Groundwater pumping for industrial and public supply purposes has increased since the 1960s in Fernley and Wadsworth. The Nevada Cement Company uses groundwater to run its facility and has been the primary industry in the Fernley area since operations began in 1964 (Van Denburgh and Arteaga, 1979). The population in the Fernley area has been steadily growing for the past 40 years and has doubled each decade from 1960to 1980(Van Denburgh and Arteaga, 1979, which suggests a shift from agriculture to a more urbanized setting.…”

“…Constant flux boundaries for the Virginia, Truckee, and Pah Rah ranges and Hot Spring Mountains, as calculated using the Precipitation-elevation Northwest and eastern boundaries (type I). Constant head boundaries in the northwest and east, as determined from the Wadsworth Model(Katzer et al, 1998) andVan Denburgh and Arteaga (1979), and water level measurements taken for this study. 4.…”

Detailed study of irrigation drainage in and near wildlife management areas, west-central Nevada, 1987-90: Part A. Water quality, sediment composition, and hydrogeochemical processes in Stillwater and Fernley Wildlife Management Areas

“…An investigation by Sinclair and Loeltz (1963) described the quality of ground water in the Fcmley-Wadsworth area and also of a few surface-water samples. A water budget of the Fernley basin was developed in a study by Van Denburgh and Arteaga (1985). Garcia and Carman (1986) described water quality and flows of the Truckee Canal.…”