Horizontal flow barriers for the transient ground-water flow model, Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
This digital dataset defines the surface traces of regional features simulated as horizontal flow barriers in the
Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) transient flow model, an approximately 45,000
square-kilometer area of southern Nevada and California. The DVRFS transient groundwater flow model is
one of several regional-scale models developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) to support investigations at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and at Yucca
Mountain, Nevada (see "Larger Work Citation", Chapter A, page 8). Initially, potential ground-water
flow barriers were identified on the basis of length, offset, type of slip, orientation with respect to
predominant ground-water flow directions, the location of springs, abrupt water level offsets, and
hydraulic characteristics (Sweetkind and others, 2004). These potential flow barriers were tested
in the transient ground-water flow model for effect on the simulated DVRFS flow system (Faunt and
others, 2004). Ultimately, portions of 9 features simulated as horizontal flow barriers were shown to
retard flow in the calibrated DVRFS transient model.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Claudia Faunt",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:ccfaunt@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | This digital dataset defines the surface traces of regional features simulated as horizontal flow barriers in the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) transient flow model, an approximately 45,000 square-kilometer area of southern Nevada and California. The DVRFS transient groundwater flow model is one of several regional-scale models developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support investigations at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (see "Larger Work Citation", Chapter A, page 8). Initially, potential ground-water flow barriers were identified on the basis of length, offset, type of slip, orientation with respect to predominant ground-water flow directions, the location of springs, abrupt water level offsets, and hydraulic characteristics (Sweetkind and others, 2004). These potential flow barriers were tested in the transient ground-water flow model for effect on the simulated DVRFS flow system (Faunt and others, 2004). Ultimately, portions of 9 features simulated as horizontal flow barriers were shown to retard flow in the calibrated DVRFS transient model. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P92GIZCG",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Original Metadata",
"format": "XML",
"mediaType": "text/xml",
"description": "The metadata original format",
"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.d7fa1495-4db1-4cec-a252-7baf790eedad.xml"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_d7fa1495-4db1-4cec-a252-7baf790eedad |
| keyword |
[
"Amargosa Desert",
"Ash Meadows",
"California",
"California Valley",
"Chicago Valley",
"China Ranch",
"Clark County",
"Clayton Valley",
"Coal Valley",
"Death Valley",
"Death Valley regional ground-water flow system",
"Esmeralda County",
"Eureka Valley",
"Franklin Lake",
"Franklin Well",
"Garden Valley",
"Inyo County",
"Kern County",
"Las Vegas Valley",
"Lincoln County",
"MODFLOW-2000",
"Mesquite Valley",
"Mineral County",
"Mono County",
"Nevada",
"Nevada Test Site",
"Nye County",
"Oasis Valley",
"Owlshead Mountains",
"Pahranagat Range",
"Pahrump Valley",
"Panamint Range",
"Penoyer Valley",
"Railroad Valley",
"Resting Spring",
"Saline Valley",
"San Bernadino County",
"Sarcobatus Flat",
"Sheep Range",
"Shoshone",
"Silurian Valley",
"Spring Mountains",
"Stewart Valley",
"Stone Cabin Valley",
"Tecopa",
"USGS:d7fa1495-4db1-4cec-a252-7baf790eedad",
"Yucca Mountain",
"flow model",
"ground water",
"horizontal flow barrier",
"hydrogeologic framework model",
"hydrogeology",
"hydrology",
"potential ground-water flow barrier",
"southern Nevada",
"transient ground-water model"
]
|
| modified | 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -117.715022, 35.508604, -114.991624, 37.742136 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Horizontal flow barriers for the transient ground-water flow model, Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California |
