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Ramon C Naranjo

Hydrologist

Nevada Water Science Center

Email: rnaranjo@usgs.gov
Office Phone: 775-887-7676
Fax: 775-887-7602
ORCID: 0000-0003-4469-6831

Location
USGS NVWSC Building
2730 N. Deer Run Road Suite 3
Carson City , NV 89701
US

Supervisor: Jill D Frankforter
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These contours represent static groundwater levels based on depth-to-water measurements made at 165 monitoring wells during water years 2016-2020 in Smith Valley and Mason Valley, Nevada. For each monitoring well, the median groundwater-level altitude during the five-year period (2016-2020) was used for developing the groundwater-level contours. Depth-to-water measurements were collected by the USGS and the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR).
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This tabular dataset is compiled monthly surface-water discharge data from four USGS gages in the Walker River Basin, Nevada, in acre-feet (USGS, 2021), and calculated stream efficiency using monthly streamflow discharge data and monthly surface-water diversion data, unitless, for water years 1948-2020. USGS gages include: West Walker River at Hoye Bridge near Wellington (10297500), West Walker River near Hudson (10300000), East Walker River above Strosnider Ditch near Mason (10293500), and Walker River near Wabuska (10301500). USGS streamflow discharge data is provided in this data release in acre-feet for convenience to the reader.
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This USGS data release presents tabular data and photos used to determine (1) the duration of flow, subsurface temperature, and concurrent infiltration along an ephemeral channel and (2) vertical change of soil moisture, texture, and pore-water chemistry in the unsaturated zone at selected locations. The data were collected to investigate the feasibility of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) for aquifer storage and recovery in Bedell Flat hydrographic area, Nevada. The supplemental data consist of 4 tabular datasets and time-lapse photographs of discharge events. Data in this release include: (1) Bird Springs channel site location information (tabular data), (2) Bird Springs channel stream stage and subsurface temperature...
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Two-dimensional variably saturated heat and flow models (VS2DH) were used to examine seepage rates at 19 transects in the Truckee Canal system during the 2018 and 2019 irrigation seasons. The models were calibrated to unsteady stage conditions over a 2,500 hour period, then parameter values were validated for the remaining irrigation period of each year. Regression equations were developed for each transect based on the model output, measured sediment temperature at 0.0 meters depth, stage, and hydraulic the gradient between surface and groundwater (where data were available). This USGS data release contains the model input and output files for simulating seepage rates along the Truckee Canal. Details and results...
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Two-dimensional variably saturated heat and flow models (VS2DH) were used to examine seepage rates along the Birdspring drainage for the purpose of exploring the drainage channel for use in an managed aquifer recharge project. Six transect models were separately calibrated to sediment temperatures observed during episodic runoff events during water year 2017 and 2018. The models were calibrated to unsteady flow conditions, then estimates of seepage losses were made for steady state conditions assuming stage conditions associated with 4 cubic feet per second of imported water. This USGS data release contains all of the input and output files for the simulations described in the associated model documentation report...
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