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MODFLOW-2005 Models used to Simulate Effects of Pumping in the Death Valley Regional Groundwater Flow System, Nevada and California—Selected Management Scenarios Projected to 2120

Dates

Release Date
2020-01-01
Start Date
1913
End Date
2020
Publication Date

Citation

Nelson, N.C. and Jackson, T.R., 2020, MODFLOW-2005 Models used to Simulate Effects of Pumping in the Death Valley Regional Groundwater Flow System, Nevada and California—Selected Management Scenarios Projected to 2120: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OBUPXU.

Summary

A three-dimensional, groundwater-flow model developed by Halford and Jackson (https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1863) was used to simulate effects of future (2020—2120) groundwater pumping on water levels and natural discharges in the Alkali Flat–Furnace Creek Ranch (AFFCR), Ash Meadows, Pahute Mesa–Oasis Valley (PMOV), and Pahrump to Death Valley South (PDVS) groundwater basins, southern Nevada and California. Four pumping scenarios were simulated, including a base case and scenarios A, B, and C. Scenarios were simulated from 1913 to 2120, with historical pumping occurring from 1913 to 2010, historical 2010 pumping rates projected from 2010 to 2020, and scenario pumping beginning in 2020. The base case projected 2010 pumping rates from 2010 [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Nora C. Nelson, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Nora C. Nelson, Tracie R. Jackson
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Nevada Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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sir2020-5103.xml
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source.zip 19.62 MB application/zip
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Purpose

The predictive groundwater model was used to simulate four groundwater-pumping scenarios to forecast (1) the extent of regional drawdowns; (2) drawdown in Devils Hole; and (3) pumping-induced reductions in natural discharge from the Ash Meadows discharge area, the Furnace Creek area, Amargosa Wild and Scenic River, and Stump Spring. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020-5103 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205103).
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Image of the model domain and active area of the model.

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9OBUPXU

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