Ground-Water Age and Flow at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, South-Central Colorado
Rupert MG and Plummer LN. 2004. Ground-Water Age and Flow at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, South-Central Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fact Sheet. 2004-3051. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA
Great Sand Dunes National Monument (hereinafter called Great Sand Dunes) is located in south-central Colorado along the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley (fig. 1). The San Luis Valley is bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east and the San Juan Mountains to the west. Great Sand Dunes has an altitude ranging from about 7,500 to 10,300 feet and receives annual average precipitation of about 11 inches near the Great Sand Dunes Headquarters (fig. 2).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rupert, Michael; Plummer, L.
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- GRSA , HIST , WRD
- Keywords
- Age, ehistory, Flow, Geology, Ground Water, History, Hydrology