Ground-Water Resources of the Bryce Canyon National Park Area, Utah
Marine IW. 1958. Ground-Water Resources of the Bryce Canyon National Park Area, Utah. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. U.S. Geological Survey Ground Water Branch. Salt Lake City
The water need at Bryce Canyon National Park in 1957 was about 1.3 million cubic feet for a tourist season that lasted from the middle of May to the middle of October. To evaluate the adequacy of water-supply sources, a hypothetical future need of 5 million cubic feet of water per season is used. This amount of water might be obtained from the East Fork of the Sevier River, from wells in the alluvium of the East Ford, from Yellow Creek Spring and nearby springs, which are below the canyon rim, or from a well drilled about 2,000 feet to the top of the Tropic Shale. Although the present source of water, consisting of wells in the alluvium of East Creek valley, may be an important supplemental source in the future, it will not yield sufficient water in dry years to meet the total demand for water at the park. The yield of Yellow Creek Spring and nearby springs is estimated at a total of 7.8 million cubic feet of water per season. The springs provide water of satisfactory chemical quality, and are a reliable source even in times of drought. Shallow wells in the alluvium of East Creek valley cannot be depended upon to yield sufficient water in times of drought, but they are nevertheless an important source. The water-storage capacity of the alluvium of East Creek valley in the vicinity of the wells of the Utah Parks Co. is estimated at 1.4 million cubic feet.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Marine, I
- Date of Issue
- 1958
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey Ground Water Branch
- Units
- BRCA , HIST , WRD
- Keywords
- Alluvium, Aquatic Studies, Aquifers, Bedrock, Claron Formation, Geology, Ground Water, Hydrology, Hydrology (General), NCPN springs literature 2003, Physical Sciences, Springs, Stratigraphy, Surface Water, Tropic Shale, Water Resources, Water Use, Wells, WRBIB