Water-Resources Investigations in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah-Colorado: Fiscal Year 1970
Sumsion CT. 1971. Water-Resources Investigations in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah-Colorado: Fiscal Year 1970. Open-File Report. USGS. Salt Lake City, UT
Water-resources data were acquired during fiscal year 1970 by the U.S. Geological Survey at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah-Colorado, for the U.S. National Park Service as part of a continuing project. The data provide a basis for planning the development, management, and use of available water resources to provide adequate water supplies. Thirty-one springs, 19 in relatively inaccessible areas, were evaluated as sources of water supplies. Seven potential well sites were evaluated for drilling depths in specific aquifers. A well drilled in Echo Park near the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers was tested. The pumping test showed the well to yield 130 gallons per minute with a drawdown of 1.96 feet; specific capacity of the well at 130 gallons per minute is 66 gallons per minute per foot. Water samples for chemical analysis were collected from nine springs and one well; all except that from Disappointment Spring, were of good chemical quality.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sumsion, C.
- Date of Issue
- 1971
- Publisher
- USGS
- Units
- DINO , HIST , WRD
- Keywords
- artesian flow, Chemical Characteristics, Colorado, Discharge, Drawdown, ehistory, History, Investigation, Pumping, Recovery, Springs, Utah, Water Level, Water Resources, Wells, WRBIB