Spatial Extent of Data
USGS Data Source
USGS Thesaurus Keywords
ground-water discharge,
hydraulic head,
hydrogeologic framework model,
inlandWaters,
lateral ground-water model boundary,
flow model,
evapotranspiration,
hydrology,
ground-water recharge,
water well,
hydrogeology,
steady state ground-water model,
Death Valley regional ground-water flow system,
net infiltration,
ground-water pumping,
ground water,
spring flow,
transient ground-water model,
hydraulic conductivity
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Place Keywords
Eureka Valley,
Stewart Valley,
Mono County,
Oasis Valley,
Pahranagat Range,
San Bernardino County,
Great Basin Desert,
Clayton Valley,
Nevada Test Site,
Panamint Range,
Saline Valley,
Tecopa,
Sheep Range,
southern Nevada,
Nye County,
Pahrump Valley,
Mojave Desert,
Stone Cabin Valley,
Amargosa Desert,
California Valley,
Franklin Lake,
Arizona Sonoran Desert,
Sarcobatus Flat,
Shoshone,
Chicago Valley,
Resting Spring,
Yucca Mountain,
Clark County,
Ash Meadows,
Silurian Valley,
Coal Valley,
Colorado Sonoran Desert,
Mesquite Valley,
Franklin Well,
Death Valley,
Esmeralda County,
Las Vegas Valley,
Mineral County,
Kern County,
Garden Valley,
Penoyer Valley,
Railroad Valley,
Nevada,
Owlshead Mountains,
Lincoln County,
China Ranch,
eastern California,
Spring Mountains,
California,
Inyo County
Deserts of the southwestern United States, for the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system study, Nevada and California
This digital data set defines the boundaries of the deserts of the southwestern United States. Those deserts include the Great Basin, Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran Deserts as defined by Benson and Darrow (1981). The study by Benson and Darrow (1981) was a historical reference used to support development of the transient ground-water model of Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) completed in 2004 by the USGS (see "Larger Work Citation", Chapter A, page 8, for details).
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United States Geological 
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| Publication Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 1981 |
| Ending Date of Data | 1981 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FRQBCI |
| Citation | Geological, U.S., 2006, Deserts of the southwestern United States, for the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system study, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FRQBCI. |
| Metadata Contact | |
| Metadata Date | 2020-11-17 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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