Ground-Water Reconnaissance at Pinnacles National Monument, California
Water Supply Paper
1475-K
Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service
By: R. E. Evenson
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Abstract
Ground-water supplies at Pinnacles National Monument have been obtained from springs that occur in fractures and along bedding planes of volcanic flows and deposits, and from springs discharged from perched water in a sedimentary fanglomerate formation. The spring-water yield is barely adequate to supply existing camp facilities, and therefore a supplemental water supply is necessary before existing campgrounds can be expanded.
This supplemental water can be supplied by good-quality ground water obtained from shallow wells drilled in the alluvium of Chalone Creek. The yield of properly constructed wells in this area should exceed 10 gallons per minute.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ground-Water Reconnaissance at Pinnacles National Monument, California |
| Series title | Water Supply Paper |
| Series number | 1475 |
| Chapter | K |
| DOI | 10.3133/wsp1475K |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1962 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iii, 375-382 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Hydrology of the Public Domain |
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