Time-variant hydrogeologic and geochemical study of selected thermal springs in western Nevada
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Authors
Lyles, Bradley F.
Issue Date
1985
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Hydrogeology , Hydrology , Thermal Springs , Hot Springs , Geothermal Areas , Nevada , Farad Hot Springs , Saratoga Hot Springs , Steamboat Hot Spring , Walley's Resort Hot Spring , Bower's Mansion Hot Spring , State Prison Hot Spring , Geochemistry , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection
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Abstract
Infiltrating waters take -from 24 weeks to less than two weeks to reach the watertables of individual thermal systems, based on temporal variability of physical and chemical parameters. Steamboat and Walley's hot springs showed nearly instantaneous responses to precipitation events; conversely, Farad and Saratoga hot springs showed lagged responses of six to 24 weeks respectively. Chemical and isotopic variability suggests that thermal waters have appreciable near-surface mixing, particularly at springs that show rapid responses to precipitation events. Stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen ranged from -16.3 to -11.0 and -132.0 to -102.0 respectively, implying that recharge waters are derived from widely varying elevations. The thermal systems derive most of their recharge from the Sierra Nevada.
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Thesis Number: 2008.
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Online access for this thesis was created in part with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). To obtain a high quality image or document please contact the DeLaMare Library at https://unr.libanswers.com/ or call: 775-784-6945.
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Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno
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