Hydrology of modern and late Holocene lakes, Death Valley, California

Simulation of net infiltration and potential recharge using a distributed-parameter watershed model of the Death Valley region, Nevada and California

“…The playas act as catchments for surface-water runoff (Grose and Smith, 1989). The playa lakebeds generally are dry but become shallow temporary lakes during wetter-than-average years (Grasso, 1996). Playas in Sarcobatus Flat, the Amargosa Desert, Pahrump Valley, and Death Valley are coincident with areas of ground-water discharge in the DVRFS, referred to in this report as ground-water discharge zones, ( fig.…”

“…The north Salt Creek drainage basin discharges into the northern part of the Death Valley saltpan. The south Salt Creek drainage basin is the main tributary basin to the Amargosa River in the lower Amargosa River drainage basin (Grasso, 1996). The Fortymile Wash drainage basin, a tributary drainage basin to the upper Amargosa River drainage basin, covers a large part of the Nevada Test Site (NTS), including much of the Yucca Mountain area (fig.…”

“…Although most of the hydrographic areas, such as Sarcobatus Flat (area 146) and Pahrump Valley (area 162), represent topographically closed basins, the topographic divides are not well defined in some areas of the Death Valley region, such as those along the southern boundary of the lower Amargosa River drainage basin (Grasso, 1996). In some cases, the hydrographic areas represent tributary drainage basins of the larger drainage basins.…”

Study on Water‐Rock Interactions of Trace Elements in Groundwater with Leaching Experiments

“…The mountain ranges separating the basins are generally above 1500 m (Scott 1990). Twenty-five percent of the area is uplands and 75% is intermountain basin filled with alluvium and lower volcanic deposits (Grasso 1996). The precipitation distribution varies widely, with the mean value ranging from more than 700 mm/year in Spring Mountain to only 50 mm/year in the Death Valley.…”

Ground-water is the Ultimate Source of the Salt Creek Pupfish Habitat, Death Valley, U.S.A.

“…Death Valley received an average annual rainfall of 5?95 cm between the years of 1961 and 1993 (Grasso, 1996). Death Valley is also well known for its elevation extremes: Telescope Peak resides at an elevation greater than 3353 m above sea level, whereas Badwater Basin is at 86 m below sea level, making it the lowest elevation in the United States.…”