Water resources of Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Mason, Jon P.; Miller, Kirk

doi:10.3133/sir20045214

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“…Most of the land in the Wyoming part of the study area is underlain by the Eocene-age Bridger Formation, which weathers into badlands in some areas. Irrigated lands adjacent to the floodplain of Henrys Fork are underlain by the Laney Member of the Green River Formation (Mason and Miller, 2004). Quaternary-age alluvium and colluvial deposits also are present along the floodplain of Henrys Fork as well as along smaller tributary drainages throughout the study area.…”

Section: Geology and Soilsmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…The Mancos Shale underlies most of Lucerne Valley, including the area around the community of Manila, and consists primarily of silts and clays that tend to form low undulating hills. Streamflow from rainfall and irrigation runoff and from springs and seeps in these areas can have high dissolvedsolids concentrations (Mason and Miller, 2004).…”

Section: Geology and Soilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05

Gerner¹,

Spangler

Kimball

et al. 2006

Scientific Investigations Report

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Agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, have been identified as contributing dissolved solids to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Concentrations of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, ranged from 35 to 7,410 milligrams per liter. The dissolved-solids load in seeps and drains in the study area that discharge to Flaming Gorge Reservoir ranged from less than 0.1 to 113 tons per day. The most substantial source of dissolved solids discharging from the study area to the reservoir was Birch Spring Draw. The mean daily dissolved-solids load near the mouth of Birch Spring Draw was 65 tons per day. The estimated annual dissolved-solids load imported to the study area by Sheep Creek and Peoples Canals is 1,330 and 13,200 tons, respectively. Daily dissolved-solid loads discharging to the reservoir from the study area, less the amount of dissolved solids imported by canals, for the period July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, ranged from 72 to 241 tons per day with a mean of 110 tons per day. The estimated annual dissolved-solids load discharging to the reservoir from the study area, less the amount of dissolved solids imported by canals, for the same period was 40,200 tons. Of this 40,200 tons of dissolved solids, about 9,000 tons may be from a regional source that is not associated with agricultural activities. The salt-loading factor is 3,670 milligrams per liter or about 5.0 tons of dissolved solids per acre-foot of deep percolation in Lucerne Valley and 1,620 milligrams per liter or 2.2 tons per acre-foot in South Valley. The variation of δ 87 Sr with strontium concentration indicates some general patterns that help to define a conceptual model of the processes affecting the concentration of strontium and the δ 87 Sr isotopic ratio in area waters. As excess irrigation water percolates through soils derived from Mancos Shale, the δ 87 Sr isotopic ratio (0.21 to 0.69 permil) approaches one that is typical of deep percolation from irrigation on Mancos Shale. The boron concentration and δ 11 B value for the water sample from Antelope Wash, being distinctly different from water samples from other sites, is evidence that water in Antelope Wash may contain a substantial component of regional groundwater flow. plain of Henrys Fork, soils derived from the alluvial sediments are part of the Hagga-Cowestglen association. Land Cover/Use Land-cover and-use data were obtained from the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) (U.S. Geological

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Section: Geology and Soilsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Geology and Soilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05

Gerner¹,

Spangler

Kimball

et al. 2006

Scientific Investigations Report

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“…The Green River Basin is mainly bounded by escarpments of the Green River and Wasatch Formations (Mason and Miller 2005). The Washakie Basin is a synclinal structure with faulting mainly along its southern and western edges.…”

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“…These formations underlie the basin at depths several thousand feet below the lowermost Green River Formation oil shales. Coal is also present below the oil shale in the Green River and Washakie Basins (DOI 1973;Mason and Miller 2005).…”

Section: Geology Soils and Hydrologymentioning

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Class I cultural resource overview for oil shale and tar sands areas in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

O'Rourke¹,

Kullen²,

Gierek³

et al. 2007

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Multiple approaches to surface water quality assessment provide insight for small streams experiencing oil and natural gas development

Walters

Girard

Walker

et al. 2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Historic, current, and future oil and natural gas development can affect water quality in streams flowing through developed areas. We compared small stream drainages in a semiarid landscape with varying amounts of disturbance from oil and natural gas development to examine potential effects of this development on surface water quality. We used physical, chemical, and biological approaches to assess water quality and found several potential avenues of degradation. Surface disturbance likely contributed to elevated suspended sediment concentrations and spill history likely led to elevated stream polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations. In combination, these environmental stressors could explain the loss of aquatic macroinvertebrate taxon at sites highly affected by oil and natural gas development. Our results provide insight into advantages and disadvantages of approaches for assessing surface water quality in areas affected by oil and natural gas development. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;00:000–000. © 2019 SETAC

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Water resources of Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05

Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05

Class I cultural resource overview for oil shale and tar sands areas in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Multiple approaches to surface water quality assessment provide insight for small streams experiencing oil and natural gas development

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