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Coachella Valley Land Subsidence, June 27, 1995 - September 19, 2010

By Land Subsidence in California 2013 (approx.)
Map of the Coachella Valley shaded by the amount of subsidence as measured by InSAR. GPS stations are included.
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Detailed Description

Areas of subsidence, consolidated rock, Global Positioning System (GPS) stations, and two Continuous GPS (CGPS) stations in the Coachella Valley, California, for June 27, 1995–September 19, 2010 (excludes November 8, 2000–November 30, 2003), as shown on a stacked and kriged interferogram. Three areas with larger magnitudes of subsidence are outlined. The Coachella Branch of the All-American Canal, which brings in water from the Colorado River, runs through an area of subsidence.

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Land Subsidence, Groundwater Levels, and Geology in the Coachella Valley, California, 1993–2010
Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5075