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Selected hydrologic data for the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilot Valley, western Utah, 1991-93

August 1, 1995

This report contains hydrologic data collected during 1991-93 in the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilot Valley study area of western Utah. These data were collected in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, as part of a study to investigate possible salt loss from the Bonneville Salt Flats. The Bonneville Salt Flats and adjacent Pilot Valley are located in the western part of the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah, near the Nevada border. The Bonneville Salt Flats playa has a thick, perennial salt crust and the Pilot Valley playa has a thin, ephemeral salt crust. Well-completion data, including well depth and screened intervals, are presented in this report for selected shallow and deep monitoring wells. Water-level measurements are reported with corresponding specfic-gravity and temperature measurements. Results of chemical analyses are reported for brine collected from wells and pore fluids extracted from cores.

Publication Year 1995
Title Selected hydrologic data for the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilot Valley, western Utah, 1991-93
DOI 10.3133/ofr95104
Authors James L. Mason, William C. Brothers, Linda J. Gerner, Pamela S. Muir
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 95-104
Index ID ofr95104
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Utah Water Science Center