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114° 113° 112° i11° 110° 109° WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS IN ARIZONA <br /> I ( StreanVlow-Station Network <br /> U T A H t The number and classification of streamflow or stage stations are as follows: <br /> 37° 1 <br /> f e > '' :i"` "`'`""" Classification An average of 147,000 000 tons of sediment is transported <br /> Q : ( :.` j... N '�/ '� ::: Number , <br /> , i t- �� I °r o through Grand Canyon each year by the Colorado River. <br /> :. Q- !.,., •� ! \,. k ...-,,. ...Y v .. ; \ !\ j •,.. La9gOO j { �`L ':. Primary (long-term hydrologic) - - - - - - - -- - - - --- -- - - 74 <br /> Secondary (short-term hydrologic) -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 ,s a <br /> z Water management (specific purpose)- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 64 <br /> I Pn°° Total- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> 150 - <br /> s�tiJef <br /> 36° <br /> Obs <br /> ervation-s ra 'e anon l <br /> Wel Network <br /> 36° <:r <br /> II O H A V E /� T <br /> V Observations of ground-water levels are made at 1,797 wells as follows: b <br /> °0 <br /> .� i Frequency o <br /> C - <br /> !� �,+ le 10 {:: of observations Number of wells <br /> ` 1 \•.)' / (; \ �c:.. i :�I �' �'• _ Flagstaff o00 - <br /> I -- Continuous • <br /> la staff r..­ .... �..................../.•:::.�:•r.:'• J .�. <br /> �:.:.. Y 45 - <br /> 35' •: ,I ) V- I , Annually - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 730 X35° v <br /> ex <br /> Holbr o• <br /> �•c�� i °z a r Quality-of-Water Data Program <br /> ' P ':: The number and type of record obtained at the 22 quality-of-water data collection sites are as o° <br /> `L..� <br /> GV Pry tt r `.:: q ty - <br /> r ..L ° ) it St Johns follows: • _ <br /> 4 <br /> .. / ,,� .• 2. ...� 1 1 ii is ° :...• <br /> Type of record Number i : Sall•..:.;;: <br /> - <br /> `: 1 ♦ e(- <br /> t <br /> J <br /> 1 '1 0 <br /> y 1� I <br /> .r 1 <br /> 0I <br /> 3 - - - - - - - - - - <br /> 4° Chem' _ _Chemical _ _ _ _:� quality _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <br /> _ '� I. t3' 12 <br /> ,` } i / . l •- Sediment-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> 7 <br /> 25rn Temperature - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7z : <br /> Roo—It ilo <br /> i i <br /> P <br /> , <br /> D \ i�\ 1 J o,r I L,A '� ' Active Areal Projects Shown on Map <br /> F \, uma <br /> ....••• ••••• 1 o Globe I W A. Water supply for Luke Air Force Base. K. Geology and water resources, °``,, ..... ...... ..... ♦ • ) X g3' Fort Hua- ° e <br /> �' 1 to B. Geology and ground water resources,Nav chuca. _ o <br /> ajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. L. Geology and ground-water resources, Big -33° 1I �..�• orefnac e \ \ _ <br /> .Tucson <br /> 33° C. yogroun water, apago Indi- Sand Valley. <br /> W I <br /> c R A H 'A'...... , _ an Reservation. <br /> • P !�. I F A I M. Geology and hydrology, Tucson basin• 15,000— ' —500 _ m <br /> - - - . r^iy�$. ;,$affod Study of deep aquifers, Salt River Valley, N. Change in water yield by removal of ri- 12,000- - -aoo <br /> D. <br /> '•�. I`.� \ ! ''`" sl.. \A -� E.*Ground-water resources and geology, parian vegetation, Cottonwood Wash, 9,000- - -aoo <br /> :; .. ..: <br /> °\ X. , / Verde Valle area, s 000- - -200 <br /> l ••` ,:::: : . .. �d :T;, Y O. Electrical analog analysis, San Simon........... <br /> rt------ji n F. Subsurface geohydrologic studies, north- basin, 3,000- - -100 <br /> I `. `)��► ' western Pinal County. o 0 0 <br /> G. <br /> P. Ground water study, Agua Fria River o- 0 000 <br /> 0 0 <br /> ° . Arid lands study, Safford Valley (geohy- Valley. Colorado Tributary 0 o N to 0.g8o o <br /> `` f 1 \ u \; <br /> j G i I 1- :'•:' drologic and water utilization study). Q. Potential water yield of Sycamore Creek River drainage I,1 IJ <br /> �. 32' H. Feasibility of developing ground-water basin. Colorado Tributary <br /> ' i F._. _�•`:' ®10032* <br /> `•'' toad of dissoved solids (salts) River drainage <br /> j supplies, city of Flagstaff, R. Hydrologic effect of vegetation removal on g <br /> ( ° yc O C al S E g in thousands of tons <br /> f - 120 1 I. Ground-water resources, Apache County, small watershed. Discharge in thousands <br /> F :E• `` , j + - --�-' I J. Geohydrology, and utilization of water, S. Hydrologic regimen of Lower Colorado of acre-feet <br /> f ` Willcox basin, <br /> --� S)1 N TA♦C R River basin, <br /> 140 o Bisbee I DISCHARGE AND CHEMICAL QUALITY OF PRINCIPAL RIVERS- - Other Active Investigations (WIDTH OF RIVER LINE INDICATES AVERAGE ANNUAL <br /> \ �al�s ♦� <br /> DISCHARGE; HEIGHT OF SALT IN SHAKER INDICATES <br /> Discharge measurements of base streamflow are made semiannually at 30 miscellaneous sites. AVERAGE ANNUAL LOAD OF DISSOLVED SOLIDS) <br /> 31° C 0 Quality-of-water data are obtained each year for numerous wells. <br /> 114° 113° 112° 111° 110° 109° 31' Aquifer tests are conducted at several sites each year. �. <br /> Peak flows are determined each year at 40 sites in Maricopa County. <br /> so + o so 100 MILES The discharge of many wells is measured annually to aid in computing ground-water pumpage. <br /> New wells are inventoried continuously. _ <br /> 50 0 50 100 KILOMETERS Drill cuttings from new wells are collected and analyzed on a continuing basis. . <br /> Water Resources of Arizona--a popularized nontechnical report on water information. P <br /> f. <br /> WATER ESOURCES INVESTIGATIO <br /> NS <br /> IN ARIZONA <br /> r , <br /> h <br /> i <br /> • ' STREAMFLOW S+ATIONS,OBSERVATION WELLS, QUALITY <br /> er <br /> J <br /> R' <br /> OF WATER COLLECTION SITES,AND c <br /> ACTIVE AREAL PROJECTS-1962 <br /> ^� Lyman Reservoir <br /> Combined Lakes <br /> ' - <br /> ♦ Ac ve streamflow orsta a station �• - - <br /> g <br /> Mead andMohaveMoh f <br /> co • C'o _ l: <br /> 4 _ o00 <br /> o„ • <br /> • ao Ac�ive observation wells(figure indicates I oo• Flagstaff - <br /> y) Flagstaff Verde River System <br /> number of observation wells in count _ - <br /> Active quality-of-water data collection site Lake Pleasant - <br /> o - <br /> co - - <br /> oe <br /> Bodndary of active areal project <br /> Letters(A,B,etc)identify active areal Do _ <br /> alt River System <br /> projects-see listing elsewhere <br /> 5 Olt <br /> j CO V - Phoenix <br /> dhoenix eLake Hovasu • <br /> .__ Gila er <br /> River r <br /> Eilo <br /> I <br /> Yuma San Carlos Reservoir _ <br /> Yuma <br /> • e Tucson <br /> 17000 •Tucson o' 30,000- -2,000 - <br /> ct <br /> - � 1,750 <br /> 25,000 a <br /> v I,500 'o - <br /> Nool <br /> c c 20,000 1,250 N <br /> 41 m 15,000 1,000 Maximum capacity <br /> . _ . 500 10000 750 L 0 Average contents <br /> m 500 <br /> Y <br /> O ^ <br /> J 5,000 250 a <br /> 0— — 0 <br /> 0 <br /> Average year end usable contents <br /> Scale in parts per million in thousands of acre-feet <br /> r AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS OF DISSOLVED STORAGE IN PRINCIPAL RESERVOIRS SALTS IN ARIZONA'S STREAMS (WATER YEARS END ON SEPTEMBER 30) <br /> l I <br /> 1. <br /> - I' THIS FOLDER FREE UPON REQUEST TO THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br /> INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.WASHINGTON.D.C-63159 �q <br /> i'W <br />