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Subsurface Geology of the Easternmost Phoenix Basin, Arizona: Implications for Groundwater Flow

dc.contributor.authorReynolds, S.J.
dc.contributor.authorBartlett, R.D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T00:27:32Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T00:27:32Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.citationReynolds, S.J., and Bartlett, R.D., 2002, Subsurface Geology of the Easternmost Phoenix Basin, Arizona: Implications for Groundwater Flow: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-02-A, 75 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629295
dc.descriptionWater is the lifeblood of the Southwest, and much of the region’s water resources occur in the large sedimentary basins that underlie the modern valleys of the Basin and Range Province. One such basin encompasses most of the city of Phoenix in central Arizona (Figure 1). This subsurface basin, herein called the Phoenix basin, underlies the western part of the Salt River Valley; many hydrologists use the term western Salt River Valley synonymously with the Phoenix basin. In the geologic literature, valley refers to a modern physiographic feature, whereas basin refers to a subsurface feature. The Phoenix basin is a major source of groundwater for the large growing metropolitan area, and in some parts of the basin the groundwater contains municipal and industrial contaminants. To understand the directions and flow rates of the groundwater requires knowledge of the geometry of the basin, the internal stratigraphic of the basin-filling units, and the ability of these units to hold and transmit groundwater. It is within this context that the present study was undertaken.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCR-02-A
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectArizona Geological Survey Contributed Reports
dc.subjectArizona
dc.subjectPhoenix Basin
dc.subjectGroundwater Flow
dc.subjectSubsurface Geology
dc.subjectProterozoic
dc.subjectTertiary
dc.subjectLate Tertiary
dc.subjectQuaterary
dc.subjectwestern Salt River Valley
dc.subjectPapago Park
dc.subjectSky Harbor Airport
dc.subjectVOC
dc.subjectSalt River gravels
dc.subjectCamels Head Formation
dc.subjectTempe Formation
dc.subjectcrystalline rocks
dc.subjectbasin fill
dc.subjectalluvium
dc.subjectbedrock pediment
dc.subjecthydrogeologic
dc.subjectvolatile organics
dc.titleSubsurface Geology of the Easternmost Phoenix Basin, Arizona: Implications for Groundwater Flow
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