A reconnaissance of earth fissures near Apache Junction, Chandler Heights, and southwestern Picacho Basin

Harris, R.C.

dc.contributor.author	Harris, R.C.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-10T02:50:30Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-10T02:50:30Z
dc.date.issued	1994-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Harris, R.C., 1994, A reconnaissance of earth fissures near Apache Junction, Chandler Heights, and southwestern Picacho Basin. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-94-11, 2 map sheets, map scale 1:24,000, 5 p.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/630791
dc.description	Earth fissures are tension cracks that form in response to land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping. Land subsidence is common in Arizona's alluvial basins, where extensive groundwater withdrawal has lowered water tables by as much as several hundred feet. Subsidence and earth fissures are important because they can cause significant damage to structures such as roads and irrigation canals. Fissures are a serious geologic hazard and their impact will increase as Arizona's population grows. (5 pages)
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ)
dc.relation.ispartofseries	OFR-94-11
dc.relation.url	https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rights	Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subject	Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
dc.subject	Pinal County
dc.subject	Picacho Basin
dc.subject	Chandler Heights
dc.subject	Apache Junction
dc.subject	Maricopa County
dc.subject	Arizona
dc.subject	hazards
dc.subject	alluvial basins
dc.subject	groundwater
dc.subject	Geology
dc.subject	earth fissures
dc.subject	Reconnaissance
dc.subject	subsidence
dc.title	A reconnaissance of earth fissures near Apache Junction, Chandler Heights, and southwestern Picacho Basin
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