Geologic framework of the regional ground-water flow system in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon

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Title Geologic framework of the regional ground-water flow system in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon
Creator Lite Jr., Kenneth E.; Gannett, Marshall W.
Subject Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Sediments (Geology)
Spatial Coverage Portland (Or.); Oregon; Deschutes River (Or.)
Description Ground water is increasingly relied upon to satisfy the needs of a growing population in the upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon. Hydrogeologic studies are being undertaken to aid in management of the ground-water resource. An understanding of the geologic factors influencing ground-water flow is basic to those investigations. The geology of the area has a direct effect on the occurrence and movement of ground water. The permeability and storage properties of rock material are influenced by the proportion, size, and degree of interconnection of open spaces the rocks contain. These properties are the result of primary geologic processes such as volcanism and sedimentation, as well as subsequent processes such as faulting, weathering, or hydrothermal alteration. The geologic landscape in the study area evolved during about 30 million years of volcanic activity related to a north-south trending volcanic arc, the current manifestation of which are today's Cascade Range volcanoes. The oldest rock
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributors Oregon Water Resources Department; Cities of Bend, Redmond, and Sisters; Deschutes and Jefferson Counties; The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Date 2002
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Digitization Specifications pdf file copied from USGS website (http://or.water.usgs.gov/pubs ). Uploaded into CONTENTdm version 3.7.
Identifier http://or.water.usgs.gov/pubs/WRIR02-4015/
Source Lite Jr., Kenneth E. and Gannett, Marshall W., Geologic framework of the regional ground-water flow system in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon, Portland, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4015, p53
Language eng
Rights Management Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS
Holding Institution University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6jm28kc
Setname wwdl_er
ID 1145755
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm28kc
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