TVNews
OpenLibrary
|
|
|
|
| Home | American Libraries | Canadian Libraries | Universal Library | Community Texts | Project Gutenberg | Children's Library | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Additional Collections |
| Anonymous User (login or join us) |
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water Resources Division
(0
RECORDS OF WATER LEVEL AND PUMPAGE FOR 1 1963 IN
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA
1W
VffiW
mmm
Prepared in cooperation with the
National Park Service
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
For U.S. Government use only
Garden Grove, California
riMhoa
> ORMATION □ ACTION
MA
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2012 with funding from
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
http://archive.org/details/recordsofwaterleOOmill
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water Resources Division
RECORDS OF WATER LEVEL AND PUMPAGE FOR 1968 IN
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA
By
G. A. Miller
Prepared in cooperation with the
National Park Service
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
For U.S. Government use onl'"
Garden Grove, California
1969
ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
Figure 1. Map of Joshua Tree National Monument showing location
of observation wells 6
2. Hydrographs of selected wells in Joshua Tree National
Monument 16
3. Hydrograph of well and pumpage in eastern part of
Pinto Basin 17
TABLES
Page
Table 1. Pumpage from wells in Pinto Basin by Kaiser Steel Corp.
for the calendar years 1960-68 7
2. Ground-water levels in observation wells 8
RECORDS OF WATER LEVEL AND PUMPAGE FOR 1968 IN
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA
By C. A. Miller
This report, prepared at the request of the National Park
Service, is part of a continuing inventory by the Geological
Survey of general hydrologic conditions at Joshua Tree National
Monument. The report includes water levels in selected observation
wells in the monument for spring and autumn 1968 and pumpage data
from Kaiser Steel Corp. for its wells in Pinto Basin during 1960-68.
Data on pumpage prior to 1960 and on water levels prior to those
shown are published in U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper
1475-0 and in previous annual reports to the National Park. Service.
Hydrographs of observation wells in the monument (fig. 2
general, irregular, decline in ground-water level of from less t
10 feet to more than 50 feet during the period of record, 1958-
There is little correlation between the magnitude of water- 1 eve.
and pumping; for example, there is little or no pumping in the i
near well 1S/7E-27R1 (Willets well), where the largest decline in
level occurred. Most of the decline is probably due to the relati-
dryness of the period. Increased precipitation during the lasL
caused the water level in some wells to rise, but not to 1958 leve
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FIGURE 1
CO
GO
ca
o
CUD
o
GO
o
CO
C_0
t3
(U
4_)
CO
o
>H
-3
c
•r4
en
cO
a.
<u
o
><!
3
a.
o
CO
u
o
Cfl
•H
>N
05
s
o
cO
60
14-1
O
to
XI
e
Cfl
to
3
o
J3
4J
CU
CD
•U
CU
<t
o
I— 1 1— 1
vo en
cn m
CM O O
CO
r^
ON
m m
CM vt
LTl vD
r-H O CM
m
00
On
rn
O 00
ON vO
00 r-v
r-v r-» On
CM
vO
r*
*•
A M
#v *•
r» «s
ft ft M
on
n
-O
vD o
00 ro
•"» <*
on m oo
<t
r-4
m
lf\
vO 00
00 r-v
00 o
r— 1
r-v r-v vj-
etj
rv
vO
vO
m
r««
1— t
on
LD
00
o
o
Q
ir
<t
no
■— 1
o
o
vD
<r
in
o
o
O
oo
-t
vO
ON
3^
ON
m
on
<r
cm
m
-vt
ir,
iO
on
vO
••
n
#\
•i
*»
#>
r\
#s
*s
•»
n
«
ON
r~
<r
m
<
<t
CM
m
cn
m
m
m
CM
r-H
00
[N.
X)
os
ON
o>
so
00
cfl
00
CO
co
so
r-v
CM
On vt vO
vD
r-v on r-v
(N sT CO N
m
m o cm
r-v
vt -vt (*-
r w »o M
m
n
r-v \o en
rH
en oo on
r^ vo cm <f
vO
«
•» « *
••
ft »A ft
« g» * #
ON
I s *
oo n in
vD
vO N-Ct
CM >n -4" JD
■— i
<t
O N iD
r^
MJOON
on oo on o
lO
oo m on
I s *
^D <t
r~>
O ^O 00 CM
vO
r-* cm vt
vt
00 vC
vO
m n <t cn
<t
m
iO CO st
CM
r-l C3-.
ON
cm vO r^ oo
vD
**
« *» #*
*\
•* «
*s
■t A m •
ON
o
cn m m
in
<r <f
O
i— i cn in cn
1— 1
ON
On On ON
<js
ON ON
On
ON ON O ON
r-~
i0
ON
O
ON
O
o
o
On r- vj- <f
O
<r
O
00
in
-o
-T
■st
CM vO O O
r«*
O
CM
<t
r~»
o
ON
—1
N ro CO CO
r^
*»
«t
■)
•s
*
^
r^
fk 4% A •
— 1
— i
CN
X)
r^
-o
m
i—i
r— i m o o
X)
X
3>
r»
00
X)
c^
ON
O -— c^ cr>
•— l — ' CC) PCI
in On O On
on in n co
m ON r-l v£>
ON 00 CM CM
on oo cm m
^ m cm r-»
cn
oo r-» m c
r-» o r- 1 m
on o <— ' r~-
\D
A M M «\
M •» «k «
***»»«
ON
<t h \o n
CM CM o m
cm oo cn ON
r-l
ON ON ON ON
ON O r-H O
ON r— i ON ON
Cfl CTJ cd CO
C(J i— ( i— 1 r-H
r-l
CM
o o o o
in o m <j-
r^ in vO in
O O 00 vO
On in «-t o
r-^ oo cn oo
O CM
cn <t-
oo r-
o o
o oo
vt CM
<o
a * « «
m m * •»
*• •«
«« *
ON
1— t
•— i on <t m
<t n in in
cfl ct) o3 ccj
On CM On r>.
m vO oo r^-
CO CO
ON <J
vO sO
vO US
tO CO
r-l
CM vO CM vt
vt ON ON vt
vO ON O O
oo m o on
m<t co s
vO 00 ON vt
Cl CO iv n
o h <t m
in on on vo
vO
n ft ft ft
ft ft A ft
■i ft ft m
ON
i— 1
o oo cn in
<t c^> m m
(0
oo o f- m
in o X) vo
cO
N vO CM m
m -t <t sf
cO CO to
00 00 CM vt
m so
r~v oo
<t i— i on r--
m cn <t on
m <t
m o
m o cn o
O
vt <r vO m
vO f*»
O 00
J H il 1
O
ft 4b n •«
A r,
*» A
ma"*
ON
rv iw pv. ctn
O -vt
<t m
r-l CM 00 ON
1—1
<r «t-t vt
CO to
in in
<t m
m vt en m
r^ K
u to
4-1
cO 3 JC
iH
co
3 l-i u
•H
<u
r-l 5)
C ^3 U
U
>N c
cO OJ CO
a
to d
3 3
•I fcu S
<
S ^3
>-> <
u
.£> U V CJ
S a) jo ^
u o S S
a -u > o
a o o a)
TlOZQ
o
o
o
o
^n
o
o
o
o
o
ON
CO
c
o
o
c
On
O
o
o
o
o
CM
o
o
o
o
ON
vD
On
O
o
o
o
-vt
o
o
o
c
ON
o
o
o
ON
<t
r-v
o
o
o
o
cn
vO
o
o
o
ON
vO
m
cm| .-n|
r— I /-N <~4
<0 1— I CO
4J d! JJ
O 60 O
O
o
o
o
o
m
cn
o
o
vO
o
o
CD
O
ON
o
o
a
ri
o -
■r- 1
oo ca
O -H
— c
o u
u c
13 u-i
>n -H
X •— i
r co
O
o •
• r*.
in -u
f- C
<r 3
r-l O
o
IU
<3J (U
a. -a
cO -i-t
cu co
h
?n cu
r-4 >
a, -h
•
D. CiJ
a
3
u
CO
1 4-1
o
V4 C
<u <u
r-H
*J £
CU
cO 3
CU
s c
4J
o
CO
rNS
<u
u
> -1
a)
rJ CO
to
3 C
•H
CO O
CO
•f-l
>d
r-l 4J
CO CO
>N
O 23
-O
•r-l
00 CU
-3
o a)
O
<-< rJ
4J
H
Cfl
O
£
O co
•
•rH
3
to
4-1
. X
CU
•
to
co co
rJ
to
CU
. O
3
CU
:=> ►-)
60
u
>>
•r-l
3
4J
(U •>
14-4
60
•r-l
<D 3
•H
4J
CO -r-l
4J
14-1
ri
co
c
cfl
» cO
tO
4J
3
o pa
o
a
CJ"
vO
•r4
CO
ON o
U-l
o
• r.
r-H 4J
•r-l
•H
C
a
c
14-1
O
O T-l
•
60
-r4
•r-l
4-> P.,
00
•r-l
c
4J
m
CO
60
d
U 14-1
m
•rH
l-i
O
CU
CO
CU
•r-l
•
cu
a.
r-l O
D.
u
o
c
a u
— '
3
c
»*
4J
4J
3
a to
cn
•r4
00 CO
vO
o
o
cO to
On
4J
4J
4J
Q. -rJ.
. — i
O
6 to
•o
-v
c
9 a
••
CU
<u
a c
i—i
•d
•3
u
o
0)
c
C
cu
Ul CJ
■a
3
3
4J
o a
c
o
CU
Uj Cd
3
BJ
Cd
S
CJ
• -r-l
"3
•
•
•
r-l 60
CU
CM
m
O
U
r-l
6M
o
0)
>N
o
JO
•H
cu
c
CU
fc
>
3
•H
in
ac
i-H
co
rt
X
o
4->
•H
a
tf<
0)
o
T3
1-i
O
. *
CU
a
u>
M
a>
•
x:
to
•
4-1
•
cu
O
»
u
s
h
cu
cu
m
o
J=
>-4
H
4J
cu
H
■
(4-1
01
CO
>.
cu
3
0)
J3
M
C
iH
s
y-
o
H
3
o
•H
•H
4-1
4-1
M
CO
4J
Co
X)
13
c
>
•H
1-1
*
<D
O
0)
CO
O
a
CO
M
CO
X
0)
>4-i
13
O
c
l-i
cu
3
3
,0
a
o
to
•H
•H
I
u
t^
13
o
0)
X)
C
CO
-H
CO
cu
CU
13
r-{
T3
>
cu
4J
3
CU
^H
>-i
o
X
o
!-t
4J
>-i
a
cu
CU
cu
X
/"■N
4->
u
+
CO
13
s-^
3
V
CU
1
u
l-i
CU
T3
cu
3
>
c:
3
CO
o
3
cfl
x>
o
4-i
cu
CO
S-i
<U
6
o
cu
u
1
1
M-i
cu
u
o
•
CU
cu
3
rsl
iH
3
o
O
I-I
CU
£
4J
cu
H
3
o
X'
_£
o
ft
C
<4-l
4J
E-
■H
cu
CO
cu
3
Uh
0)
U-l
>
o
C
•H
•H
M
CO
JC
CU
CO
4-1
1-1
iH
c
CO
r-i
CU
CU
4-1
CO
3
4J
13
3
H-i
C
CU
o
CO
E
cu
CO
4->
1-1
je
CU
3
4-1
cu
to
a
u-
CO
cu
cu
o
X
cu
CJ
CO
M
«4-l
13
li
3
T3
3
•H
CO
CO
3
O
•
v^-
r-4
4-1
u
1-1
cu
CU
•H
CO
4J
o
CO
•
.c
£3
3
^
H
a
3
CU
CU
a
*
>
U
cu
r-4
CO
cu
CU
>
14H
cu
H
•a
o
3
13
w
Xi
•H
f-t
4J
CO
0)
o
o
CO
CU
CO
cu
iH
13
3
M
i-H
•
•H
CO
3
0)
4-1
CO
CU
o
E
3
c
4J
CJ
H
o
•
cu
3
o
cu
U
c
4-*
6
o
XI
**-!
•H
3
CU
*
CU
i-i
>s
cu
H
4-1
3
E
3
X
1-1
CU
3
cu
CO
3
>
s
•H
u
CO
13
CO
cu
E
4-1
3
CU
cu
CO
.-H
CD
O
CO
E
4-1
cu
M
3
CO
cj
1-1
h
3
M
cu
CU
cu
a
cu
CO
4-1
E
a
U-<
4-1
cO
CO
CO
M-4
CJ
CO
cu
X
H
<
•H
u
cu
5
X
o
Z
.
•
•
J3
/<— N
•
•
•
•
J3
•H
CO
o
E
4J
CO
CO
3
•H
CO
4J
"l~J
^
S
3
o
►»
•
o
5*
c
H
cu
•
4-1
oc
X)
c
CO
CU
4)
a
a
cu
•
E
a)
TJ
>>
3
M
•H
r-\
a.
CO
•
4-1
X)
4-1
XI
3
oc
<U
3
CU
CU
3
p.
O
a
CJ
•H
E
E
CU
CU
3
J^
3
1-1
X
a
X
a
13
i-H
iH
4-1
oc
CU
H
rH
•
3
3
e-
CU
0)
T3
CU
•H
E
3
3
CU
E
CU
3
4-1
cu
X
a.
P^
E^
CO
i-i
X>
J3
E
3
r-l
i-H
h
kl
i-t
•
CO
t-H
H
CO
CO
4-1
>S
CO
CU
CU
CU
CU
CO
L
CU
3
3:
z
Z
w
Q
X
CO
X
o
TD
cu
U-i
oc c
o
CO
1-1
cu
a
o
m
°?
x
1
•3
CO
o
M
+3
1
i
a
3 *
UJ
z
o
<
>
CC
UJ
v>
CD
o
</>
>
UJ
I
O
z
3
o
(r
o
2
s
CO
o
a,
a
CO
173
VO
H
I
M
to
CM
O
s
O
1
«
00
V
V
1S/7E-27R1 S
s
o
8
m
M
s .
3 •
^1
« a
a
J*
-2 I
» «
8"
111
Ph
3
8^
S§
■s -
vO
O
CO
<7\
I
|
o
1**
:
■
1
— '
r-l
e
,
-
.
t-4
00
\o
«-4
2
5
•
<
ON
•
O
o
r ■
.-
1*.
f-4
2|
3j
1
H
•
i
ITS
r
+>
o
o
I
•
•
m
-
1
3
•
-P
c,
O
I
8
o
t!
§
1-4
CM
44
3
O
I
y
T3 O
H 00
a>
0. «
O 4J
3-
4J T3
^ 3
4J "O
3 «H
«
c
^
<U V
0) i-4
O" <8
>-• 4J
1
V u
o v
f4 4J
tt
V
CO o
•H
X *J
U CO
* S
* I
1
o
u*>
r-l TJ
\©
■
On
C -o
r-<
O
•H r-4
•\
4J t-H
M
3 H-<
vD
!S M
cr.
a
f-4
I
•
«
95
fl
-
a.
a
V
5
CO
2S/8E-3C1 S
O
" T ----- r- -p -r--
fH
o\
j
1
<9
U
<4-l
NO
o
ft
c
1 — 1 1
u
3
to
i
1
<
CO
g V T
— — t — i — *
L
i
c
ML _L
5
V
<
(
<
\0
= |c
1 — 1 —
J
_.
r-4
1
•
i
i
f
<
1*
if
a
*
. CJ
a
1
C7N
r-l
»■
2
4 vo
4 -f->
! | <->
:
^ll L i_
10
o
1
i
CO
o
§
c
•H
(0
h
u II
0) o
& fl
ii!
z
o
>
oc
w z
CD co
8
>
UJ
or
UJ
r-
<
I
O
z
o
tr
o
O
S
o
e
I
4J
4
«0
>
•s
o
ST
M
« 00
i
M
a a>
cn *o
C*
St<
'
2S/8E-7K1
S
©
1
"0
c*
«-4
9
n
C
3
m
i
1
s
rH
a:
rH
CJ
IT
i
OJ
~
1-1
i
[
C\J
•
!
\JD
m
1
ri
rsi
J-
ir
rH
a
Mar.
net. PS
,
3
cr
U
•
•
H
CM
r-
•
o
r
11
o
i
1
g
CO
o
u
h
d
•H
N
8*
z
o
t-
>
a.
UJ
CD
O
uj
>
*
I
Q
Z
D
O
a.
(0
M
>
2S/8E-21G2 S
a
3
o
*
CO
CM
O
I
W
00
w
CM
CO
H
IT
C
rr
i
CM
O w
2 J!
V U
m C
U -rA
£
4)
& ?
3 8
Ctf CQ
N
3 a
I |
-
§•
t
ON
-
r
■
I
"
!
o
on
i-4
i
!
i
•
on
1
1
on
«
13
1
1
«M
_L
3
|
1
•
1
8
"3
g
H
o\
•-•
-j-
m
!
i
•
i
!
—i
J »
■
.1
£1 +'1
;.
3 o
^=
<q
0|
1
..
-
^ «^
r-.
is]
ON
d s|
•
id
-
' o
i-H
T
-T
- i
^
(
s ta
NO
ON
I
1
<
fH
rH
i
J
.M
•
U
.
2
P
1
5
12
2S/12E-36F1 S
o
o
•
r-)
I
X
3
CO
o
u
I
o
■p
a
•H
On
uj
5
<
>
as
UJ
>
UJ
or
UJ
<
i
Q
Z
O
cr
o
1
c
«
m
o
•u
8
I
I
■
a
si
■
• 2
as
w
I
s
CO
i
B
p
1-4
(0 T3
W «>
« *
GS* 8
8
E -
— a'
.
On
I
o
9+
c
-
ON
.
(0
Q
s
•
H
CI
t-4
IT
u
ft
<
•
1
I**
•
o
c
~
C
•
n
Rj
•
-p
a
O
V©
— —
<-*
as
i
c
•
o
Q
3
D
1
JO
c
•
o
•
L3
2
1
3S/15E-4J1 S
CO
W
>
o
a
<4-l
o
*J to
t)
*— ll
•1
en
CO
sf
CN
m
M
"-•
t-l
»H
K
?
i-4
W
<n
ir»
in
r-l
CO
<-)
CM V
o
55
Sc
•*
w
04
«-■ V
eg r-l
C *+
O -^
3
i
♦a
4J
•
o
\
, j
J
C7V
ON
'
00
Is
C
■
r-l
CO
DO
•
so
H
a
1
\0
00
i
rr
1
-p
c
c
1
1
1
&
-*
H
•
tr
3
1-4
•
U
*
1 .
vo
(J
■
r
\
'
14
o
o
I
3
W
o
u
J> «
111
5 I
UJ 04
z
o
►-
>
a.
UJ
l/>
CD
O
?
to
UJ
>
<
UJ
o
tr
UJ
_J
i-
<i
o
9
o
H
z
<
-)
o
rr
(J
o
UJ
(-
2
II
i
4S/11E-27Q1 s
*
<
vfl
t/1
w
3
«-H
w*
.-1
»
O"
fs
r«.
»
CN
rs
1
•^
9
*-*
i
'i
t
CO
vO
I
00
u*>
0>
1
1
o
ON
t-4
. .
«
K
Q
.
i-»
m
Q
00
SO
■3
a
DC
r-
»
s
-
|
<
i
♦
1
NO
On
•
o
co
H
5
*
3
■ ■
Q
H
•
M
•
O
<o
>©
ON
1-4
•
ON
1 '
i
en
•
2
PC
■
-p
O
L-_
15
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FIGURE 2
BO
__
H-rtn 2s/8e- i ci i
Queen we I i
230
I ! I -
420
/\
f
rw—
'
V
2S/I2E-
N
\,
E
D
il e M
-■
^
9 ■
a,
t
j
■ s i
1958
1959
1 960
1961
1964
966
FIGURE 2 . — H ydrographs of selected wells in
Joshua Tree National Monument.
16
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FIGURE 3
180
...;..
m4*
-•
'
: =
• I ■
» v>
- . TO
■• : OJ :
\>.
*u
i
i i
.iiil...
It
»+-,!
-^
>*-
C
. ! :
, rH4
-»1 ♦ W' -*i.J
1. ..!.. LI
~^C
_».ii...i.
:
..:.. .j.
Tli"
-H-H
■■ il:
rfttrlrtl-f-;
.. ; .
N-44-
3S/)!:E-4J i iKaisei *el 1 No. 2)
Nat i on a 1 Pai k Set v i ce
Al ti tude i,080 6 feet
| : i
— rr ■:■■»■
'l
■■••• i-
j JQ
-4
:"H '
i. ll! 1 1 1:1 !
1 i
cz>
CD
CO
C3
too
FIGURE 3 . — Hyd rograph of well and pumpage in eastern pait
of Pinto Basin
17