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Mind Map by lizzie.fuchs, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lizzie.fuchs
about 11 years ago
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Las Vegas Valley is Underlain by
a Groundwater Resource
- What are the types of sediment
that fill the valley?
- Gravel, Sand, Silt, and Clay
- Gravel, Sand, Silt, and Clay
- Coarse-graind gravel and sand tend to form
alluvial fans and terraces.
- Aquifiers
- The aquifers are located to the west.
- Each type of sediment is found in extensive clay, gravel, and sand.
- Aquifiers are below 300 feet.
- Aquifiers are below 300 feet.
- Each type of sediment is found in extensive clay, gravel, and sand.
- The aquifers are located to the west.
- Groundwater originates as rain or snow.
- The movement of the water basin
is near the margins of the valley
and moves freely.
- The Artesian wells force water slowly upward.
- The effects are more water going out than in.
- Small fraction of
water in Las Vegas is
consumed but the
domestic agriculture
takes up more.
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