Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California
<p><span>Owens Valley, a long, narrow valley located along the east flank of the </span><span>Sierra Nevada in east-central California, is the main source of…
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Figure 10. Isostatic residual gravity anomalies, geologic structure, and inferred position of the structurally lowest part of the Owens Valley graben.
ts EXPLANATION OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-715 FIGURE 10 ---20-- LINE OF EQUAL ISOSTATIC RESIDUAL GRAVITY ANOMOLY -Interval 2 mtlligals, hachures on closed IOINS (gravity data from R.J. Blakely, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1985) INFERRED POSffiON OF THE STRUClURALL Y LOWEST PART OF THE GRABEN
-? FAULT Dashed where inferred, dotted where concealed, queried where uncertain. U, upthrown side; D, downthrown side --- BEDROCK CONTACT / · GROUND-WATER BASIN FOR OWENS, ROUND, CHALFANT, HAMMIL, AND
BENrON VALLEYS -Areas outside the ground-water basin include bedrock, the Volcanic Tableland, Long Valley, and isolated unconsolidated deposits -- -- BOUNDARY OF THE OWENS VALLEY DRAINAGE BASIN