Entries by Utah Geological Survey

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UGS Official News Release: New Report Highlights Potential Impacts to Utah’s Snake Valley if Planned Nevada and Utah Water Development Moves Forward

February 19, 2015 Groundwater Levels in Western Juab and Millard Counties are Declining; Additional Pumping Will Accelerate Depletion and Hurt Sensitive-species Habitat and Vegetation Salt Lake City – A seven year hydrogeologic study to monitor groundwater in Utah’s Snake Valley was recently released by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS), a division of Utah’s Department of […]

POTD February 18, 2015: House Range, Millard County, Utah

House Range, Millard County, Utah Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan; © 2014 Where’s winter? On the upside, today feels a little like this photo—it is gorgeous out there. The mid-week peak is here with another weekend on the way. Who’s got outdoor adventures in their forecast??

Hydrogeologic Studies and Groundwater Monitoring in Snake Valley and Adjacent Hydrographic Areas, West-Central Utah and East-Central Nevada

We’ve got our latest publication on the hydrogeologic studies done in Snake Valley hot off the press. Check out the press releases below. edited by Hugh Hurlow This report (269 p. 4Pl.) presents hydrogeologic, groundwater-monitoring, and hydrochemical studies by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) in Snake Valley, Tule Valley, and Fish Springs Flat in Millard […]

Scientists Have Imaged the Base of a Tectonic Plate

Talk about leaving no stone unturned. Check out this article on tectonic plates, and how scientists are learning what drives them. smithsonianmag.com By setting off explosions and listening for their reverberations deep inside Earth, scientists have taken the equivalent of a CT scan of the base of a tectonic plate. The results show that the […]