MAPS &amp; PUBLICATIONS

https://doi.org/10.34191/DS-2

Intrusive Basemap of Utah

by Noah J. Christensen, Austin Jensen, and Stephanie E. Mills

Released 4/14/2025

15 p., 1 appendix, 1 plate, Data Series 2

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Appendix
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Estimates of Lithium, Magnesium, and Potassium Resources in Great Salt Lake Brine

by Andrew Rupke

Released 1/22/2025

21 p., 1 plate, Open-File Report 769

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-769

https://doi.org/10.34191/C-138

Utah Mining—2023 Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, Coal, and Unconventional Fuels

by Andrew Rupke, Stephanie E. Mills, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden

Released 11/27/2024

27 p., Circular 138

https://doi.org/10.34191/MP-179

Waste Rock Dump Characterization Studies at the Bingham Canyon Mine

by Ian S. Schofield, Paul L. Brown, Mark J. Logsdon, and Matthew P. Wickham

Released 10/9/2024

19 p., Miscellaneous Publication 179

https://doi.org/10.34191/DS-1

Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah

by Stephanie E. Mills, William Schermerhorn, Donald Hinks, and Geoffrey Phelps

Released 8/7/2024

2 p., 2 appendices, 1 plate, Data Series 1

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Appendix A
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Geologic Hazards

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Fault Trace Mapping and Surface-Fault-Rupture Special Study Zone Delineation of the East and West Cache Fault Zones and Other Regional Faults, Utah

by Adam I. Hiscock, Emily J. Kleber, Susanne U. Jänecke, Greg N. McDonald, Robert Q. Oaks Jr., and Tammy Rittenour

Released 8/8/2024

27 p., 1 appendix, Report of Investigation 286

https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-286

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Shallow Groundwater Hazard in Utah

by Jessica J. Castleton

Released 9/18/2023

4 p., Public Information Series 105
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Proceedings Volume, 2022 Basin and Range Earthquake Summit

edited by Adam I. Hiscock, Elizabeth Williams, Emily J. Kleber, and Steve D. Bowman

Released 8/31/2023

6 technical sessions [29 presentations], 25 posters., Miscellaneous Publication 177

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Technical Sessions Day 1
Technical Sessions Day 2
Technical Sessions Day 3
Technical Sessions Day 4
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Geologic Mapping

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Interim Geologic Map of the Wildcat Mountain and East Part of the Currie 30′ x 60′ Quadrangles, Tooele County, Utah: Phase 1

by Donald L. Clark, Charles G. Oviatt, Eric H. Christiansen, Christian L. Hardwick, Kayla D. Smith, and David Page

Released 6/23/2025

28 p., 2 plates, scale 1:62,500, OFR-773

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-773

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-772DM

Interim Geologic Map of the Huntsville Quadrangle, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah

by Greg N. McDonald, Adam P. McKean, Zachary W. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Balgord, and W. Adolph Yonkee

Released 6/23/2025

26 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-772DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-771DM

Interim Geologic Map of the Blanding North Quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah

by Matthew C. Morriss

Released 6/23/2025

12 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-771DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-770DM

Interim Geologic Map of the Francis Quadrangle, Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah

by Lauren J. Reeher and Abigail E. Conger

Released 5/21/2025

15 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-770DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-300DM

Geologic Map of the Duchesne 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties, Utah

by Douglas A. Sprinkel

Released 12/31/2024

62 p., 2 appendices, 2 plates, scale 1:62,500, M-300DM

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Appendix A
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Interim Geologic Map of the Salt Lake City North Quadrangle, Salt Lake and Davis Counties, Utah

by Adam P. McKean and Zachary W. Anderson

Released 11/18/2024

38 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-768DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-768DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-767

Interim geologic map of the Fort Douglas quadrangle, Salt Lake, Davis, and Morgan Counties, Utah

by Zachary W. Anderson, Adam P. McKean, and W. Adolph Yonkee

Released 7/18/2024

32 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-767

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-766

Interim Geologic Map of the Ogden Bay 7.5′ Quadrangle, Weber and Davis Counties, Utah

by Emily J. Kleber, Greg M. McDonald, W. Adolph Yonkee, and Elizabegth Balgord

Released 7/16/2024

8 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-766

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-765

Interim Geologic Map of the Plain City Southwest 7.5′ Quadrangle, Weber and Box Elder Counties, Utah

by Emily J. Kleber, Greg M. McDonald, W. Adolph Yonkee, and Elizabegth Balgord

Released 7/16/2024

8 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-765

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-764

Interim Geologic Map of the Parowan Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah

by Tyler R. Knudsen

Released 6/25/2024

21 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-764

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-762

Interim Geologic Map of the Vernal NE Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah

by Matthew C. Morriss

Released 6/25/2024

10 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-762

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-763

Interim Geologic Map of the Kamas Quadrangle, Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah

by Lauren J. Reeher

Released 6/11/2024

16 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-763

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-302DM

Geologic Map of the Cedar City 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah

by Tyler R Knudsen

Released 5/30/2024

18 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, M-302DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-761

Interim geologic map of the Midvale quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah

by Adam McKean

Released 5/29/2024

12 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-761

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-753DR

Interim Geologic Map of the Jarvis Peak Quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (GIS Reproduction of UGS OFR-212 [1991])

by Becky J. Hammond

Released 4/9/2024

52 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-753DR

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-301DR

Provisional Geologic Map of the Gold Hill Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah (GIS Reproduction of UGS Map 140 [1993])

by James P. Robinson

Released 3/27/2024

16 p., 3 plates, scale 1:24,000, M-301DR

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-292DM

Geologic Map of the West Half of the Loa 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Garfield, Piute, and Wayne Counties, Utah

by Robert F. Biek, Jeffrey G. Eaton, Peter D. Rowley, David B. Hacker, Stephen R. Mattox, Christopher Bailey, and David W. Marchetti

Released 3/20/2024

42 p., 2 plates scale 1:62,500, M-292DM

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Table 1
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Table 4

Geologic Map of the Kanarraville Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah (Re-release of UGS M-276DM [2016])

by Robert F. Biek, Janice M. Hayden, William Chandonia, Tyler R. Knudsen, and John P. Hogan

Released 3/7/2024

22 p., 2 plates, M-299DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-299DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-760

Interim Geologic Map of the Browns Hole Quadrangle, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah

by Zachary W. Anderson, Greg N. McDonald, Elizabeth A. Balgord, and W. Adolph Yonkee

Released 2/22/2024

13 p., 2 plates, OFR-760

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Interim Geologic Map of the Clifton Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah

by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, and Donald L. Clark

Released 2/1/2024

22 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-752DM

https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-752DM

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Groundwater & Wetlands

Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve Water Budget, Stream Monitoring, Vegetation Mapping, and Remote Sensing Analysis

by Claire Spangenberg Kellner, Rebecca Molinari, Diane Menuz, Peter Goodwin, and Hugh Hurlow

Released 07/02/2025

48 p., 3 appendices, RI-289

https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-289

https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-174

Matheson Wetlands Preserve Water Monitoring, Water Budget, Wetland Mapping, and Wetland Change Analysis

by Kathryn Ladig, Rebecca Molinari, Kayla Smith, Trevor H. Schlossnagle, J. Lucy Jordan, Diane Menuz, Janae Wallace, Hugh Hurlow, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and Christian Hardwick

Released 12/02/2024

81 p., 6 appendices, SS-174

https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-173

Groundwater of Pahvant Valley, Millard County, Utah

by Greg Gavin, Paul Inkenbrandt, Trevor Schlossnagle, and Rebecca Molinari

Released 11/04/2024

57 p., 4 appendices, SS-173

https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-288

Analysis of Septic-Tank Density for Rockville, Washington County, Utah

by Trevor H. Schlossnagle and Torri Duncan

Released 09/19/2024

14 p., RI-288

https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-287

Phragmites Mapping and Modeling in Great Salt Lake Wetlands at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah

by Peter Goodwin and Rebecca Molinari

Released 09/19/2024

18 p., 1 appendix, RI-287

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GIS Data

Common Wetland Plants of Utah’s Central Basin and Range Ecoregion

by Miles McCoy-Sulentic, Diane Menuz, Denise Culver, and Elisabeth Stimmel

Released 09/10/2024

220 p., MP-178

https://doi.org/10.34191/MP-178

https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-285

Groundwater-Level Trends in Snake Valley and Adjacent Basins, Utah and Nevada

by Hugh A. Hurlow, Rebecca Molinari, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and J. Lucy Jordan

Released 07/01/2024

33 p., 1 appendix, RI-285

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Appendix A – Excel

Characterization of Groundwater in Johns and Emery Valleys, Garfield and Kane County, Utah, With Emphasis on the Groundwater Budget and Groundwater–Surface-Water Interaction

by Janae Wallace, Trevor H. Schlossnagle, Kathryn Ladig, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, Hugh Hurlow, and Christian Hardwick

Released 02/22/2024

76 p., 7 appendices, SS-172

https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-172

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Appendix B – Excel
Appendix D – Excel

The Changing Bonneville Salt Flats

by Jeremiah Bernau

Released 01/30/2024

4 p., PI-106

https://doi.org/10.34191/PI-106

https://doi.org/10.34191/M-292DM

Analytical Data

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Geologic Map of the West Half of the Loa 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Garfield, Piute, and Wayne Counties, Utah

by Robert F. Biek, Jeffrey G. Eaton, Peter D. Rowley, David B. Hacker, Stephen R. Mattox, Christopher Bailey, and David W. Marchetti

Released 3/20/2024

42 p., 2 plates scale 1:62,500, M-292DM

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Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4

⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Geochronology Results From the Haycock Mountain, Little Creek Peak, and Panguitch Lake Quadrangles, Utah

by Harry F. Filkorn and Nevada Isotope Geochronology Laboratory

Released 5/17/2023

3 p., 1 appendix, Open-File Report 751

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Palynology Evaluation Results From the Duchesne 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties, Utah

by Utah Geological Survey and Gerald Waanders

Released 5/9/2023

2 p., 1 appendix, Open-File Report 750

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Attached Data

Analytical Database of U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessments of Wilderness Study Areas in Utah

by Taylor Boden and Andrew Rupke

Released 1/12/2023

8 p., Open-File Report 747

Miscellaneous

Guide for the Preparation of Reports for the Utah Geological Survey, Fourth Edition

by Stephanie M. Carney, Michael D. Hylland, William R. Lund, and Robert Ressetar

Released 02/13/2024

63 p., 6 appendices, C-137

https://doi.org/10.34191/C-137

Sediment Logs Compiled From the Great Salt Lake Desert, Western Utah, With a Focus on the Bonneville Salt Flats Area

by Jeremiah A. Bernau, Charles G. Oviatt, Donald L. Clark, and Brenda B. Bowen

Released 06/07/2023

24 p., 3 appendices, OFR-754

Utah’s Ancient Mega-Landslides: Geology, Discovery, and Guide to Earth’s Largest Terrestrial Landslides

by Robert F. Biek, Peter D. Rowley, and David B. Hacker

Released 12/21/2022

67 p., C-132