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Locations of Production Wells and Areas Irrigated Using Ground Water, 1998,

Middle Humboldt River Basin, North-Central Nevada

By

Russell W. Plume

2003

Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital data, 1:100,000, 1978-89

Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, Zone 11

Shaded relief base from Digital Elevation Model, 1:250,000,

sun illumination from northwest at 30 degrees above horizon

117°

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U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Prepared in cooperation with the

Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 03n4227

PLATE 1

Plume, R.W., 2003, Locations of production wells and areas irrigated

using ground water, 1998, Middle Humboldt River Basin

EXPLANATION

Municipal

IrrigationmNumber refers to well

numbers in tables 2 and 3

Wheel-line sprinkler system

Flood

Center-pivot sprinkler system

Power plant

Mining including dewatering

Production wells actively used

in 1998

Hydrographic area boundary

Oil well field

Geothermal well field

Areas irrigated using ground water

Industrial

10

Middle Humboldt River Basin boundary

NEVADA

Area of

map

0 5 10 20 30 40

MILES

0 5 10 20 30 40

KILOMETERS

 OSGOOD M OUNTAINS

Snowstorm

Mountain

Boulder

Flat

Rock

Creek

Valley

Willow Creek

Valley

Kelly Creek

Area

Clovers

Area

Lower Reese River Valley

Middle Reese River

Valley

Upper Reese River Valley

Antelope Valley

Pumpernickel Valley

Crescent

Valley

Valley

Pine

Midas

Carlin

Rock Creek

W illow Creek

 SHEEP CREEK RANGE

Rock Creek

Beowawe

Dunphy

Battle

Mountain

Valmy

Preble

Argenta Rim

Humboldt Riv er

Crescent

Valley

TUSCARORA MOUNTA

NI S

Humboldt River

SHOSHONE MOUNTAINS

TOIYABE RANGE

TOIYABE RANGE

SHOSHONE RANGE

Carico Lake Valley

 N EWPASS RAN GE

AUGUSTA MOUNTAINS

FISH CREEK

MOUNTAINS

River

Reese

 CORTEZ MOUNTAINS

Pine

 Cre ek

 PINON RANGE

SULPHUR SPRING RANGE

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Elko

Eureka

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Snowstorm

Mountain

Boulder

Flat

Rock

Creek

Valley

Willow Creek

Valley

Kelly Creek

Area

Clovers

Area

Lower

Reese

River Valley

Middle

Reese

River

Valley

Upper

Reese

River

Valley

Antelo

p

e

Valley

Pumpernickel

Valley

Crescent

Valley

Valley

Pine

Midas

Carlin

Rock

Creek

W illow

Creek

SHEEP

CREEK

RANGE

Rock

Creek

Beowawe

Dunphy

Battle

Mountain

Valmy

Preble

Argenta Rim

Humboldt Riv er

Crescent

Valley

Humboldt

River

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RANGE

SHOSHONE

RANGE

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Lake Valley

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PA

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AUGUSTA

MOUNTAINS

FISH CREEK

MOUNTAINS

River

Reese

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Valley

Whirlwind

Winnemucca

Elko

Eureka

Twin Creeks

Mine

Midas

Joint

Venture

Dee Mine

Betze Mine

Rossi Mine

Genesis Mine

Carlin Mine

Mule Canyon

Mine Copper Canyon

Mine

McCoy

Mine

Pipeline

Mine

Cortez

Mine

Lone Tree

Mine

Marigold

Mine

Trenton

Canyon

Mine

Valmy

Power Plant

Getchell

Mine

Pinson

Mine

C

Beowawe

Power Plant

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