i^. UNlVIi^lTY OF C.\L1H:)RK" DAVIS 3 THE RESOURCES AGENCY OF CALIFORNIA partment of Wa ter Resources fiWHtrrr URRAn COPY BULLETIN No. 91-8 DATA ON WATER WELLS AND SPRINGS IN THE RICE AND VIDAL VALLEY AREAS RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA Prepared by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE GROUND WATER INVESTIGATIONS I MAY 1963/ HUGO FISHER Administrator The Resources Agency of California EDMUND G. BROWN Governor State of California WILLIAM E. WARNE Director Department of Water Resources state of Cdlifornia THE RESOURCES AGENCY OF CALIFORNIA Department of Water Resources BULLETIN No. 91-8 DATA ON WATER WELLS AND SPRINGS IN THE RICE AND VIDAL VALLEY AREAS RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA Prepared by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE GROUND WATER INVESTIGATIONS MAY 1963 HUGO FISHER Administrator The Resources Agency of California EDMUND G. BROWN Governor State of California WILLIAM E. WARNE Director Department of Water Resources This report Is one of a series of open file reports prepared by the United States Department of Interior Geological Survey, Ground Water Branch, which presents basic data on weiis obtained from reconnaissance surveys of desert areas. These investigations are conducted by the Geological Survey under a cooperative agreement whereby funds are furnished equally by the United States and the State of California. The reports in this Bulletin No. 91 series are being published by the Department of Water Resources in order to make sufficient copies available for use of all interested agencies and the public at large. Earlier reports of this series are: Bulletin No. 91-1 Data on Wells in the West Part of the Middle Mojave Valley Area, San Bernardino County, California Bulletin No. 91-2 Data on Water Wells and Springs in the Yucca Valley-Twentynine Palms Area, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California Bulletin No. 91-3 Data on Water Wells in the Eastern Part of the Middle Mojave Valley Area, San Bernardino County, California Bulletin No. 91-4 Data on Water Wells in the Willow Springs, Gloster, and Chaffee Areas, Kern County, California Bulletin No. 91-5 Data on Water Wells in the Dale Valley Area, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California Bulletin No. 91-6 Data on Wells in the Edwards Air Force Base Area, California Bulletin No. 91-7 Data on Water Wells and Springs in the Chuckwalla Valley Area, Riverside County, California UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water Resources Division Ground v;ater Branch Sacramento ik, California February 11, I963 Mr. William E. Wame, Director California Department of Water Resources P. 0. Box 388 Sacramento 2, California Dear Mr. Wame: We are pleased to transmit herewith, for publication by the Department of Water Resources, the UoS» Geological Survey report, "Data on Water Wells and Springs in the Rice and Vidal Valley Areas, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California," by F, W. Giessner. This report, one of a series for the Mojave Desert region, was prepared by the Long Beach subdi strict office of the Geological Survey in accordance with the cooperative agreement between the State of California and the Geological Sun^ey. It tabulates all available data on wells and springs in the Rice and Vidal Valley areas and shows reconnaissance geology with special reference to the water-yielding deposits. Sincerely yours, f-AJl.i9, /O^y^J^^^J^^^^^ Fred Kunkel District Geologist Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network http://www.archive.org/details/dataonwaterwells918gies C0WT3NTS Page Purpose and scope of the study 3 Location and general features of the area 5 Geologic and hydjrologic features 7 Previous vork and acknowledgments 11 Well-n^-unbering system — 12 References cited — — - — Ik ILLUSTRATIONS (All illustrations are at end of report) Figure 1. Map of part of southern California shoving area described by this report 2. Map of the Rice and Vidal Valley areas, California, shoving reconnaissance geology and location of veils and springs TABLES Table 1. Data on vater veils and springs in the Rice and Vidal Valley areas, California 15 2. Drillers' logs of veils 22 3. Chemical analyses of vater from veils 2k DATA ON WATER WELLS AND SPRINGS IN THE RICE AND VIDAL VALLEY AREAS, RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA By F. W. Giessner PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY The desert areas of southern California, of which the Rice and Vidal Valleys are a part (fig. 1), are broad valleys or basins that have been partly filled by alluvial deposits and are surrounded by nearly barren mountain ranges. These basins contain ground water that varies widely in chemical quality and is potentially available for development for irrigation, industrial, emd domestic supply. The objective of the investigation was the collection and tabulation of all available hydrologic data for use in planning orderly development and utilization of the ground-water resources, as well as providing a basis for subsequent detailed ground-water studies. Fieldwork by the U.S. Geological Survey in the area included: (l) A very brief reconnaissance of the major geologic features to define the extent and general character of the deposits that contain ground vater; (2) an inventory and examination of virtually all the vater veils in the area to determine and record their locations in relation to geographic and cultural features and the public-land net, and to record the depths and sizes of the wells, the types and capacities of installed pumping equipment, uses of the water, and other pertinent information; (3) the measurement and recording of the depth to the water surface in wells, below established and described measuring points at or near the land surface; (k) the selection of representative wells and the periodic measurements of water level in these wells in order to detect changes of water levels; and (5) the collection and compilation of well records, including well logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses. This study has been made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, as a part of the cooperative program with the California Department of Water Resources to investigate the ground- water resources of the desert areas . Fieldwork and preparation of the report have been under the general supervision of Fred Kunkel, district geologist in charge of ground-water investigations in California, and under the immediate supervision of G. M. Hogenson, geologist in charge of the Long Beach subdistrict office. LOCATION AND GBilERAL FEATURES OF THE AREA Rice and Vidal Valleys are located in the desert region of southern California betvreen long lli|**30* and lli|-**57* W. and lat 33 "52* and 3i4-*20* N. The boundaries as shown on figures 1 and 2 include all or parts of the following U.S. Geological Survey and Army Map Service topographic quadrangle maps at a scale of 1:62,500: Big Maria Mountains, Midland, Rice, Savahia Peak, Turtle Mountains, and Vidal. (See index map on fig. 2.) The total area of Rice and Vidal Valleys, as described in this report (fig. l), consists of about TIO square miles. Individually, the two valleys are approximately equal in area, each containing about 355 square miles. Access to the area is provided by U.S. Highway 95^ the Parker Dam Highway and the unpaved Rice to Midland road. Rice Valley is an area of internal drainage with no perennial streams. It consists of a nearly circular alluviated valley bounded on the south by the Little Maria and the Big Maria Mountains. The western boundary is formed by the Arica Mountains which are separated from the Little l^ria Mountains to the south and the Turtle Mountains to the north by low alluviated drainage divides. The Turtle Mountains provide the northern boundary of the basin and are separated by an alluviated drainage divide from the West Riverside and Riverside Mountains which mark the eastern extent of the area. Vidal Valley is also an area of internal drainage with no perennial streams. It is a valley of irregular shape, hounded on the south hy the West Riverside and Riverside Mountains, on the west hy the Turtle Mountains, and on the north by the Turtle and Whipple Mountains. The eastern boundary of the valley is formed by the Colorado River; hovrever, the area of study does not extend eastward to include this portion of the valley. The east edge of the Vidal quadrangle lies approximately 0.5 mile east of Vidal and is used to define the eastern boundary of the area of study. GEOLOGIC AND HYBROLOGIC FEATURES The geologic units in the Rice and Vidal Valley areas are grouped into two "broad categories: consolidated rocks and unconsolidated deposits. The consolidated rocks include the metamorphic and igneous intrusive rocks of pre-Tei-tiary age that form the basement complex, and some undifferentiated volcanic rocks of Tertiary(?) and Quatemary(?) age. The volcanic rocks consist mainly of "basalt flows. Scjie are of felsic composition. The consolidated rocks are not water "bearing, except for minor amoxmts of water contained in cracks and residuum. The extent of the volcanic rocks, shown on figure 2, is based primarily on aerial photographs. Therefore, some areas designated as basement complex may be locally overlain by volcanic rocks. Also, isolated areas of basement complex may be included in the area mapped as volcanic rocks. The unconsolidated deposits consist of sedimentary material deposited in a continental environment, mainly during Quaternary time . Most of the material was waterlain as alluvial- fan, stream- channel, lake, or playa deposits, but some of the sand was deposited by the wind. Six units, shown on figure 2, make up the unconsolidated rocks. These are the older alluviiam, the lacustrine deposits, and the fan deposits, all of Pleistocene age; the younger alluvium, the playa deposits, and the windblown sand, all of Recent age. The lacustrine deposits of Pleistocene age consist of bentonitic' clay interbedded with very fine sand and silt. The deposits are flat- lying, moderately indurated, and, locally, dissection has resulted in vertical exposures of as much as 50 feet. The absence of coarse f rag- mental material and the presence of clay interbedded with fine sand and silt differentiates the lacustrine deposits from the overlying alluvial fans. These deposits would probably yield only small amounts of water to wells. The older alluvium is of Pleistocene age and consists of fine to coarse sand interbedded with gravel, silt, and clay. The color ranges from dark brown to red, with numerous small white nodules of caliche which give it a speckled appearance. The older alluvium yields water freely to wells and probably is the most important aquifer in the area, The fan deposits of Pleistocene age are poorly sorted and consist of boulders, very coarse to fine gravel, sand, silt, and clay. The fans extend into the valley from the surrounding mountains and are characterized by local areas of we 11- developed desert pavement. This deposit is generally above the water table and is not considered to be a water-bearing unit. Where saturated, the fan deposits may yield small amounts of water to wells. The younger alluvium of Recent age consists of poorly sorted gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Tnis deposit is permeable, but it overlies iaany of the geologic units in the Rice and Vidal Valley areas as a thin veneer and is believed to be mostly above the water table. If saturated, the deposit probably would yield water freely to wells. 8 The playa deposits of Recent age consist mainly of clay, silt, and sand. They are relatively impermeable and prohably will not yield water readily to wells. The windblown sand of Recent age consists of actively drif j:ing sand and some dunes which are anchored by vegetation. This unit mainly occupies =the lower elevations of the valleys and varies in thickness from to 15 feet. The deposit apparently is above the water table at all localities and is not considered to be a water- bearing unit. The source of recharge to Rice and Vidal Valleys is primarily precipitation that falls on the surrounding mountain ranges. Since the anni.ial precipitation for this desert area is approximately three inches or less, the runoff from the adjacent mountains contributes only a small amount of recharge. Some of the surface runoff is lost due to.; evaporation, but some percolates into the unconsolidated deposits at the edges of the valley floors and is added to the ground-water basin. A small amount of ground water may enter Rice Valley as underground inflow from Ward Valley, an adjacent connecting valley. Tvjenty- eight wells and springs were inventoried in the Rice and Vidal Valley area. Data for these wells and springs are listed in tables 1 through 3f and their locations are shown on figure 2. Measured water levels by the U.S. Geological Survey in Rice Valley range from 285 feet below land surface in well 3S/21E-18D1 and 181 feet below land surface in well 2S/21E-28ia to 15 1 feet below land surface in well 1S/21E-32B1. A small gradient toward the southeast is Indicated by these three water-level measurements, and subsurface outflow may occur from Rice Valley through the alluvial drainage divide between the Riverside Mountains and the Big Maria Mountains. Measured water levels in Vidal Valley range from 267 feet below land surface in well 1K/23E'-8D1, near Vidal junction, to 2k6 feet below land s\irface in well IN/23E-36RI at Vidal. Three wells have been selected as representative to show the range of long^teiiii water-level fluctuations in different parts of the area. CoiCvplete records for wells 1S/21E-32B1, 1S/23E-3J12, and IN/23E-8DI are shown in table 1. 10 PREVIOUS WORK AIID AC5CNOWLEDGME2JTS Data on ground water and geology in Rice and Vidal Valleys are contained in reports by the Geological Survey (Brown, 1920; p. 63-65, and 1923, p. 99-101, 26O-26I, 280-233; Lee, I908, p. I8, 65-66; Mendenhall, I909, p. 79; Thompson, I929, p. 711-715/7^1-7^7); ancL the California Department of Public Works (195^^ p. 39> ^6, 59). The cooperation given by we3J. owners and other persons who furnished information for this investigation contributed materially to the preparation of this report and is gratefully ac3£nowledged. The Calif onaia Department of Water Resources, the Riverside County Flood Control District, and the San Bernardino County Flood Control District provided all the pertinent information in their files. 11 WELL-NUM5ERIKG SYSTEM The well-numbering system used in the area described in this report has been used by the Geological Survey in California since 19^0. It has been adopted by the California Diepartmenb of Water Resources and by the California Water Pollution Control Board for use throughout the state. Wells are assigned numbers according to their location in the rectangular system for the subdivision of public land. For example, in the nunber IN/23E-8DI the part of the number preceding the slarh (/) indicates the township (t. IN.); the number following the slash indicates the range (R. 23 E.)j "the number following the hyphen (-) indicates the section (sec. 8); the letter following the section number indicates the iU)-acre subdivision of the section as shown in the diagram below: D C B A E F G H M L K J N P Q . R 12 Within the ^i-O-acre subctlvision, the wells are mimbered seriaJ.ly as indicated by the final digit. Thus, well IK/23E-8DI is the first well to be listed in the NW-JlJWj- sec. 8. Because the Rice and Vidal area is traversed by the San Bernardino base and meridian, the letters N and S are used to indicate whether the well lies north or south of the base line. The letter E indicates that the entire area is east of the San Bernardino meridian. For well numbers where a Z has been substituted for the letter designating the 40-acre subdivision, the Z indicates that the well is plotted from unverified location descriptions. The indicated sites of such wells were visited but no evidence of a well could be found. Springs are numbered according to the same system as wells, except that the letter b has been substituted for the final digit in the number. 13 REFSREITCEo CITED "Brcvm, J. S,, 1920, Routes to desert watering places :ln tbe Salton Sea region, California: U.S. Geol. Siirvey Watei'-Cupply "Prxii^v ii-90-A, 86 p., 7 pis., 2 figs. ^1923; I'^ie Salton Sea region, CalifornJa: U.G, Gaol. Survey Water- Supply Paper ^97, 233 P»^ 19 pls., l8 figs. California Department of Fviblic Works, Division of Water Resources, 195^^ Ground water occurrence and quality, Colorado River basin region: Water Quality Inv. Rept. no. k, 59 P*^ S^ taia.es, 11 pis. Lee, W. T., 1903, Gec-logic reconnaissance of a part of western i Arizona: U.S. Geol. Survey Bull. 352, 96 p., 11 pis., l6 figs. Mendenhall, W. C, 19''39> Some desert watering places in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada: U.S. Geol. Survey Water- Supply Paper 22l^■, 93 p., k pis. Thompson, D. G., 1929* The Mohave Desert region, California; a geographic, geologic, and hydrologic reconnaissance: U.S. Geol, Survey Water-Supply Paper 573, 759 P.> 3^ pls.> 20 figs. 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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, well 13. Altitude about 96O ft. Drilled by owner in 1933- 8- inch casing, pe rforated 312-3^^0 and 520-600 ft. Yield 100 gpm. Thickness Depth (feet) (feet ) Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) Gravel Clay, cemented - Sand and gravel Clay, hard Sand, packed — Clay, cemented - Sand, packed --- 6 8 12 lUl 13 50 8 6 Ik 26 167 180 230 238 Clay 128 366 Clay, blue, and "sea shells" — 36 ^2 Clay, blue II8 520 Clay, hard, flinty 80 6OO Shale, hard I85 T85 IN/23E-8DI. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, well Ik. Altitude about 960 ft. Drilled by owner in 1933. l6-inch casing, perforated 296-366 and U75-603 ft. Yield 90 gpm. Well backfilled to 621 ft. Topsoil -- Clay, cemented Clay Clay, cemented Sand, packed, and gravel Clay, cemented Sand, packed, and gravel Clay, hard Sand, packed Clay, soft Clay, hard, flinty k 16 37 25 18 26 k 30 10 58 10 k 80 117 lit2 160 186 190 220 230 288 298 Clay, soft, muddy, and water k2 3itO Clay, blue 101 kkl Clay, blue, and shells — 55 ^96 Shale, broken, sand and water — 28 52^ Clay, hard, blue — 3^ 558 Shale, hard, blue— k3 603 "Blow sand" 1 60k Clay - 20 624 Clay, blue - 5 629 IN/23E-9EI. State of California, Altitude about 930 ft. Drilled by Rex casing. Yield 28 gpm. Department of Agriculture, Roberts in 19^7 -U8. 8- inch Gravel 20 20 Sand, packed 113 133 Clay, yellow, sandy 77 210 Clay, white, sandy k2 252 "Water sand" 8 260 Clay, white, sandy 10 2J0 Shale, blue, sea shells 10 280 Sand, dry IO8 388 Shale, blue, sandy 6 39^ Sand and shale "breaks" 28 ii22 Sand, dry 3 ^25 Sand and clay 100 525 Clay, blue 20 5^5 Sandstone 10 555 Sand and clay 25 58O Clay, blue, hard -- 50 63O "Water sand" I8 6kQ Clay, blue --- k 652 "Water sand" I8 67O 22 ls/20E-li^Ll. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway System. Altitude about 930 ft. Drilled by Arizona and California Railway Co. in 1910» 10- inch screv-pipe casing. Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) Gravel, coarse, and malapai boulders -— 300 300 Sand, fine, loose 70 370 Gravel, saad, & water 6$ 43$ Clay 105 3kO Quicksand & water 15 555 Clay & limestone boulders 20 575 1S/20E-1UZ1. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, well 12. Altitude about 950 ft. Drilled by owner in 1933. l6-inch casing. Topsoil k k Clay, cemented 18 22 Clay, sandy, hard — — ll8 l^iO Clay, sardy, soft I78 3I8 Gravel, packed, & boulders IO8 k26 Sa:cd, gravel, and cl?^y 25 k^l Clay -— — 73 5^4 Clay, blue kO ^6h ca^y— — ' 78 642 Cloy, cojisntcd, and Sana 15 657 IS/23E-IAI. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway System^ well 2. Altitude about 627 ft. Drilled by Roecoe Moss Co. in 192it. 16-inch casing to 6lii- ft, perforated 2^+5-255, 375-385, 500-505, 595-605 ft. Yield 63 gpm with 50 ft drawdown. Sand and gravel — Sand, gravel, and boulders Clay Shale, sandy Shale "Shell rock" 20 63 117 25 153 k 20 83 200 225 378 382 Shale Gravel Clay, white "Cement gravel" 218 5 5 12 Granite, decomposed 53 Malapi 10 600 605 610 622 675 685 1S/23E-1A2. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway System, well 1. Altitude about 627 ft. Drilled by ^/-^or. 10-inch screw- pipe casing to 265 ft, 8- inch to 385 ft, perforated 32O-385 ft. Yield 55 gpni* Sand, loose, and gravel Clay, blue Sand, loose 225 85 30 225 310 3i^0 Clay, blue — Shale, sandy Clay, blue — 20 ko 12 360 UOO kl2 23 Table 3' — Chemical analy se s of vater from veils The calculated values of dissolved solids were computed from the sum of determined constituents "by the Groxmd Water Branch, U.S. Geological Survey. Values for sodium preceded "by the letter a indicate a combination of sodium and potassium. Values preceded by the letter b were calculated by the Ground Water Branch. Values preceded by the letter c indicate a combination of calcium and magnesium. Analyzing laboratory: AT&SFRy Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway; San Bernardino, Calif.; DWR California Department of Water Resources, Los Angeles, Calif.; MV/D The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.; SBCFCD San Bernardino County Flood Control District, San Bernardino, Calif. 2k Well number llif/21E-5Al 5-9-623/ 1N/23E-5P1 Date of collection ^-19-33- 3-28-33' 3-26-33 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) ffegnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCOo) Carbonate (CO^) Sulfate (SOi^)-^ Chloride ^Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO ) Boron (B) 3 Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at l80*C Hardness as CaCO^ Noncarbonate hardness as CaCO-, 28 170 Uk 92 10 265 312 n .7 .20 139 ••"icw :9^6 1,090 -660 ' 630 612 603 Ik Ih 57 388 Percent sodium Specific conductance (mlcromhos at 25 *c) PH Temperature (**F) 25 1,620 7.5 73 Depth of well (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratory number 23.9 DWR Rif479 190.0 190.0 190.0 MWD • MD MWD See footnotes at end of table. 25 Well number ', ;in/23je-8di ! 1N/23E-9E1 Date of collection : 9-16-33 ' 1-8-51 : • 12-13-50 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) 7.0 7.0 Ifegnesiuffl (Mg) 2.0 2.0 Sodium (Na) 158 158 Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (eCO-^) Carbonate (COo) Sulfate (SO^r Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (f) 166 166 85 85 ikQ 112 .112 Nitrate (NO3) Boron (B) 3.5 3.5 .30 .30 Dissolved solids Calculated 450 450 Residue on evaporation at l80**C 610 k^Q 458 Hardness as CaCOo Noncarbonate hardness as CaCOo 55 26 Percent sodium 93 Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 ^c) 800 800 PH 8.0 Temperature (**F) Depth of well (feet) 503.9 670 670 Analyzing laboratory MWD SBCFCD DWR Laboratory number 128 26 Well number ^ 1N/23E-9E2 . Date of collection ; 6-6-62 :5-15-6i: • • 9-15-6o;5 m -17-60 •9.10-59 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) 15 30 Iron (Pe) Calcium (Ca) 23 21 Magnesium (Mg) h.3 10 Sodium (Na) 190 182 Potassium (K) 3.^ 7.0 Bicarbonate (HCOo) Carbonate (CO:^) Sulfate (so. ) Chloride rd) Fluoride (f) do 83 81 81 79 152 171 168 158 182 157 15i^ .9 .9 Nitrate (NO3) 17 5 Boron (b) .36 Dissolved solids Calculated 62k 6k6 Residue on evaporation at l80*C 615 620 Hardness as CaCOo Woncarbonate haroness as CaCO- 71 1^ 95 75 75 5 6 28 10 Percent sodium Qk 79 Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 *c) 1,0U0 1,020 1 ,020 1,050 PH 8.0 7.7 8.2 7.5 8.1 Temperature (*P) Depth of well (feet) 300 300 300 300 300 Analyzing laboratory DWR DWR DWR DWR Dl'JR Laboratory number L2756 12631 L280 115^^7 R2803 27 Well niffiiber Date of collection Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calciim (Ca) Lfegnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCO ) Carbonate (COo) ^ Sulfate (SOi^)-^ Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NOo) Boron (b) 79 15^ 1N/23S-9E2 5-17-59 ; 9-5-5a-:. ..5-9-58 ; 5-15-57 20 13 20 23 26 21 I^.O 7.0 5.0 190 182 182 3>.^ 3.5 3.1 83 95 86 171 189 153 159 1^3 .156 26 .8 .2k 13 15 .90 .8 .32 Dissolved solids Calculated 638 625 598 Residue on evaporation at 180'C 625 634 583 Hardness as CaCOo Noncarbonate hardness 75 75 95 Ih as CaCO^ 10 7 Percent sodium 84 80 ■bQk Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 *c) i,oUo 1,030 1,000 1,030 PH 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.3 Temperature (*F) Depth of well (feet) 300 300 300 300 Analyzing laboratory Dim DWR DWR D^^ Laboratory number R2550 97^2 Tl8ij.lf 7871 28 Well number 1N/23E-9E2 Date of collection 10-.17-56;5-30-56;5-23-55;9-l6-5^;5-ll-5^ Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCOo) Carbonate (CO^) S\ilfate (so. r Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (f) Nitrate (NO ) Boron (b) ^ Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evapoiution at 180* C Hardness as CaCO Noncarbonate hardness as CaCOo 26 28 3.0 2.7 191 179 3.5 3.2 78 87 137 82 77 178 176 •53 15^ 152 167 1.2 16 .65 626 610 lit9 .8 19 .3: 596 57*^ 75 77 76 80 Percent sodi\mi Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 *C) PH Temperature (**F) Qk 82 1,030 1,060 922 1,050 1,020 7.8 8.2 7.9 8.0 85 8 86 300 300 300 300 300 DWR DWR DWR DWR DWR 7386 7033 5767 R388 P523 Depth of well (feet) Ana-lyzing laboratoiy laboratory number 29 Well niimber Date of collection 2N/23E-7D1 5-13-63/ ls/203-li+U 7-2-10^ lS/203-li^Zl U-26-33 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOp) Iron (Fe) 27 Calcium (Ca) 176 56 Magnesium (l^) 62 kk Sodium (Na) 118 658 Potassium (K) 3.9 Bicarbonate (HCOo) Carbonate (CO^) Sulfate (SOh) Chloride (Cl) 278 53 692 lf72 656 769 Fluoride (f) .5 Nitrate (NO, ) 8.1 Boron (b) ^ .2it Dissolved solids Calculated 1,060 Residue on evaporation at l80**C 1,320 2,170 2,3^^0 Hardness as CaCOo Noncarbonate haraness 695 321 266 ' k6Q Percent sodium 27 Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 ®C) 1,920 PH 7.8 Temperature (*F) 73 Depth of well (feet) 103.^ 575 657 Analyzing laboratory DWR AT&SFRy MWD Laboratory number RkklQ 10807 See footnotes at end of table. 30 Well number 1S/23E-1/11 Date of collection 6-6-62;5-15-6i;5-17-6o;5-17-59; 9-5-58 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calciian (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCO, ) Carbonate (CO.,) ^ Sulfate (SOi^r Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO^) Boron (B) Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at 180**C Hardness as CaCO^ Noncarbonate hardness as CaCO-, 2k Ik 15 2 207 205 1.5 2.0 69 56 88 70 80 2 5 13^ 178 16U 163 161 163 161 3.1^ 9.6 .5 1,0 1.0 636 607 628 630 ^3 38 k3 k3 k2 Percent sodium Specific conductance (micromhos at 25**C) PH Temperature (**F) 91 92 1,0U0 1,050 1,060 1,080 1,090 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.3 93 90 Depth of well (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratory number 685 685 685 ' 685 635 DIVR mm DWR DWR DWR L2853 12660 R323^ R25^9 T2599 31 Well numbe: 1S/23E-1A1 Date of collection 5-9-58 : 5-17-57 ; 10-17-56; 5-30-56 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCO^) Carbonate (CO,) Sulfate (SOi^r Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (f) Nitrate (NO^) Boron (b) Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at l80*C Hardness as CaCOo Noncarbonate hardness as CaCO-> 26 30 Ik Ik 1.0 2.0 202 200 3.1 2.k 79 62 68 5 56 175 ir5 1.8 166 170 163 9.0 163 .32 .7 .96 637 687 37 625 6kQ ko 38 Percent sodium Specific conductance (micromhos at 25**C) PH Temperature ('F) 91 1,080 7.7 962 l^k b90 1,030 7.9 1,070 8.5 Depth of veil (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratory number 685 685 685 685 DWR Um DWR DWR TI856 8073 7385 7040 32 Well number 1S/23E-M1 Date of collection 10-1-55* 5-21^-55 •6-13-29S/'^2-27^ Results in parts per million Silica (SiO ) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCO^) Carbonate (CO-) Sulfate (SOi^P Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (f) Nitrate (NO ) Boron (b) "^ Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at 180*0 Hardness as CaCOrs Noncarbonate hardness as CaCO^ 15 13 2kk 1.0 3.0 210 205 372 203 2.0 2.0 5h kk 12 7 33 IT^i- 175 197 207 I6h 167 167 160 9.0 9.0 h.3 1.2 .98 615 608 63i^ 625 660 622 40 h^ Percent sodium Specific conductance (micromhos at 25**C) PH Temperature (^F) b91 995 8.7 90 960 8.7 Depth of well (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratoiry number 685 685 685 685 DWR DWR AT&SFRy AT&SFRy 6135 5762 295^0 25949 See footnotes at end of table. 33 Well number 1S/23E-1A2 2S/20E-8B1 Date of collection 8-11-10 ' 10-30-17^/ Results in parts per million - •- Silica (SiOg) 28 Iron (Fe) 1.1 Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) c22 216 82 29 aSll Bicarbonate (HCO ) Carbonate (C0:>) ^ Sulfate {SOur Chloride (Cl) 132 176 16k 95 766 Qk2 Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO^) Boron (b) 2.6 Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at l80*C Hardness as CaCO^ Noncarbonate hardness as CaCO^ 61+3 2,610 6k2 2,690 55 32i+ Percent sodium Specific conductance (micromhos at 25**C) PH Temperature (**F) Depth of well (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratory number AT&SFRy li+3.3 See footnotes at end of table. 3>* Well number 2S/20E-16p1 10-30-17i/ 2S/21E-28N1 Date of collection 2-3-56 Results in parts per million Silica (SiOg) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (k) Bicarbonate (HCOo) Carbonate (CO^) Sulfate (SOr)^ Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (f) Nitrate (NO^) Boron (b) Dissolved solids Calculated Residue on evaporation at 180* C Hardness as CaCO^ Noncarbonate haraness as CaCO~ 25 .80 Depth of well (feet) Analyzing laboratory Laboratory number 27 1U8 7.2 37 al91 390 5.2 190 63 2U6 1,010 69 19^ 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.8 662 1,820 661 1,890 97 522 Percent sodium 62 Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 *C) 2,6U0 PH 7.8 Temperature C^F) 233.0 500 DWR 6631 1. Analysis from U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper i+97, p. 280-281. 2. Calculated by the Ground Water Branch from hypothetical combinations. 3. Sampled with grab- sampler. 35 U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FIGURE ^\ o CL if: 0) k- O U) ■o O c 5 o o o u. O Q. •♦- O Q. O IE >» — 0) c w o 3 :^ —J w - _ u iij cr ?> o O 3 1- o e> Qj a >-> ii ^ (O O in CO ^ rj ° ~ Q. 0) E o o o b ^^ «fe\^^>^ INDEX TO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAPS }o»e from U.S. Geological Survey opogrophic maps, scale r62,500, BULLETIN NO.91-8 1 MAP OF THE RICE AND VIDAL VALLEY AREAS, CALIFORNIA SHOWING RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND LOCATION OF WELLS AND SPRINGS SCALE 1 62500 CONTOUR INTERVALS 40, 5Q AND 80 FEET STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE RESOURCES AGENCY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES SOUTHERN DISTRICT Gsology and locotion of wtlls by F. W. Giassner, 1962 FEDERAL- STATE COOPERATIVE GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATIONS PREPARED BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1963 THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW RENEWED BOOKS ARE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE RECALL LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Book Slip-50m-12,'64(F772s4)458 „NWE»5.Ho;,o.[-j;s"Muffl 354253 I C al if or ni a • Dep t , of Water Resoijrces. Eulleti-n. PHYSICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY TC82U C2 A2 no. 91: 7-8 f^^l5 02037 7423 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS IV