Related to the physiographic provinces of Utah, the major aquifers in Utah are characterized by the unique geologic conditions of each province. The three aquifer areas in Utah are the Colorado Plateau, Basin and Range, and the Central Mountains.

Groundwater is water that occurs in the subsurface. An aquifer is a geologic material (rocks and sediments) capable of delivering groundwater in usable quantities. Most rocks and sediments contain open spaces between grains known as pores.

What aquifers are within Utah? Within Utah there are three major aquifer areas: Colorado Plateau, Basin and Range, and the Central Mountains. The Central Wasatch is part of the Central Mountains aquifer area. The Central Mountains region of northeastern and central Utah consists of mountainous terrain, stream valleys, and alluvial basins. It ...

Groundwater quality in Utah is good in most places. Exceptions occur where groundwater travels slowly through an aquifer that consists of chemically reactive minerals such as halite (salt) or gypsum, which may dissolve into the groundwater.

2025年2月12日 · Aquifers or parts of aquifers may be classified/reclassified by the Utah Water Quality Board according to ground water quality of the aquifer

The important alluvial aquifers in Utah are located (1) within the Sevier River Valley, and its tributaries in the East Fork Valley, in Otter Creek Valley and in the San Pete Valley through which flows through the San Pitch River, (2) in the Virgin River area near St. George; (3) in the Fremont River valley, near Loa; (3) in the Spanish Valley ...

2019年11月21日 · This dataset was developed to aid groundwater studies by providing generalized zones of recharge and discharge within various basins of the state of Utah.

The Basin and Range aquifers are the principal sources of ground water in western Utah and southern Arizona. The aquifers are present in about 120 alluvium-filled basins interspersed between ranges of mountains. About 150,000,000 acre-feet of recoverable ground water is in storage in the upper 100 feet of the saturated sediments of these basins.

A small percentage of wells in Utah yield water from consolidated-rock (bedrock) aquifers. Consolidated rocks that have the highest yields are basalt, which contains interconnected vesicular openings, fractures, or permeable weathered zones at the tops of lava flows; limestone, which contains fractures or other openings enlarged by solution ...

Mark major cities and town on the map. Identify the water basins that would have the most demand for water.