Recently Released BARCASS Publications:

Water Resources of the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System (BARCAS), Eastern Nevada and Western Utah: Final report

This report summarizes results of a water-resources study for White Pine County, Nevada, and adjacent areas in east-central Nevada and western Utah. The Basin and Range carbonate-rock aquifer system (BARCAS) study was initiated in December 2004 through Federal legislation (Section 131 of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004) directing the Secretary of the Interior to complete a water-resources study through the U.S. Geological Survey, Desert Research Institute, and State of Utah. The study was designed as a regional water-resource assessment, with particular emphasis on summarizing the hydrogeologic framework and hydrologic processes that influence ground-water resources.

Download the report (PDF, 11.1 MB)

Irrigated Acreage Within the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah

Evapotranspiration Rate Measurements of Vegetation Typical of Ground-Water Discharge Areas in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah, September 2005–August 2006

Water-Level Surface Maps of the Carbonate-Rock and Basin-Fill Aquifers in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah

Mapping Evapotranspiration Units in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah

Spring Database for the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah

Application of the Basin Characterization Model to Estimate In-Place Recharge and Runoff Potential in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah

DRI Publications:
DRI Publications are available from the DRI BARCAS web site at http://www.barcas.dri.edu/

BARCASS Factsheet:
USGS Factsheet 2005-3035 — This factsheet is an overview of the BARCASS study and is available as a PDF file (1,759 kb) or by contacting the USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NWSC) Public Information Assistant at (775) 887-7649.

Let's Talk Water:
Let's Talk Water, written by Dr. Michael Strobel, Deputy Director of the NWSC, are part of an ongoing informational series for the Ely Times. These articles are available in PDF format.

Bibliography:
This bibliography is a list of publications related to the study area. Information on publication availability is included, if available. For questions about publication availability, please contact the USGS Public Information Assistant at (775) 887-7649.