Difference between revisions of "Carmel Valley Aquifer"
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+ | An [[Summaries of Environmental Topics in California's Central Coast Region|environmental topic]], summarized by the [[ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems]] class at [http://csumb.edu CSUMB]. | ||
The Carmel Valley aquifer lies along the downstream portion of | The Carmel Valley aquifer lies along the downstream portion of | ||
− | the Carmel River located southeast of the Monterey Peninsula. | + | the [[Carmel River]] located southeast of the Monterey Peninsula. |
− | The Carmel River drains a watershed area of approximately 250 square miles into | + | The [[Carmel River]] drains a watershed area of approximately 250 square miles into |
the Pacific Ocean at Carmel Bay.<ref name="kapple">Kapple, Glenn W., Hugh T. Mitten, Timothy J. Durbin, and Michael J. Johnson. 1984. | the Pacific Ocean at Carmel Bay.<ref name="kapple">Kapple, Glenn W., Hugh T. Mitten, Timothy J. Durbin, and Michael J. Johnson. 1984. | ||
Analysis of the Carmel Valley Alluvial Ground-Water Basin, Monterey County, | Analysis of the Carmel Valley Alluvial Ground-Water Basin, Monterey County, | ||
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Valley floor. The floor is about 16 miles long and varies in width from 300 to | Valley floor. The floor is about 16 miles long and varies in width from 300 to | ||
4,500 feet. <ref name="kapple"/> <ref> https://water.ca.gov/LegacyFiles/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/basindescriptions/3-7.pdf </ref> | 4,500 feet. <ref name="kapple"/> <ref> https://water.ca.gov/LegacyFiles/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/basindescriptions/3-7.pdf </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:00, 25 May 2019
An environmental topic, summarized by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.
The Carmel Valley aquifer lies along the downstream portion of the Carmel River located southeast of the Monterey Peninsula.
The Carmel River drains a watershed area of approximately 250 square miles into the Pacific Ocean at Carmel Bay.[1] The groundwater basin is primarily the Carmel Valley floor. The floor is about 16 miles long and varies in width from 300 to 4,500 feet. [1] [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kapple, Glenn W., Hugh T. Mitten, Timothy J. Durbin, and Michael J. Johnson. 1984. Analysis of the Carmel Valley Alluvial Ground-Water Basin, Monterey County, California. Sacramento: Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. Report 83- 4280. 45p
- ↑ https://water.ca.gov/LegacyFiles/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/basindescriptions/3-7.pdf