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Hydrogeology of the Sutter Basin, Sacramento Valley, California

George Curtin | March 23rd, 1971


A mound of saline water exists in continental sediments between two fresh water rivers in the Sutter Basin of the Sacramento Valley, California. This saline water has moved from the marine sediments, at depth, upward along the Sutter Basin Fault and then through 2,000 feet of alluvium.

Keywords

basin characterization, Groundwater Exchange, salinity, water quality