| Title | Reservoir Temperature, Flow, and Recharge at Steamboat Springs, Nevada |
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| Authors | Nehring, Nancy L. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Geochemistry; Hydrology; Reservoir Chemistry; USA; Nevada; Steamboat Springs; Base Temperature; Geothermometers; Deuterium; Mixing Models; Reservoir Model; Conceptual Model; USGS |
| Abstract | Enthalpy-chloride and deuterium-chloride diagrams, chemical geothermometers, and bicarbonate/chloride ratios were used to indicate reservoir processes occurring at Steamboat Springs, Nevada. The deep thermal fluid was estimate to contain 700 ppm chloride and to have a D value of -117.00/oo. The deuterium-oxygen 18 relations indicated that recharge to the thermal system is from the Carson Range at an average elevation of 6,000 ft, between Galena Creek guard station and Evans Creek. A minor contribution of water from the Virginia Range is possible. |