Ground-Water Hydrology of the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and ...

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Figure 14. Graph showing discharge of the Wood River as measured or estimated at
various sites, and the cumulative departure from average precipitation at
Crater Lake, Oregon… ……………………………………………………………… 32
Figure 15. Graph showing discharge of Bonanza Springs and cumulative departure from
average precipitation at Crater Lake, Oregon… …………………………………… 34
Figure 16. Graph showing August mean gains in flow (a proxy for ground-water
discharge) between Keno (USGS gaging station number 11509500) and the
John C. Boyle power plant (11510700), estimates of inflow by PacifiCorp, and
the cumulative departure from average precipitation at Crater Lake, Oregon… …… 36
Figure 17. Graph showing September to November mean gains in flow (a proxy for
ground-water discharge) between the John C. Boyle power plant (USGS
station number 11510700) and Iron Gate Dam (11516530), and the cumulative
departure from average precipitation at Crater Lake, Oregon… …………………… 37
Figure 18. Map showing areas irrigated with ground water in the upper Klamath Basin,
Oregon and California, during the 2000 water year, and areas with primary
ground-water irrigation rights in Oregon… ………………………………………… 40
Figure 19. Graph showing growth in total acreage with ground-water irrigation rights
(primary and supplemental) in the upper Klamath Basin in Oregon through
2005… ……………………………………………………………………………… 41
Figure 20. Maps showing distribution of ground-water pumping for the Bureau of
Reclamation pilot water bank during water years 2003 and 2004, upper
Klamath Basin, Oregon and California… …………………………………………… 43
Figure 21. Map showing generalized water-level contours and approximate directions
of regional ground-water flow in the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and
California… ………………………………………………………………………… 45
Figure 22. Map showing selected observation wells in the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon
and California… …………………………………………………………………… 49
Figure 23. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in well 30S/07E-06AAA near Bear
Creek northeast of Crater Lake, Oregon… ………………………………………… 50
Figure 24. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in well 36S/14E-25BCB near Bly and
the cumulative departure from average precipitation at Crater Lake, Oregon… …… 51
Figure 25. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in well 35S/12E-26DCD north of
Beatty, Oregon… …………………………………………………………………… 52
Figure 26. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in well 40S/12E-32CDB northwest of
Malin, Oregon… …………………………………………………………………… 52
Figure 27. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in well 40S/09E-28ADB on the
southwest side of the Klamath Hills, Oregon, and monthly discharge in the
nearby North Canal… ……………………………………………………………… 53
Figure 28. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in shallow and deep water-bearing
zones in double-completion well 39S/12E-35ABB near Lorella, Oregon… ………… 54
Figure 29. Graph showing water-level fluctuations in shallow and deep water-bearing
zones in double-completion well 39S/12E-35ABB near Lorella, Oregon, with
time scale expanded to show effects of nearby ground-water pumping… ………… 54