Bell et al. (2002) Land subsidence in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1935-2000

Bell, Amelung, Ramelli, and Blewitt
B
S ubs idence
May 1997 - December 1999
A
E glington fault
No
r
b o th
w La
l s
Ve
ga
s
S ubs idence
April 1992 - December 1997
6 cm max
-0.4 +0.5
-1.3
-2.7
Northwes t
bowl
R 169
-3.5
-2.4
-0.9
InS AR trans ect
K 169
t
M
t
M
an
an
C entral bowl
m
ch
en
Fr
m
ch
en
Fr
18 cm max
-1.7
S outhern
bowl
Whitney Mesa
0
10
Whitney Mesa
N
S ubs idence [cm]
0
20
km
N
S ubs idence [cm]
5
0
5
0
10
C
S ubs idence 1992-1997
E lkhorn
A
-151 to -179 mm
-126 to -150 mm
22bdd
-101 to -125 mm
22ac
NLV 1a
-76 to -100 mm
31adc
5acb
4cdd
4bdc
-51 to -75 mm
-26 to -50 mm
uplift
NLV 1b
0 to -25 mm
+1 to 24 mm
+25 to 50 mm
11aa
15aac
No data
A'
21baa
P umping volume 1990-1998
0 - 12.3 hm3 (0 - 10,000 acre-ft)
12.3 - 24.6 hm3 (10,000 - 20,000 acre-ft)
24.6 - 36.9 hm3 (20,000 - 30,000 acre-ft)
36.9 - 49.3 hm3 (30,000 - 40,000 acre-ft)
49.3 - 61.6 hm3 (40,000 - 50,000 acre-ft)
Well data point us ed to
cons truct cros s s ection A-A'
(F ig. 13).
uplift
0
N
164
0
2
1
4
2
6 kilometers
3
4 miles
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