Open AccessPrecision and accuracy of manual water-level measurements taken in the Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada, 1988--1990; Water-resources investigations report 93-4025
Author(s) -
Marie Boucher
Publication year - 1994
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/145246
Subject(s) - yucca , borehole , water level , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , geography , cartography , botany , aerospace engineering , biology
Water-level measurements have been made in deep boreholes in the Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada, since 1983 in support of the US Department of Energy`s Yucca Mountain Project, which is an evaluation of the area to determine its suit-ability as a potential storage area for high-level nuclear waste. Water-level measurements were taken either manually, using various water-level measuring equipment such as steel tapes, or they were taken continuously, using automated data recorders and pressure transducers. This report presents precision range and accuracy data established for manual water-level measurements taken in the Yucca Mountain area, 1988--90