Open AccessFlood Assessment Area 3 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
Author(s) -
NSTec Environmental Management
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/917993
Subject(s) - geology , fault (geology) , geologic map , volcanism , tectonics , archaeology , seismology , geomorphology , geography
A flood assessment was conducted at the Area 3 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nye County, Nevada (Figure 1-1). The study area encompasses the watershed of Yucca Flat, a closed basin approximately 780 square kilometers (km2) (300 square miles) in size. The focus of this effort was on a drainage area of approximately 94 km2 (36 mi2), determined from review of topographic maps and aerial photographs to be the only part of the Yucca Flat watershed that could directly impact the Area 3 RWMS. This smaller area encompasses portions of the Halfpint Range, including Paiute Ridge, Jangle Ridge, Carbonate Ridge, Slanted Buttes, Cockeyed Ridge, and Banded Mountain. The Area 3 RWMS is located on coalescing alluvial fans emanating from this drainage area