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The earth's surface, as we know it today, has changed dramatically since its origin about 4,500 million years ago. Some of the changes that occurred include the rising and receding of oceans, the collision of continents, and the uplift and erosion of vast mountain ranges. The mountains and plains surrounding the INEL, despite their apparent timelessness, represent relatively young landforms that developed in the last 17 million years, less than one half of one percent of the total age of the earth. Today the eastern Snake River Plain can be characterized by the abundant availability of ground water in the Snake River Plain Aquifer and a seismically quite setting, although it lay in the prehistoric path of volcanic activity. These and other characteristics are further discussed in this booklet in terms appropriate for a lay person. A more detailed geologic account is provided in Appendix A for those who are interested. Prepared for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

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Title:
Geohydrologic story of the eastern Snake River Plain and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Authors:
Hackett, Bill; Pelton, Jack; Brockway, Chuck
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1986-11
Description:
The earth's surface, as we know it today, has changed dramatically since its origin about 4,500 million years ago. Some of the changes that occurred include the rising and receding of oceans, the collision of continents, and the uplift and erosion of vast mountain ranges. The mountains and plains surrounding the INEL, despite their apparent timelessness, represent relatively young landforms that developed in the last 17 million years, less than one half of one percent of the total age of the earth. Today the eastern Snake River Plain can be characterized by the abundant availability of ground water in the Snake River Plain Aquifer and a seismically quite setting, although it lay in the prehistoric path of volcanic activity. These and other characteristics are further discussed in this booklet in terms appropriate for a lay person. A more detailed geologic account is provided in Appendix A for those who are interested. Prepared for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
Subjects:
Geohydrology Geology Aquifers Groundwater flow
Location:
Snake River Basin
IWRRI number:
198603
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT
Date Digitized:
2017-08-31

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"Geohydrologic story of the eastern Snake River Plain and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198603.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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