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Pilot Valley Playa (Nevada and Utah)

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at the base of the Pilot Range, and no water flows from the Silver Island Mountains. Shallow groundwater (e.g., Bettridge Creek, with threatened Lahotan
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Hydrology and Surface Morphology of the Bonneville Salt Flats and Pilot Valley Playa, Utah
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Field Guide to Geologic Excursions in Utah and Adjacent Areas of Nevada
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RECHARGE OF A FRESH WATER-BRINE GROUNDWATER SYSTEM, PILOT VALLEY Playa
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wide, and is thirty miles long, with an elevation just above 4200
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RHIZOLITH STABLE ISOTOPE PATTERNS FROM PILOT VALLEY PLAYA, UTAH
326:. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 240:16020307), a 1,780 sq mi (4,600 km) 105: 89: 84: 76: 68: 60: 21: 182:, the Pilot Valley Playa varies from five to ten 8: 225:, experiences extreme temperatures and high 39: 18: 221:The Pilot Valley Playa gets very little 283: 72:30 mi (50 km), north to south 213:over a distance of about 2,000 feet. 7: 350:Landforms of Box Elder County, Utah 16:Geologic feature in Nevada and Utah 14: 355:Landforms of Elko County, Nevada 249: 234:Pilot-Thousand Springs Watershed 217:Pilot-Thousand Springs Watershed 38: 31: 345:Salt flats of the United States 52:Utah and Nevada, United States 1: 64:4,200 ft (1,300 m) 201:Springs are located in the 80:5–10 mi (8–16 km) 371: 322:Lines, Gregory C. (1979). 174:. Located in northwestern 26: 232:The playa is within the 190:. It is bordered by the 266:Silver Island Mountains 264:and northwest flank of 196:Silver Island Mountains 340:Great Salt Lake Desert 262:Great Salt Lake Desert 161:Box Elder County, Utah 194:to the west, and the 167:that is a remnant of 165:Elko County, Nevada 125: /  100:Silver Island Range 198:to the southeast. 149:Pilot Valley Playa 46:Pilot Valley Playa 22:Pilot Valley Playa 178:and northeastern 145: 144: 362: 315: 310: 304: 299: 293: 288: 272:, 15 mi NW. 260:View ESE of the 253: 140: 139: 137: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 121: 118: 42: 41: 35: 19: 370: 369: 365: 364: 363: 361: 360: 359: 330: 329: 319: 318: 311: 307: 300: 296: 289: 285: 280: 275: 274: 273: 259: 254: 219: 207:cutthroat trout 192:Pilot Mountains 172:Lake Bonneville 133: 131: 127: 124: 119: 116: 114: 112: 111: 97: 61:Floor elevation 56: 55: 54: 53: 50: 49: 48: 47: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 368: 366: 358: 357: 352: 347: 342: 332: 331: 328: 327: 317: 316: 305: 294: 282: 281: 279: 276: 256: 255: 248: 247: 246: 218: 215: 143: 142: 109: 103: 102: 91: 87: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 58: 57: 51: 45: 44: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 367: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 337: 335: 325: 321: 320: 314: 309: 306: 303: 298: 295: 292: 287: 284: 277: 271: 268:as seen from 267: 263: 258: 252: 245: 243: 239: 235: 230: 228: 224: 223:precipitation 216: 214: 212: 208: 204: 203:alluvial fans 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 138: 110: 108: 104: 101: 96: 92: 88: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 34: 25: 20: 323: 308: 297: 286: 233: 231: 220: 200: 148: 146: 129:41°N 113.9°W 169:Pleistocene 132: / 107:Coordinates 98:southeast: 95:Pilot Range 334:Categories 278:References 270:Pilot Peak 134:41; -113.9 90:Borders on 242:endorheic 85:Geography 229:speeds. 157:salt pan 120:113°54′W 141:  117:41°00′N 244:area. 236:(USGS 180:Nevada 93:west: 69:Length 211:brine 184:miles 153:playa 151:is a 77:Width 227:wind 188:feet 176:Utah 163:and 155:and 147:The 238:Huc 159:in 336::

Index

Pilot Valley Playa is located in Utah
Pilot Range
Silver Island Range
Coordinates
41°00′N 113°54′W / 41°N 113.9°W / 41; -113.9
playa
salt pan
Box Elder County, Utah
Elko County, Nevada
Pleistocene
Lake Bonneville
Utah
Nevada
miles
feet
Pilot Mountains
Silver Island Mountains
alluvial fans
cutthroat trout
brine
precipitation
wind
Huc
endorheic


Great Salt Lake Desert
Silver Island Mountains
Pilot Peak
Field Guide to Geologic Excursions in Utah and Adjacent Areas of Nevada

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