Boundary of the Death Valley region by Bedinger and others (1989), for the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system study, Nevada and California

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This digital data set delineates the boundary of the Death Valley region that was first evaluated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a potential hydrogeologic environment for isolation of high-level radioactive waste in 1981. Identifying potential high-level waste isolation regions within the Basin and Range physiographic province continued through the 1980's and resulted in comprehensive geologic and hydrologic characterization of select areas. [...]