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168 Groundwater Availability of the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Aquifer</strong>, California<br />

A<br />

Water-level difference, in feet,<br />

simulated minus estimated (Williamson<br />

<strong>and</strong> others, 1989)—<br />

Equal to or less than -50.0<br />

-49.9 to -25.0<br />

-24.9 to 0.0<br />

0.1 to 24.9<br />

25.0 to 49.9<br />

Equal to or greater than 50.0<br />

0 50 100 Miles<br />

0 50 100 Kilometers<br />

Shaded relief derived from U.S. Geological Survey<br />

National Elevation Dataset, 2006. Albers Equal Area Conic Projection<br />

Simulated water-level altitude,<br />

in feet. Spring, 1976—<br />

Model streams<br />

<strong>and</strong> canals<br />

EXPLANATION<br />

Active model grid<br />

boundary<br />

Model water-balance<br />

subregion<br />

Figure C18. The simulated A, Water-table altitude in spring 1976. B, Potentiometric-surface altitude in spring 1976, for the calibrated<br />

transient groundwater-flow model of the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>. Residuals at observation points <strong>and</strong> areal differences between h<strong>and</strong>-drawn<br />

altitude maps also are shown. Maps showing the simulated water-table altitude <strong>and</strong> potentiometric-surface altitude in spring of 2000<br />

are shown in <strong>and</strong> .<br />

-160<br />

-120<br />

-80<br />

-40<br />

0<br />

40<br />

80<br />

120<br />

160<br />

200<br />

240<br />

280<br />

320<br />

360<br />

400<br />

440<br />

480<br />

Residual (Observed minus<br />

Simulated), in feet—<br />

-57.3 to -55<br />

-54.9 to -50<br />

-49.9 to -45<br />

-44.9 to -40<br />

-39.9 to -35<br />

-34.9 to -30<br />

-29.9 to -25<br />

-24.9 to -20<br />

-19.9 to -15<br />

-14.9 to -10<br />

-9.9 to -5<br />

-4.9 to 5<br />

5.1 to 10<br />

10.1 to 15<br />

15.1 to 20<br />

20.1 to 25<br />

25.1 to 30<br />

30.1 to 35<br />

35.1 to 40<br />

40.1 to 45<br />

45.1 to 50<br />

50.1 to 55<br />

55.1 to 60

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