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

B<br />

Coast Ranges<br />

Clayey<br />

lenses<br />

Corcoran Clay<br />

(confining layer)<br />

Marine<br />

deposits<br />

Figure A9. Continued.<br />

River<br />

Potentiometric surface of the<br />

lower part of the aquifer system<br />

Old saline water<br />

Pumping wells<br />

Slough<br />

Subsidence area<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

(<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Water<br />

table<br />

Water<br />

movement<br />

Lower part<br />

of the aquifer<br />

system<br />

Sierra Nevada<br />

Fresh-water<br />

recharge<br />

Upper part<br />

of the aquifer<br />

system<br />

(Sierran<br />

deposits)<br />

Bedrock

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