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Hydrogeologic map of Nevada Test Site and vicinity, southern Nevada, 1965

Date

1965

Description

At top of map: ' United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Professional paper 712-C, plate 1. Prepared on behald of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.' At bottom of map: 'Base from U.S. Geological Survey, Caliente, Death Valley, Goldfield and Las Vegas, 1954. 100,00-foot grid based on Nevada coordinate system, central zone.' 'Hydrogeology by I. J. Winograd, 1965; geology by William Thordarson.' Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Shows township and range lines. Includes diagram of downward and upward cross-flow of water. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contour interval 200 feet. Scale 1:250,000 (W 117°--W 115°/N 38°--N 36°). Series: Professional paper (Geological Survey (U.S.), 712-C. Issued as plate 1 from Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical framework, south-central Great Basin, Nevada-California with special reference to the Nevada Test Site. Prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission by Isaac J. Winograd and William Thordarson. Published 1975 by U.S. Govt. Print. Off. in Washington.

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Map showing ground-water chemistry and hydrochemical facies, Nevada Test Site and vicinity, southern Nevada, 1965

Date

1965

Description

'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Professional paper 712-C, plate 3.' 'Prepared on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission.' 'Base from U.S. Geological Survey Caliente, Death Valley, Goldfield, and Las Vegas, 1954.' 'Hydrochemistry by I. J. Winograd, 1965.' 'Interior--Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia--1975.' Relief shown by contours. Contour interval 200 feet. Shows township and range lines. Scale 1:250,000 (W 117°--W 115°/N 38°--N 36°). Series: Professional paper (Geological Survey (U.S.))712-C. Issued as plate 3 from U.S. Geological Survey professional paper 712-C, Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical framework, south-central Great Basin, Nevada-California, with special reference to the Nevada Test Site, by I.J. Winograd, and William Thordarson, published in 1975 by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in 6 Blättern im Maassstabe von 1:3,700,000

Date

1882

Description

33 x 41 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Sheet 4 of a 6-sheet map. "Petermann: ver. st. v. am. bi. 4". "Stieler's Hand Atlas, No. 86." Binder's title of Hand Atlas über alle Thiele der Erde und über das Weltgebäude, which was published in 1879. In German. Library has only map of Arizona and parts of surrounding states and northern Mexico. Original publisher: Justus Perthes.

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Map of economic features, part of central New Mexico, May 7, 1877

Date

1877-05-07

Description

37 x 50 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights "Atlas sheet no. 77(B)." "Issued May 7th 1877." "Expeditions of 1871 & 1786 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." "Weyss, Herman & Lang, del." "By order of the honorable the Secretary of War." "Under the direction of Brig. General A. A. Hunphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army." "2nd. Ed. June 30th, 1881." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.

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Blueprint showing proposed improvement of Las Vegas Springs, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21, 1916

Date

1916-09-21

Description

'Exhibit A'. 'Approved Sept. 21, 1916.' '2-N-1719' handwritten in lower right corner. 'W.E.J."--Lower left corner. "L-44 - 50 to 61. T-75 - 17 & 46"--Upper left corner. Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs. Scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in. to 20 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. 1 in. to 200 ft. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48]. 1 in. to 4 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 1 in. to 100 feet. 1 map. Contents: Detail at springs -- Profile -- Alignment.

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Map of Las Vegas Valley artesian basin, circa 1940

Date

1938 to 1942

Description

Scale [ca. 1:72,000. 1 in.=approx. 6,000 feet] (W 115°10´--W 115°/N 36°20´--N 36´). Shows wells, springs, boundary between valley fill and bedrock, and ground water district boundaries for Las Vegas Metropolitan Area and North Las Vegas. "Figure 1." Nevada. State Engineer

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Map of parts of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, atlas sheet no. 70(A), 1877

Date

1877-05-07

Description

37 x 50 cm. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Issued May 7th, 1877. 2nd ed., June 30th, 1881." "Atlas sheet no. 77(B)." "Expeditions of 1871 & 1786 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." "Weyss, Herman & Lang, del." Probably originally published as part of the geological atlas which is an appendix to the Surveys' Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. Geological map. "Prof. John J. Stevenson, geological assistant." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.

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Map showing general plan for the district boundary of Lateral Sanitary Sewer District No. 1, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1928

Date

1925 to 1932

Description

' Webster L. Benham, consuting engineer.' 'Sheet 1 of 13.' Scale [ca. 1:3,600. 1 inch to approximately 300 feet]. Blueprint. Plat map. Library's copy has various areas colored in with red pencil. City of Las Vegas.

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Map of part of North Central New Mexico atlas sheets 69(B), 69(D), 77(B) and 78(A), June 30, 1881

Date

1881-06-30

Description

39 x 52 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights "Issued June 30, 1881." "Expeditions of 1873, 1878 and 1879 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army." Geological map Probably originally published as part of the geological atlas which is an appendix to the Surveys' Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. "Prof. John J. Stevenson, geological assistant." "By order of the honorable the Secretary of War under the direction of Brig. General A. A. Hunphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.

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Map of Las Vegas artesian basin, Clark County, Nevada, April 1946 (Water Resources Bulletin no. 5, plate 5)

Date

1946-04

Description

'April, 1946.' 'Showing location of wells, springs, and boundary between valley fill and bedrock.' At top of map: 'United States Department of Interior, Geological Survey. Water resources bulletin no. 5, plate 5. ' 'State Engineer of Nevada.' At bottom of map: 'Map showing soils, land classification, and alkali concentration in part of Las Vegas Valley.' Includes range and township grid. Scale [ca. 1:71,597. 1 in. to approx. 1.13 miles]. Series: Water resources bulletin (Carson City, Nev.), no. 5. Originally published as plate 5 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson, which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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