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Horse Creek Subbasin Aquifer Systems

 
 

An aquifer is defined as a geologic formation that is sufficiently water-saturated and permeable to yield a significant quantity of water to wells or springs. The aquifer systems of the Horse Creek subbasin are shown on the map below. Aquifer systems currently used and/or available for future development within the subbasin include the following:

  • Quaternary Aquifer System (Alluvial deposits);
  • Quaternary Aquifer System (Non-alluvial deposits);
  • Late Tertiary Aquifer System (Ogallala, Arikaree Formations, White River Group);
  • Late Cretaceous Aquifer Systems (Lance Formation and Fox Hills Sandstone);
  • Late Paleozoic Aquifer System (Casper Formation); and
  • Precambrian Aquifer System (Precambrian crystalline bedrock units).

The Quaternary and Late Tertiary Aquifer Systems are the most extensively developed aquifer systems in the Horse Creek subbasin.

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The Platte River Basin Plan is a planning tool developed for the Wyoming Water Development Office. It presents estimated current and estimated future uses of water in WyomingÆs Platte River Basin. The Plan is not used to determine compliance with or administration of state law, federal law, court decrees, interstate compacts, or interstate agreements.
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