Land subsidence due to ground-water withdrawal in the Los Banos-Kettleman City area, California; Part 2, Subsidence and compaction of deposits

Abstract

Subsidence of the land surface ___ ______ _______ _ 2 Sources of vertical-control data _______________ 4 Topographic mapping program of the U.S. Geological Survey ________________________ 4 Bench-mark survey program of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ____________________ 4 Changes in the altitude of the land surface _________ 6 Tectonic movements____________________ 7 Apparent uplift of Anticline Ridge, 1962-63 __ 7 Subsidence due to withdrawal of petroleum ______ 8 Near-surface subsidence _________________ 8 Subsidence due to withdrawal of ground water ___ 10 Extent and magnitude of subsidence in the Los Banos-Kettleman City area _________ 10