Flat

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Flat:

A relatively smooth landscape with no topographic relief

Other definitions:Wikipedia Reegle

Topographic Features

List of topographic features commonly encountered in geothermal resource areas:

• Mountainous
• Horst and Graben
• Shield Volcano
• Flat
• Lava Dome
• Stratovolcano
• Cinder Cone
• Caldera Depression
• Resurgent Dome Complex

The North Brawley Geothermal Power Plant is located in the Imperial Valley, California, a broad valley with flat topographic features. http://www.pcl.com/Projects-that-Inspire/Pages/North-Brawley-Geothermal-Power-Plant.aspx#

Flat terrains are characterized by the absence of major topographic features. Flat topography is typically encountered in areas that have experienced minimal past or present tectonic activity, but may also be present as relatively flat valley floors in caldera depressions and rift zones.

Examples

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CSV

Geothermal Resource Area	Geothermal Region	Tectonic Setting	Host Rock Age	Host Rock Lithology	Mean Capacity	Mean Reservoir Temp
North Brawley Geothermal Area	Gulf of California Rift Zone	Strike-Slip		Arkosic and quartz dominated sandstones	50 MW50,000 kW <br />50,000,000 W <br />50,000,000,000 mW <br />0.05 GW <br />5.0e-5 TW <br />	539.15 K266 °C <br />510.8 °F <br />970.47 °R <br />