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A Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey Three-Dimensional Model Estimates of Groundwater Source Areas and Velocities to Independently Derived Estimates
Contributor(s): Rausseau, Joseph P. (Author), Bartholomay, Roy C. (Author), Fisher, Jason C. (Author)

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ISBN: 1500492086     ISBN-13: 9781500492083
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $17.09  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: July 2014
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- Technology & Engineering
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" L (0.75 lbs) 140 pages
 
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated a three-dimensional model of groundwater flow in the fractured basalts and interbedded sediments of the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory to determine if model-derived estimates of groundwater movement are consistent with (1) results from previous studies on water chemistry type, (2) the geochemical mixing at an example well, and (3) independently derived estimates of the average linear groundwater velocity. Simulated steady-state flow fields were analyzed using backward particle-tracking simulations that were based on a modified version of the particle tracking program MODPATH. Model results were compared to the 5-microgram-per-liter lithium contour interpreted to represent the transition from a water type that is primarily composed of tributary valley underflow and streamflow-infiltration recharge to a water type primarily composed of regional aquifer water. This comparison indicates several shortcomings in the way the model represents flow in the aquifer. The eastward movement of tributary valley underflow and streamflow-infiltration recharge is overestimated in the north-central part of the model area and underestimated in the central part of the model area. Model inconsistencies can be attributed to large contrasts in hydraulic conductivity between hydrogeologic zones.
 
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