| Main Title |
Geological and Hydrological Characteristics of the Whitewater Area, Wisconsin. |
| Author |
Byrn, Frank ;
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| CORP Author |
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Water Resources Center. |
| Year Published |
1970 |
| Report Number |
OWRR-A-013-WIS; 02882,; A-013-WIS(1) |
| Stock Number |
PB-196 366 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Hydrogeology ;
Wisconsin) ;
( Ground water ;
Data processing) ;
Water quality ;
Geologic investigations ;
Aquifers ;
Water table ;
Water wells ;
Sandstone ;
Alkalinity ;
Drill holes ;
Dolomite(Rock) ;
Surveys ;
Whitewater Area(Wisconsin)
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
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Status |
| NTIS |
PB-196 366 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
94p |
| Abstract |
In the Whitewater, Wisconsin area, a study was made of the groundwater hydrology and the geologic factors that influence it. The unconfined groundwater under the eastern part of the Whitewater area is in the Mayville dolomite and Quaternary sediments above the shales of the Maquoketa formation. The confined 'artesian' water of the Zone of Saturation is that water confined to the permeable formations from the Cambrian Mt. Simon sandstone to the Ordovican Galena-Plattevile formations. The gradient of the water table is steepest just within the crest of the Whitewater sub-basin divide. In this mile-wide zone the average slope is toward the center of the basin at about 25 feet a mile. Wells in glacial outwash deposits have limited yields and this aquifer is generally best suited to farm supply. The most important reservoirs of groundwater for safe yield in relatively large quantities are the sandstones of the Cambrian system, especially the Mt. Simon sandstone. The average chemical composition of the waters from the local aquifers exhibit strong secondary alkalinity. (WRSIC abstract) |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Technical rept.. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1970, |
| Category Codes |
8H; 64H |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A05 MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
326514892 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
