Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5172
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Eggleston, J.R., Carlson, C.S., Fairchild, G.M., and Zarriello, P.J., 2012, Simulation of groundwater and surface-water interaction and effects of pumping in a complex glacial-sediment aquifer, east central Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5172, 48 p., at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5172/.
Acknowledgments
Abstract
Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Study Area
Previous Investigations
Hydrogeology
Borehole Data
Geophysical Data
Bedrock
Glacial Sediment History
Water Resources
Surface-Water Features
Groundwater Levels and Flow Paths
Water Use
Groundwater-Flow Model
Model Design
Discretization
Model Boundaries
Hydraulic Conductivity
Storage Coefficients
Streams
Recharge
Pumping
Model Calibration
Steady-State Calibration
Transient Model Calibration
Model Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis
Model Limitations
Simulated Aquifer and Streamflow Response
Steady-State Simulations
Transient Model Simulations
Evaluation of Pumping Strategies to Reduce Low-Flow Stresses
Summary and Conclusions
References Cited