Experimental studies in stream-aquifer interaction along the Arkansas River in Central Kansas - Field testing and analysis
Journal of Hydrology
By: M. Sophocleous, M.A. Townsend, L.D. Vogler, T.J. McClain, E.T. Marks, and G.R. Coble
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Abstract
During the last several years, streamflows of a number of Kansas streams have been reduced as a result of groundwater declines. In order to better understand and quantify stream-aquifer interrelationships, an eight-day comprehensive stream-aquifer pumping test, followed by recovery monitoring, was conducted along the Arkansas River near Great Bend, Kansas. In addition to water level monitoring in numerous observation wells, streamflow data, streambed hydraulic gradients, neutron probe-based water content of dewatered sediments, water chemistry and other data were collected. The alluvial aquifer is shown to be highly transmissive (T = 1803 m2d-1) with the pumping stress (9538 m3d-1) having a radius of influence larger than 1.77 km, impacting both the aquifer levels and the streamflow in the nearby Arkansas River. Drawdown and recharge boundary effects were observed in all observation wells, including those on the opposite side of the river. The alluvial aquifer did not exhibit a water table behavior and responded as a leaky confined aquifer. A semiconfining clay layer less than 3 m thick and an additional recharge source from a nearby stream-alluvial system were the probable causes of the observed phenomena. Actual streamflow depletion is shown to be appreciably less than the computed depletion based on analytical solutions. ?? 1988.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Experimental studies in stream-aquifer interaction along the Arkansas River in Central Kansas - Field testing and analysis |
| Series title | Journal of Hydrology |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Hydrology |
| First page | 249 |
| Last page | 273 |
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