L.L. Harrold
1934
<p><span>In recent years the </span>Water<span> Resources Branch of the United States Geological Surrey has given considerable attention to the </span>relation<span> of </span>ground<span>‐</span>water<span> to </span>stream<span>‐</span>flow<span>. One locality in which this </span>relation<span> is being studied is about 13 miles from Washington, near Colesvllle, Maryland, where a Kinnison float‐gage is being maintained in a well In connection with the operation of a gaging‐station on the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River. The well is opposite the gaging‐station, on a gentle slope about one. fifth of a mile from the </span>stream<span>, where the land‐surface ia about 20 feet above the bed of the </span>stream<span>. The well is an abandoned dug well 20 feet deep and is lined with loose stone and presumably admits </span>water<span> freely. The fluctuations of the </span>water<span>‐</span>level<span> in the well are believed to afford a fairly close index of fluctuations in the </span>water<span>‐table at the well‐site and may be typical of the fluctuations that occur in a large part of the area drained by the Northwest Branch above the gaging‐station, consisting of about 21 square miles of gently rolling farm‐land. During the period of the observations herein considered the </span>water<span>‐</span>level<span> in the well ranged from 10 to 16 feet below the </span>ground<span>‐surface at the well and from 10 to 4 feet above the bed of the </span>stream<span>. </span></p>
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10.1029/TR015i002p00414
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American Geophysical Union
Relation of stream‐flow to ground‐water levels
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