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Installation of a groundwater monitoring-well network on the east side of the Uncompahgre River in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado, 2014

Data Series 955
Prepared in cooperation with Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Bureau of Reclamation
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ds955

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Abstract

The east side of the Uncompahgre River Basin has been a known contributor of dissolved selenium to recipient streams. Discharge of groundwater containing dissolved selenium contributes to surface-water selenium concentrations and loads; however, the groundwater system on the east side of the Uncompahgre River Basin is not well characterized. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Bureau of Reclamation, has established a groundwater-monitoring network on the east side of the Uncompahgre River Basin. Thirty wells total were installed for this project: 10 in 2012 (DS 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds923), and 20 monitoring wells were installed during April and June 2014 which are presented in this report. This report presents location data, lithologic logs, well-construction diagrams, and well-development information. Understanding the groundwater system can provide managers with an additional metric for evaluating the effectiveness of salinity and selenium control projects.

Suggested Citation

Thomas, J.C., 2015, Installation of a groundwater monitoring-well network on the east side of the Uncompahgre River in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado, 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 955, 44 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds955.

ISSN: 2327-638X (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Network Design
  • Well Drilling and Installation
  • Well Development
  • References Cited
  • Appendix 1. Lithologic Logs
  • Appendix 2. Well-Construction Diagrams
  • Appendix 3. Well-Development Records

 

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Installation of a groundwater monitoring-well network on the east side of the Uncompahgre River in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado, 2014
Series title Data Series
Series number 955
DOI 10.3133/ds955
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Colorado Water Science Center
Description iv, 43 p.
Time Range Start 2014-04-01
Time Range End 2014-06-30
Country United States
State Colorado
Other Geospatial Lower Gunnison River Basin, Uncompahgre River
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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