Distribution of transmissivity and yield of the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers in Northern New Hanover County, North Carolina
Open-File Report
2011-1205
Prepared in cooperation with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
By: Kristen Bukowski McSwain and Laura A. Nagy
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Abstract
Data were collected from more than 230 wells in northern New Hanover County, North Carolina, to evaluate the distribution of transmissivity and yield of the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers of the Coastal Plain Physiographic Province. Constant-rate,single-well aquifer test data were obtained and analyzed to calculate additional transmissivity values for 25 production wells that were completed in the Castle Hayne or Peedee aquifer. In the surficial aquife, transmissivity values ranged from 400 to 12,700 feet squared per day, and reported yields ranged from 6 to 100 gallons per minute. In the Castle Hayne aquifer, transmissivity values ranged from 1,400 to 18,700 feet squared per day, and reported yields ranged from 9 to 640 gallons per minute. In the Peedee aquifer, transmissivity values ranged from 530 to 18,600 feet squared per day, and reported yields ranged from 8 to 1,000 gallons per minute.
Suggested Citation
McSwain, K., and Nagy, L.A., 2011, Distribution of transmissivity and yield of the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers in Northern New Hanover County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1205, 1 Sheet: 34 x 36 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111205.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Distribution of transmissivity and yield of the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers in Northern New Hanover County, North Carolina |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2011-1205 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20111205 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | North Carolina Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 Sheet: 34 x 36 inches |
| Time Range Start | 2004-12-01 |
| Time Range End | 2008-09-30 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | New Hanover |
| Other Geospatial | Castle Hayne Aquifer;Peedee Aquifer;Coastal Plain Physiographic Province |
| Scale | 500000 |