Preconstruction and postconstruction ground-water levels, Lock and Dam 2, Red River Valley, Louisiana
Open-File Report
79-919
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service
By: A. H. Ludwig
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Abstract
Proposed construction of a series of locks and dams in the Red River in Louisiana will cause a permanent increase in average river stage. The potentiometric surface of the shallow alluvial aquifer and the water table in the fine-grained material confining the aquifer will be affected. The purpose of this study using digital-modeling techniques, was to predict the average postconstruction potentiometric surface (steady state) and the water table (nonsteady state) so that potential effects of the water-level changes could be evaluated. Plans for lock and dam 2 at mile 87 (kilometer 140) above the mouth of the Red River call for a pool elevation of 58 feet (17.7 meters) and will cause an average increase in river stage of 12.5 feet (3.8 meters). As a result, ground-water levels will be raised 1 foot (0.3 meter) or more within 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) of the river and will be near land surface in low areas. The potentiometric surface may be as much as 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 meter) above land surface south of Latanier along Chatlin Lake Canal and south of the Annandale area of Alexandria. The magnitude of ground-water-level fluctuations near the river will be reduced.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Preconstruction and postconstruction ground-water levels, Lock and Dam 2, Red River Valley, Louisiana |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-919 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79919 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Description | Report: iv, 18 p.; 4 Plates: 31.85 x 39.79 and smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Red River Valley |
| Scale | 62500 |
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