Measurement of ground water velocity using Rhodamine WT dye near Sheffield, Illinois
Open-File Report
84-856
By: George Garklavs and L.G. Toler
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Abstract
Ground-water flow velocity was estimated in a tract of land adjacent to a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, by measuring the time-of-travel between two wells spaced 110 feet apart. Rhodamine WT dye was the principal tracer used in the test. The leading edge and peak concentrations of Rhodamine WT were well defined. A ground-water velocity of 6.9 feet per day (2,500 feet per year) was computed from the arrival time of the leading edge of the tracer cloud. (USGS)
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Garklavs, G., Toler, L., 1985, Measurement of ground water velocity using Rhodamine WT dye near Sheffield, Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-856, iv, 27 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr84856.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Measurement of ground water velocity using Rhodamine WT dye near Sheffield, Illinois |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 84-856 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr84856 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 27 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |