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Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky

Open-File Report 87-249
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87249

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Abstract

Twenty-three observation wells were installed at 12 sites in the Reelfoot Lake area of Kentucky and Tennessee during July 1986. The wells were installed to supplement an existing water level network and to provide additional data on the hydraulic characteristics and vertical hydraulic gradients in the alluvial aquifer near Reelfoot Lake. Well yields ranged from less than 20 gallons per minute to about 140 gallons per minute. The specific capacities of the wells ranged from less than 1 to 17.1 gallons per minute per foot of drawdown. Dissolved-solids concentrations ranged from 153 to 475 milligrams per liter at six wells. Three lithological sequences were encountered during drilling. Deep clay and silty clay occurred near the southwest corner of Reelfoot Lake. Predominantly medium- to coarse-grained sand occurred below about 15 feet of silt and clay near the west and northwest sides of the Lake. Along the western limit of the study area, near Lake No. 9 and the Mississippi River, at least about 50 feet of silt and silty sand occurred below land surface. (USGS)

Suggested Citation

Bradley, M.W., 1987, Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-249, iii, 17 p. :map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87249.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 87-249
DOI 10.3133/ofr87249
Year Published 1987
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description iii, 17 p. :map ;28 cm.
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