Development of a Hydrogeologic Visualization Model for Western Sarpy County, Nebraska
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- Document: Report (2.63 MB pdf) , HTML , XML
- Dataset: USGS dataset Datasets of altitude of the top of the Dakota Sandstone, top of the Pennsylvanian-age units, and water-level in western Sarpy County, Nebraska
- Database: USGS National Water Information System USGS water data for the nation
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Abstract
Population in western Sarpy County, Nebraska, has steadily increased over the last several decades and has led to increased groundwater use for domestic purposes. To meet the increase in demand, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District is seeking to use all available sources of groundwater in western Sarpy County. Additionally, elevated groundwater nitrate plus nitrite as nitrogen concentrations were detected, indicating the need to better understand the groundwater quality of the area. Although the general geology of the area is understood, the area does not have detailed information on the extent of the various aquifers, particularly the Dakota aquifer. To characterize these aquifers, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District invested in airborne electromagnetic surveys of the area to better understand the subsurface geology. Although these surveys improved understanding of the groundwater systems in the area, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District wanted to integrate the subsurface information with available water-quality and groundwater-level data.
In response, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission, and the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, assembled geologic, hydrogeologic and nitrate plus nitrite as nitrogen information for the selected area into a three-dimensional visualization computer software package called GeoScene3D. The completed GeoScene3D project was assembled to provide a visualization of the groundwater systems and associated water-quality results in Sarpy County and to provide the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District managers with information that can be used to make more informed groundwater resource-planning decisions in the future. This report details the development of a three-dimensional model created within GeoScene3D to visualize the subsurface, particularly the Dakota Sandstone in western Sarpy County.
Suggested Citation
Schaepe, N.J., Cherry, M.L., Flynn, A.S., and Hobza, C.M., 2024, Development of a hydrogeologic visualization model for western Sarpy County, Nebraska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5016, 23 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245016.
ISSN: 2328-0328 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Hydrogeologic Data Compilation
- Method to Interpolate Hydrogeologic Data
- Hydrogeologic Visualization Products
- Summary
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Development of a hydrogeologic visualization model for western Sarpy County, Nebraska |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Series number | 2024-5016 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sir20245016 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Nebraska Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: vii; 23 p.; Dataset; Database |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Sarpy County |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |