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Ground water in Dale Valley, New York

Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-120
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri78120

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Abstract

Dale Valley is a broad valley segment, enlarged by glacial erosion, at the headwaters of Little Tonawanda Creek near Warsaw , New York. A thin, shallow alluvial aquifer immediately underlies the valley floor but is little used. A deeper gravel aquifer, buried beneath many feet of lake deposits, is tapped by several industrial wells. A finite-difference digital model treated the deep aquifer as two-dimensional with recharge and discharge through a confining layer. It was calibrated by simulating (1) natural conditions, (2) an 18-day aquifer test, and (3) 91 days of well-field operation. Streamflow records and model simulations suggest that in moderately wet years such as 1974, a demand of 750 gallons per minute could be met by withdrawal from the creek and from the aquifer without excessive drawdown at production wells or existing domestic wells. With reasonable but unverified model adjustments to simulate an unusually dry year, the model predicts that a demand of 600 gallons per minute could be met from the same sources. Water high in chloride has migrated from bedrock into parts of the deep aquifer. Industrial pumpage, faults in the bedrock, and the natural flow system may be responsible. (Woodard-USGS)

Suggested Citation

Randall, A.D., 1979, Ground water in Dale Valley, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-120, vi, 85 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri78120.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Ground water in Dale Valley, New York
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 78-120
DOI 10.3133/wri78120
Year Published 1979
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description vi, 85 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm.
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