Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
Water-Resources Investigations Report
82-4065
By: E. A. Prych
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Abstract
A multilayer numerical model of steady-state ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek basin was constructed, calibrated using time-averaged data, and used to estimate the long-term effects of proposed irrigation-water management plans on ground-water levels in the area. Model computations showed that irrigation of new lands in the Satus uplands would raise ground-water levels in lower Satus Creek basin and thereby increase the size of the waterlogged areas. The model also demonstrated that pumping water from wells, reducing the amount of irrigation water used in the lowlands, and stopping leakage from Satus No. 2 and 3 Pump Canals were all effective methods to alleviate present waterlogging in some parts of the basin and to counteract some of the anticipated ground-water-level rises that would be caused by irrigating the uplands. The proposed changes in water use affected model-computed ground-water levels most in the eastern part of the basin between Satus No. 2 and No. 3 Pump Canals. The effects on ground-water levels in the western part of the basin between Satus Creek and Satus No. 2 Pump Canal were smaller. (USGS)
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Prych, E., 1983, Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4065, xi, 89 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri824065.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 82-4065 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri824065 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | xi, 89 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |