Hydrogeologic data from the US Geological Survey test wells near Waycross, Ware County, Georgia
Water-Resources Investigations Report
83-4204
By: S.E. Matthews and R.E. Krause
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Abstract
Two wells were constructed near Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, from July 1980 to May 1981 to collect stratigraphic, structural, geophysical, hydrologic, hydraulic, and geochemical information for the U.S. Geological Survey Tertiary Limestone Regional Aquifer-System Analysis. Data collection included geologic sampling and coring, borehole geophysical logging, packer testing, water-level measuring, water-quality sampling, and aquifer testing. In the study area, the Tertiary limestone aquifer system is about 1,300 feet thick and is confined and overlain by about 610 feet of clastic sediments. The aquifer system consists of limestone, dolomite, and minor evaporites and has high porosity and permeability. A 4-day continuous discharge aquifer test was conducted, from which a transmissivity of about 1 million feet squared per day and a storage coefficient of 0.0001 were calculated. Water from the upper part of the aquifer is of a calcium bicarbonate type. The deeper highly mineralized zone produces a sodium bicarbonate type water in which concentrations of magnesium, sulfate, chloride, sodium, and some trace metals increase with depth. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Matthews, S., Krause, R., 1983, Hydrogeologic data from the US Geological Survey test wells near Waycross, Ware County, Georgia: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4204, Report: v, 29 p.; 3 Plates: 28.34 x 25.25 inches or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834204.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrogeologic data from the US Geological Survey test wells near Waycross, Ware County, Georgia |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 83-4204 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri834204 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: v, 29 p.; 3 Plates: 28.34 x 25.25 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Ware County |
| City | Waycross |