Statistical analysis of aquifer-test results for nine regional aquifers in Louisiana
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4001
By: Angel Martin and D. A. Early
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Abstract
This report, prepared as part of the Gulf Coast Regional Aquifer-System Analysis project, presents a compilation, summarization, and statistical analysis of aquifer-test results for nine regional aquifers in Louisiana. These are from youngest to oldest: The alluvial, Pleistocene, Evangeline, Jasper, Catahoula, Cockfield, Sparta, Carrizo, and Wilcox aquifers. Approximately 1,500 aquifer tests in U.S. Geological Survey files in Louisiana were examined and 1,001 were input to a computer file. Analysis of the aquifer test results and plots that describe aquifer hydraulic characteristics were made for each regional aquifer. Results indicate that, on the average, permeability (hydraulic conductivity) generally tends to decrease from the youngest aquifers to the oldest. The most permeable aquifers in Louisiana are the alluvial and Pleistocene aquifers; whereas, the least permeable are the Carrizo and Wilcox aquifers. (Author 's abstract)
Suggested Citation
Martin, A., and Early, D.A., 1987, Statistical analysis of aquifer-test results for nine regional aquifers in Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4001, iv, 26 p. :ill., map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri874001.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Statistical analysis of aquifer-test results for nine regional aquifers in Louisiana |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4001 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874001 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 26 p. :ill., map ;28 cm. |