by William S. Parks
Abstract
Introduction
Lignite in western Tennessee
Purpose and scope of this project
Location and size of project area
Population and land use
Availability of hydrologic information
Previous investigations
Topographic and geologic maps
Ground-water data
Well records
Geophysical logs
Water levels
Quality of water
Pumping tests
Surface-water data
Continuous-record gaging stations
Partial-record gaging stations
Low-flow and miscellaneous sites
Flood-prone area maps
Sediment data
Rainfall data
Description of hydrologic system
Geomorphic and geologic setting
Water use
Ground-water system
Mississippi alluvial deposits
Fluvial deposits
Jackson and Cockfield Formations
Memphis Sand
Surface-water system
Drainage to Mississippi River
Drainage to Hatchie River
Drainage to South Fork Forked Deer River
Impact of strip-mining on the hydrologic system
General considerations
Mining in Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mining in Coastal Plain
Needs for hydrologic information and proposed data collection activities
Surface geologic maps
Ground-water information
Water-well inventory
Subsurface stratigraphy
Water-level trends and configurations
Aquifer characteristics
Ground-water quality
Surface-water information
Stream-flow characteristics
Surface-water quality
Rainfall-runoff relations
Plans to monitor strip-mining of lignite
Collection of mine-site data
Application of computer modeling techniques
Summary of plan to study hydrology
Selected references
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