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Hydrogeologic Framework and Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Travel Time in the Shallow Aquifer System in the Area of Naval Support Activity Memphis, Millington, Tennessee 

    Table 5. Stratigraphy, hydrogeologic units, and conceptual hydrogeologic model of the shallow aquifer system in the area of Naval Support Activity Memphis, Millington, Tennessee
Stratigraphic unit
Hydrogeologic unit
Conceptual hydrogeologic model
Upper alluvium/loess
Confining unit
Shallow aquifer system
Lower alluvium-fluvial deposits
A1 aquifer (southwest of erosional scarp)
Cockfield Formation
A1 aquifer (northeast of erosional scarp)
Confining unit
Cockfield aquifer
Cook Mountain Formation
Confining unit
Base of shallow aquifer system
Memphis Sand
Memphis aquifer
Deep aquifer system
 


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