| Abstract: | The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is proposing to build a dry dam on the South Fork Licking River to mitigate flood impacts. Concerns have been raised regarding the effects of impounded floodwaters on ground-water conditions in the Swamp Road neighborhood. To obtain a better understanding of existing ground-water conditions, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NRCS, installed three monitoring wells and collected ground-water-quality samples on two occasions from these and four residential wells. In addition, transducers were placed in these seven wells to obtain hourly water-level measurements from August, 2006 to early March, 2007. Intermittent water levels also were measured in another seven residential wells in the area.
Water-quality samples were collected in September 2006 and January 2007. Samples were analyzed for nutrients, inorganic elements, and fecal-indicator bacteria. In general, the ground-water quality was very hard with large iron concentrations of 1,700 ?g/L and above.
Although the aquifer underlying the Swamp Road area is confined, the continuous water-level records indicate a rapid response to precipitation. Comparison of the well hydrographs with the stage hydrograph for the nearby South Fork Licking River indicates a hydraulic connection between the river and the aquifer. In the vicinity of Swamp Road, the ground-water-flow direction was southeast during the duration of the study. The ground-water-level elevations were above the planned maximum elevation for water impounded by the dam, thus the impounded floodwater should have minimal impact on ground-water conditions along Swamp Road. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 80210 |
| Citation Author: | Dumouchelle, Denise H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Ohio Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0400045 |
| Citation LatS: | 0395345 |
| Citation LonE: | -0822815 |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 17 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2007-1211 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-Water Data and Flow Directions in the Vicinity of Swamp Road, Licking County, Ohio, 2006-07; 2007; OFR; 2007-1211; Dumouchelle, Denise H. |
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| Citation Year: | 2007 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Ground-Water Data and Flow Directions in the Vicinity of Swamp Road, Licking County, Ohio, 2006-07; 2007; OFR; 2007-1211; Dumouchelle, Denise H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1211/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
