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A plan for study of water resources in the Platte River basin, Nebraska: with special emphasis on the stream-aquifer relations

Open-File Report 73-139
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr73139

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Abstract

A "Level B" study is being made of the Platte River basin in Nebraska. The basin (approximately 40,800 square miles) extends the full length of the State, a distance of nearly 470 miles. The study is a Federal and State interagency effort to formulate a comprehensive plan for the conservation, development, and management of the water and related land resources of the Platte River basin. The technical information for the study will be provided by 14 task forces. This report describes the work of the Level B Stream-Aquifer Hydrology Task Force (Task Force 13). The U.S. Geological Survey is the lead agency for this task force.

Task Force 13 will provide the agencies participating in the Level B study with a quantitative description of the operation of the hydrologic system with emphasis on the relation of ground water to surface water. A digital model will be developed to simulate the physical character and operation of the stream-aquifer system. After the model has been calibrated with field data, it will be used to evaluate the effect of proposed projects. Some of the uses of the model are evaluation of effects of proposed conjunctive use projects, effects of changes in water use, and study of future water problems such as water-logged areas, groundwater mining, and streamflow depletion.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title A plan for study of water resources in the Platte River basin, Nebraska: with special emphasis on the stream-aquifer relations
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 73-139
DOI 10.3133/ofr73139
Year Published 1973
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 36 p.
Country United States
State Nebraska
Other Geospatial Platte River Basin
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