| Abstract: | Surficial-sand aquifers in 960 square miles of central Minnesota were studied to determine the occurrence, availability, and suitability of the surficial aquifer as a source of water. The aquifer, which is being increasingly developed for irrigation, is predominantly medium to coarse sand with lesser amounts of gravel. Saturated-sand aquifers in the Maine Prairie area locally exceed 100 feet in thickness, and transmissivity exceeds 40,000 feet squared per day. Similar valley-fill deposits in Sherburne County exceed 80 feet in thickness, transmissivity exceeds 30,000 feet squared per day, and expected well yields are from 2,000 to 3,000 gallons per minute. Water is of the calcium bicarbonate type and suitable for most uses. Relatively high nitrate and chloride concentrations occur in a heavily irrigated area in Sherburne County. Surficial aquifers in Sherburne County and the Maine Prairie area of Stearns county were simulated by two-dimensional digital ground-water flow models. Both modeled areas will support additional withdrawals, but caution must be exercised because lowering ground-water levels will also lower the lake levels and reduce streamflow. In some areas, aquifer dewatering will reduce individual well yields. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 10037 |
| Citation Author: | Lindholm, Gerald F. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | viii, 111 p. ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 80-1285 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water appraisal of sand plains in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties, central Minnesota; 1980; OFR; 80-1285; Lindholm, Gerald F. |
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| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Ground-water appraisal of sand plains in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties, central Minnesota; 1980; OFR; 80-1285; Lindholm, Gerald F. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
