| Abstract: | Twenty-three observation wells were installed at 12 sites in the Reelfoot Lake area of Kentucky and Tennessee during July 1986. The wells were installed to supplement an existing water level network and to provide additional data on the hydraulic characteristics and vertical hydraulic gradients in the alluvial aquifer near Reelfoot Lake. Well yields ranged from less than 20 gallons per minute to about 140 gallons per minute. The specific capacities of the wells ranged from less than 1 to 17.1 gallons per minute per foot of drawdown. Dissolved-solids concentrations ranged from 153 to 475 milligrams per liter at six wells. Three lithological sequences were encountered during drilling. Deep clay and silty clay occurred near the southwest corner of Reelfoot Lake. Predominantly medium- to coarse-grained sand occurred below about 15 feet of silt and clay near the west and northwest sides of the Lake. Along the western limit of the study area, near Lake No. 9 and the Mississippi River, at least about 50 feet of silt and silty sand occurred below land surface. (USGS) |
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| Citation Author: | Bradley, M. W. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 17 p. :map ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
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| Citation Series Number: | 87-249 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky; 1987; OFR; 87-249; Bradley, M. W. |
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| Text: | Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky; 1987; OFR; 87-249; Bradley, M. W. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
