Water-surface elevations of wetlands and nearby wells at Arnold Air Force Base, near Manchester, Tennessee

Open-File Report 95-753
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Abstract

Surface-water stage, ground-water elevations, rainfall, and streamflow were monitored at or near four wetland sites at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. Two of the wetland sites (Sinking Pond and Westall Swamp) included sinkholes with internal relief greater than 7 feet. The other two wetlands (Tupelo Swamp and Goose Pond) were shallow depressions with less than 5 feet internal relief. Stage rose and fell abruptly in the two sinkhole wetlands. Water depths ranged from 0 to 11.4 feet in Sinking Pond and from 0 to 8.5 feet in Westall Swamp. Water levels in wells adjacent to the sinkhole wetlands also rose and fell abruptly. The two shallow depressions filled and drained more gradually and remained flooded longer than the sinkhole wetlands. The maximum recorded water depths were 3.5 feet in Tupelo Swamp and 2.3 feet in Goose Pond. Water levels in nearby wells remained lower than surface-water elevations in the shallow depressions throughout the study period.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Water-surface elevations of wetlands and nearby wells at Arnold Air Force Base, near Manchester, Tennessee
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 95-753
DOI 10.3133/ofr95753
Edition -
Year Published 1996
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey ; Books and Open-File Reports Section [distributor],
Description iv, 19 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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