| Abstract: | The shallow groundwater system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wis. was simulated using a previously calibrated regional model. The previous model was updated using newly collected water-level measurements and refinements to surface-water features. The updated model was then used to calculate the area contributing recharge for one existing and two proposed pumping locations on lands of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community.
Delineated 1-, 5-, and 10-year areas contributing recharge for existing and proposed wells extend from the areas of pumping to the northeast of the pumping locations. Steady-state pumping was simulated for two scenarios: a base pumping scenario using pumping rates that reflect what the Tribe expects to pump and a high pumping scenario, in which the rate was set to the maximum expected from wells installed in this area. In the base pumping scenario, pumping rates of 32 gallons per minute (gal/min; 46,000 gallons per day (gal/d)) from the existing well and 30 gal/min (43,000 gal/d) at each of the two proposed wells were simulated. The high pumping scenario simulated a rate of 70 gal/min (101,000 gal/d) from each of the three pumping wells to estimate of the largest areas contributing recharge that might be expected given what is currently known about the shallow groundwater system. The areas contributing recharge for both the base and high pumping scenarios did not intersect any modeled surface-water bodies; however, the high pumping scenario had a larger areal extent than the base pumping scenario and intersected a septic separator. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70004929 |
| Citation Author: | Fienen, Michael N.; Juckem, Paul F.; Hunt, Randall J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Wisconsin Water Science Center |
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| Citation LatN: | 0455000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0451000 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 10 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | SIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-5080 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin; 2011; SIR; 2011-5080; Fienen, Michael N.; Juckem, Paul F.; Hunt, Randall J. |
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| Text: | Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin; 2011; SIR; 2011-5080; Fienen, Michael N.; Juckem, Paul F.; Hunt, Randall J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/sir_2011_5080.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5080/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
