| Abstract: | The groundwater system at Anchorage, Alaska was analyzed by using a two-layer three-dimensional mathematical model. By use of existing data, both nonpumping and pumping steady-state conditions and transient conditions were simulated. Under steady-state conditions, calculated directions of groundwater flow were similar to observed flow patterns, and calculated stream discharges generally were within 10% of observed values. However, in many parts of the modeled area computed hydraulic head values were more than 20 ft higher or lower than observed values. Hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity are the most sensitive hydraulic parameters under steady-state conditions. Under steady-state conditions, a pumping rate of 18.8 Mgal/d lowers heads in the confined aquifer by as much as 30 ft, but reduces streamflow by less than 5%. Transient conditions show that drawndowns due to withdrawals by production wells follow similar patterns of nearby observation wells. On the basis of analytical techniques, the confining layer does not appear to hold significant quantities of water. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 29060 |
| Citation Author: | Patrick, Leslie; Brabets, T. P.; Glass, R. L. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 41 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 88-4139 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Simulation of ground-water flow at Anchorage, Alaska, 1955-83; 1989; WRI; 88-4139; Patrick, Leslie; Brabets, T. P.; Glass, R. L. |
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| Citation Year: | 1989 |
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| Text: | Simulation of ground-water flow at Anchorage, Alaska, 1955-83; 1989; WRI; 88-4139; Patrick, Leslie; Brabets, T. P.; Glass, R. L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1988/4139/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1988/4139/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
