Publication Citation

USGS Series Open-File Report
Report Number 97-22
Title Water-Quality and Hydrogeologic Data Used to Evaluate the Effects of Farming Systems on Ground-Water Quality at the Management Systems Evaluation Area Near Princeton, Minnesota, 1991-95
Edition -
Language ENGLISH
Author(s) Landon, M. K.; Delin, G. N.; Nelson, K. J.; Regan, C. P.; Lamb, J. A.; Larson, S. J.; Capel, P. D.; Anderson, J. L.; Dowdy, R. H.
Year 1997
Originating office Minnesota Water Science Center
USGS Library Call Number (200) R29o no.97-22
Physical description vi, 25 p.; 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
ISBN
Northernmost latitude 0460000
Southernmost latitude 0444500
Easternmost longitude -0923000
Westernmost longitude -0944500

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Abstract

The Minnesota Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) project was part of a multi-scale, inter-agency initiative to evaluate the effects of agricultural management systems on water quality in the midwest corn belt. The research area was located in the Anoka Sand Plain about 5 kilometers southwest of Princeton, Minnesota. The ground-water-quality monitoring network within and immediately surrounding the research area consisted of 73 observation wells and 25 multiport wells. The primary objectives of the ground-water monitoring program at the Minnesota MSEA were to: (1) determine the effects of three farming systems on ground-water quality, and (2) understand the processes and factors affecting the loading, transport, and fate of agricultural chemicals in ground water at the site. This report presents well construction, geologic, water-level, chemical application, water-quality, and quality-assurance data used to evaluate the effects of farming systems on ground-water quality during 1991-95.