Relation of drainage problems to high ground-water levels, Coconut Grove area, Oahu, Hawaii

Open-File Report 72-365
Prepared in cooperation with the Department of Public Works, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii
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Abstract

Purpose and Scope


In 1969, hydrologic data-collection sites were established in and around the Coconut Grove area for the purpose of measuring directly the relationship between rainfall, runoff, ground-water levels, the level of water in Kawainui Swamp and the canals, and tidal fluctuations. The primary objective was to identify the causes of the occurrence and persistence of flooding and to gain data on which to base recommendations for remedial action.


The scope of the study included establishing and operating flow and stage-recording gages on the Swamp, Kawainui Canal, and the inner canal; periodic and repeated measurements of ground-water level in test borings throughout the residential area; collection and analysis of soil and construction borings made for engineering purposes; the assembly and analysis of all available data relating surface and subsurface flow conditions, and the development of conclusions as to the causes and means to alleviate the flooding. This report summarizes the information collected from October 1969 to June 1971, includes analysis of the data, and discusses the probable causes of flooding.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Relation of drainage problems to high ground-water levels, Coconut Grove area, Oahu, Hawaii
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 72-365
DOI 10.3133/ofr72365
Year Published 1971
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Honolulu, Hawaii
Description iii, 20 p.
Country United States
State Hawai'i
Other Geospatial O'ahu
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