A strategy for collecting ground-water data and developing a ground-water model of the Missouri River alluvial aquifer, Woodbury and Monona Counties, Iowa

Open-File Report 87-452
Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
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Abstract

A ground-water-flow model and plan for obtaining supporting data are proposed for a part of the Missouri River alluvial aquifer in Woodbury and Monona Counties, Iowa. The proposed model and the use of the principle of superposition will aid in the interpretation of the relation between ground water and surface water in the study area, particularly the effect of lowered river stages on water levels in the alluvial aquifer. Information on the geometry, hydraulic characteristics, and water levels in the alluvial aquifer needs to be collected for use in the model and for model calibration. A plan to obtain hydrologic and geologic information by use of exploratory test-well drilling is proposed. Also proposed is a monitoring network to obtain information on the spatial and temporal variability of water levels within the study area.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title A strategy for collecting ground-water data and developing a ground-water model of the Missouri River alluvial aquifer, Woodbury and Monona Counties, Iowa
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 87-452
DOI 10.3133/ofr87452
Year Published 1988
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Iowa City
Contributing office(s) Iowa Water Science Center
Description v, 16 p.: ill., maps; 28 cm.
Country United States
State Iowa
County Monona County, Woodbury County
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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