Simulation of ground-water flow and delineation of areas contributing recharge within the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer to well fields in the Prairie Island Indian Community, Minnesota
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Abstract
The Prairie Island Indian Community in east-central Minnesota uses ground water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer as its source of water supply. Tribal officials implemented a Source Water Protection Program to protect the quality of this water. Areas of contributing recharge were delineated for two community well fields. At well field A are two wells 325 m apart, and at well field B are two wells 25 m apart.
A steady state single layer, two-dimensional ground-water flow model constructed with the computer program MODFLOW,combined with the particle-tracking computer program MODPATH, was used to track water particles (upgradient) from the two well fields. A withdrawal rate of 625 m3/d was simulated for each well field. The ground-water flow paths delineated areas of contributing recharge that are 0.38 and 0.65 km2 based on 10- and 50-year travel times, respectively. The flow paths that define these areas extend for maximum distances of about 350 and 450 m, respectively, from the wells. At well field A the area of contributing recharge was delineated for each well as separate withdrawal points. At well field B the area of contributing recharge was delineated for the two wells as a single withdrawal point. Delineation of areas of contributing recharge to the well fields from land surface would require construction of a multi-layer ground-water flow model.
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Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Simulation of ground-water flow and delineation of areas contributing recharge within the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer to well fields in the Prairie Island Indian Community, Minnesota |
Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
Series number | 2002-4155 |
DOI | 10.3133/wri024155 |
Year Published | 2002 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Mounds View, MN |
Contributing office(s) | Minnesota Water Science Center |
Description | iv, 11 p. |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota, Wisconsin |
Other Geospatial | Prairie Island Indian Community |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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