Geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin pertinent to the storage of radioactive wastes; a progress report
Water-Resources Investigations Report
78-104
By: R.L. Hosman
Links
- The Publications Warehouse does not have links to digital versions of this publication at this time
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
Salt domes in northern Louisiana are being considered as possible storage sites for nuclear wastes. The domes are in an area that received regional sedimentation through early Tertiary (Eocene) time with lesser amounts of Quaternary deposits. The Cretaceous-Tertiary accumulation is a few thousand feet thick; the major sands are regional aquifers that extend far beyond the boundaries of the salt-dome basin. Because of multiple aquifers, structural deformation, and variations in the hydraulic characteristics of cap rock, the ground-water hydrology around a salt dome may be highly complex. The Sparta Sand is the most productive and heavily used regional aquifer. It is either penetrated by or overlies most of the domes. A fluid entering the Sparta flow system would move toward one of the pumping centers, all at or near municipalities that pump from the Sparta. Movement could be toward surface drainage where local geologic and hydrologic conditions permit leakage to the surface or to a surficial aquifer. (Woodard-USGS)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin pertinent to the storage of radioactive wastes; a progress report |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 78-104 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri78104 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Description | v, 27 p., [10] leaves of plates :ill. (some fold.), maps (some fold.) ;28 cm. |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |