Three-dimensional transient ground-water-flow models that simulate both freshwater and saltwater flow were developed for the flow cells of the Cape Cod Basin to determine the effects of long-term pumping and recharge, seasonal fluctuations in pumping and recharge, and prolonged reductions of natural recharge, on the position of the freshwater-saltwater interface, water-table and pond altitudes, and streamflow and discharge to coastal marshes and embayments. Two-dimensional, finite-difference change models were developed for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island basins to determine anticipated drawdowns in response to projected summer season pumping rates for 180 days of no recharge.
Additional publication details
Publication type:
Report
Publication Subtype:
USGS Numbered Series
Title:
Effects of simulated ground-water pumping and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
Series title:
Water Supply Paper
Series number:
2447
ISBN:
0607866330
Edition:
-
Year Published:
1997
Language:
ENGLISH
Publisher:
U.S. G.P.O.] :
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ;
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Services [distributor],
