Ground-Water Resources of the South Platte River Basin in Western Adams and Southwestern Weld Counties, Colorado.

Abstract

THE PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS TO APPRAISE THE GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF THE BASIN. THEREFORE, THE CHARACTER, THICKNESS, AND EXTENT OF THE WATER-BEARING FORMATIONS WERE STUDIED; AND THE ORIGIN, QUANTITY, MOVEMENT, AVAILABILITY, AND USE OF THE GROUND WATER WERE DETERMINED. ALSO, THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE WATER WAS DETERMINED. RELATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION TO THE GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF THE AREA WERE STUDIED, AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE WATER FOR USE WAS EVALUATED. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO AREAS IN WHICH LARGE SCALE PUMPING IS INCREASING OR IN WHICH PRESENT OR FUTURE GROUND WATER WITHDRAWALS MAY EXCEED THE SAFE PERENNIAL YIELD OF THE AQUIFERS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
ADA303048

Entities

People

  • Lester R. Petri
  • Paul A. Schneider Jr.
  • Rex O. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Drainage Basins
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Vegetables
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering.