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Ground-water Flow and Stream-aquifer Relations Near the Savannah River Site, Georgia and South Carolina
Ground-water Flow and Stream-aquifer Relations Near the Savannah River Site, Georgia and South Carolina
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Clarke, John S.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Ground-water flow and stream-aquifer relations in
the vicinity of the U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah
River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina, were evaluated as part
of a cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Department of Energy, and Georgia Department of
Natural Resources. As part of this evaluation, maps showing
the approximate configuration of predevelopment
potentiometric surfaces were prepared for four aquifers in
rocks of Late Cretaceous and Tertiary age and used to
evaluate ground-water-flow patterns and stream-aquifer
relations in the vicinity of the site. The configuration of
potentiometric surfaces indicate that incision of
hydrogeologic units by the ancient Savannah River valley is a
major control over ground-water flowpaths in the site area.
Flow lines on the potentiometric surfaces suggest the possible
movement of ground water for a short distance from South
Carolina into Georgia in the three deepest aquifers (trans-river
flow). The potentiometric surface for the shallowest (Upper
Three Runs) aquifer does not indicate the occurrence of
trans-river flow.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
1997-03
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