Wells For The Observation Of Chloride And Water Levels In Aquifers That Cross The Chesapeake And Delaware Canal
| Author(s) | Rasmussen, W.C. | |
| Author(s) | Groot, J.J. | |
| Author(s) | Beamer, N.H. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2008-03-11T12:46:40Z | |
| Date Available | 2008-03-11T12:46:40Z | |
| Publication Date | 1958-08 | |
| Abstract | Three test wells were drilled near the banks of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, in aquifers formed by sand beds in two geologic units, the nonmarine Cretaceous sediments and the Magothy formation, which crop out along the sides and across the bottom of the canal. The canal carries tidal flow from the Delaware River to and from Chesapeake Bay. The purpose of the wells was to determine whether salt water from the canal has entered the water-bearing beds of these formations, and to determine the head of water in them. It was found that the sands contain fresh water, uncontaminated, and that apparently there was discharge of fresh water from the aquifers to the canal under low head, at least from the winter of late 1955 through early autumn 1957. | en_US |
| Sponsor | U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3094 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | Newark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware | en_US |
| Part of Series | Report of Investigations | en_US |
| Part of Series | 3 | en_US |
| Keywords | chloride | en_US |
| Keywords | water levels | en_US |
| Keywords | fresh water | en_US |
| Keywords | aquifer | en_US |
| Keywords | Chesapeake and Delaware Canal | en_US |
| Title | Wells For The Observation Of Chloride And Water Levels In Aquifers That Cross The Chesapeake And Delaware Canal | en_US |
| Type | Technical Report | en_US |