Ground-Water Levels In Delaware July, 1966 - December, 1977
| Author(s) | Talley, J.H. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2008-03-28T16:00:57Z | |
| Date Available | 2008-03-28T16:00:57Z | |
| Publication Date | 1978-12 | |
| Abstract | Water-level records from 13 observation wells in Delaware for the period July, 1966 - December, 1977 provide the bases for the analyses of water-level fluctuations. Water levels in shallow water-table wells generally rise from November to March, when recharge exceeds discharge, and decline during the warm growing season from May through September. Although water-levels in individual wells changed by as much as 11.17 feet during the 11.5 year period studied, the water-table system remained in a state of dynamic equilibrium and exhibited no permanent changes in aquifer storage. However, the water levels in three artesian observation wells have declined during the same 11.5 year period in response to high demands for ground water while levels in the other two artesian wells have risen slightly due to a reduction in ground-water discharge, or increase in ground-water recharge, or both. Nevertheless during the past several decades, water levels have declined, cones of depression have enlarged, and reductions in aquifer storage, have occurred in the Potomac aquifer in central and southeastern New Castle County, and the Piney Point and Cheswold aquifers in the Dover-Dover Air Force Base area. Therefore, future groundwater development in the artesian aquifers must be carefully planned and managed. | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3145 | |
| 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 | 30 | en_US |
| Keywords | aquifer storage | en_US |
| Keywords | observation well | en_US |
| Keywords | water-level fluctuations | en_US |
| Keywords | shallow water-table well | en_US |
| Keywords | dynamic equilibrium | en_US |
| Keywords | recharge | en_US |
| Keywords | discharge | en_US |
| Keywords | artesian well | en_US |
| Keywords | cone of depression | en_US |
| Keywords | Piney Point aquifer | en_US |
| Keywords | Cheswold aquifer | en_US |
| Keywords | Potomac aquifer | en_US |
| Title | Ground-Water Levels In Delaware July, 1966 - December, 1977 | en_US |
| Type | Technical Report | en_US |