Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow in fractured rock in the Newark basin, Rockland County, New York: USGS Scientific Investigations Repor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781288856329)

Groundwater in the Newark basin aquifer flows primarily through discrete water-bearing zones parallel to the strike and dip of bedding, whereas flow perpendicular to the strike is restricted, thereby imparting anisotropy to the groundwater flow field. The finite-element model SUTRA was used to represent bedrock structure in the aquifer by spatially varying the orientation of the hydraulic conductivity tensor to reflect variations in the strike and dip of the bedding. Directions of maximum and medium hydraulic conductivity were oriented parallel to the bedding, and the direction of minimum hydraulic conductivity was oriented perpendicular to the bedding. Groundwater flow models were prepared to simulate local flow in the vicinity of the Spring Valley well field and regional flow through the Newark basin aquifer.

Author: Richard M. Yager,Nicholas M. Ratcliffe
ISBN-10: 1288856326
ISBN-13: 9781288856329
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2013
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.33d