Evaluation of long-term water-level declines in basalt aquifers near Mosier, Oregon

Burns, Erick R.; Morgan, David S.; Lee, Karl K.; Haynes, Jonathan V.; Conlon, Terrence D.

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“…Previous research has shown significant declines of up to 40 to 60 m in groundwater levels since the 1960s and 1970s in the Mosier area (Lite and Grondin, 1988;Burns et al, 2012;Lite, 2013). Groundwater is utilized extensively for the commercial irrigation of cherry orchards and as drinking water for the entire watershed.…”

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“…Although not labeled, the Rocky Prairie anticline is just north of the thrust fault. The shaded portion is the OWRD Administrative area and the circles are the Mosier area wells (Burns et al, 2012, compiled from Newcomb (1969, Swanson et al (1981), Lite and Grondin (1988), Kienle (1995), and Jervey (1996) Lite and Grondin, 1988;Reidel et al, 2002;Tolan et al, 2009;and Lite, 2013). Newcomb (1969), Lite and Grondin (1988), McClaughry et al (2012), and Lite (2013 Newcomb (1969), Lite and Grondin (1988), and Burns et al (2012).…”

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“…Burns et al (2012) Figure 7: Geologic map of the Mosier study area displaying the most prominent tectonic structures. Most important to this study is the Rocky Prairie Thrust Fault, forming a low flow boundary between the Columbia Hills anticline and Mosier syncline.…”

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“…The Global Meteoric Water Line and Local Meteoric Water Lines are displayed for each study (Craig, 1961, Ingebritsen et al, 1988, James, 1999, and Nathenson (2004 (Burns et al, 2012), leading to concerns over the sustainability of the resource. Previous studies of groundwater declines in CRBG aquifers here and elsewhere in the Columbia River basin have focused on non-sustainable pumping and or drainage of specific aquifers by cross-connecting or "comingling" water wells (Lite and Grondin, 1988;Porcello et al, 2009;Burns et al, 2012). Comingling occurs in wells, often those with long open / uncased sections, that provide a flow path from an aquifer with higher hydraulic head to an aquifer with lower hydraulic head, resulting in the composite depressurization of aquifers.…”

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“…Methods 68 ix Figure 3: Water level data from the Mosier area, 1944-2008(Burns et al, 2012. Burns et al (2012) Figure 7: Geologic map of the Mosier study area displaying the most prominent tectonic structures.…”

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Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions near Mosier, Oregon

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The town of Mosier, Oregon, is located near the east, dry end of the Columbia River Gorge, and the local area is known for cherry orchards that rely heavily on groundwater for irrigation. The CRBG groundwater system in Mosier has experienced groundwater declines of up to 60 meters due to over-pumping and or commingling. Declining groundwater levels have led to concerns over the sustainability of the resource, as it is the principle water source for irrigation and

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Effects of structure and volcanic stratigraphy on groundwater and surface water flow: Hat Creek basin, California, USA

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Hydrogeologic systems in the southern Cascade Range in California (USA) develop in volcanic rocks where morphology, stratigraphy, extensional structures, and attendant basin geometry play a central role in groundwater flow paths, groundwater/surface-water interactions, and spring discharge locations. High-volume springs (greater than 3 m3/s) flow from basin-filling (<800 ka) volcanic rocks in the Hat Creek and Fall River tributaries and contribute approximately half of the average annual flow of the Pit River, the largest tributary to Shasta Lake. A hydrogeologic conceptual framework is constructed for the Hat Creek basin combining new geologic mapping, water-well lithologic logs, a database of active faults, LiDAR mapping of faults and volcanic landforms, streamflow measurements and airborne thermal infrared remote sensing of stream temperature. These data are used to integrate the geologic structure and the volcanic and volcaniclastic stratigraphy to create a three-dimensional interpretation of the hydrogeology in the basin. Two large streamflow gains from focused groundwater discharge near Big Spring and north of Sugarloaf Peak result from geologic barriers that restrict lateral groundwater flow and force water into Hat Creek. The inferred groundwater-flow barriers divide the aquifer system into at least three leaky compartments. The two downstream compartments lose streamflow in the upstream reaches (immediately downstream of the groundwater-flow barriers) and gain in downstream reaches with the greatest inflows immediately upstream of the barriers.

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Evaluation of long-term water-level declines in basalt aquifers near Mosier, Oregon

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Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions near Mosier, Oregon

Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions near Mosier, Oregon

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Effects of structure and volcanic stratigraphy on groundwater and surface water flow: Hat Creek basin, California, USA

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