Records of selected wells, springs, test holes, materials tests, and chemical analyses of water in the Houstatonic River basin, Massachusetts

Norvitch, Ralph F.; Lamb, Martin

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“…1). Surficial sediments are glacially derived sand and gravel deposits (Norvitch and Lamb, 1966), and overlie Cambrian-Ordivician-age Berkshire schist (Dale, 1923). Ridge's (2003Ridge's ( , 2004 deglaciation sequences show western Massachusetts ice-free by 17,200 yr ago, and deglaciation at Davis Pond may have been at least as early as 19.0-18.5 cal ka BP.…”

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Repeated century-scale droughts over the past 13,000 yr near the Hudson River watershed, USA

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Sediment and ground-penetrating radar data from Davis Pond near the Hudson River valley reveal past droughts in a historically humid region that presently supplies water to millions of people in and around New York City. A minimum of eleven sandy paleoshoreline deposits in the lake date from 13.4-0.6 cal ka BP. The deposits span 1500 to 200 years between bracketing radiocarbon dates, and intrude into lacustrine silts up to 9.0 m below the modern lake surface in a transect of six cores. Three lowstands, ca. 13.4-10.9, 9.2 and 8.2 cal ka BP indicate low regional moisture balance when low temperatures affected the North Atlantic region. Consistent with insolation trends, water levels rose from ca. 8.0 cal ka BP to present, but five low stands interrupted the rise and are likely associated with ocean-atmosphere interactions. Similar to evidence from other studies, the data from Davis Pond indicate repeated multi-century periods of prolonged or frequent droughts super-imposed on long-term regional trends toward high water levels. The patterns indicate that water supplies in this heavily populated region have continuously varied at multiple time scales, and confirm that humid regions such as the northeastern USA are more prone to severe drought than historically expected.

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“…Locally, fractures in these rocks have been enlarged by solution, which has considerably increased aquifer permeability. As a result, well yields that exceed 1,000 gal/ min have been reported (Norvitch and Lamb, 1966). Wells completed in this aquifer provide industrial and rural domestic supplies but no public supplies.…”

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National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources

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“…Streamflow in the Housatonic River is affected by regulation on the East Branch Housatonic River and by the five large dams that use water for hydroelectric power and paper-mill processes. Additional detailed information on surfaceand ground-water characteristics in the Housatonic River Basin can be found in Norvitch (1966), Norvitch and Lamb (1966), Norvitch and others (1968), Wandle and Lippert (1984), and Bent (1999).…”

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Suspended-sediment characteristics in the Housatonic River basin, western Massachusetts and parts of eastern New York and northwestern Connecticut, 1994-96

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Records of selected wells, springs, test holes, materials tests, and chemical analyses of water in the Houstatonic River basin, Massachusetts

Cited by 6 publications

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Repeated century-scale droughts over the past 13,000 yr near the Hudson River watershed, USA

Repeated century-scale droughts over the past 13,000 yr near the Hudson River watershed, USA

National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources

Suspended-sediment characteristics in the Housatonic River basin, western Massachusetts and parts of eastern New York and northwestern Connecticut, 1994-96

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