Water-resources reconnaissance of Prince William Forest Park, Virginia

Abstract

The water resources of Prince William Forest Park are described and possible locations for additional supply wells and springs are identified. Specific-capacity tests at eight supply wells in 1982 indicate little change in yield since about 1970. At Goodwill Camp No. 3, an unused spring with a yield of approximately 7 gallons per minute is available to augment the present supply. At Park Headquarters, an unused well could contribute approximately 14 gallons per minute to the present supply. All but two of the supply wells have been drilled along or near ridge tops. The water in these wells primarily comes from the overlying thick sections of saprolite or Cretaceous sediments that slowly release water to the underlying rocks.