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Upper Maurice River Surficial Aquifer Study Completed

By New Jersey Water Science Center June 6, 2018

Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system in the Upper Maurice River Basin and adjacent areas in Gloucester County, New Jersey, 1986-87

Groundwater budget (1933-86)
Water use data (1987)

Illustration of Groundwater interactions
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Illustration of Groundwater and Surface water interactions(Public domain.)

Land Surface System

P = ET + Qo + R

Groundwater System

R = Qb + Qi + L + Wp + Wd + Wi+ Wn

List of Budget Components (in inches per year)

  • Precipitation (P) = 44.5
  • Direct Runoff/overland flow(Qo) = 3.01
  • Base Flow (Qb) = 17.24
  • Evapotranspiration (ET) = 24.84
  • Leakage (L) = 0.1
  • Withdraw, public-supply, consumptive (Wp) = 0.39
  • Withdraw, domestic self-supply, consumptive (Wd) = 0.08
  • Withdraw, irrigation self-supply, consumptive (Wi) = 0.42
  • Withdraw, industrial self-supply, consumptive (Wn) = 0.02
  • Basin discharge, groundwater component (Qi) = 0.12
  • Aquifer recharg (R) = 18.57 

 

DATA ARCHIVE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST: gs-nj-model-request@usgs.gov

Below are publications associated with this project.

Hydrogeology and Simulated Effects of Ground-Water Withdrawals, Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer System, Upper Maurice River Basin Area, New Jersey

Authors
Stephen J. Cauller, Glen B. Carleton
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system in the upper Maurice River basin and adjacent areas in Gloucester County, New Jersey, 1986-87

No abstract available.
Authors
Pierre J. Lacombe, Robert Rosman