Mullica River Surficial Aquifer Study
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Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Mullica River Basin, New Jersey, 1991-92
Groundwater budget (1982-91)
Water use data (1989)
Illustration of Groundwater and Surface water interactions
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Land Surface System
P = Qdr + ET + Ws + R
Groundwater System
R = Wg + L + Qb
List of Budget Components (in inches per year)
- Precipitation (P) = 45
- Direct Runoff (Qdr) = 3.75
- Base Flow (Qb) = 18.5
- Evapotranspiration (ET) = 22.15
- Leakage (L) = 0.27
- Consumptive Water Use from Surface-Water withdraws (Ws) = 0.17
- Consumptive Water Use from unconfined groundwater withdraws (Wg) = 0.17
- Recharge to the Aquifer (R) = 18.94
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Mullica River basin, New Jersey, 1991-92
The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, an unconfined aquifer system, is a major source of water in the Mullica River Basin in southern New Jersey. A water-level map was constructed from water levels measured in 197 wells and at 156 stream sites in the basin. Water levels in six observation wells were evaluated for seasonal fluctuations. The...
Johnson, Melissa L.; Watt, Martha K.-
Date published: June 1, 2016Mullica River Surficial Aquifer Data Zip
Download of ARC GIS data set fot the Mullica River Aquifer
Attribution: New Jersey Water Science Center
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Date published: July 6, 2017
New Jersey Coastal Plain Water-Table
The series of surficial aquifer studies were completed to evaluate the unconfined aquifer system of the NJ Coastal Plain for use as a potential source of water. As the demand for water in the State increases and the restrictions continue on the use of water from certain confined aquifers, withdrawals on the unconfined aquifer system are expected to increase.
Attribution: New Jersey Water Science Center