Groundwater level is monitored at numerous observation wells across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Data are collected in real-time, continuous, and periodically. These data support decisions by local, state, and federal cooperators to balance diverse and growing demands for water resources in our three states. These demands include major resource management challenges like groundwater availability, water use, long term climatic trends, and drought monitoring.
Long term water level records are needed to evaluate the affects of climatic variations on recharge and discharge from groundwater systems. The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana groundwater network provides water level data to monitor the general response of the hydrologic system to natural climatic variations and induced stresses.
Scientists and resource managers use these data to evaluate known and potential problems so they can be defined early enough to allow proper planning and management. Monitoring of groundwater levels in combination with the evaluation of regional geology allows broad, general definition of aquifer systems and their boundary conditions.
Groundwater data are compiled and published on the Groundwater Watch and National Water Information System Web (NWISWeb).
Ohio Groundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
Kentucky Groundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
Indiana Griundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Natural Background Methane In Ohio Aquifers: Occurrence, Isotopic Characteristics, And Relation To Arsenic Concentrations
Flowmeter Evaluation and Application
Glacial Aquifer System - Hydrogeologic Properties
Monitoring Of Groundwater Levels And Surface-Water Quality At The South Well Field, Franklin County, Ohio
Long-term Water-level Monitoring Network, Geauga County, Ohio
Indiana Volunteer Groundwater Monitoring Network
Urban Hydrology Stormwater Management
Louisville Aquifer
- Overview
Groundwater level is monitored at numerous observation wells across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Data are collected in real-time, continuous, and periodically. These data support decisions by local, state, and federal cooperators to balance diverse and growing demands for water resources in our three states. These demands include major resource management challenges like groundwater availability, water use, long term climatic trends, and drought monitoring.
Pumping well - Indiana groundwater network Long term water level records are needed to evaluate the affects of climatic variations on recharge and discharge from groundwater systems. The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana groundwater network provides water level data to monitor the general response of the hydrologic system to natural climatic variations and induced stresses.
Scientists and resource managers use these data to evaluate known and potential problems so they can be defined early enough to allow proper planning and management. Monitoring of groundwater levels in combination with the evaluation of regional geology allows broad, general definition of aquifer systems and their boundary conditions.
Groundwater data are compiled and published on the Groundwater Watch and National Water Information System Web (NWISWeb).
Ohio Groundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
Kentucky Groundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
Indiana Griundwater Sites
- Groundwater Watch
- NWISWeb (current conditions)
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Natural Background Methane In Ohio Aquifers: Occurrence, Isotopic Characteristics, And Relation To Arsenic Concentrations
Arsenic is odorless and tasteless and can enter drinking-water supplies from natural deposits in rock and soil. In some parts of Ohio, arsenic concentrations in groundwater have exceeded the arsenic drinking-water standard of 10 parts per billion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set to protect consumers from the effects of long-term, chronic exposure to arsenic(U.S. Environmental...Flowmeter Evaluation and Application
Borehole flowmeters with the capability to measure groundwater velocity and direction of flow are tested and applied to various hydrogeologic settings.Glacial Aquifer System - Hydrogeologic Properties
Water-well drillers’ records are used to create maps and grids of hydrogeologic properties for the glaciated United States.Monitoring Of Groundwater Levels And Surface-Water Quality At The South Well Field, Franklin County, Ohio
The City of Columbus operates 5 high-capacity collector wells to extract groundwater for drinking-water supply. To assist the City, the USGS monitors water levels in 5 observation wells and operates a water-quality monitor on the Scioto River where specific conductance, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and turbidity are measured on an hourly basis. In addition, groundwater-level synoptic...Long-term Water-level Monitoring Network, Geauga County, Ohio
Residents of Geauga County rely almost exclusively on groundwater as their source of drinking water. County planners are concerned that steady population growth and associated increased withdrawals of groundwater may cause a decline in groundwater levels. Declining groundwater levels indicate a decrease in the amount of groundwater that is available for human use and to maintain streamflow during...Indiana Volunteer Groundwater Monitoring Network
The USGS Indiana Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, have developed a quality assured volunteer groundwater data collection system to enhance the existing groundwater-level network for the state and provide usable data to the public. Individuals interested in providing data to the Indiana Volunteer groundwater monitoring network can find more...Urban Hydrology Stormwater Management
Hydrogeologic reconnaissance, well inventory, and site-specific aquifer test data are needed in order for managersto assess whether use of stormwater injection wells is technically or economically feasible for Class V undergroundinjection, file necessary permit applications, and begin the process of developing the necessary engineering designspecifications. Sanitation District No 1 requested that...Louisville Aquifer
The Louisville Water Company is using riverbank filtration wells to draw water from the Ohio River through the aquifer at their B.E. Payne Water Treatment Plant near Prospect, Kentucky. The northeast portion of the alluvium— a 6.4-mi reach running from Beargrass Creek upriver to Harrods Creek is an especially prolific water-bearing formation with the total groundwater storage in the area estimated... - Partners