Real-time groundwater streamgages are created at existing streamgages by adding streambank wells (piezometers) to expand the understanding of groundwater/surface-water interaction. The object of this project is to:
Identify interactions between the stream and near-surface groundwater
Evaluate data to determine annual patterns and changes over time
In order to create a groundwater streamgage, it is necessary to collect four real-time parameters: stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature. (A generalized schematic is the design is shown at right.) These parameters on their own define the gradients between the two resources, but when using the heat as a tracer method of analysis, data can be modeled to quantify the movement of water between the stream and groundwater.
Groundwater streamgages were established at two sites in the upper Green River Basin: the New Fork River near Big Piney and the Green River near LaBarge.
Currently, real-time data are available showing the current conditions of the river and one streambank well at the two sites:
New Fork River near Big Piney (streamgage 0920500) stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature.
Green River near LaBarge (streamgage 09209400) stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature.
Learn about the Usefulness of Real-Time Monitoring at Streambank Wells Coupled with Active Streamgages
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
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Real-time groundwater streamgages are created at existing streamgages by adding streambank wells (piezometers) to expand the understanding of groundwater/surface-water interaction. The object of this project is to:
Identify interactions between the stream and near-surface groundwater
Evaluate data to determine annual patterns and changes over time
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Real-time groundwater streamgage schematic(Public domain.) In order to create a groundwater streamgage, it is necessary to collect four real-time parameters: stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature. (A generalized schematic is the design is shown at right.) These parameters on their own define the gradients between the two resources, but when using the heat as a tracer method of analysis, data can be modeled to quantify the movement of water between the stream and groundwater.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Installing piezometer on the bank of the New Fork River. (Credit: Cheryl Eddy Miller, USGS. Public domain.) Groundwater streamgages were established at two sites in the upper Green River Basin: the New Fork River near Big Piney and the Green River near LaBarge.
Currently, real-time data are available showing the current conditions of the river and one streambank well at the two sites:
New Fork River near Big Piney (streamgage 0920500) stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature.
Green River near LaBarge (streamgage 09209400) stream and groundwater elevation, and stream and groundwater temperature.
Learn about the Usefulness of Real-Time Monitoring at Streambank Wells Coupled with Active Streamgages
Back to main Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Water Resources page
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Digging trench in which to bury cable transmitting groundwater data from well to Green River near LaBarge streamgage. (Credit: Jerrod Wheeler, USGS. Public domain.)
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Installing stream thermistor at New Fork River near Big Piney groundwater streamgage. (Credit: Cheryl Eddy Miller, USGS. Public domain.) - Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) addresses effects of land-use and climate changes on Southwest Wyoming’s natural resources. In partnership with twelve Federal, State, and local natural resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations– FORT and ten other USGS centers are conducting dozens of integrated science projects to assess the status of Southwest Wyoming’s natural...Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)
The WLCI is a long-term science based effort to enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitats at a landscape scale in Southwest Wyoming, while facilitating responsible development.