The objective of this proposed project is to construct an annual water budget for the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer between USGS streamgages Cimarron River near Ripley, OK and a proposed new USGS streamgage. Components of the water budget (precipitation, [runoff], evapotranspiration, stream base flow, bedrock lateral flow, and groundwater pumping) will be calculated for the 2017 water year (October 2016–September 2017) using various methods.
Summary
The Cimarron River is one of the major river systems flowing across Oklahoma. The Cimarron River is approximately 698-mi long and starts in New Mexico and joins with the Arkansas River at Keystone Lake. The Cimarron River has no impoundments, except where the river ends at Keystone Lake. Payne County is located just west of Keystone Lake. The Cimarron River is a major source of water for individuals along its reaches. In the study area, surface water is used from the Cimarron River mostly for industrial use (90-day temporary permits) associated with oil and gas operations. Other use in the Cimarron River basin (outside of study area) is for public supply. Groundwater use in the study area is predominantly for irrigation and public supply, and some industrial use (90-day temporary permits) associated with oil and gas operations. Adjoining and below the Cimarron River are alluvium and terrace deposits that contain groundwater, referred to as the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer. Below and adjoining the alluvial aquifer are bedrock aquifers, such as the Garber-Wellington and Ada-Vamoosa aquifers.
Problem
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is concerned about the amount of available water in the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer located near the Pawnee Tribe. A water budget is needed for effective water management, especially in river valleys where streamflow and diversions of surface water or extraction of groundwater can affect the available water resources. A water budget quantifies the water components going into and out of a hydrologic system. Quantification of these components can help managers estimate future impacts to the water resources from a change in one or more of these water components.
Objectives and Scope
The objective of this project is to construct an annual water budget for the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer between USGS streamgages Cimarron River near Ripley, OK and a proposed new USGS streamgage (fig. 2). Components of the water budget (precipitation, [runoff], evapotranspiration, stream base flow, bedrock lateral flow, and groundwater pumping) will be calculated for the 2017 water year (October 2016–September 2017) using various methods.
Trevisan, A.R., Paizis, N.C., 2021, MODFLOW-NWT model used for the simulation of the Cimarron River Alluvial Aquifer in the Pawnee Nation Jurisdictional Area in Payne County, OK, 2016-17
Cimarron River alluvial aquifer hydrogeologic framework, water budget, and implications for future water availability in the Pawnee Nation Tribal jurisdictional area, Payne County, Oklahoma, 2016–18
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- Overview
The objective of this proposed project is to construct an annual water budget for the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer between USGS streamgages Cimarron River near Ripley, OK and a proposed new USGS streamgage. Components of the water budget (precipitation, [runoff], evapotranspiration, stream base flow, bedrock lateral flow, and groundwater pumping) will be calculated for the 2017 water year (October 2016–September 2017) using various methods.
Cimarron River near Yale gage(Public domain.) Summary
The Cimarron River is one of the major river systems flowing across Oklahoma. The Cimarron River is approximately 698-mi long and starts in New Mexico and joins with the Arkansas River at Keystone Lake. The Cimarron River has no impoundments, except where the river ends at Keystone Lake. Payne County is located just west of Keystone Lake. The Cimarron River is a major source of water for individuals along its reaches. In the study area, surface water is used from the Cimarron River mostly for industrial use (90-day temporary permits) associated with oil and gas operations. Other use in the Cimarron River basin (outside of study area) is for public supply. Groundwater use in the study area is predominantly for irrigation and public supply, and some industrial use (90-day temporary permits) associated with oil and gas operations. Adjoining and below the Cimarron River are alluvium and terrace deposits that contain groundwater, referred to as the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer. Below and adjoining the alluvial aquifer are bedrock aquifers, such as the Garber-Wellington and Ada-Vamoosa aquifers.
Problem
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is concerned about the amount of available water in the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer located near the Pawnee Tribe. A water budget is needed for effective water management, especially in river valleys where streamflow and diversions of surface water or extraction of groundwater can affect the available water resources. A water budget quantifies the water components going into and out of a hydrologic system. Quantification of these components can help managers estimate future impacts to the water resources from a change in one or more of these water components.
Objectives and Scope
The objective of this project is to construct an annual water budget for the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer between USGS streamgages Cimarron River near Ripley, OK and a proposed new USGS streamgage (fig. 2). Components of the water budget (precipitation, [runoff], evapotranspiration, stream base flow, bedrock lateral flow, and groundwater pumping) will be calculated for the 2017 water year (October 2016–September 2017) using various methods.
- Data
Trevisan, A.R., Paizis, N.C., 2021, MODFLOW-NWT model used for the simulation of the Cimarron River Alluvial Aquifer in the Pawnee Nation Jurisdictional Area in Payne County, OK, 2016-17
A three-dimensional, finite-difference MODFLOW 2005 groundwater model using the Newton formulation solver (MODFLOW-NWT) was created for the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer in Payne County, north-central Oklahoma to assess the effects of current groundwater withdrawal rates with respect to current and future groundwater availability and on base flow in the Cimarron River. To better understand curre - Publications
Cimarron River alluvial aquifer hydrogeologic framework, water budget, and implications for future water availability in the Pawnee Nation Tribal jurisdictional area, Payne County, Oklahoma, 2016–18
The Cimarron River is a free-flowing river and is a major source of water as it flows across Oklahoma. Increased demand for water resources within the Cimarron River alluvial aquifer in north-central Oklahoma (primarily in Payne County) has led to increases in groundwater withdrawals for agriculture, public, irrigation, industrial, and domestic supply purposes. The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma (PawneAuthorsNicole Paizis, Adam R. Trevisan - Partners
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