Alec R. Weisser
Alec Weisser is a Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Central Plains Water Science Center, based in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Alec has been with the USGS since 2020 and works on a wide range of projects. He has extensively sampled both surface water and groundwater and most recently led groundwater sampling in Nebraska for the National Water Quality Network (NWQN), including PFAS sampling. He is heavily involved in GIS analysis and the development of spatial aquifer framework datasets. Alec also specializes in data release metadata creation and publication and assists with groundwater modeling efforts within the Center. In addition to his technical work, he manages the Center’s website.
Education and Certifications
2021, B.S. Water Science with an emphasis in Hydrology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Science and Products
An inset groundwater-flow model to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi An inset groundwater-flow model to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a high-resolution inset groundwater-flow model in the Mississippi Delta as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration coordinated by the Mississippi Alluvial Plain project to provide a tool that stakeholders can use to support water-resource management decisions. Groundwater withdrawals from the Mississippi River Valley alluvial (MRVA) aquifer...
Authors
Moussa Guira, Jonathan P. Traylor, Andrew T. Leaf, Alec R. Weisser
Inset groundwater-flow models for the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas Inset groundwater-flow models for the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas
The water resources in the Mississippi alluvial plain, located in parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, supports a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry that relies heavily on pumping of groundwater for irrigation of crops and aquaculture. The primary source of groundwater for agricultural-related pumping is the Mississippi River Valley...
Authors
Jonathan P. Traylor, Leslie L. Duncan, Andrew T. Leaf, Alec R. Weisser, Benjamin J. Dietsch, Moussa Guira
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Inset models used to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration from 1900 to 2018, and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi, from 2019 to 2050 Inset models used to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration from 1900 to 2018, and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi, from 2019 to 2050
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), have developed a high-resolution inset groundwater flow model for the Mississippi River delta as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration, coordinated by the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) project to provide a tool that stakeholders can use to support water resources...
Simulations of the groundwater-flow system in the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas (ver. 2.0, November 2024) Simulations of the groundwater-flow system in the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas (ver. 2.0, November 2024)
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) is one of the most important agricultural regions in the United States and underlies about 32,000 square miles of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The MAP region supports a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry. The MAP is part of the Mississippi Embayment with several water-bearing units that make up the...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Western Interior Plains aquifer system, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Western Interior Plains aquifer system, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
The Western Interior Plains aquifer system is located in parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming and covers an area of more than 220,800 square miles. The thickness of the aquifer system ranges from 500 feet in eastern Colorado (HA 730-D) to as much as 10,000 feet in western Oklahoma (PP_1414B). This aquifer system...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers, Nevada Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers, Nevada
The Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers reside in southern-central Nevada. This group of aquifers can be categorized into welded tuff, bedded tuff, and lava flow aquifers. Each of these categories possess different physical characteristics and have varying degrees of welding and number of interconnected joints. The lithology of these aquifers is primarily dependent on mode of eruption...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Kingshill aquifer, Island of St. Croix Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Kingshill aquifer, Island of St. Croix
The Kingshill aquifer resides under St. Croix, an Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Island of St. Croix is mountainous in the northwestern and eastern regions of the island and the central and southwest regions contain rolling hills and plains. The Kingshill aquifer underlies the plains of St. Croix. The aquifer is composed primarily of limestone and marl and has a maximum saturated
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Rush Springs aquifer, Oklahoma, New Mexico Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Rush Springs aquifer, Oklahoma, New Mexico
The Rush Springs aquifer resides in west-central Oklahoma with an area of about 1,400 square miles. The aquifer consists of the Rush Springs Sandstone and the Marlow Formation which are part of the Whitehorse Group of Permian age (HA 730-E). The Rush Springs Sandstone has a maximum thickness of about 300 feet and the Marlow Formation has a maximum thickness of about 125 feet. The aquifer...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Central Oklahoma aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Central Oklahoma aquifer, Oklahoma
The Central Oklahoma aquifer underlies an area of about 2,900 square miles in central Oklahoma. The aquifer is in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province and consists of Garber Sandstone and the Wellington Formation, which are part of the Sumner Group of Permian age. The maximum thickness of the aquifer is about 1,000 feet with a saturated thickness ranging from 150 to 650 feet. The...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Roswell Basin aquifer system, New Mexico Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Roswell Basin aquifer system, New Mexico
The Roswell Basin aquifer system is located in southeastern New Mexico. It is composed of an alluvial aquifer and an underlying carbonate-rock aquifer. The aquifer covers an area of about 2,200 square miles and the alluvial aquifer covers about 1,200 square miles of the eastern half of this area. The alluvial aquifer primarily consists of Quaternary sediments and the carbonate-rock...
Aquifer framework datasets for the Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifer, Oregon and Washington Aquifer framework datasets for the Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifer, Oregon and Washington
The Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifers (hereinafter referred to as the Willamette aquifer) is located in Oregon and in southern Washington. The aquifer is composed of unconsolidated deposits of sand and gravel, which are interlayered with clay units. The aquifer thickness varies from less than 100 feet to 800 feet. The aquifer is underlain by basaltic-rock. Cities such as Portland...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Marshall aquifer, Michigan Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Marshall aquifer, Michigan
The Marshall aquifer underlies much of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has a maximum thickness of 493 feet (Lampe, 2009). The aquifer consists mainly of medium-grained sandstone and is overlain by Pennsylvanian-age rocks and glacial deposits and underlain by the Devonian-Mississippian-age confining unit. The Marshall aquifer is one of the most productive aquifers in the state where
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer, Oklahoma
The Ada-Vamoosa aquifer resides in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province in east-central Oklahoma and ends at the Kansas State line. The aquifer underlies an area of about 2,300 square miles. The aquifer consists mainly of layers of fine to coarse-grained sandstone irregularly interbedded with shale and limestone. The rocks are in the Ada and the Vamoosa Groups are Pennsylvanian age...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, Oklahoma
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer covers an area of about 800 square miles in the Arbuckle Mountains and Arbuckle Plains of South-Central Oklahoma. The aquifer is in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province and is composed of the Simpson and Arbuckle Groups of Ordovician and Cambrian age. The aquifer is as thick as 9,000 feet in some areas. The aquifer provides relatively small, but...
Science and Products
An inset groundwater-flow model to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi An inset groundwater-flow model to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a high-resolution inset groundwater-flow model in the Mississippi Delta as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration coordinated by the Mississippi Alluvial Plain project to provide a tool that stakeholders can use to support water-resource management decisions. Groundwater withdrawals from the Mississippi River Valley alluvial (MRVA) aquifer...
Authors
Moussa Guira, Jonathan P. Traylor, Andrew T. Leaf, Alec R. Weisser
Inset groundwater-flow models for the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas Inset groundwater-flow models for the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas
The water resources in the Mississippi alluvial plain, located in parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, supports a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry that relies heavily on pumping of groundwater for irrigation of crops and aquaculture. The primary source of groundwater for agricultural-related pumping is the Mississippi River Valley...
Authors
Jonathan P. Traylor, Leslie L. Duncan, Andrew T. Leaf, Alec R. Weisser, Benjamin J. Dietsch, Moussa Guira
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Filter Total Items: 13
Inset models used to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration from 1900 to 2018, and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi, from 2019 to 2050 Inset models used to evaluate the effects of layering configuration on model calibration from 1900 to 2018, and assess managed aquifer recharge near Shellmound, Mississippi, from 2019 to 2050
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), have developed a high-resolution inset groundwater flow model for the Mississippi River delta as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration, coordinated by the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) project to provide a tool that stakeholders can use to support water resources...
Simulations of the groundwater-flow system in the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas (ver. 2.0, November 2024) Simulations of the groundwater-flow system in the Cache and Grand Prairie Critical Groundwater Areas, northeastern Arkansas (ver. 2.0, November 2024)
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) is one of the most important agricultural regions in the United States and underlies about 32,000 square miles of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The MAP region supports a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry. The MAP is part of the Mississippi Embayment with several water-bearing units that make up the...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Western Interior Plains aquifer system, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Western Interior Plains aquifer system, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
The Western Interior Plains aquifer system is located in parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming and covers an area of more than 220,800 square miles. The thickness of the aquifer system ranges from 500 feet in eastern Colorado (HA 730-D) to as much as 10,000 feet in western Oklahoma (PP_1414B). This aquifer system...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers, Nevada Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers, Nevada
The Southern Nevada volcanic-rock aquifers reside in southern-central Nevada. This group of aquifers can be categorized into welded tuff, bedded tuff, and lava flow aquifers. Each of these categories possess different physical characteristics and have varying degrees of welding and number of interconnected joints. The lithology of these aquifers is primarily dependent on mode of eruption...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Kingshill aquifer, Island of St. Croix Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Kingshill aquifer, Island of St. Croix
The Kingshill aquifer resides under St. Croix, an Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Island of St. Croix is mountainous in the northwestern and eastern regions of the island and the central and southwest regions contain rolling hills and plains. The Kingshill aquifer underlies the plains of St. Croix. The aquifer is composed primarily of limestone and marl and has a maximum saturated
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Rush Springs aquifer, Oklahoma, New Mexico Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Rush Springs aquifer, Oklahoma, New Mexico
The Rush Springs aquifer resides in west-central Oklahoma with an area of about 1,400 square miles. The aquifer consists of the Rush Springs Sandstone and the Marlow Formation which are part of the Whitehorse Group of Permian age (HA 730-E). The Rush Springs Sandstone has a maximum thickness of about 300 feet and the Marlow Formation has a maximum thickness of about 125 feet. The aquifer...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Central Oklahoma aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Central Oklahoma aquifer, Oklahoma
The Central Oklahoma aquifer underlies an area of about 2,900 square miles in central Oklahoma. The aquifer is in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province and consists of Garber Sandstone and the Wellington Formation, which are part of the Sumner Group of Permian age. The maximum thickness of the aquifer is about 1,000 feet with a saturated thickness ranging from 150 to 650 feet. The...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Roswell Basin aquifer system, New Mexico Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Roswell Basin aquifer system, New Mexico
The Roswell Basin aquifer system is located in southeastern New Mexico. It is composed of an alluvial aquifer and an underlying carbonate-rock aquifer. The aquifer covers an area of about 2,200 square miles and the alluvial aquifer covers about 1,200 square miles of the eastern half of this area. The alluvial aquifer primarily consists of Quaternary sediments and the carbonate-rock...
Aquifer framework datasets for the Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifer, Oregon and Washington Aquifer framework datasets for the Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifer, Oregon and Washington
The Willamette Lowland basin-fill aquifers (hereinafter referred to as the Willamette aquifer) is located in Oregon and in southern Washington. The aquifer is composed of unconsolidated deposits of sand and gravel, which are interlayered with clay units. The aquifer thickness varies from less than 100 feet to 800 feet. The aquifer is underlain by basaltic-rock. Cities such as Portland...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Marshall aquifer, Michigan Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Marshall aquifer, Michigan
The Marshall aquifer underlies much of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and has a maximum thickness of 493 feet (Lampe, 2009). The aquifer consists mainly of medium-grained sandstone and is overlain by Pennsylvanian-age rocks and glacial deposits and underlain by the Devonian-Mississippian-age confining unit. The Marshall aquifer is one of the most productive aquifers in the state where
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer, Oklahoma
The Ada-Vamoosa aquifer resides in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province in east-central Oklahoma and ends at the Kansas State line. The aquifer underlies an area of about 2,300 square miles. The aquifer consists mainly of layers of fine to coarse-grained sandstone irregularly interbedded with shale and limestone. The rocks are in the Ada and the Vamoosa Groups are Pennsylvanian age...
Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, Oklahoma Aquifer framework datasets used to represent the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, Oklahoma
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer covers an area of about 800 square miles in the Arbuckle Mountains and Arbuckle Plains of South-Central Oklahoma. The aquifer is in the Central Lowland Physiographic Province and is composed of the Simpson and Arbuckle Groups of Ordovician and Cambrian age. The aquifer is as thick as 9,000 feet in some areas. The aquifer provides relatively small, but...