Review of water-well data from the unconfined aquifer in the eastern and southern parts of the Pasco Basin

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6361868

Brown, R E

An overview of the post-Columbia River basalt geology and shallow hydrogeology of the Pasco Basin for areas adjacent to the Hanford Site is presented. The lithostratigraphic units described include the surface of the Columbia River basalt; the basal gravels, silts and clays, and conglomerates of the Ringold Formation; and the Hanford formation (informal name). Discussions regarding the occurrences, hydraulic properties, and flow characteristics of the shallow (unconfined) groundwater systems are described for six subareas within the study region. Empirical transmissivity values are tabulated for 209 wells and 11 plates provide geologic and hydrologic data at a 1:62,500 scale for the study area.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 6361868
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI-C-56
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Maps
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
HYDROLOGY
AQUIFERS
DATA COMPILATION
LITHOLOGY
STRATIGRAPHY
WASHINGTON
WATER TABLES
DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
USA
WATER
580100* - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)