Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Static water level monitoring of the Devonian Aquifer

Authors

• • Rick Langel
  • University of Iowa
• • Keith Schilling
  • University of Iowa

Abstract

In 1991, the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) constructed a three piezometer wellnest at the ISU NE Research Farm. All piezometers are completed in the Devonian’s Cedar Valley Group. NP-1 is completed in the Bassett Member of the Little Cedar Formation (190 feet deep); NP-2 in the Eagle Center Member (130 feet deep); and NP-3in the Hinkle Member (110 feet deep). The Chickasaw Shale Member, a regional confining unit, separates NP-1 from the other wells. In 2022, the IGS began monitoring these piezometers to improve our understanding of spatial and temporal patterns of groundwater hydrology in the Devonian aquifer in North-Central Iowa.

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How to Cite: Langel, R. & Schilling, K. (2024) “Static water level monitoring of the Devonian Aquifer”, Iowa Test Importing. 2023(1).