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Transport and Fate of Nitrate in a Glacial Outwash Aquifer in Relation to Ground-Water Age, Land Use Practices and Redox Processes

By Larry J. Puckett and Timothy K. Cowdery

[Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 31, no. 3, p. 782-796 ]

Table 2.  Observed and predicted water levels (in meters) and ages (in years) in the Otter Tail transect piezometers based on the ModFlow/ModPath simulation, August 1995 measurements, and CFC apparent ages.  

Site

Observed      Water Level August 1995

Predicted Water Level

CFC Apparent Age

Predicted Age

OF1S

407.5

408.1

8-11

4-8

OF1A

407.6

408.1

22

13-14

OF1B

407.5

408.1

24-25

18-19

OF1C

407.6

408.1

46-47

29-43

OF1D

408.7

408.1

>50

45-53

OF2S

409.9

410.0

2

OF2D

409.5

410.0

38-43

OF3S

413.4

413.0

5-8

3

OF3M

413.4

413.0

37

14-15

OF3D

412.9

413.0

47-48

39-45

OF4S

416.0

416.2

23

2-4

OF5S

418.9

418.5

5-8

1-2

no data available


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