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MODFLOW-NWT model used in simulation of groundwater availability in the Salt Fork Red River aquifer, southwestern Oklahoma, 1980-2015

Dates

Release Date
2021-01-01
Start Date
1980-01-01
End Date
2015-12-31
Publication Date

Citation

Smith, S.J., Ellis, J.H., Paizis, N.C., Becker, C.J., Wagner, D.L., Correll, J.S., and Hernandez, R.J., 2021, MODFLOW-NWT model used in simulation of groundwater availability in the Salt Fork Red River aquifer, southwestern Oklahoma, 1980-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P927IAO1.

Summary

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, constructed a finite-difference numerical groundwater-flow model of the Salt Fork Red River aquifer using MODFLOW with the Newton formulation solver (MODFLOW-NWT). The 1973 Oklahoma Water Law requires the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to conduct hydrologic investigations of the State’s aquifers to support a determination of the maximum annual yield (MAY) for each groundwater basin. The MAY is defined as the amount of fresh groundwater that can be withdrawn annually while ensuring a minimum 20-year life of the groundwater basin. For alluvium and terrace aquifers, the groundwater-basin-life requirement is satisfied if, after 20 years of MAY withdrawals, [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
S. Jerrod Smith, U.S. Geological Survey Oklahoma Water Science Center
Originator :
S. Jerrod Smith, John H. Ellis, Nicole C. Paizis, Carol J. Becker, Derrick L. Wagner, Jessica S. Correll, R. Jacob Hernandez
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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sir2021-5003.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		17.91 KB application/fgdc+xml
readme.txt 57.2 KB text/plain
modelgeoref.txt 1.18 KB text/plain
ancillary1.zip 97.29 MB application/zip
bin.zip 10.09 MB application/zip
georef.zip 104.69 KB application/zip
sir2021-5003Thumbnail.jpg thumbnail 1.07 MB image/jpeg
source.zip 385.48 MB application/zip
output.zip 1,002.09 MB application/zip
model.zip 976.78 MB application/zip
2.39 GB application/zip

Purpose

This model was developed to (1) estimate the EPS pumping rate that ensures a minimum 20-, 40-, and 50-year life of the aquifer, (2) quantify the potential effects of projected well withdrawals on groundwater storage over a 50-year period, and (3) simulate the potential effects of a hypothetical (10-year) drought on groundwater storage. The results of these groundwater-availability scenarios could be used by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to evaluate the maximum annual yield of groundwater from the Salt Fork Red River aquifer in Oklahoma. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5003 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215003).
Image showing the model domain with active and inactive areas of the numerical groundwater-flow model for the Salt Fork Red River aquifer in southwestern Oklahoma
Image showing the model domain with active and inactive areas of the numerical groundwater-flow model for the Salt Fork Red River aquifer in southwestern Oklahoma

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P927IAO1

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