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MODFLOW-6 model of the Big Sioux aquifer, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dates

Release Date
2019-01-01
Start Date
1949-12-31
End Date
2017-12-31
Publication Date

Citation

Eldridge, W.G. and Davis, K.W., 2019, MODFLOW-6 model of the Big Sioux aquifer, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9O59RO0.

Summary

A MODFLOW-6 groundwater flow model of the Big Sioux aquifer near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was constructed to improve the understanding and management of the water supply resources for the City of Sioux Falls. The model area included the Big Sioux River drainage basin between Del Rapids and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and simulated groundwater flow in the Big Sioux aquifer and underlying hydrogeologic units. The data release directories contain ancillary, bin, georef, model, output, and source folders with the necessary executable and input files for the following models: (1) a transient MODFLOW-6 groundwater flow model; (2) a steady-state MODFLOW-6 model used for eventual streamflow capture analysis; (3) a modified transient MODFLOW-6 [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
William G. Eldridge, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
William G. Eldridge, Kyle W. Davis
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Dakota Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

Attached Files

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readme.txt 67.6 KB text/plain
modelgeoref.txt 972 Bytes text/plain
bin.zip 6.58 MB application/zip
georef.zip 31.95 KB application/zip
model.zip 66.18 MB application/zip
source.zip 49.11 MB application/zip
sir2019-5117_Thumbnail.jpg thumbnail 2.3 MB image/jpeg
ancillary.zip 619.77 MB application/zip
output.zip 775.99 MB application/zip

Purpose

The purpose of the groundwater flow model and its intended uses include: (1) simulating hydrologic scenarios of interest to groundwater managers; (2) advancing understanding of groundwater budgets and their components such as recharge, discharge, aquifer storage; (3) computing historical and projected system response to natural and anthropogenic stresses; and (4) determine likely sources of water supplied to wells in the model area. The development of model input and output files included in this data release are documented in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5117 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195117).
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.

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Communities

  • Model Data Management Function (MDMF)

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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/P9O59RO0

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