WWRC 89-32
Response of a Surface Aquifer to Flood Irrigation
Abstract
The response of an unconfined alluvial aquifer, and associated stream system,
to recharge by flood irrigation in the New Fork River valley in western
Wyoming was studied. A water budget analysis, aided by the use of the United
States Geological Survey groundwater model entitled "A Modular
Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference Ground-Water Flow Model," was performed
on the 28 square mile (73 square kilometer) study area. Results obtained
from field data collection and operation of the model were return flows to the
stream, change in aquifer storage, and the groundwater inflow minus groundwater
outflow to the aquifer.
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