Research Article
Mar 1972
Basin Recharge of the Ogallala Aquifer
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 98, Issue 1
Abstract
Ground-water recharge basins were tested to determine the feasibility of percolating surface water to the Ogallala Formation in the Texas High Plains. The basins were excavated into porous sediments which separate the ground water formation and the slowly permeable surface soil. Initially, two 1/10-acre basins were tested, one with clear well water and the other with turbid water from a playa (wet weather) lake. Percolation rates with clear well water were as high as 7 ft per day, and the sustained percolation rate with turbid water exceeded 1 ft per day. Results of the initial study were used to design and construct a 1.0-acre basin that can be filled by gravity flow from a playa lake. The maximum percolation rate during a 2-week test with clear well water was 2.0 ft per day. The study shows that the Ogallala Formation can be recharged through basins if the slowly permeable surface soil is removed.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 98 • Issue 1 • March 1972
Pages: 65 - 76
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1972
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Vladimir S. Aronovici
Former Res. Soil Sci.; USDA Southwestern Great Plains Res. Ctr., Bushland, TX
Arland D. Schneider, AM.ASCE
Agric. Engr.; USDA Southwestern Great Plains Res. Ctr., Bushland, TX
Ordie R. Jones
Soil Sci.; USDA Southwestern Great Plains Res. Ctr., Bushland, TX
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