Project Number:
DNR-208
Funding Year:
2010
Contract Period:
07/01/2010 - 06/30/2012
Funding Source:
DNR
Investigator(s) and affiliations:
George J. Kraft, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Center for Watershed Science and Education;
David J. Mechenich, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Center for Watershed Science and Education;
Jessica Haucke, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Center for Watershed Science and Education
David J. Mechenich, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Center for Watershed Science and Education;
Jessica Haucke, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Center for Watershed Science and Education
Abstract:
This report summarizes 2009-2011 efforts to gather data and continue information support for groundwater management in the Wisconsin central sands. These efforts supplement the previous more in-depth work of Clancy et al. (2009) in the Little Plover River area and that of Kraft et al. (2010) and Kraft et al. (2012) in the broader central sands region. Previous works summarized important hydrologic literature on the central sands, created groundwater flow models, and statistically analyzed records for signs of pumping diversions and drawdowns. They concluded that groundwater pumping in the central sands was having a substantial impact on the region’s water levels and streamflows.