Water-Quality and Depth to Water for Groundwater Wells Primarily Completed in the Ogallala Aquifer within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Panhandle, 2012–13 and 2019–20
Dates
Publication Date
2021-08-24
Start Date
2012
End Date
2020
Citation
Ging, P.B., and Mobley, C.A., 2021, Water-Quality and Depth to Water for Groundwater Wells Primarily Completed in the Ogallala Aquifer within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Panhandle, 2012–13 and 2019–20: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J57VYB.
Summary
The Ogallala aquifer is contained in the Tertiary-age Ogallala Formation in the Texas Panhandle and is the primary water-bearing hydrogeologic unit of the High Plains aquifer system. The Ogallala aquifer is the primary source of water used for agricultural and municipal purposes in the Texas Panhandle. The Dockum aquifer is contained in the formations that compose the Triassic-age Dockum Group and serves as an additional source of water in the Texas Panhandle. Depth to groundwater measurements and water-quality samples were collected from 32 monitoring wells in the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District management area within the northern part of the Texas Panhandle as part of two synoptic sampling efforts, one during 2012–13 [...]
Summary
The Ogallala aquifer is contained in the Tertiary-age Ogallala Formation in the Texas Panhandle and is the primary water-bearing hydrogeologic unit of the High Plains aquifer system. The Ogallala aquifer is the primary source of water used for agricultural and municipal purposes in the Texas Panhandle. The Dockum aquifer is contained in the formations that compose the Triassic-age Dockum Group and serves as an additional source of water in the Texas Panhandle. Depth to groundwater measurements and water-quality samples were collected from 32 monitoring wells in the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District management area within the northern part of the Texas Panhandle as part of two synoptic sampling efforts, one during 2012–13 and the other during 2019–20. Groundwater-quality samples were collected for analysis of dissolved solids, major ions, nutrients, and trace elements. Selected organic compounds were analyzed in samples collected from a subset of 6 wells. Sample results for selected constituents were compared to drinking-water standards and between the two synoptic sampling times in an interpretative report. A previously published report by Baldys and others (2014) discusses the results from the 2012–13 sampling event.
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Related External Resources
Type: Citation
Baldys, Stanley III, Haynie, M.M., and Beussink, A.M., 2014, Water quality of the Ogallala Formation, central High Plains aquifer within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Panhandle, 2012–13: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5188, 64 p., http://doi.org/10.3133/sir20145188.
Mobley, C.A., and Ging, P.B., 2022, Depth to water and water quality in groundwater wells in the Ogallala aquifer within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Panhandle, 2019–20, and comparison to 2012–13 conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5026, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225026.
The dataset documents water-quality data obtained from 32 groundwater wells (30 wells completed in the Ogallala Formation, 1 well complete in the Dockum Group, and 1 well completed in both the Ogallala Formation and Dockum Group). This dataset was collected to gain a better understanding of groundwater conditions in the northern part of the Texas Panhandle area. The dataset includes the results of quality-control samples that were collected in conjunction with the groundwater samples during two synoptic sampling events during 2012–13 and 2019–20.
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Groundwater sampling. Photo by Craig Mobley, USGS.