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MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH models in support of groundwater flow model investigation of water resources at Chaco Culture National Historical Park

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2019-01-01
End Date
2019-12-31

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Shephard, Z.M., Ritchie, A.B., Linhoff, B.S., and Lunzer, J.J., 2023, MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH models in support of groundwater flow model investigation of water resources at Chaco Culture National Historical Park: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98LTTER.

Summary

Situated in a remote corner of northwestern New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CCNHP) was once the center of a sophisticated social, political and architectural civilization with a 50,000-square mile sphere of influence. The park protects the greatest concentration of Chacoan historical sites in the American Southwest and is arguably the most significant prehistoric site in North America. Following decades of unsuccessful attempts to develop usable near-surface water sources, the National Park Service constructed a 3,100-foot deep well into the Gallup Sandstone aquifer in 1972, providing the park with the first reliable drinking water source since it was established in 1907. The ~100-foot thick Gallup Sandstone is [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Zachary M Shephard, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Zachary M Shephard, Andre B Ritchie, Benjamin S Linhoff, John J Lunzer
Metadata Contact :
Zachary M Shephard, U.S. Geological Survey, ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
New Mexico Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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SIR2023-5097.xml
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SIR2023-5097Thumbnail.jpg thumbnail 375.06 KB image/jpeg
ancillary.zip 518.19 KB application/zip
bin.zip 3.97 MB application/zip
georef.zip 10.41 KB application/zip
model.zip 577.05 KB application/zip
output.zip 83.66 MB application/zip
source.zip 38.43 MB application/zip
modelgeoref.txt 818 Bytes text/plain
readme.txt 53.85 KB text/plain

Purpose

Groundwater-flow and advective transport models of the Mancos Shale and Gallup Sandstone units in the vicinity of CCNHP were created in order to determine groundwater-flow paths to the park well, and to test how potential hydraulic fracturing operations could influence the well. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023-5097 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235097).
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