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MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH6 models used to simulate groundwater flow and nitrate transport in two tributaries to the Upper Chester River, Maryland

Dates

Release Date
2019-01-01
Start Date
1940-01-01
End Date
2016-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Zell, W.O. and Sanford, W.E., 2019, MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH6 models used to simulate groundwater flow and nitrate transport in two tributaries to the Upper Chester River, Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VWY11M.

Summary

A previously developed steady state three-dimensional groundwater flow (MODFLOW-2005) and advective transport (MODPATH6) model was used to examine subsurface nitrate transport to wells and receiving streams in two subcatchments contributing to the Upper Chester River, Maryland. Multiple scenarios of flow and transport parameter fields (recharge, hydraulic conductivity, and porosity) were previously calibrated against groundwater levels, stream discharge measurements, and atmospheric tracer measurements, as described in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.02.006; those multiple scenarios are also available as a USGS data release (https://doi.org/10.5066/F7SN087R). Two of the flow and transport scenarios calibrated in Zell et al. [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Wesley O. Zell, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Wesley O. Zell, Ward E. Sanford
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Integrated Modeling & Prediction Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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readme.txt 22.11 KB text/plain
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bin.zip 3.53 MB application/zip
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ancillary1.zip 100.32 MB application/zip
ancillary2.zip 243 MB application/zip
ancillary3.zip 249 MB application/zip
model.zip 22.66 MB application/zip
output.zip 14.24 MB application/zip
source.zip 27.7 MB application/zip
zell2019_upperchesterthumbnail.jpg thumbnail 421.38 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

This groundwater model was created to simulate nitrate transport from recharge locations to discharge locations in two Maryland streams - Morgan Creek and Chesterville Branch. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the Journal of Environmental Quality article (https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2018.11.0408).
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.
Image of the model domain and active area of the model.

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9VWY11M

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