Session: Groundwater for the Present and Future in the Mississippi Embayment Aquifer System, South-Central United States (GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado)

Session No. 159

Tuesday, 11 October 2022: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T132. Groundwater for the Present and Future in the Mississippi Embayment Aquifer System, South-Central United States

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

Daniel Larsen, Katherine Knierim and Burke Minsley, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

159-1

8:05 AM

PALEOCLIMATE CONTROLS ON STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF GROUNDWATER IN THE WILCOX AQUIFER OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT (Invited Presentation)

HAILE, Estifanos, Department of Physics, Geosciences, & Astronomy, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Science 3140, Richmond, KY 40475, CURRENS, Benjamin J., Division of Water, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, 300 Sower Blvd., 3rd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601 and FRYAR, Alan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053

159-2

8:25 AM

MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE UTILIZING RIVERBANK FILTRATION AND GROUNDWATER TRANSFER AND INJECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER (Invited Presentation)

O'REILLY, Andrew¹, WREN, Daniel G.¹, LOCKE, Martin A.¹, ROSSELL, William B.¹, FANG, Jiayu² and MIRECKI, June E.³, (1)U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS 38655, (2)University of Mississippi, National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering, University, MS 38677, (3)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, FL 32207

159-3

8:45 AM

MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER USING ON-FARM INFILTRATION GALLERIES

PIERI, Allegra¹, REBA, Michele L.², LESLIE, Deborah³, GODWIN, Ian¹, CHIU, Yin-Lin², ADAMS, Ryan F.⁴, MASSEY, Joseph² and RIGBY, James R.⁵, (1)Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State University, 2105 East, Aggie Rd, Jonesboro, AR 72401, (2)USDA-ARS, Delta Water Management Research Unit, 504 University Loop, Jonesboro, AR 72401, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Memphis, 109 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, (4)U. S. Geological Survey, USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 640 Grassmere Park Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37211, (5)Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 308 Airport Rd S, Jackson, MS 39208

159-4

9:00 AM

ENHANCING HYDROGEOLOGIC STUDIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL PLAIN THROUGH INTEGRATION OF AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL DATA AND DERIVED PRODUCTS

JAMES, Stephanie¹, MINSLEY, Burke¹, LEAF, Andrew², GUIRA, Moussa³, KILLIAN, Courtney D.⁴, KNIERIM, Katherine⁵, ASQUITH, William H.⁶ and RIGBY, James R.⁴, (1)Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53726, (3)Nebraska Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 5231 S 19th St, Lincoln, NE 68512, (4)Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 308 Airport Rd S, Jackson, MS 39208, (5)Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211, (6)Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lubbock, TX 79409

159-5

9:15 AM

COMPARISON OF INVERTED ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY DATA COLLECTED BY AERIAL ELECTROMAGNETICS AND SURFACE ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY SURVEYS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIUM AND UNDERLYING EOCENE STRATA AT PRESIDENT'S ISLAND, SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

HASAN, Md Rizwanul¹, LARSEN, Daniel¹, SCHOEFERNACKER, Scott R.¹, VILLALPANDO-VIZCAINO, Rodrigo² and HOSSAIN, Md Saddam¹, (1)CAESER and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, (2)CAESER, Wilder tower 1000, 3675 Alumni Ave, Memphis, TN 38152

159-6

9:30 AM

RELATIONS BETWEEN AGES OF GROUNDWATER SAMPLES AND ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY ALONG FLOWPATHS IN THE MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL PLAIN

GRATZER II, Michael, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center, Memphis, TN 38111; Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120 A Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, KNIERIM, Katherine, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211, O'REILLY, Andrew, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS 38655 and JAMES, Stephanie, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225

159-7

9:45 AM

USING AN INSET GROUNDWATER-FLOW MODEL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE ON GROUNDWATER LEVELS NEAR SHELLMOUND, MISSISSIPPI

GUIRA, Moussa, Nebraska Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 5231 S 19th St, Lincoln, NE 68512

159-8

10:00 AM

ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE IN THE CACHE AND GRAND PRAIRIE REGIONS OF NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS

TRAYLOR, Jonathan, U.S. Geological Survey, Nebraska Water Science Center, Lincoln, NE 68512, DUNCAN, Leslie L., U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 640 Grassmere Park, Nashville, TN 37211 and LEAF, Andrew, U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53726

159-9

10:15 AM

IMPROVING DATABASES FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORKS: A CASE STUDY OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT

REICHENBACHER, Renee¹, KRESS, Wade H.¹, TSAI, Frank², WALDRON, Brian³, AUSBROOKS, Scott⁴ and SPERL, Benjamin J.⁵, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 640 Grassmere Park, Nashville, TN 37211, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute, Louisiana State University, 3255 Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Civil Engineering and CAESER, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, (4)Office of the State Geologist, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118, (5)USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, 5957 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278-1996

10:30 AM

Break

159-10

10:45 AM

STRATIGRAPHY OF UPPER CLAIBORNE STRATA IN WESTERN TENNESSEE AND HYDROGEOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS

LARSEN, Daniel, Earth Sciences and CAESER, University of Memphis, 201 Johnson Hall, 448 Patterson St., Memphis, TN 38152-0001, SCHOEFERNACKER, Scott R., CAESER and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 and WALDRON, Brian, Civil Engineering and CAESER, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152

159-11

11:00 AM

INVESTIGATION OF PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE FLUVIAL-TERRACE AND ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE SHALLOW AQUIFER SYSTEM

HOSSAIN, Md Saddam¹, LARSEN, Daniel¹, SCHOEFERNACKER, Scott R.¹, VIZCANIO, Rodrigo² and HASAN, Md Rizwanul¹, (1)CAESER and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, (2)CAESER, Wilder Tower 1000, 3675 Alumni Ave, Memphis, TN 38152

159-12

11:15 AM

STORAGE OF WATER IN OXBOW LAKES FOR AQUIFER RECHARGE: HYDROLOGIC, GEOMORPHIC, AGRICULTURAL, AND ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

DAVIDSON, Gregg, Geology & Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier 120, University, MS 38677

159-13

11:30 AM

WATER BUDGET ACCOUNTING IN THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT REGION AND MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL PLAIN, 2000-2020, WITH UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS, SEASONAL IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON THE WATER BUDGET, AND ALTERNATE MODEL COMPARISON

NIELSEN, Martha, WESTENBROEK, Stephen M. and LEAF, Andrew, U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53726

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