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Sandstone-body geometry and hydrostratigraphy of the northern High Plains Aquifer system, USA

View ORCID ProfileJesse T. Korus and View ORCID ProfileR.M. Joeckel
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 55, qjegh2021-171, 9 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2021-171
Jesse T. Korus
1Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, USA
Roles: [Conceptualization (Lead)], [Data curation (Lead)], [Formal analysis (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Lead)], [Investigation (Lead)], [Methodology (Lead)], [Project administration (Lead)], [Resources (Lead)], [Software (Lead)], [Supervision (Lead)], [Visualization (Lead)], [Writing – original draft (Lead)]
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1Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, USA
2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0340, USA
3University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0338, USA
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Cenozoic sandstones of the North American interior host the voluminous High Plains Aquifer (HPA) system, which supplies water to c. 30% of all irrigated farmland in the USA. Sandstone bodies in the HPA have eluded characterization because the correlation of discrete sedimentary units between boreholes is exceedingly difficult or even impossible. Our work, however, demonstrates that sandstone-body geometry can be characterized at regional, if not basinal scales, using multi-resolution methods, including remote sensing, outcrop mapping, borehole geophysics, and airborne electromagnetics. These and other scientific advances suggest that the HPA contains a complex assemblage of fluvial sandstone bodies with predictable dimensions. Hydrologic property contrasts between these sandstones and the enclosing, finer-grained strata define a complex arrangement of hydrostratigraphic units. We present this evolving understanding of HPA hydrostratigraphy in a new conceptual model that aids in the understanding of water-supply challenges. We maintain that sustaining well yields and aquifer productivity into the future depends on mapping the architecture of sandstone bodies in the subsurface using advanced techniques.

Thematic collection: This article is part of the Hydrogeology of Sandstone collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/hydrogeology-of-sandstone

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Sandstone-body geometry and hydrostratigraphy of the northern High Plains Aquifer system, USA

Jesse T. Korus and R.M. Joeckel
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 55, qjegh2021-171, 9 May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2021-171
Jesse T. Korus
1Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, USA
Roles: [Conceptualization (Lead)], [Data curation (Lead)], [Formal analysis (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Lead)], [Investigation (Lead)], [Methodology (Lead)], [Project administration (Lead)], [Resources (Lead)], [Software (Lead)], [Supervision (Lead)], [Visualization (Lead)], [Writing – original draft (Lead)]
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1Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, USA
2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0340, USA
3University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0338, USA
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