Characterizing the Ground-Water System in Turkey Creek Basin, CO

This project is on hold pending further funding,
but we still have water level updates
Latest Water level graphs: TC_water_levels.pdf
Latest Water level data: TC_water_levels.txt
Information on Wells where Water level data are collected:
TC_well_info_related_to_water_levels.pdf

and Jefferson County still funds the USGS to maintain the
stream gage (pictured below) on Turkey Creek:
USGS 06710992 TURKEY CREEK NEAR INDIAN HILLS, CO

USGS Mountain Ground Water Resource Study in Turkey Creek Basin
Bossong, C.R., Caine J.S., Stannard, D.I., Flynn J.L., Stevens M.R., and Heiny-Dash, J.R.,
2003, Hydrologic Conditions and Assessment of Water Resources in the Turkey Creek
Watershed, Jefferson County, Colorado, 1998-2001, USGS WRIR 03-4034, 140pp.
Note: The above file is about 10Mb

Summary article in the Canyon Courier Page18a Continuation page 19A

Access DATA BASE in Progress - Use at your own discretion
Watch for updates - Download TurkeyCreekDB.zip

A simple discussion of water balance in Turkey Creek Baisn

What can we learn from inexpensive, commonly available data?
How can we determine the scale at which a fractured rock aquifer can be
represented by a porous media model for management purposes?
..... a project to explore these issues

What is the hydraulic fate of septic system seepage?
..... a project to explore these issues

A PAPER presented at the NGWA Fractured-Rock Aquifers 2002 Conference:

Low-Cost Data for Characterization & Management of Fractured-Crystalline Aquifers (pdf file)

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS at the NGWA Fractured-Rock Aquifers 2002 Conference:

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Low-cost Data for Characterization & Management of Fractured-Crystalline Aquifers (slide show)

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Evaluation of the Effects of Population Growth on Water Quality in Mountain Watersheds (ppt file)

ABSTRACTS of papers presented at the NGWA Fractured-Rock Aquifers, March 2002 Conference:

Use of Low-cost Data to Characterize Fractured-Aquifer Watersheds for Management Evaluations (pdf file)

Evaluation of the effects of population growth on mountain watershed water quality (pdf file)

GROUND-WATER AVAILABILITY IN TURKEY CREEK BASIN, CO

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH ON WATER QUALITY IN A MOUNTAINOUS WATERSHED