Surficial Aquifer Studies Completed
Groundwater levels in southern New Jersey
NJWSC has done studies in many of the southern coastal aquifers
The series of surficial aquifer studies were completed to evaluate the unconfined aquifer system of the NJ Coastal Plain for use as a potential source of water. As the demand for water in the State increases and the restrictions continue on the use of water from certain confined aquifers, withdrawals on the unconfined aquifer system are expected to increase. Detailed study of the unconfined aquifer system provides a better understanding of the groundwater/surface water interaction within the basin and a basis for future water-resource management decisions.
All Data and Publications for this study can be found in the individual model pages under Related Science
Each surficial aquifer study compiles a wide range of hydrologic information on a major drainage basin or series of smaller drainage basins. Nine studies have been completed in the NJ Coastal Plain. The studies provide information on the land use, surficial geology, long-term water-level data, and hydraulic properties of the aquifer. A water-table map is produced from measurements from hundreds of wells and stream sites. Water-quality data for both groundwater and surface-water sites is assembled. Stream discharge data and various statistics on mean discharge and base flow are provided for the continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations. Low-flow correlations and flow durations curves are presented. Precipitation, evapotranspiration, population data, and water use data are complied. Finally, a water budget is calculated. The groundwater budgets developed by the Surficial Aquifer Studies became the conceptual model on which subsequent groundwater-flow models were based.
A comparison table of the ground-water budgets of all of the study areas is available to show the variations in parameters based on the location in the coastal plain. Individual budgets can be accessed below.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Groundwater Budgets
Toms River Surficial Aquifer Study
Upper Maurice River Surficial Aquifer Study
Maurice River Surficial Aquifer Study
Great Egg Harbor River Surficial Aquifer Study
Mullica River Surficial Aquifer Study
Rancocas Creek Surficial Aquifer Study
Salem River Surficial Aquifer Study
Forked River Surficial Aquifer Study
Cape May Surficial Aquifer Study
Below are partners associated with this project.
- Overview
The series of surficial aquifer studies were completed to evaluate the unconfined aquifer system of the NJ Coastal Plain for use as a potential source of water. As the demand for water in the State increases and the restrictions continue on the use of water from certain confined aquifers, withdrawals on the unconfined aquifer system are expected to increase. Detailed study of the unconfined aquifer system provides a better understanding of the groundwater/surface water interaction within the basin and a basis for future water-resource management decisions.
All Data and Publications for this study can be found in the individual model pages under Related Science
Each surficial aquifer study compiles a wide range of hydrologic information on a major drainage basin or series of smaller drainage basins. Nine studies have been completed in the NJ Coastal Plain. The studies provide information on the land use, surficial geology, long-term water-level data, and hydraulic properties of the aquifer. A water-table map is produced from measurements from hundreds of wells and stream sites. Water-quality data for both groundwater and surface-water sites is assembled. Stream discharge data and various statistics on mean discharge and base flow are provided for the continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations. Low-flow correlations and flow durations curves are presented. Precipitation, evapotranspiration, population data, and water use data are complied. Finally, a water budget is calculated. The groundwater budgets developed by the Surficial Aquifer Studies became the conceptual model on which subsequent groundwater-flow models were based.
A comparison table of the ground-water budgets of all of the study areas is available to show the variations in parameters based on the location in the coastal plain. Individual budgets can be accessed below.
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Groundwater Budgets
Groundwater budgets are commonly used in water-resource studies to gain a better understanding of the groundwater-flow system. The hydrologic cycle in the basin can be represented by a long-term water budget in which inflows are balances by outflows and, thus, no long-term change in storage occurs. The water budget can be evaluated through use of two internal budgets and their corresponding...Toms River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Toms River, Metedeconk River, and Kettle Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1987-90Upper Maurice River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system in the Upper Maurice River Basin and adjacent areas in Gloucester County, New Jersey, 1986-87Maurice River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Maurice River area: Maurice and Cohancey River Basins, New Jersey, 1994-95Great Egg Harbor River Surficial Aquifer Study
Water resources of the unconfined aquifer system of the Great Egg Harbor River basin, New Jersey, 1989-90Mullica River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Mullica River Basin, New Jersey, 1991-92Rancocas Creek Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Rancocas Creek area: Rancocas, Crosswicks, Assunpink, Assiscunk, Blacks, and Crafts Creek Basins, New JerseySalem River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Salem River area: Salem River, Raccoon, Oldmans, Alloway, and Stow Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1993-94Forked River Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrology of the unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, Forked River and Cedar, Oyster, Mill, Westecunk, and Tuckerton Creek Basins and adjacent basins in the southern Ocean County area, New Jersey, 1998-99Cape May Surficial Aquifer Study
Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey - Multimedia
- Partners
Below are partners associated with this project.