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{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "CreativeWork", "additionalType": "USGS Numbered Series", "name": "Hydrologic conditions, recharge, and baseline water quality of the surficial aquifer system at Jekyll Island, Georgia, 2012-13", "identifier": [{"@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "USGS Publications Warehouse IndexID", "value": "ofr20161017", "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20161017"}, {"@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "USGS Publications Warehouse Internal ID", "value": 70168523}, {"@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "DOI", "value": "10.3133/ofr20161017", "url": "https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161017"}], "inLanguage": "en", "isPartOf": [{"@type": "CreativeWorkSeries", "name": "Open-File Report"}], "datePublished": "2016", "dateModified": "2021-02-02", "abstract": "An increase of groundwater withdrawals from the surficial aquifer system on Jekyll Island, Georgia, prompted an investigation of hydrologic conditions and water quality by the U.S. Geological Survey during October 2012 through December 2013. The study demonstrated the importance of rainfall as the island\u2019s main source of recharge to maintain freshwater resources by replenishing the water table from the effects of hydrologic stresses, primarily evapotranspiration and pumping. Groundwater-flow directions, recharge, and water quality of the water-table zone on the island were investigated by installing 26 shallow wells and three pond staff gages to monitor groundwater levels and water quality in the water-table zone. Climatic data from Brunswick, Georgia, were used to calculate potential maximum recharge to the water-table zone on Jekyll Island. A weather station located on the island provided only precipitation data. Additional meteorological data from the island would enhance potential evapotranspiration estimates for recharge calculations.\nGroundwater levels and specific-conductance measurements showed the dependence of freshwater resources on rainfall to recharge the water-table zone of the surficial aquifer system and to influence groundwater flow on Jekyll Island. The unseasonably dry conditions during November 2012 to April 2013 induced saline water infiltration to the water-table zone from the marshland separating the Jekyll River from the island. A strong correlation (R2 = 0.97) of specific conductance to chloride concentration in water samples from wells installed in the water-table zone provided support for the determination of seasonal directions of groundwater flow by confirming salinity changes in the water-table zone. Unseasonably wet conditions during the late spring to August caused groundwater-flow reversals in some areas. The high dependence of the water-table zone in the surficial aquifer system on precipitation to replenish the aquifer with freshwater underscored the importance of monitoring groundwater levels, water quality, and water use to identify aquifer-discharge conditions that have the potential to promote seawater encroachment and degrade freshwater resources on Jekyll Island.", "description": "Report: viii, 34 p.; Appendixes: 1-3", "publisher": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "U.S. Geological Survey"}, "author": [{"@type": "Person", "name": "Gordon, Debbie W. dwarner@usgs.gov", "givenName": "Debbie W.", "familyName": "Gordon", "email": "dwarner@usgs.gov", "identifier": {"@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "ORCID", "value": "0000-0002-5195-6657", "url": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-6657"}, "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "South Atlantic Water Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sawsc"}]}, {"@type": "Person", "name": "Torak, Lynn J. ljtorak@usgs.gov", "givenName": "Lynn J.", "familyName": "Torak", "email": "ljtorak@usgs.gov", "affiliation": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "South Atlantic Water Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sawsc"}]}], "funder": [{"@type": "Organization", "name": "South Atlantic Water Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sawsc"}], "spatialCoverage": [{"@type": "Place", "additionalType": "country", "name": "United States", "url": "https://geonames.org/6252001"}, {"@type": "Place", "additionalType": "state", "name": "Georgia", "url": "https://geonames.org/4197000"}, {"@type": "Place", "additionalType": "unknown", "name": "Jekyll Island", "url": "https://geonames.org/10172821"}, {"@type": "Place", "geo": [{"@type": "GeoShape", "additionalProperty": {"@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "GeoJSON", "value": {"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-81.49864196777342, 30.98820525327455], [-81.49658203125, 31.129080960988055], [-81.37882232666016, 31.129080960988055], [-81.38397216796875, 30.987027960280326], [-81.49864196777342, 30.98820525327455]]]}}]}}}, {"@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": 31.058658723521624, "longitude": -81.43941505712169}]}]}