Hydrogeology and Simulation of Groundwater Flow in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer South-central Oklahoma

<p>The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer in south-central Oklahoma provides water for public supply farms mining wildlife conservation recreation and the scenic beauty of springs streams and waterfalls. Proposed development of water supplies from the aquifer led to concerns that large-scale withdrawals of water would cause decreased flow in rivers and springs which in turn could result in the loss of water supplies recreational opportunities and aquatic habitat. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board in collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation the U.S. Geological Survey Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma studied the aquifer to provide the Oklahoma Water Resources Board the scientific information needed to determine the volume of water that could be withdrawn while protecting springs and streams. The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board did a study to describe the hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow of the aquifer.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>