Leaky Artesian Aquifer Conditions in Illinois

William C. Walton

Soil Science · 1961 · 63 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

the average vertical permeability of the Maquoketa Formation in northeastern Illinois is about 0.00005 gpd per square foot.Leakage in 1958 through the Maquoketa Formation in northeastern Illinois is estimated to be about 8,400,000 gpd or about 11 per cent of the water pumped from deep wells.

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