Interactive Groundwater Modeling using the MDEQ statewide GW
database and application to the Augusta Creek Watershed
Shu-Guang Li, Qun Liu, Hassan Abbas, Shu-Guang Li, Qun Liu, Hassan Abbas, Civil & Environmental Engineering, MSUCivil & Environmental Engineering, MSU
Steve Miller, Institute of Water Research, MSUSteve Miller, Institute of Water Research, MSUJames Nicholas, USGSJames Nicholas, USGS
Three Closely Related ProjectsThree Closely Related Projects
NSF - Interactive Groundwater Project, NSF - Interactive Groundwater Project, PIs: Li, Liu, since 1997PIs: Li, Liu, since 1997
MDEQ - Statewide Groundwater MDEQ - Statewide Groundwater Mapping Project, PIs: Lusch, Reeves, Mapping Project, PIs: Lusch, Reeves, MillerMiller
MDEQ – The IGW-MDEQ Database MDEQ – The IGW-MDEQ Database Interface Project. PIs: Li and LiuInterface Project. PIs: Li and Liu
MDEQ StatewideMDEQ Statewide Groundwater Groundwater
DatabaseDatabase
Water Wells
Oil/Gas Wells
Streams
Based flows
Trout streams
Recharge
Lakes
Lakes
Trout streams/lakes
KA Field DATA KA Wellogic DATA
LIVINGSTON Field DATA
CLARE Field data
LIVINGSTON Wellogic DATACLARE Wellogic
DATA
If processed properly, the wellogic SWL
matches very well with standard water level
measurements
AugustaAugusta
Kent countyKent county
Ionia county 1Ionia county 1
Ionia county 2Ionia county 2
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo countycounty
Branch countyBranch county Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw CountyCity of ClareCity of Clare
The orientation of WHPAs based on field data matches well with the direction of head gradient estimated from the Wellogic data
Additional Evidence showing the wellogic SWLs are very valuable
Lansing Drawdown Lansing Drawdown Cone DynamicsCone Dynamics
60’s: 856pts; 740ft to 894ft 80’s: 1552pts; 740ft to 892ft70’s: 1774pts; 722ft to 908ft
90’s: 894pts; 776ft to 901ft 00’s: 1053pts; 769ft to 890ft Avg: 6278pts; 748ft to 910ft
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SpatialMODInterpolation, Filtering &
Trend Analysis
GSLIBGeostatistical Simulation
Library
3D Flow Deterministic & Stochastic
Olectra Chart2D Graphics Control
GISMap Object
Control
VTK3D Visualization
Control
3D TransportDeterministic & Stochastic
Interactive Ground Water
Surficial Deposits
Lithologies, Statigraphies
Basin Delineations
Geological Framework DataSpecific
Capacities
T/SPump tests
Well logsLithologies
Hydraulic Property Data
Static heads & Water Levels
River /Lake Base Flows
Calibration & Verification Data
Pump Tests, Obs wells,
Hydrographs
Aquifer Stress Data
Streams &Lakes
Recharge RatesProduction
WellsLand Use, Soil Type
Chemical Stress Data
Land Use
ContaminationSites
DEQ Statewide Groundwater Database
Soil Type
Surficial Deposits
Inventories of Waste Generators
Michigan Groundwater (MG) An Integrated Software for Analyzing, Modeling, & Visualizing Michigan Statewide Groundwater Data
Topo data,Digital Elevation
Models