Estimation of groundwater use for a groundwater-flow model of the Lake Michigan Basin and adjacent areas, 1864-2005

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for their thorough technical reviews of the draft report. Daniel Feinstein, USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center, and Howard Reeves, USGS Michigan Water Science Center, assisted with data interpretation and clarified modeling details. Lori Fuller, USGS Michigan Water Science Center, analyzed aerial photos and delineated agricultural areas. T. Adam Gallagher and Austin Baldwin, USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center, provided valued assistance in compiling records for the Wisconsin historical water-use dataset. Additional thanks are extended to Michael Eberle and Bonnie S. Fink for their thorough editorial reviews of the text, tables, and figures.

A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Groundwater Level Changes in Relation to Urban Growth and Groundwater Recharge Potential for Waukesha County, Wisconsin

“…Fig. 2 displays the location of wells for which estimated withdrawal data are available since the late 19th century (Buchwald, Luukkonen, and Rachol ). The Quaternary sand and gravel aquifer covers roughly the western half of the county, and the Silurian dolomite aquifer extends into the eastern half, with Quaternary glacier deposits on top.…”

“…Data for estimated total Waukesha County groundwater withdrawals (in millions of liters per day) between 1864 and 2005 from the aquifer system below the county were obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Buchwald, Luukkonen, and Rachol ). The withdrawals have been extracted from the USGS‐created Lake Michigan Basin Groundwater model.…”