About the Project
Monitoring of Groundwater Wells on the Midwestern State University Campus in Wichita Falls, Texas.
There are several groundwater wells on the MSU Texas Campus in Wichita Falls.
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Currently four have been selected for monitoring on a monthly basis to record depth to water surface measurements.
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One site (#4) is also being monitored using an installed OTT Datalogger which is programmed to record well height, salinity and temperature data on an hourly basis.
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These wells are located within the Seymour Aquifer range, and are drilled to approximately 30 feet deep.
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The Seymour Aquifer
Aquifer Facts:
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Aquifer type: unconfined
Area of aquifer: 3,374 square miles
Proportion of aquifer with groundwater conservation districts: 62 percent
Number of counties containing the aquifer: 25
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The Seymour Aquifer is a major aquifer extending across north central Texas. Water is contained in isolated pods of alluvial sediments as much as 360 feet thick composed of discontinuous beds of poorly sorted gravel, conglomerate, sand, and silty clay.
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Water ranges from fresh to slightly saline, containing from approximately 100 to 3,000 milligrams per liter of total dissolved solids. [6]