Hydrogeologic Analyses for an Earthen Dam Proposal at the University Field Station

Author

Maria Theresa Brown

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Geology and Geological Engineering

First Advisor

Joel Kuszmaul

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

In response to a request for a new dam at the University of Mississippi Field Station (UMFS), BTJM Engineering prepared an initial feasibility assessment and continued investigations until a full construction plan was completed. This report details the hydrogeologic analyses involed in this process. Initial site investigations included mapping surficial geology, creating a generalized stratigraphic column, mapping the potentiometric surface, and developing a conceptual and quantitative understanding of the local hydrolgic budget. This data informed decisions regarding the location of a new dam, which was finally designed with full considerations of the local hydrogeology. After the dam was designed, analysis of the seepage, water level response to storm events, water supply, and inundation potential were performed.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Maria Theresa, "Hydrogeologic Analyses for an Earthen Dam Proposal at the University Field Station" (2011). Honors Theses. 1958.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1958

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