Quality of water in the Red River alluvial aquifer, pool 1, Red River waterway area, Vick, Louisiana

Abstract

, ,,....^^ 1 Intfoduction ^^ 1 Purpose and Scope 2 Description of Study Area 2 Previous Studies 2 Hydrogeology , , , ^ 2 Data Collection 4 Quality of Water 4 Total Hardness 11 Dissolved Chloride 15 Dissolved Iron 15 Dissolved Manganese 15 Summary and Conclusions 16 Selected References 16 Appendixes 1. Summary of analyses of water from wells completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Louisiana, 1958-93 18 2. Analyses of water from wells completed in local water yielding strata in the Red River alluvial confining unit in Rapides Parish 34 FIGURES 1. Map showing location of pool 2 study area and selected wells completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Louisiana 3 2-13. Graphs showing concentrations of total hardness, dissolved chloride, iron, and manganese in water from well: 2. R-721 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-constmction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-92) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 5 3. R-722 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 5 4. R-723 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-constmction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 6 5. R-964 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1974-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 6 6. R-965 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-constmction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 7 7. R-968 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1974-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 7 8. R-991 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-constmction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 8 9. R-992 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1973-82) to postconstruction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 8 10. R-1014B completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1974-82) to post-construction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 9 11. R-1095 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1975-82) to post-construction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 9 12. R-1096 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1975-82) to post-construction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 10 13. R-1103 completed in the Red River alluvial aquifer, from pre-construction (1976-82) to post-construction (1988-93) of Lock and Dam 2 on the Red River, Louisiana 10