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Field Camp:
May 23-June 27, 2006

Hydrogeologic Settings
Fractured Crystalline Rocks
Piedmont
SC upstate GE Plant
Blue Ridge:
NC Coweeta LTER, Chatooga River

Fractured Sediments
UT-Knoxville
Oak Ridge, TN

Karst
Mammoth Cave, KY
Mammoth Cave, KY 2004
Murfreesboro, TN
Santee, SC

Siliciclastic Sediments
Coastal Plain Overview
Savannah River Site, SC
Coastal Processes

Instructors

Estimated Costs

Requirements

Past Schedules

Aquifer Characterization at UT Knoxville

University of Tennessee at Knoxville has a hydrogeology research field site in an alluvial aquifer on the Tennessee River. The site was developed by Larry McKay, Ed Perfect and their colleagues at the UT. We spend a day at the field site learning about aquifer characterization techniques from Larry McKay and vadose zone techniques from Ed Perfect.

University of Tennessee Field Site for hydrogeology where we did hydraulic well tests and vadose zone tests

We start the day with Larry McKay explaining the stratigraphy

Discussing the core

Scott appears to be fascinated with the core

Larry McKay explaining procedures for conducting pumping test

Getting ready for the test

Installing the pump

Recording drawdown in the piezometers

Ed Perfect showed us some vadose zone techniques before we got started with the pumping test

Last Updated: January 11, 2005 -- Questions or comments, contact Larry Murdoch.
School of Environment, Department of Geological Sciences -- Hydrology -- Hydrogeology Field Camp
340 Brackett Hall, Clemson, SC 29634 USA -- Telephone: (864) 656-3438, Fax: (864) 656-1041
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