Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Characterization of groundwater recharge and flow in a Vermont upland watershed using stable isotope tracing techniques.: Mount Mansfield Fracture Measurements

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Characterize groundwater recharge and flow in the upland portion of the Browns River basin in northwestern Vermont using measurements of stable oxygen isotopes in precipitation (rain and snow) and groundwater (wells).

People

  • Michael Abbott: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • basins, groundwater, hydrologic processes,

Organizations

  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) : funder
  • University of Vermont : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.84166667, 44.5071
    • -72.82073333, 44.5071
    • -72.82073333, 44.54358333
    • -72.84166667, 44.54358333
    • -72.84166667, 44.5071

Data Table

  • Title: Mount Mansfield Fracture Measurements
  • Start Date: 1995-06-01
  • End Date: 1996-12-31
  • Description: Measurements of fracture dip and strike

  • Purpose: To characterize groundwater recharge and flow in the upland portion of the Browns River basin in northwestern Vermont

  • Condensed Title: Z0024_Fracture

  • Object Name: VMC.24.24

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Michael Abbott. 1996. Mount Mansfield Fracture Measurements. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/characterization-groundwater-recharge-flow-vermont-upland/dataset/mount-mansfield-fracture-measurements

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/characterization-groundwater-recharge-flow-vermont-upland/dataset/mount-mansfield-fracture-measurements

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date of sample collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: Strike (from N0E)
    • Label: Strike (from N0E)
    • Description: Orientation of geologic feature
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: dip (right hand)
    • Label: Dip (right hand)
    • Description: Altitude of geologic feature using right hand rule
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Fracture measurements
      • Started: 1995-06-01
        Ended: 1996-12-31
      • Method Description: Fracture measurements follow Christman (1959)

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Uppermost basin of the Browns River including the slopes of Mt Mansfield. Stations at summit, Stevensville Brook and Browns River headwaters. Five sampling points on State Forest and UVM Natural Area, 3 additional sites in the VMC area on private lands. Additional sites throughout the basin.