Assessment of Potential Saltwater Encroachment in the Herring River Basin, Cape Cod National Seashore
Martin L. 2007. Assessment of Potential Saltwater Encroachment in the Herring River Basin, Cape Cod National Seashore. NPS/NRPC/WRD/NRTR—2007/370. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report is the first phase in an assessment of the potential vulnerability to saltwater intrusion of private domestic wells adjacent to the Herring River basin, following restoration of tidal flow in the basin. This assessment should be further refined using information from planned photogrammetric contour mapping and 2-D modeling of the tidal range and salinity. This report identifies those areas and private property parcels within the basin that should be more closely investigated.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Martin, Larry
- Date of Issue
- 2007-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- CACO , WRD
- Keywords
- Creeks, Groundwater Flow, Herring River Basin, hydrogeologic environments, infiltration, ocean shoreline, river valleys, Rivers, saltwater encroachment, Sediment, Tidal estuaries