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The Geology and Hydrology of a Proposed THE GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF A PROPOSED IMPOUNDMENT OF THE UPPER SAND CREEK, CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI By Jonathan R. McMillin A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Mississippi State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements the Degree of Master of Science in Geoscience in the Department of Geosciences Mississippi State, Mississippi May 2007 THE GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF A PROPOSED IMPOUNDMENT OF THE UPPER SAND CREEK, CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI By Jonathan R. McMillin Approved: ______________________________ ______________________________ Darrel W. Schmitz James May Professor of Geology Adjunct Professor of Geology (Head of the Department of (Committee Member) Geosciences and Director of Thesis) ______________________________ ______________________________ Christopher P. Dewey Phillip B. Oldham Assistant Professor of Geology Dean of College of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Coordinator of the Department and Member of Committee) Copyright by Jonathan R. McMillin 2007 Name: Jonathan R. McMillin Date of Degree: May 4, 2007 Institution: Mississippi State University Major Field: Geosciences Major Professor: Darrel W. Schmitz, Ph.D. Title of Study: THE GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF A PROPOSED IMPOUNDMENT OF THE UPPER SAND CREEK, CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Pages in Study: 119 Candidate for Degree of Master of Science The Sand Creek watershed, Choctaw County, Mississippi, constitutes a proposed site for a recreational and water management reservoir. Prior to the development of the site, the geology and hydrogeology of the watershed must be investigated to determine suitability for impoundment. Geological cross sections derived from geophysical logs and field exploration provides information regarding facies distributions within the proposed site area. Discharge characteristics of streams provide data concerning surface runoff that can then be related to the amount of water that is beneficial to the reservoir filling and remaining filled. All data collected and the characteristics of the reservoir are mapped using ArcGIS 9.1 software. The amount of sand located near the abutment of the levee and possible thin ridge with prospect of faulting to the southeast of the abutment is cause for concern. Analysis of the study area suggests that the proposed site is suitable for location of a reservoir. DEDICATION To the late Julie McMillin Sloan, keep smiling we are all doing great! ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Darrel Schmitz, for the many hours of guidance and support. I would also like to thank my committee members Dr. James May and Dr. Christopher Dewey for all of their recommendations and direction, the completion of this work would not have been possible without your great minds. I would also like to give a special thanks to The North American Coal Corporation for the use of the geophysical logs to characterize the geology for this project. I would like to thank the faculty and staff of the Department of Geosciences. Furthermore, I would like to personally thank, Jason “L.” McIlwain, Rebecca Buele, and Rodney Beasley for their help in collecting field data and many hours of persistent influence not only in this research but in life lessons. Finally I would like to thank my family for their leadership, counseling, and guidance without the long “conferences” none of this could have been accomplished…..THANK YOU. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION.................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................. vi LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... viii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 II. SETTING.................................................................................................................2 LOCATION .......................................................................................................2 TOPOGRAPHY.................................................................................................6 CLIMATE..........................................................................................................7 GEOLOGY/HYDROLOGY..............................................................................8 STRATIGRAPHY ...........................................................................................16 STRUCTURE ..................................................................................................19 SOILS ..............................................................................................................20 III. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................................................22 GENERAL CHOCTAW COUNTY WATER RESOURCE INVESTIGATION..................................................22 IV. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM..............................................................................24 HYPOTHESIS .................................................................................................24 OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................24 V. METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................26 WATER INTERACTIONS .............................................................................26 iv METHODS OF INVESTIGATION ................................................................27 VI. RESULTS ..............................................................................................................42 SURFACE WATER MONITORING..............................................................42 GEOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS................................................................65 SPRING INVENTORY...................................................................................73 VII. DISCUSSION........................................................................................................77 WATER QUALITY.........................................................................................77 FLOW MONITORING ...................................................................................80 GEOLOGY ......................................................................................................81 VIII. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................84 REFERENCES…... ...........................................................................................................86 ADDITONAL READINGS...............................................................................................90 APPENDIX A. CHEMICAL ANANLYSIS...................................................................................92 B. DISCHARGE TABLES.......................................................................................105 C. SPRING INVENTORY LOCATIONS ...............................................................118 v LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1. 30 Year rainfall totals for surrounding towns...............................................................8 2. Lithology Units (Descriptions from Thompson and Morse, 1997a-b, 1998 a, 2003) ....................................................................................................18 3. Mississippi State Chemical Lab Results (*MCL= Mean Contaminate Level) ....................................................44 4. Mississippi State Chemical Lab Results (*MCL= Mean Contaminate Level) ....................................................45 5. Discharge for Site A....................................................................................................49 6. Field Analysis for Site A.............................................................................................50 7. Discharge for Site B....................................................................................................53 8. Field Analysis for Site B.............................................................................................53 9. Discharge for Site C....................................................................................................56 10. Field Analysis for Site C.............................................................................................56 11. Discharge for Site D....................................................................................................59 12. Field Analysis for Site D.............................................................................................59 13. Discharge Data for Site E ...........................................................................................60 14. Field Analysis for Site E.............................................................................................61 15. Discharge Data for Site F............................................................................................64 vi 16. Sonde Data for Site F..................................................................................................64 17. Spring discharge. N/A= No measurable discharge.....................................................74 18. Average Base Flow for Maximum Contaminate Levels (ND=None Detected)...................................................................................78
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