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Episodic Master Recession Model Output used for Recharge Estimation in a Rain Garden on Sandy Soil, Gary, Indiana, 2016-18

Metadata Updated: September 17, 2025

A rain garden and other stormwater control measures (SCM) were installed at Gary City Hall in Gary, Indiana to retain water, increase infiltration and divert stormwater from city sewers. Input data were collected from a rain gage and five monitoring wells with installed pressure transducers at different locations (BFPK, CH1, CH2, CH3, GWPK; see site description). The Episodic Master Recession or EMR method (Heppner and Nimmo, 2005) is applied using these data as the singular input to estimate the amount of groundwater recharge at each of the five sites during the indicated period of time. References cited: Heppner, C.S., and Nimmo, J.R., 2005, A computer program for predicting recharge with a master recession curve: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5172, 10 p., [Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5172/]. Nimmo, J.R., Horowitz, C., and Mitchell, L., 2015, Discrete-storm water-table fluctuation method to estimate episodic recharge: Groundwater, v.53, no. 2, https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12177. Lampe, D.C., Bayless, E.R., and Follette, D.D., 2022, Stormwater reduction and water budget for a rain garden on sandy soil, Gary, Indiana, 2016–18: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5101, 39 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225101.

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Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2025

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Metadata Updated Date September 17, 2025
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