U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5165

Prepared in cooperation with the United States Air Force, Arnold Air Force Base

Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011

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Arnold

Engineering

Development

Complex

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

Arnold Air Force Base

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Regional groundwater divide
Cover. See figure 6 of this report.
Potentiometric Surfaces of the 

Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011

By Connor J. Haugh and John A. Robinson

Prepared in cooperation with the United States Air Force, Arnold Air Force Base 

Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5165

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior

SALLY JEWELL, Secretary

U.S. Geological Survey

Suzette M. Kimball, Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2016

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Contents

Abstract...........................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1

Purpose and Scope ..............................................................................................................................3

Study Area..............................................................................................................................................3

Hydrogeologic Setting .........................................................................................................................3

Groundwater Flow ................................................................................................................................4

Potentiometric Surface ................................................................................................................................5

Summary........................................................................................................................................................16

Selected References...................................................................................................................................17

Appendix........................................................................................................................................................18
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Figures

1. Map showing location of study area at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and 

Franklin Counties, Tennessee.....................................................................................................2

2. Correlation chart showing stratigraphy, lithology, and hydrogeologic units 

in the Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee........................................................................4

3. Map showing location of selected Manchester aquifer monitoring wells with

continuous water-level data in the Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee.....................6

4. Graph showing water-level altitudes in Manchester aquifer monitoring 

wells 177, 201, 305, 353, 464, and 518 at Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee, 

from October 2010 through March 2012....................................................................................7

5. Map showing potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold

Engineering Development Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.........................................8

6. Map showing potentiometric surface of the upper part of the

Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex

 area, Tennessee, May 2011........................................................................................................9

7. Map showing potentiometric surface of the lower part of the

Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex

area, Tennessee, May 2011.......................................................................................................10

8. Map showing potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold

Engineering Development Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.......................................11

9. Map showing potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold

Engineering Development Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011 ...........................12

10. Map showing potentiometric surface of the upper part of the

Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 

area, Tennessee, September 2011...........................................................................................13

11. Map showing potentiometric surface of the lower part of the 

Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex

area, Tennessee, September 2011...........................................................................................14

12. Map showing potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold 

Engineering Development Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011 ...........................15

Table

1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011 ....................................................................................18
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Conversion Factors

Inch/Pound to SI

Multiply By To obtain

Length

inch (in.) 2.54 centimeter (cm)

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)

Area

acre 4,047 square meter (m2)

acre 0.4047 hectare (ha)

Flow rate

cubic foot per second (ft3/s) 0.02832 cubic meter per second (m3/s)

gallon per minute (gal/min) 0.06309 liter per second (L/s)

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 

(NGVD 29).

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).

Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum.

Abbreviations

AAFB Arnold Air Force Base

AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Complex

SWMU solid waste management units

Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011

By Connor J. Haugh and John A. Robinson

Abstract

Arnold Air Force Base occupies about 40,000 acres 

in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. The primary 

mission of Arnold Air Force Base is to provide risk-reduction 

information in the development of aerospace products through 

test and evaluation. This mission is achieved in part through 

test facilities at Arnold Engineering Development Complex 

(AEDC), which occupies about 4,000 acres in the center of 

Arnold Air Force Base. Arnold Air Force Base is underlain 

by gravel and limestone aquifers, the most productive of 

which is the Manchester aquifer. Several volatile organic 

compounds, primarily chlorinated solvents, have been identified in the groundwater at Arnold Air Force Base. In 2011, 

the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air 

Force, Arnold Air Force Base, completed a study of groundwater flow focused on the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area. The Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area is of particular concern because within this area 

(1) chlorinated solvents have been identified in the groundwater, (2) the aquifers are dewatered around below-grade test 

facilities, and (3) there is a regional groundwater divide.

During May 2011, when water levels were near seasonal 

highs, water-level data were collected from 374 monitoring 

wells; and during September 2011, when water levels were 

near seasonal lows, water-level data were collected from 

376 monitoring wells. Potentiometric surfaces were mapped 

by contouring altitudes of water levels measured in wells 

completed in the shallow aquifer, the upper and lower parts 

of the Manchester aquifer, and the Fort Payne aquifer. 

Water levels are generally 2 to 14 feet lower in September 

compared to May. The potentiometric-surface maps for all 

aquifers indicate a groundwater depression at the J4 test cell. 

Similar groundwater depressions in the shallow and upper 

parts of the Manchester aquifer are within the main testing 

area at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at 

dewatering facilities.

Introduction

Arnold Air Force Base (AAFB) occupies about 

40,000 acres in the eastern part of the Highland Rim 

physiographic region in Coffee and Franklin Counties, 

Tennessee (fig. 1). The primary mission of AAFB is to 

provide risk-reduction information in the development of 

aerospace products through test and evaluation. This mission 

is accomplished in part through test facilities at the Arnold 

Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), which occupies 

about 4,000 acres in the center of AAFB (fig. 1). The AEDC 

test facilities include aerodynamic and propulsion wind 

tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, ballistic ranges and other specialized units. 

The AAFB is underlain by unconsolidated gravel and 

limestone aquifers of the Highland Rim aquifer system. The 

most productive aquifer is the Manchester aquifer, the primary 

source of domestic drinking water in the area. Groundwater 

contamination in the Manchester aquifer, in and near the 

AAFB, has been well documented in numerous investigations 

(CH2M HILL, 1999a, 1999b, 2001; Williams, 2003). 

Several synthetic volatile organic compounds, primarily 

chlorinated solvents, have been identified in groundwater 

samples collected at several solid waste management units 

(SWMUs) at AAFB. Groundwater contaminants have moved 

downgradient from three SWMU sites creating groundwater 

contamination plumes that extend to regional discharge points 

outside the AAFB boundary. At each of the SWMU sites, 

pump and treat remediation wells were operating in 2011 

to prevent further migration of groundwater contaminants 

offsite. Groundwater is also withdrawn at about 20 dewatering 

locations associated with below-grade testing facilities in the 

AEDC area, the largest and deepest of which is the J4 test 

cell (fig. 1) (CH2M HILL, 2001; fig. 9 in Haugh, 2006). 

The J4 test cell is about 100 feet in diameter and extends 

about 250 feet below land surface. Because of its depth, 

dewatering at the J4 test cell has depressed water levels in 
2 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

EXPLANATION

Figure 1. Location of study area at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (physical 

divisions modified from Miller, 1974).

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) site

Groundwater contaminant plume

Surface-water divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

SWMU 1&2

SWMU 10

J4 test cell

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

Northwest plume

Elk River 

Basin

Duck River

Basin

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

SWMU 74

Coastal

Plain

Physical divisions of Tennessee

Highland Rim

Central Basin 

Study area Sequatchie Valley

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge

Cumberland Plateau

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Figure 1. Location of study area at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (physical 

divisions modified from Miller, 1974).
Introduction 3

all the aquifers of the Highland Rim aquifer system (Haugh, 

1996). Because most of the groundwater contamination and 

groundwater withdrawals at AAFB are in the AEDC area, 

the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air 

Force, AAFB, completed a study of groundwater flow focused 

on the AEDC area. The AEDC area is of particular concern 

because within this area (1) there are several SWMUs, (2) the 

aquifers are dewatered around below-grade test facilities, and 

(3) there is a regional groundwater divide.

Purpose and Scope

The objectives of the study were to (1) map the potentiometric surfaces within the shallow aquifer, upper and lower 

parts of the Manchester aquifer, and Fort Payne aquifer in the 

AEDC area during seasonal high and low water-level periods; 

and (2) provide more detailed information on groundwaterflow directions in the AEDC area. 

This report presents seasonal high and low potentiometric 

surfaces of the AEDC area based on synoptic water-level 

measurements made in existing monitoring wells in May and 

September 2011. Additionally, the report presents continuous 

hydrographs for six wells completed in the Manchester 

aquifer. These hydrographs allow the time period of the 

synoptic water-level measurements to be seen in the context of 

seasonal changes in water levels. The aquifer potentiometric 

maps will help further understand groundwater-flow paths in 

the AEDC area and supplement previously published regional 

potentiometric-surface maps from May and October 2002 

(Robinson and others, 2005) and May 1991 (Mahoney and 

Robinson, 1993), and potentiometric-surface maps local to the 

AEDC area from July 1994 (Haugh, 1996).

Most of the background information presented in the 

“Study Area,” “Hydrogeologic Setting,” and “Groundwater 

Flow” sections is summarized from previously published reports 

(Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 2006). A more thorough 

description of the hydrogeology of the AAFB is presented in 

Haugh and Mahoney (1994) and Haugh (2006), and a description focused on the AEDC area is provided in Haugh (1996).

Study Area

The AAFB area lies on the eastern Highland Rim 

physiographic region of Tennessee (Miller, 1974) and is characterized by poorly drained, flat uplands and valley-dissected, 

sloping escarpments. A primary surface-water divide separating the Duck River and Elk River drainages bisects AAFB 

extending from the southwest to the northeast (fig. 1). Surface 

drainage to the north and west of this divide flows toward the 

Duck River and is impounded at Normandy Lake (8 miles to 

the northwest), whereas drainage to the east and south flows 

toward the Elk River and is impounded at Woods Reservoir 

(4 miles to the south). Land-surface altitudes range from 

about 1,120 feet (ft) at the crest of the Duck River-Elk River 

drainage divide to about 960 ft near Woods Reservoir.

Hydrogeologic Setting

The AAFB area is in a fractured carbonate terrane 

covered by regolith derived from the weathering of carbonate 

units of Mississippian age (fig. 2). The carbonate units that 

compose the regolith are as follows (in descending order): 

the St. Louis Limestone, the Warsaw Limestone, and the 

Fort Payne Formation (Wilson, 1976). Regolith in the AAFB 

area is typically 10 to 100 ft thick and consists primarily of 

clayey chert rubble and some silt and sand. Typically, the 

regolith grades upward from gravel-size chert rubble at the 

top of bedrock to clay-size chert particles, silt, sand, and clay 

at land surface (Burchett, 1977). Bedrock underlying the 

regolith consists of the Fort Payne Formation, which is an 

indurated siliceous limestone containing many chert nodules 

and platy chert stringers. The Fort Payne bedrock in the 

AAFB area ranges from less than 20 to greater than 240 ft 

thick. Over most of the AAFB area the bedrock is typically 

60–80 ft thick. Bedrock is thinnest beneath the AEDC, where 

it is generally less than 20 ft thick, and thickens to the north 

and northeast (fig. 6 in Haugh, 2006). The upper part of the 

Fort Payne Formation bedrock contains many fractures and 

solution openings. Underlying the Fort Payne Formation is the 

Chattanooga Shale, which consists of 20–30 ft of fissile, black, 

carbonaceous shale. The Chattanooga Shale is considered to 

be the base of the fresh groundwater system in the study area 

(Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996).

The Highland Rim aquifer system is the groundwater 

system of interest in the study area and can be divided into 

three different zones or aquifers (Haugh and Mahoney, 1994): 

the shallow aquifer, the Manchester aquifer, and the Fort Payne 

aquifer (fig. 2). The Chattanooga Shale is the lower confining 

unit for the Highland Rim aquifer system (Brahana and Bradley, 

1986). The aquifers differ from one another in permeability 

caused by the degree of weathering, amount of chert, and 

type of weathering product. The aquifers are not separated by 

confining units of any notable lateral extent; therefore, water 

is free to flow between these aquifers at most locations. The 

shallow aquifer is discontinuous beneath the AAFB; perched 

in some locations; and described as alluvial, residual silt, clay, 

sand, and clay-size chert particles in the upper part of the 

regolith. The Manchester aquifer, the primary source of drinking 

water in the area, can be subdivided into two parts: the upper 

part, which consists of chert rubble at the base of the regolith, 

and the lower part, which consists of solution openings in 

the upper part of the bedrock (Burchett and Hollyday, 1974). 

The Fort Payne aquifer consists of dense, cherty limestone in 

the Fort Payne Formation where solution openings are less 

developed. The base of the Fort Payne aquifer is the Chattanooga Shale (Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996).

Formations underlying the AAFB area have a general, 

regional dip towards the southeast (Wilson and Born, 1943) 

as a result of the tectonic uplift of the Nashville Dome. 

Superimposed on the regional structure are local folds and 

flexures. The AAFB is along an anticline in the Chattanooga 

Shale that is nearly coincident with the regional drainage 
4 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

divide (Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996). A high 

point in the anticline is at AEDC in the SWMU 74 area (fig. 1) 

(Haugh, 1996; Haugh, 2006).The primary set of fracture 

traces in these formations is oriented northwest to southeast. 

A secondary set of fracture traces is oriented northeast to 

southwest (Haugh and Mahoney, 1994). These fracture traces, 

particularly where they are oriented parallel to the geologic 

dip, potentially provide preferential pathways for groundwater 

flow through the bedrock. The anticline in the local geologic 

structure and fractures in the bedrock influence surface-water 

and groundwater flow directions in the AAFB area (Haugh and 

Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996; Aycock and Haugh, 2001).

Groundwater Flow

The AEDC facility is along a regional groundwater 

divide, which runs northeast to southwest and generally 

coincides with the Duck River-Elk River surface-water divide 

(Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996). Overall, groundwater generally flows from the main groundwater divide area 

toward the northwest or toward the south or southeast, and 

discharges to the principal streams and reservoirs. Several 

troughs are present in the regional potentiometric surface. The 

Stratigraphy Lithology Hydrogeologic unit Remarks Thickness

(feet)

Arnold 

Air Force Base 

unit designation

10–100

20–240

20–30

Clay, silt, and 

sand with 

some chert 

and rock 

fragments

Highland Rim aquifer system

Shallow 

aquifer Shallow aquifer

Rock fragments, 

chert gravel, 

and rubble 

with some clay 

Manchester 

aquifer, 

upper part

Intermediate 

aquifer

Fort Payne 

Formation

Fractured and

 dissolutioned

 cherty limestone

 and siltstone 

Manchester

aquifer,

lower part 

Deep aquifer, 

upper part

Dark gray silt-

 stone; dense,

 cherty limestone;

 and bedded

 chert. Few

 fractures 

Fort Payne 

aquifer

Deep aquifer, 

lower part

Chattanooga Shale

Dark grayish 

black, fissile, 

carbonaceous 

shale

Chattanooga 

confining 

unit

Chattanooga 

confining unit

Regolith derived 

from in place 

weathering of the 

St. Louis Limestone, 

Warsaw Limestone, 

or Fort Payne 

Formation 

Low producing 

wells, shallow 

groundwater 

circulation, low 

dissolved solids, 

and bicarbonate 

dominant anion

Good producing 

wells, rapid 

ground-water 

circulation, low 

dissolved solids, 

and bicarbonate 

dominant anion

Low well yield, slow 

groundwater 

circulation, high 

dissolved solids, 

and high sulfates

Confining unit. Base 

of fresh groundwater-flow system

Figure 2. Stratigraphy, lithology, and hydrogeologic units in the Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee (modified 

from Haugh and Mahoney, 1994).

most prominent trough trends northwest to southeast in the 

Crumpton Creek Basin (figs. 2 and 4 in Robinson and others, 

2005). During seasonal water-level lows in October 2002, 

this trough extended upgradient, toward the northeast, to the 

Sinking Pond area (fig. 4 in Robinson and others, 2005). At 

the downgradient end of this trough is Big Spring at Rutledge 

Falls (fig. 1), which has a steady discharge of about 3.3 cubic 

feet per second (Williams and Farmer, 2003).

The primary human-induced stress on the groundwater 

system at AEDC is dewatering of the units of the Highland 

Rim aquifer system at the J4 test cell (fig. 1) (a deep excavation that is part of a rocket engine test facility). Locally, 

groundwater flows to the J4 test cell from all directions 

because water in the aquifers immediately surrounding the 

cell is continuously drained through a network of six wells 

that surround the test cell. About 105 gallons per minute of 

groundwater are pumped from the collection system, which 

extends to a depth of about 250 ft below land surface. The 

depressions in the potentiometric surfaces in all the Highland 

Rim aquifers at the test cell show anisotropy that results from 

preferential dewatering along zones of high permeability 

(Haugh, 1996). Dewatering also happens, in lesser amounts 

and at shallower depths, at about 20 other locations associated 

with test facilities at AEDC.

Figure 2. Stratigraphy, lithology, and hydrogeologic units in the Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee (modified 

from Haugh and Mahoney, 1994).
Potentiometric Surface 5

Potentiometric Surface 

The groundwater-flow system was investigated by 

collecting continuous and synoptic water levels measurements in groundwater monitoring wells and constructing 

potentiometric-surface maps of the aquifers in the AEDC 

area. Continuous water-level data were collected at six wells 

completed in the Manchester aquifer (fig. 3). The hydrographs 

from these six wells allow the time periods for the synoptic 

water-level measurements (May and September 2011) to 

be seen in the context of seasonal changes in water levels. 

The hydrographs show water levels from October 2010 to 

March 2012 in order to include the seasonal changes before 

and after each synoptic water-level measurement period 

(fig. 4). Potentiometric surfaces were mapped by contouring 

altitudes of synoptic water levels measured in monitoring 

wells completed in the shallow aquifer, the upper and lower 

parts of the Manchester aquifer, and the Fort Payne aquifer. 

During May 2011, water-level data were collected from 

374 monitoring wells. Water levels in the wells ranged from 

968 to 1,097 ft above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 

of 1929 (NGVD 29) in May 2011 when water levels were 

near seasonal highs as indicated by hydrographs for six 

wells completed in the Manchester aquifer (fig. 4). During 

September 2011, water-level data were collected from 

376 monitoring wells. Water levels in the wells ranged from 

962 to 1,090 ft above the NGVD 29 in September 2011 when 

water levels were near seasonal lows (fig. 4).

In the AEDC area, natural seasonal fluctuations of the 

potentiometric surface are related to seasonal changes in 

groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration. Groundwater 

levels are normally highest during the spring months after the 

winter period of high precipitation and low evapotranspiration. 

Water levels recede during the summer in response to 

diminishing precipitation and high evapotranspiration, and 

are lowest in the fall (Haugh and Mahoney, 1994; Robinson 

and others, 2005). The average difference in water levels from 

wells measured in May 2011 and September 2011 is about 

5 ft. The largest seasonal variations in water levels are to the 

north and northeast of AEDC where the regolith thins and the 

bedrock thickens. Seasonal changes in the Manchester aquifer 

of 20 ft or more are typical in this area (monitoring wells 177 

and 353, fig. 4).

During May 2011, water levels measured in wells 

completed in the shallow aquifer ranged from 1,044 to 1,097 ft; 

generally were highest near the southern boundary of the 

AEDC; and decreased to the north, west, and east. The 

potentiometric-surface map of the shallow aquifer indicates 

a groundwater depression at the J4 test cell (fig. 5). Similar 

groundwater depressions are present at dewatering facilities 

within the main testing area of the AEDC. The potentiometricsurface map also indicates potentiometric highs to the north of 

J4 and east of the main test area (fig. 5).

During May 2011, water levels measured in wells 

completed in the upper part of the Manchester aquifer ranged 

from 968 to 1,088 ft above the NGVD 29. The highest water 

levels are east of the main test area along the regional groundwater divide (fig. 6). Groundwater gradients are nearly flat 

along the groundwater divide northeast of AEDC and east of 

Sinking Pond. A prominent groundwater depression is present 

at the J4 test cell along with a smaller depression within the 

main test area. Most groundwater from SWMU 74 is captured 

by the J4 test cell or other dewatering facilities within the 

main test area. Groundwater in the area west of the divide 

generally flows to the west and northwest towards a trough in 

the potentiometric surface within the Crumpton Creek Basin. 

At the downgradient end of this trough are several springs near 

Rutledge Falls (fig. 1) (Haugh, 2006).

Water levels in the lower part of the Manchester aquifer 

ranged from 971 to 1,084 ft and showed a similar pattern as 

water levels in the upper part of the Manchester. The highest 

water levels are east of the main test area. A smaller groundwater depression is present at the J4 test cell, and no other 

depressions are indicated within the main test area (fig. 7). 

During May 2011, water levels measured in wells completed 

in the Fort Payne aquifer ranged from 1,016 to 1,068 ft above 

the NGVD 29. With only 23 water-level measurements, well 

coverage in the Fort Payne aquifer is not as extensive as in the 

other aquifers. The most notable feature is an asymmetrical 

groundwater depression around the J4 test cell (fig. 8). 

Groundwater flow in the Fort Payne aquifer is dominated 

by fracture flow and moderately isolated from the overlying 

Manchester aquifer (Haugh and others, 1992; Haugh and 

Mahoney, 1994; Haugh, 1996) resulting in a more asymmetric 

depression around the J4 test cell than observed in the upper 

or lower parts of the Manchester aquifer.

The potentiometric-surface maps for all aquifers from 

September 2011 (figs. 9–12) are similar in overall shape to 

the May 2011 maps. Water levels generally are 2–14 ft lower 

in September than in May. In September 2011, the trough in 

the upper Manchester potentiometric surface extends farther 

upgradient and towards the northeast to the Sinking Pond area 

(fig. 10). 

The horizontal gradient between wells AEDC–353 and 

AEDC–201/AEDC–305 reverses seasonally. Water levels 

in well AEDC–353 were higher than water levels in wells 

AEDC–201 and AEDC–305 in spring of 2011 and 2012; 

however, the opposite was true in the fall of 2010 and 2011 

(fig. 4). The seasonal change in groundwater gradient between 

wells AEDC–201/AEDC–305 and AEDC–353 is the result 

of the groundwater trough in the Crumpton Creek Basin 

extending farther to the northeast toward the Sinking Pond 

area during periods of seasonally low water (figs. 10 and 11). 

This seasonal change in the potentiometric surface and 

groundwater gradients may affect the movement and shape 

of the northwest plume (fig. 1). A similar change in gradient 

between these two areas was noted in the 2002 potentiometricsurface maps (Robinson and others, 2005). Despite seasonally 

changing gradients in the upper parts of the Crumpton 

Creek Basin, groundwater in this area eventually flows 

toward the groundwater trough in the Crumpton Creek Basin 

(figs. 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11).
6 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

AEDC-305

AEDC-177

AEDC-464

AEDC-353

AEDC-518

AEDC-201

Area of map in figs. 5, 8, 9, and 12

AEDC-518

EXPLANATION

Figure 3. Location of selected Manchester aquifer monitoring wells with continuous water-level data in the 

Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee.

Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC)

Regional groundwater divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

Well—Shows location and number of well

 with continuous water-level data

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

J4

test

cell

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Figure 3. Location of selected Manchester aquifer monitoring wells with continuous water-level data in the 

Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee.
Potentiometric Surface 7

1,000 

1,010 

1,020 

1,030 

1,040 

1,050 

1,060 

1,070 

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

 Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 

Water-level altitude, in feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

AEDC-177 

EXPLANATION

AEDC-353 

AEDC-518 

AEDC-201 

AEDC-305 

AEDC-464 

2010 2011 2012

May 2011 measurement period September 2011 measurement period

Figure 4. Water levels in Manchester aquifer monitoring wells 177, 201, 305, 353, 464, and 518 at 

Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee, from October 2010 through March 2012. See figure 3 for 

well locations.

Figure 4. Water-level altitudes in Manchester aquifer monitoring wells 177, 201, 305, 353, 464, 

and 518 at Arnold Air Force Base area, Tennessee, from October 2010 through March 2012. See 

figure 3 for well locations.
8 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

l l

l l l l l l

l l l

l l l l l l l

1,070

1,080

1,065

1,070

1,060

1,065

1,040

1,045

1,050

1,055

1,060

1,065

1,070

1,075

1,080

1,090

1,085

1,080

1,075

1,065

Figure 5. Potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May 2011.

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

0 0.25 0.5 MILE

0 0.25 0.5 KILOMETER

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 5 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

1,050

J4 test

cell

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

N

Figure 5. Potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May 2011.
Potentiometric Surface 9

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Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

Groundwater trough—Arrow indicates 

 groundwater-flow direction

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

J4 test cell

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

1,050

Figure 6. Potentiometric surface of the upper part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

55

41

24

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Figure 6. Potentiometric surface of the upper part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.
10 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011 1,020

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990 980

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

Groundwater trough—Arrow indicates 

 groundwater-flow direction

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

1,050

Figure 7. Potentiometric surface of the lower part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

J4 test cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

55

41

24

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Figure 7. Potentiometric surface of the lower part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex area, Tennessee, May 2011.
Potentiometric Surface 11

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Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

0 0.25 0.5 MILE

0 0.25 0.5 KILOMETER

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

1,050

Figure 8. Potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May 2011.

J4 test

cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

N

Figure 8. Potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May 2011.
12 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

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Figure 9. Potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, September 2011.

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

0 0.25 0.5 MILE

0 0.25 0.5 KILOMETER

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

1,050

J4 test

cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 5 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

N

Figure 9. Potentiometric surface of the shallow aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, September 2011.
Potentiometric Surface 13

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Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

Groundwater trough—Arrow indicates 

 groundwater-flow direction

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

1,050

Figure 10. Potentiometric surface of the upper part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011.

1,050

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

J4 test cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

55

41

24

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Figure 10. Potentiometric surface of the upper part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011.
14 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

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980

970

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,050

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

Sinking 

Pond

Rutledge Falls

0 1 2 MILES

0 1 2 KILOMETERS

Arnold Air Force Base

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Crumpton Creek

N

COFFEE COUNTY

Groundwater trough—Arrow indicates 

 groundwater-flow direction

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

Arnold Air Force Base boundary

1,050

Figure 11. Potentiometric surface of the lower part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011.

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

J4 test cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

55

41

24

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Figure 11. Potentiometric surface of the lower part of the Manchester aquifer in the Arnold Engineering 

Development Complex area, Tennessee, September 2011.
Potentiometric Surface 15

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l l

1,050

1,040

1,030

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1,050

1,040

1,060

Figure 12. Potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, September 2011.

Base modified from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 and 1:1,000,000 digital data

Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Standard parallels 35°15' N. and 36°25' N.

Central meridian 86° W. 

0 0.25 0.5 MILE

0 0.25 0.5 KILOMETER

Well in which water-level measurement was used

 as control

EXPLANATION

Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Groundwater contaminant plume

Regional groundwater divide

1,050

J4 test

cell

Potentiometric contour—Shows altitude at which

 water levels would have stood in tightly cased wells.

 Dashed where approximately located. Hachures

 indicate depression. Contour interval 10 feet. Datum

 is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

N

Figure 12. Potentiometric surface of the Fort Payne aquifer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, September 2011.
16 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Summary

Arnold Air Force Base (AAFB) occupies about 

40,000 acres in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. 

The primary mission of AAFB is to provide risk-reduction 

information in the development of aerospace products through 

test and evaluation. This mission is accomplished in part 

through test facilities at the Arnold Engineering Development 

Complex (AEDC), which occupies about 4,000 acres in 

the center of AAFB. The AAFB is underlain by gravel and 

limestone aquifers, the most productive of which is the 

Manchester aquifer. Several volatile organic compounds, 

primarily chlorinated solvents, have been identified in the 

groundwater at AAFB. In 2011, the U.S. Geological Survey, 

in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, AAFB, completed a 

study of groundwater flow focused on the AEDC area. The 

AEDC area is of particular concern because within this area 

(1) chlorinated solvents have been identified in the groundwater, (2) the aquifers are dewatered around below-grade test 

facilities, and (3) there is a regional groundwater divide.

Analysis of the groundwater-flow system in the AEDC 

area was completed by measuring groundwater levels in 

monitoring wells and constructing potentiometric-surface 

maps of the four aquifers. During May 2011, water-level 

data were collected from 374 monitoring wells. Water 

levels in the wells ranged from 968 to 1,097 feet above the 

National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 in May 2011. 

During September 2011, water-level data were collected from 

376 monitoring wells. Water levels in the wells ranged from 

962 to 1,090 feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 

of 1929 in September 2011. Potentiometric surfaces were 

mapped by contouring altitudes of water levels measured in 

wells completed in the shallow aquifer, the upper and lower 

parts of the Manchester aquifer, and the Fort Payne aquifer. 

Water levels are generally 2–14 feet lower in September 

compared to May. 

Potentiometric-surface maps for all aquifers indicate 

the presence of a groundwater depression at the J4 test cell. 

Similar groundwater depressions are present in the shallow 

and upper Manchester aquifers at dewatering facilities 

within the main testing area of the AEDC. The J4 test cell 

is the deepest and largest of all the dewatering facilities and 

the only one to affect water levels in all four aquifers. The 

highest water levels in all the aquifers are east of the main test 

area along the regional groundwater divide, which roughly 

coincides with the Duck River-Elk River surface-water divide. 

Groundwater gradients are nearly flat along the groundwater 

divide northeast of AEDC and east of Sinking Pond. Most 

groundwater from solid waste management unit 74 is captured 

by the J4 test cell or other dewatering facilities within the 

main test area. Groundwater in the area west of the divide that 

is not captured by dewatering facilities generally flows to the 

west and northwest towards a trough in the potentiometric 

surface within the Crumpton Creek Basin. Groundwater 

gradients between the area just west of the main test area and 

the area around Sinking Pond varied seasonally and may affect 

the movement and shape of the northwest plume.
Selected References 17

Selected References

Aycock, R.A., and Haugh, C.J., 2001, Ground-water hydrology

and water-quality data for wells, springs, and surface-water 

sites in the Bradley-Brumalow Creeks area near Arnold 

Air Force Base, Tennessee, September to December 1999: 

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01–40, 49 p. 

[Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr01-040/.]

Brahana, J.V., and Bradley, M.W., 1986, Preliminary delination and description of the regions aquifer of Tennessee—

The Highland Rim aquifer system: U.S. Geological Survey 

Water-Resources Investigation Report 82–4054, 38 p. [Also 

available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wri824054.]

Burchett, C.R., 1977, Water resources of the upper Duck River 

Basin, central Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources, Water Resources 

Series no. 12, 103 p.

Burchett, C.R., and Hollyday, E.F., 1974, Tennessee’s newest 

aquifer [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with 

Programs, v. 6, no. 4, p. 338.

CH2M HILL Companies Ltd., 1999a, RCRA Facility 

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SWMU 10, Draft. 

CH2M HILL Companies Ltd., 1999b, Resource conservation 

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waste management unit 8 at Arnold Air Force Base: Oak 

Ridge, Tenn., CH2M HILL Companies Ltd.

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and recovery act facility investigation supplement for solid 

waste management unit 74 at Arnold Air Force Base: Oak 

Ridge, Tenn., CH2M HILL Companies Ltd.

Haugh, C.J., 1996, Hydrogeology of the area near the J4 test 

cell, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee: U.S. Geological 

Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96–4182, 

43 p. [Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

wri964182.]

Haugh, C.J., 2006, Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin 

Counties, Tennessee—2002 update: U.S. Geological 

Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5157, 70 p. 

[Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/

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Haugh, C.J., and Mahoney, E.N., 1994, Hydrogeology and 

simulation of ground-water flow at Arnold Air Force Base, 

Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee: U.S. Geological 

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wri934207.]

Haugh, C.J., Mahoney, E.N., and Robinson, J.A., 1992, Wellconstruction, water-level, geophysical, and water-quality 

data for ground-water monitoring wells for Arnold Air 

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Report 92–135, 88 p. [Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.

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Mahoney, E.N., and Robinson, J.A., 1993, Altitude of the 

potentiometric surface in the Manchester aquifer at Arnold 

Air Force Base, May 1991, Coffee and Franklin Counties, 

Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93–4059, 1 sheet, scale 1:97,000. [Also 

available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wri934059.]

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Potentiometric surface of the Manchester Aquifer, Arnold 

Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2002: U.S. Geological Survey 

Scientific Investigations Map 2882, 1 sheet. [Also available 

at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sim2882.]

Williams, S.D., 2003, Ground-water levels and water-quality 

data for wells in the Crumpton Creek area near Arnold Air 

Force Base, Tennessee, November 2001 to January 2002: 

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations 

Report 03–4175, 28 p. [Also available at http://pubs.usgs.

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Williams, S.D., and Farmer, J.J., 2003, Volatile organic compound data from three karst springs in Middle Tennessee, 

February 2000 to May 2001: U.S. Geological Survey 

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Appendix

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352255086030001 AEDC-1 SH 1,077.0 1,073.6 

352252086025602 AEDC-3 SH 1,081.7 1,081.0 

352246086024402 AEDC-5 SH 1,080.4 1,080.6 

352239086022801 AEDC-7 SH 1,091.0 1,090.4 

352246086031301 AEDC-30 SH 1,064.1 1,061.0 

352249086030901 AEDC-81 SH 1,066.6 1,064.4 

352241086025901 AEDC-82 SH 1,079.4 1,078.6 

352254086025501 AEDC-83 SH 1,083.6 1,082.5 

352255086024702 AEDC-84 SH 1,081.1 1,080.8 

352242086025202 AEDC-85 SH — 1,083.2 

352246086021702 AEDC-86 SH 1,091.6 1,089.2 

352241086033203 AEDC-93 SH 1,062.1 1,061.8 

352319086031701 AEDC-114 SH 1,080.3 —

352241086035601 AEDC-166 SH 1,060.7 1,058.7 

352318086024302 AEDC-171 SH 1,066.4 1,061.5 

352304086031403 AEDC-275 SH 1,069.5 1,065.0 

352258086030004 AEDC-280 SH 1,070.3 1,067.7 

352311086031703 AEDC-284 SH 1,073.4 1,070.8 

352313086030803 AEDC-287 SH 1,075.4 1,069.1 

352315086025103 AEDC-290 SH 1,072.4 1,066.6 

352309086024503 AEDC-293 SH 1,070.3 1,066.0 

352254086031101 AEDC-307 SH 1,061.5 1,060.4 

352221086033001 AEDC-310 SH 1,068.8 1,068.3 

352213086033202 AEDC-311 SH 1,073.6 1,070.7 

352245086040102 AEDC-319 SH 1,043.9 1,043.8 

352241086035501 AEDC-321 SH 1,063.5 1,062.6 

352301086025401 AEDC-324 SH 1,081.1 1,078.5 

352253086023601 AEDC-325 SH 1,083.6 1,082.9 

352324086030501 AEDC-336 SH 1,076.0 1,067.9 

352318086023301 AEDC-407 SH 1,064.2 1,059.6 

352316086024003 AEDC-410 SH 1,061.6 1,055.8 

352315086022802 AEDC-411 SH 1,063.8 1,057.2 

352312086022202 AEDC-419 SH 1,065.1 1,059.1 
Appendix 19

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352248086025401 AEDC-424 SH 1,074.1 1,073.7 

352247086023201 AEDC-426 SH — 1,081.8 

352232086024402 AEDC-476 SH 1,080.8 1,079.4 

352245086025201 AEDC-486 SH 1,082.7 1,082.6 

352234086032201 AEDC-589 SH 1,065.8 1,063.3 

352246086022702 AEDC-591 SH 1,082.7 1,083.5 

352300086033202 AEDC-662 SH 1,059.6 1,057.3 

352218086033401 AEDC-663 SH 1,069.7 1,068.0 

352226086032301 AEDC-668 SH 1,069.0 1,068.9 

352219086033701 AEDC-670 SH 1,073.0 1,067.8 

352233086033201 AEDC-673 SH 1,066.1 1,066.5 

352236086030701 AEDC-680 SH 1,072.2 1,071.7 

352244086032503 AEDC-772 SH 1,066.4 1,064.2 

352239086033504 AEDC-773 SH 1,060.2 1,059.1 

352240086031901 AEDC-774 SH 1,071.1 1,064.7 

352231086032802 AEDC-775 SH 1,062.1 1,062.0 

352244086023601 AEDC-820 SH 1,084.5 1,084.7 

352253086024701 AEDC-827 SH 1,078.6 1,080.5 

352253086025002 AEDC-828 SH 1,082.0 1,082.4 

352245086025001 AEDC-832 SH 1,083.1 1,083.0 

352250086025002 AEDC-834 SH 1,079.4 1,078.2 

352239086021501 AEDC-jar-002 SH 1,096.6 Dry 

352237086025501 AEDC-PZ10001 SH 1,064.1 1,070.1 

352240086025401 AEDC-PZ10006 SH 1,072.1 1,067.4 

352256086030001 AEDC-2 UMN 1,068.4 1,065.9 

352252086025601 AEDC-4 UMN 1,079.4 1,078.4 

352246086024401 AEDC-6 UMN 1,086.9 1,086.7 

352239086022802 AEDC-8 UMN 1,087.7 1,087.4 

352251086022701 AEDC-10 UMN 1,081.5 1,081.4 

352246086031302 AEDC-64 UMN 1,043.0 1,040.7 

352241086033202 AEDC-92 UMN 1,056.3 1,054.1 

352233086032302 AEDC-97 UMN 1,065.1 1,066.5 

352317086033601 AEDC-98 UMN 1,055.5 1,051.6 

352301086040402 AEDC-99 UMN 1,051.6 1,048.2 

352322086031201 AEDC-102 UMN 1,070.7 1,067.1 

352323086030901 AEDC-104 UMN 1,073.4 1,068.3 

352319086030903 AEDC-109 UMN 1,071.2 1,068.4 
20 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352319086031402 AEDC-112 UMN 1,069.8 1,066.0 

352323086031302 AEDC-116 UMN 1,068.5 1,065.2 

352319086030904 AEDC-120 UMN 1,068.6 1,063.0 

352317086031401 AEDC-121 UMN 1,070.9 1,066.7 

352304086032902 AEDC-124 UMN 1,060.4 1,058.5 

352249086030902 AEDC-154 UMN 1,048.9 1,046.0 

352242086030001 AEDC-156 UMN 1,078.7 1,078.0 

352254086025502 AEDC-158 UMN 1,079.2 1,077.9 

352242086025201 AEDC-160 UMN 1,078.9 1,078.2 

352255086024703 AEDC-162 UMN 1,079.2 1,078.6 

352246086021703 AEDC-164 UMN 1,082.9 —

352237086050303 AEDC-182 UMN 998.4 998.0 

352237086050304 AEDC-183 UMN 999.8 999.4 

352253086011902 AEDC-199 UMN 1,037.4 —

352354086032502 AEDC-2011 UMN 1,059.8 1,049.8 

352411086045101 AEDC-213 UMN 1,045.2 1,034.8 

352302086053201 AEDC-214 UMN 1,013.9 988.2 

352420086024101 AEDC-215 UMN 1,061.6 1,051.2 

352414086011001 AEDC-216 UMN 1,022.6 1,014.1 

352246086040201 AEDC-217 UMN 1,046.9 1,044.9 

352213086035001 AEDC-218 UMN 1,075.1 1,070.1 

352123086053701 AEDC-223 UMN 993.4 979.2 

352130086040501 AEDC-224 UMN 1,061.6 —

352115086022901 AEDC-226 UMN 1,024.2 1,021.2 

352307086041201 AEDC-232 UMN 1,028.8 1,029.5 

352247086031501 AEDC-267 UMN 1,064.9 1,060.3 

352258086031202 AEDC-269 UMN 1,048.2 1,045.5 

352256086031602 AEDC-271 UMN 1,070.4 1,065.9 

352301086030601 AEDC-272 UMN 1,042.3 1,038.9 

352304086031402 AEDC-274 UMN 1,051.4 1,048.2 

352301086025501 AEDC-276 UMN 1,078.6 1,075.9 

352258086030003 AEDC-279 UMN 1,058.5 1,055.7 

352311086031702 AEDC-283 UMN 1,065.8 1,062.0 

352313086030802 AEDC-286 UMN 1,071.2 1,064.7 

352315086025102 AEDC-289 UMN 1,067.6 1,059.8 

352309086024502 AEDC-292 UMN 1,067.6 1,060.1 

352254086040002 AEDC-299 UMN 1,054.7 1,052.0 
Appendix 21

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352311086035902 AEDC-301 UMN 1,052.6 1,049.1 

352320086042201 AEDC-312 UMN 1,027.8 1,025.4 

352244086040102 AEDC-314 UMN 1,049.4 1,048.5 

352244086035901 AEDC-315 UMN 1,051.6 1,049.3 

352244086035902 AEDC-316 UMN 1,052.0 1,051.0 

352241086035502 AEDC-317 UMN 1,056.0 1,053.4 

352317086023801 AEDC-322 UMN 1,061.4 1,054.2 

352246086023101 AEDC-327 UMN 1,081.6 1,082.8 

352324086030402 AEDC-331 UMN 1,070.7 1,063.5 

352325086031001 AEDC-332 UMN 1,070.8 1,063.8 

352321086031302 AEDC-333 UMN 1,067.9 1,062.3 

352320086031202 AEDC-334 UMN 1,068.6 1,062.0 

352343086051601 AEDC-342 UMN 1,018.2 1,015.4 

352441086044502 AEDC-354 UMN 1,063.7 1,046.0 

352436086041201 AEDC-355 UMN — 1,043.6 

352458086034702 AEDC-356 UMN — 1,046.7 

352507086034501 AEDC-358 UMN — 1,052.7 

352234086032101 AEDC-364 UMN 1,065.2 1,062.9 

352236086033201 AEDC-365 UMN 1,058.1 1,056.5 

352240086033302 AEDC-366 UMN 1,055.9 1,053.7 

352244086032502 AEDC-367 UMN 1,061.2 1,059.6 

352319086031702 AEDC-368 UMN 1,066.5 1,062.6 

352326086031501 AEDC-369 UMN 1,064.4 1,058.3 

352314086030801 AEDC-370 UMN 1,066.9 1,060.3 

352315086022801 AEDC-412 UMN 1,062.1 1,063.4 

352318086024301 AEDC-413 UMN 1,061.4 1,052.6 

352312086022201 AEDC-420 UMN 1,062.7 1,054.0 

352317086023701 AEDC-421 UMN 1,061.2 1,052.4 

352334086043302 AEDC-450 UMN 1,023.4 1,019.6 

352403086050401 AEDC-451 UMN 1,039.7 1,029.5 

352321086023502 AEDC-452 UMN 1,061.3 1,052.2 

352319086034002 AEDC-453 UMN 1,054.5 1,050.8 

352319086030202 AEDC-454 UMN 1,070.7 1,061.7 

352318086022501 AEDC-455 UMN — 1,053.0 

352246086040202 AEDC-456 UMN 1,047.3 1,045.0 

352305086035401 AEDC-457 UMN 1,054.0 1,050.4 

352300086033201 AEDC-458 UMN 1,056.7 1,053.9 
22 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352330086034501 AEDC-460 UMN 1,053.0 1,049.3 

352344086045801 AEDC-461 UMN 1,033.6 1,026.7 

352327086045101 AEDC-462 UMN 995.2 994.1 

352357086040801 AEDC-463 UMN 1,053.1 — 

352340086043601 AEDC-4641 UMN 1,020.1 1,015.9 

352352086014511 AEDC-465 UMN 1,056.4 1,043.3 

352309086043101 AEDC-467 UMN 999.3 998.2 

352328086050704 AEDC-469 UMN 996.7 962.3 

352232086024401 AEDC-470 UMN 1,072.2 1,070.2 

352352086043801 AEDC-471 UMN 1,040.3 1,032.3 

352306086044601 AEDC-472 UMN — 1,002.0 

352342086021201 AEDC-473 UMN 1,062.2 1,050.8 

352328086050702 AEDC-474 UMN 996.8 995.3 

352220086023601 AEDC-487 UMN 1,082.4 1,079.7 

352333086012801 AEDC-488 UMN 1,041.4 1,029.5 

352226086030201 AEDC-498 UMN 1,082.2 — 

352334086052101 AEDC-499 UMN 1,002.6 1,001.7 

352344086041101 AEDC-501 UMN 1,051.2 1,043.3 

352356086034901 AEDC-502 UMN 1,057.3 — 

352334086052102 AEDC-503 UMN 1,002.5 999.6 

352339086035402 AEDC-504 UMN 1,053.1 1,049.4 

352321086023401 AEDC-5181 UMN 1,061.2 1,052.2 

352328086050705 AEDC-523 UMN 996.7 995.1 

352327086050702 AEDC-524 UMN 996.9 995.7 

352327086050701 AEDC-525 UMN 996.3 994.9 

352303086052402 AEDC-561 UMN 1,015.2 1,010.5 

352318086051502 AEDC-563 UMN 995.6 993.5 

352242086035703 AEDC-599 UMN 1,052.9 1,050.5 

352347086062902 AEDC-602 UMN 1,002.5 1,000.7 

352358086062702 AEDC-604 UMN 971.0 969.8 

352410086062502 AEDC-606 UMN 967.8 966.9 

352449086063201 AEDC-607 UMN — 1,004.6 

352413086054001 AEDC-615 UMN 1,037.7 1,023.0 

352241086042801 AEDC-620 UMN 1,002.7 1,001.7 

352256086024802 AEDC-624 UMN 1,079.1 1,078.2 

352246086022701 AEDC-626 UMN 1,081.5 — 

352242086035701 AEDC-635 UMN 1,058.4 1,057.0 
Appendix 23

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352314086013501 AEDC-650 UMN 1,039.4 1,031.0 

352312086020801 AEDC-652 UMN 1,063.4 1,056.0 

352327086021701 AEDC-654 UMN 1,061.5 1,052.4 

352331086023601 AEDC-658 UMN 1,062.1 1,052.0 

352232086035803 AEDC-660 UMN 1,058.9 1,055.5 

352329086023101 AEDC-665 UMN 1,062.6 1,052.1 

352226086032201 AEDC-667 UMN 1,068.6 1,067.1 

352219086033702 AEDC-669 UMN 1,070.4 1,068.8 

352213086033201 AEDC-671 UMN 1,074.8 1,071.3 

352221086033002 AEDC-672 UMN 1,069.4 1,067.1 

352220086034701 AEDC-675 UMN 1,068.2 1,064.3 

352314086013504 AEDC-677 UMN 1,040.2 1,031.8 

352314086013503 AEDC-678 UMN 1,040.1 1,031.8 

352237086030701 AEDC-679 UMN 1,072.9 1,072.4 

352318086045101 AEDC-700 UMN 1,007.4 1,003.6 

352323086044702 AEDC-701 UMN 1,000.7 998.6 

352333086043401 AEDC-703 UMN 1,015.3 1,013.4 

352333086043402 AEDC-704 UMN 1,014.8 1,012.5 

352309086034403 AEDC-707 UMN 1,054.4 1,050.9 

352243086033401 AEDC-710 UMN 1,054.5 1,052.7 

352231086032801 AEDC-712 UMN 1,060.3 1,059.3 

352239086033503 AEDC-714 UMN 1,056.1 1,053.7 

352237086031501 AEDC-719 UMN 1,066.8 1,069.0 

352243086031801 AEDC-720 UMN 1,064.1 1,059.7 

352240086031801 AEDC-721 UMN 1,066.1 1,062.0 

352249086052201 AEDC-723 UMN 1,019.9 1,010.5 

352256086052301 AEDC-724 UMN 1,019.6 1,011.9 

352256086051501 AEDC-725 UMN 1,019.0 1,010.0 

352250086051702 AEDC-727 UMN 1,007.9 Dry 

352319086023901 AEDC-747 UMN 1,061.2 1,052.4 

352318086023302 AEDC-748 UMN 1,062.1 1,062.4 

352320086023501 AEDC-749 UMN 1,061.1 1,052.2 

352320086023301 AEDC-750 UMN 1,061.0 1,052.1 

352322086023301 AEDC-751 UMN 1,061.5 1,052.7 

352316086024002 AEDC-776 UMN 1,060.9 1,052.3 

352316086024001 AEDC-777 UMN 1,061.5 1,054.1 

352329086044302 AEDC-779 UMN 996.0 994.9 
24 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352337086043301 AEDC-781 UMN 1,031.1 1,026.2 

352343086042002 AEDC-782 UMN 1,050.8 1,015.3 

352239086023801 AEDC-784 UMN 1,078.3 1,078.6 

352236086024501 AEDC-785 UMN 1,064.2 1,062.3 

352233086023301 AEDC-786 UMN 1,083.8 1,082.1 

352233086025301 AEDC-787 UMN 1,080.1 1,078.9 

352327086042801 AEDC-789 UMN 1,031.3 1,027.2 

352331086043001 AEDC-790 UMN 1,031.0 1,026.9 

352326086043001 AEDC-791 UMN 1,013.9 1,011.8 

352328086043201 AEDC-792 UMN 1,017.1 1,015.1 

352324086043301 AEDC-793 UMN 1,001.9 1,000.9 

352330086043901 AEDC-795 UMN 998.1 997.0 

352338086042301 AEDC-796 UMN 1,050.8 1,043.1 

352327086043401 AEDC-797 UMN 1,005.6 1,004.1 

352323086042601 AEDC-801 UMN 1,014.9 1,012.1 

352322086042201 AEDC-802 UMN 1,028.8 1,025.5 

352243086033302 AEDC-803 UMN 1,054.7 1,052.8 

352243086033304 AEDC-804 UMN 1,054.7 1,052.9 

352243086033303 AEDC-805 UMN 1,057.6 1,056.5 

352239086033401 AEDC-806 UMN 1,056.2 1,054.0 

352239086033402 AEDC-807 UMN 1,056.2 1,054.0 

352239086033403 AEDC-808 UMN 1,057.7 1,055.9 

352241086033101 AEDC-809 UMN 1,056.7 1,054.6 

352241086033102 AEDC-810 UMN 1,056.8 1,054.6 

352241086033103 AEDC-811 UMN 1,058.3 1,056.7 

352242086033001 AEDC-812 UMN 1,057.0 1,054.9 

352242086033002 AEDC-813 UMN 1,057.0 1,054.9 

352242086033003 AEDC-814 UMN 1,058.2 1,056.7 

352240086033303 AEDC-815 UMN 1,058.3 1,056.7 

352241086033204 AEDC-816 UMN 1,058.3 1,056.8 

352243086033402 AEDC-817 UMN 1,052.8 1,050.2 

352242086033501 AEDC-818 UMN 1,055.1 1,052.6 

352253086023602 AEDC-821 UMN 1,081.8 1,082.1 

352300086022701 AEDC-822 UMN 1,078.3 1,074.9 

352303086023901 AEDC-824 UMN 1,077.1 1,073.4 

352248086024501 AEDC-826 UMN 1,079.4 1,079.2 

352253086025001 AEDC-829 UMN 1,080.1 1,077.4 
Appendix 25

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352248086025501 AEDC-830 UMN 1,078.4 1,077.3 

352246086025201 AEDC-831 UMN — 1,077.9 

352245086025001 AEDC-832 UMN — 1,083.0 

352250086025001 AEDC-833 UMN 1,078.4 1,077.8 

352250086051902 AEDC-835 UMN 1,019.5 1,009.7 

352250086051901 AEDC-836 UMN 1,023.0 Dry 

352300086023301 AEDC-874 UMN 1,080.2 1,078.1 

352324086052602 AEDC-559A UMN 996.7 993.9 

352326086021702 AEDC-653UD UMN 1,057.3 1,050.5 

352244086032501 AEDC-708UD UMN 1,060.8 1,059.3 

352243086033305 AEDC-709LD UMN — 1,044.8 

352243086033306 AEDC-709UD UMN 1,055.0 1,053.1 

352232086032802 AEDC-711UD UMN 1,062.2 1,060.6 

352239086033505 AEDC-713UD UMN 1,056.0 1,053.7 

352240086033305 AEDC-715UD UMN 1,055.7 1,053.4 

352240086033203 AEDC-716UD UMN 1,056.6 1,054.5 

352240086033002 AEDC-717UD UMN 1,057.3 1,055.2 

352237086033102 AEDC-718UD UMN 1,057.3 1,056.3 

352314086032401 AEDC-jar-001 UMN 1,062.4 1,058.8 

352243086022901 AEDC-jar-003 UMN 1,081.6 1,082.4 

352246086025801 AEDC-no num1 UMN — 1,077.9 

352423086042501 AEDC-PZ-BKG-1 UMN 1,054.7 1,043.9 

352322086030601 AEDC-22 LMN 1,066.6 1,059.1 

352321086031303 AEDC-29 LMN 1,057.7 1,050.9 

352233086032301 AEDC-96 LMN 1,068.1 1,065.9 

352323086031001 AEDC-105 LMN 1,070.4 1,063.1 

352319086030902 AEDC-110 LMN 1,055.4 1,048.9 

352319086031401 AEDC-113 LMN 1,067.2 1,061.5 

352319086030701 AEDC-118 LMN 1,067.5 1,060.7 

352316086031301 AEDC-119 LMN 1,066.4 1,059.7 

352304086032901 AEDC-125 LMN 1,059.2 1,059.3 

352249086030903 AEDC-155 LMN 1,064.5 1,062.8 

352254086025503 AEDC-159 LMN 1,077.6 1,075.9 

352242086025301 AEDC-161 LMN 1,078.9 1,078.2 

352255086024701 AEDC-163 LMN 1,077.5 1,077.6 

352246086021701 AEDC-165 LMN 1,083.8 1,083.6 

352515086011702 AEDC-1771 LMN 1,068.7 1,036.3 
26 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352237086050302 AEDC-181 LMN 998.9 998.3 

352509086051102 AEDC-185 LMN 1,067.9 1,061.9 

352253086011901 AEDC-198 LMN 1,036.2 1,029.7 

352354086032501 AEDC-200 LMN 1,059.8 1,049.9 

352258086030002 AEDC-278 LMN 1,063.3 1,059.6 

352313086030801 AEDC-285 LMN 1,066.0 1,059.4 

352309086034401 AEDC-3051 LMN 1,054.5 1,051.9 

352324086030401 AEDC-330 LMN 1,070.5 1,063.2 

352320086031201 AEDC-335 LMN 1,067.9 1,061.4 

352441086044501 AEDC-3531 LMN 1,065.2 1,046.0 

352352086014510 AEDC-428 LMN 1,055.6 1,041.8 

352334086043301 AEDC-459 LMN 1,028.4 1,043.2 

352328086050701 AEDC-468 LMN 997.0 996.0 

352318086033501 AEDC-494 LMN 1,055.7 1,051.3 

352339086035401 AEDC-505 LMN 1,053.6 1,049.2 

352321086023501 AEDC-520 LMN 1,061.3 1,052.2 

352324086052601 AEDC-559 LMN 996.4 994.2 

352303086052401 AEDC-560 LMN 1,017.8 1,016.6 

352318086051501 AEDC-562 LMN 993.9 991.0 

352316086031101 AEDC-598 LMN 1,066.3 1,059.7 

352242086035702 AEDC-600 LMN 1,053.2 1,050.6 

352347086062901 AEDC-601 LMN 1,001.2 999.5 

352359086062701 AEDC-603 LMN 970.6 970.5 

352410086062501 AEDC-605 LMN 972.0 972.8 

352244086022601 AEDC-619 LMN 1,082.9 1,083.3 

352256086024801 AEDC-623 LMN 1,080.3 1,086.8 

352246086022703 AEDC-625 LMN 1,081.5 1,082.6 

352312086020802 AEDC-651 LMN 1,063.6 1,056.1 

352329086023102 AEDC-664 LMN 1,058.6 1,056.4 

352226086032302 AEDC-666 LMN 1,068.5 1,067.0 

352310086024501 AEDC-732 LMN 1,067.7 1,060.1 

352329086044301 AEDC-778 LMN 1,002.0 1,000.7 

352323086044701 AEDC-780 LMN 1,003.4 1,000.7 

352343086042001 AEDC-783 LMN 1,050.7 1,040.5 

352308086023201 AEDC-875 LMN 1,065.5 1,057.7 

352413086010703 AEDC-647-106.0 LMN 1,019.6 1,011.8 

352413086010701 AEDC-647-116.0 LMN 1,019.6 1,011.8 

352413086010706 AEDC-647-74.5 LMN 1,019.6 1,011.6 
Appendix 27

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352413086010708 AEDC-647-76.5 LMN 1,019.7 1,012.2 

352413086010707 AEDC-647-81.0 LMN 1,019.9 1,012.0 

352413086010705 AEDC-647-84.3 LMN 1,020.0 1,011.9 

352413086010709 AEDC-647-88.0 LMN 1,020.0 1,012.1 

352413086010702 AEDC-647-99.6 LMN 1,019.6 1,012.1 

352333086012807 AEDC-648-117.5 LMN 1,040.4 1,034.0 

352333086012803 AEDC-648-54.1 LMN 1,040.3 1,028.4 

352333086012804 AEDC-648-59.5 LMN 1,040.2 1,029.2 

352333086012805 AEDC-648-63.3 LMN 1,040.3 1,028.4 

352352086014503 AEDC-649-100 LMN 1,055.0 1,041.5 

352352086014504 AEDC-649-111.5 LMN 1,058.4 1,056.1 

352352086014505 AEDC-649-123.5 LMN 1,025.1 1,015.8 

352352086014506 AEDC-649-127.5 LMN 1,024.1 1,016.1 

352352086014507 AEDC-649-131.5 LMN 1,023.9 1,014.3 

352352086014501 AEDC-649-47 LMN 1,054.7 1,041.2 

352352086014502 AEDC-649-51 LMN 1,055.1 1,041.2 

352326086021702 AEDC-653UD LMN 1,057.3 1,050.5 

352314086013505 AEDC-655UD LMN 1,041.7 — 

352342086021207 AEDC-656-59.0 LMN 1,061.1 1,049.7 

352342086021205 AEDC-656-65.5 LMN 1,061.2 1,049.9 

352342086021209 AEDC-656-70.0 LMN 1,061.1 1,049.8 

352342086021210 AEDC-656-79.5 LMN 1,060.3 1,050.6 

352342086021203 AEDC-656-88.0 LMN 1,060.4 1,051.8 

352342086021208 AEDC-656-94.0 LMN 1,060.4 1,051.2 

352342086021204 AEDC-656-99.5 LMN 1,060.4 1,051.2 

352244086032501 AEDC-708UD LMN 1,060.8 1,059.3 

352243086033306 AEDC-709UD LMN 1,055.0 1,053.1 

352232086032802 AEDC-711UD LMN 1,062.2 1,060.6 

352239086033505 AEDC-713UD LMN 1,056.0 1,053.7 

352240086033305 AEDC-715UD LMN 1,055.7 1,053.4 

352240086033203 AEDC-716UD LMN 1,056.6 1,054.5 

352240086033002 AEDC-717UD LMN 1,057.3 1,055.2 

352237086033102 AEDC-718UD LMN 1,057.3 1,056.3 

352246086031303 AEDC-31 FP 1,036.6 1,035.3 

352241086033201 AEDC-91 FP 1,047.9 1,045.8 

352242086030002 AEDC-157 FP 1,062.1 1,060.9 

352256086031601 AEDC-270 FP 1,067.8 1,063.2 

352304086031401 AEDC-273 FP 1,033.3 1,029.5 
28 Potentiometric Surfaces of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Area, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 2011

Table 1–1. Water-level altitudes for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex area, 

Tennessee, May and September 2011.—Continued

[USGS, U.S. Geoligical Survey; AEDC, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. NGVD 29, National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Hydrogeologic unit: FP, Fort Payne aquifer; LMN, lower part of Manchester 

aquifer; SH, shallow aquifer; UMN, upper part of Manchester aquifer. —, no data]

USGS site

identification

AEDC

well number

Hydrogeologic 

unit

Water-level altitude, 

in feet above NGVD 29

May 2011 September 2011

352311086031701 AEDC-282 FP 1,053.7 1,049.3 

352315086025101 AEDC-288 FP 1,067.4 1,059.2 

352319086033801 AEDC-481 FP 1,053.4 1,049.3 

352318086034001 AEDC-551 FP 1,053.6 1,049.8 

352333086012808 AEDC-648-140.5 FP 1,016.2 1,011.5 

352352086014509 AEDC-649-184.5 FP 1,053.5 1,047.3 

352326086021703 AEDC-653LD FP 1,055.8 1,049.4 

352314086013506 AEDC-655LD FP 1,048.1 — 

352342086021206 AEDC-656-142.5 FP 1,053.2 1,045.5 

352330086023603 AEDC-657LD FP 1,061.7 1,051.9 

352244086032505 AEDC-708LD FP 1,036.9 1,035.0 

352243086033305 AEDC-709LD FP 1,046.0 1,044.8 

352232086032803 AEDC-711LD FP 1,052.7 1,051.1 

352239086033501 AEDC-713LD FP 1,046.5 1,045.1 

352240086033304 AEDC-715LD FP 1,055.5 1,053.3 

352240086033201 AEDC-716LD FP 1,046.1 1,044.6 

352240086033003 AEDC-717LD FP 1,051.0 1,049.2 

352237086033103 AEDC-718LD FP 1,057.3 1,056.3 

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Well with continuous water-level measurements (see fig. 4).
Manuscript approved on November 12, 2015

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Edited by Rebekah J. Davis, Rolla PSC

Illustrations and layout by Caryl J. Wipperfurth, Raleigh PSC

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