A wealth of physical groundwater data (Static Water Levels - or SWLs)
collected across the State of Michigan was used to evaluate
performance of models of different sizes, types, and in
different hydrologic regimes, taking advantage of a modeling
system live-linked to the comprehensive, pre-processed
groundwater database. Examples from 8 watersheds
are shown below. Also included is I) a comparison of observed
water levels and outputs from a coupled lake-groundwater model;
and ii) comparisons of simulated flow patterns to Wellhead
Protection Areas (WHPAs) delineated with traditional
hydrological field investigations by the State of Michigan.
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