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WRRCTR No.19 Potential Water Development of the Kahua Area, Kohala, Hawaii

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Title WRRCTR No.19 Potential Water Development of the Kahua Area, Kohala, Hawaii
Creator Lao, Chester Adams, William M.
Subject Groundwater -- Hawaii -- Hawaii Island. North Kohala District (Hawaii) Water resources development -- Hawaii -- Hawaii Island.
Description On the basis of hydrology, geology, soils, and water quality, potential ground-water development along the coastal area of the Kahua area in the North Kohala District appears unfavorable for large supplies of fresh water. Low rainfall and the presence of barrier dikes limit recharge by percolation and underflow. Wells occurring near the coast are brackish and have low heads. A well in the wet uplands is essentially dry. South of the nearby town of Kawaihae ground-water sources of brackish...
Date 2009-06-04T20:56:11Z 2009-06-04T20:56:11Z 1968-04
Type Report Text
Identifier Lao C, Adams WM. 1968. Potential water development of the Kahua area, Kohala, Hawaii. Honolulu (HI): Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. WRRC technical report, 19. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8732
Language en-US
Relation WRRC Technical Report 19
Format v + 16 pages application/pdf
Publisher Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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