Hydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Glaciated Northeastern United States, Issue 1415, Part 2

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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2001 - Aquifers - 179 pages
...Presents geologic insights and generalizations that can be used as conceptual templates in interpreting the hydrogeologic framework of the stratified-drift aquifers in localities within the region...
 

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Geologic section across alluvial fan and delta in Cassadaga Creek valley north of Jamestown N
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Geologic section across alluvial fan in the Susquehanna River valley near Owego N
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Sketches showing development and hydrologic significance of typical iceblock depressions in outwash deposits
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Map showing geohydrology of the eastern part of the Clinton StreetBallpark aquifer Binghamton N
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Geologic sections in the eastern part of the Clinton StreetBallpark aquifer Binghamton N
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ཀྱསྤྲ ྃ ྜ 54 55 56 57 58 35 Block diagrams showing movement of induced infiltration from Chenango River to a production well
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Esker systems in Maine
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Geologic section showing outwash downwarped beneath iceblock depressions in the Susquehanna River valley in Union and Vestal N
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Sketches showing geometry of idealized aquifer types that differ in their relations to hydraulic boundaries and recharge sources
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Map showing surficial geology in Southington and adjacent towns Connecticut
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Geologic section along the Quinnipiac lowland in Southington Conn and adjacent towns
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Geologic sections across the Quinnipiac lowland in Southington Conn and adjacent towns
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Through valleys in rugged terrain of northwestern
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Maps showing the flow regime of the eastern Laurentide ice sheet 18000 to 12000 years ago according to a glaciological model
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Map showing typical eskerdominated terrane in eastcentral Maine
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Maps and section showing examples of stratified drift perched on valley sides in three areas of high relief
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Geologic section across East Branch Delaware River at Peas Eddy N Y
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Idealized upland valley displaced by till accumulation in the shadow of an adjacent hill
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Seismicreflection profiles across A northern Owasco Lake and B central Seneca Lake New York
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Map and sections showing surficial geology and depositional facies in valleys near Smyrna N Y
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Geologic sections showing depositional facies in the Tioga River basin Pennsylvania
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Geologic sections near the Wallkill River in New Jersey and New York 101 102 105 106
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Geologic sections representative of glaciallake deposits in the Hudson River lowland near and north of Albany N
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Map showing distribution of icecontact sand and gravel facies 1 in relation to bedrock valleys and ice margins in 108
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Geologic section along the Mohawk River in Schenectady County west of Schenectady N
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Map showing locations of potential facies1 sand and gravel aquifers in the Ontario lowland in Oswego County N
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Geologic sections near the south end of the Sand Ridge aquifer in southern Oswego County N
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Sketch of exposure in Lake Ontario bluff between Point Breeze and Brighton Cliff N
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Composite geologic section of strandlines south of Lake Erie in Lake and Ashtabula Counties Ohio
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Geologic sections across Lake Iroquois beach deposits
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Geologic sections across deltas along the mountain front south of the St Lawrence lowland New York
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Geologic sections showing typical stratigraphy in the St Lawrence lowland north of Canton N
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Hudson River lowland and glacial Lake Albany
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Summary
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square mile mi² 2 590 square kilometer
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Common terms and phrases

alluvium Appalachian Plateau aquifer aquifer geometry areas Base from U.S. bedrock beneath border borehole buried Cadwell coarse sand coarse-grained commonly Connecticut River County deglaciation deltaic deposits facies diamicton Dineen drained east esker facies-1 feet thick FIGURE fine-grained sediment glacial glaciated Northeast grained ice margin ice sheet ice-block depressions ice-channel fillings ice-contact deposits ice-marginal incised kame deltas kame terraces Koteff lacustrine Lake Hitchcock lake-bottom land surface Larsen late Wisconsinan layers locally lowland major valleys mantled maps meltwater channel meltwater flow miles moraine morphosequence Mount Warner Muller outwash plains overlies ponded postglacial proglacial lakes Randall readvance region retreat ridges River valley saddles sand and gravel sandy saturated thickness SEA LEVEL sediment silt silt and clay silty Stewart and MacClintock stratigraphy stream grade subaquatic fans surficial sand Susquehanna River U.S. Geological Survey underlain upland valley fills valley floor Vermont VERTICAL EXAGGERATION Water table watershed West Canada Creek York

Bibliographic information

TitleHydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Glaciated Northeastern United States, Issue 1415, Part 2
Hydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Glaciated Northeastern United States, Allan D. Randall
Volume 1415 of Professional paper, United States Geological Survey
Volume 1415 of Professional paper: United States Geological Survey
Regional aquifer-system analysis
Regional aquifer-system analysis--northeastern United States
Volume 1415 of U.S. Geological Survey professional paper, United States Geological Survey, ISSN 1044-9612
Volume 1415 of United States Geological Survey
AuthorsAllan D. Randall, Geological Survey (U.S.)
PublisherU.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2001
Original fromUniversity of Minnesota
Digitized19 Aug 2009
ISBN0607957026, 9780607957020
Length179 pages
  
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