Skip Links

USGS - science for a changing world

Fact Sheet 2011–3106

Prepared in cooperation with the Laramie County Conservation District and the Platte County Resource District

Groundwater Quality of Southeastern Wyoming

By Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller and Liberty Blain

Thumbnail of and link to report PDF (816 kB)Abstract

Groundwater is an important resource for domestic, municipal, stock, and irrigation uses in southeastern Wyoming. Thirty-seven percent of water used in the tri-County area, which includes Laramie, Platte, and Goshen Counties, is from groundwater. Most groundwater use in the tri-County area is withdrawn from three primary aquifer groups: Quaternary-age unconsolidated-deposit aquifers, Tertiary-age units of the High Plains aquifer system, and Upper Cretaceous bedrock aquifers (Lance Formation and Fox Hills Sandstone). Authors include selected physical properties and chemicals found in water samples, describe sources and importance, and report maximum levels established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They also show concentration ranges for selected physical properties and chemicals in samples collected from the three primary aquifer groups in the tri-County area.

First posted October 11, 2011

For additional information contact:
USGS Wyoming Water Science Center
2617 E. Lincolnway, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82001

http://wy.water.usgs.gov/

Part or all of this report is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF); the latest version of Adobe Reader or similar software is required to view it. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader, free of charge.


Suggested citation:

Eddy-Miller, C.A., and Blain, Liberty, 2011, Groundwater quality of southeastern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011–3106, 4 p.



Contents

Introduction

Groundwater Supply

Groundwater Quality

Understanding Your Well’s Water Quality

References Cited


Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

Take Pride in America logo USA.gov logo U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://pubsdata.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/2011/3106/index.html
Page Contact Information: GS Pubs Web Contact
Page Last Modified: Tuesday, 29-Nov-2016 17:45:56 EST