GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Introduction and National Summary


Sandstone aquifers


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Sandstone aquifers

Figure 20 Map showing the location of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system (48K)
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Figure 21 Correlation chart showing the geologic formations that comprise the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system (16K)
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Figure 22 Map showing the top-of-aquifer contours of the Mount Simon aquifer (52K)
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Figure 23 Map showing the movement of water through the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer (44K)
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Figure 24 Map showing water level decline in the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system (40K)
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Figure 25 Hydrogeologic section showing flow of ground-water through the sandstone aquifers in southeastern Minnesota (40K)
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Figure 26 Map showing the dissolved-solids concentrations in water from the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer (40K)
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