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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1731

The Virginia Coastal Plain Hydrogeologic Framework

E. Randolph McFarland1 and T. Scott Bruce2
1U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA. 
2 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Water Resources Management, Richmond, VA.

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Plates (in PDF format)
1 — Map showing locations of Chesapeake Bay impact crater, boreholes, and hydrogeologic sections 1.4MB
2 — Map showing approximate altitude and configuration of the top of basement 2MB
3-7 — Hydrogeologic sections:
3 — AD-AD', BD-BD', and CD-CD' 0.8MB
4 — DD-DD', ED-ED', and FD-FD' 0.8MB
5 — GD-GD', HD-HD', ID-ID', and JD-JD' 0.8MB
6 — AS-AS', BS-BS', CS-CS', and DS-DS' 0.8MB
7 — ES-ES', FS-FS', and GS-GS' 0.8MB
8-25 — Maps showing approximate altitudes and configurations of the tops of:
8 — The Potomac aquifer 2MB
9 — The Potomac confining zone 1.7MB
10 — The upper Cenomanian confining unit 1.5MB
11 — The Virginia Beach aquifer 1.4MB
12 — The Virginia Beach confining zone 1.4MB
13 — The Peedee aquifer 1.35MB
14 — The Peedee confining zone 1.35MB
15 — The Aquia aquifer 1.5MB
16 — The Nanjemoy-Marlboro confining unit 1.5MB
17 — The Exmore clast confining unit 1.4MB
18 — The Exmore matrix confining unit 1.4MB
19 — The Chickahominy confining unit 1.4MB
20 — The Piney Point aquifer 1.5MB
21 — The Calvert confining unit 1.6MB
22 — The Saint Marys aquifer 1.45MB
23 — The Saint Marys confining unit 1.8MB
24 — The Yorktown-Eastover aquifer 2MB
25 — The Yorktown confining zone 2MB

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