Water resources of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Water Resource Report
31
Prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Geological Survey and the Lehigh County Soil and Water Conservation District
By: Charles R. Wood, Herbert N. Flippo Jr., Joseph B. Lescinsky, and James L. Barker
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Abstract
Lehigh County occupies an area of 347 square miles in southeastern Pennsylvania. The northern part of Lehigh County is underlain by the Martinsburg Formation, which consists chiefly of shale and slate. The central part of the county, where most of the population centers are located and much of the urbanization is occurring, is underlain by alternating beds of limestone and dolomite. From oldest to youngest, these carbonate rocks are the Leithsville Formation, the Allentown Formation, the Beekmantown Group, and the Jacksonburg Formation. The southern part of the county is underlain chiefly by the shales, sandstones, and conglomerates of the Brunswick Formation and by metamorphic and igneous rocks.
Suggested Citation
Wood, C.R., Flippo, H.N., Lescinsky, J.B., Barker, J.L., 1972, Water resources of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania: Water Resource Report 31, x, 263 p.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | State or Local Government Series |
| Title | Water resources of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Water Resource Report |
| Series number | 31 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Harrisburg, PA |
| Contributing office(s) | Water Resources Division |
| Description | x, 263 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh County |