Potentiometric Surface of the Aquia Aquifer in Southern Maryland, September 1999
Open-File Report
2001-204
By: Stephen E. Curtin, David C. Andreasen, and Judith C. Wheeler
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Abstract
This report presents a map showing the potentiometric surface of the Aquia aquifer in the Aquia Formation of Paleocene age in Southern Maryland during September 1999. The map is based on water-level measurements in 85 wells. The potentiometric surface was above sea level near the northern boundary and outcrop area of the aquifer in a topographically high area of Anne Arundel County, and was below sea level in the remainder of the study area. The hydraulic gradient was directed southeastward toward an extensive cone of depression around well fields at Lexington Park and Solomons Island. Ground-water levels were more than 80 feet below sea level in a 100-square-mile area surrounding the deepest part of the cone of depression. A cone of depression formed in northern Calvert County due to pumpage at Chesapeake Beach and North Beach. The water level has declined to 43 feet below sea level in this area. The lowest measurement was 164 feet below sea level in a well near the center of the cone of depression at Lexington Park.
Suggested Citation
Curtin, S.E., Andreasen, D., Wheeler, J.C., 2001, Potentiometric Surface of the Aquia Aquifer in Southern Maryland, September 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-204, 1 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01204.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potentiometric Surface of the Aquia Aquifer in Southern Maryland, September 1999 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-204 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01204 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 1 p. |