Paleoenvironmental Assessment and Deglacial Chronology of the Onondaga Trough, Onondaga County, New York
Open-File Report
2007-1060
Prepared in cooperation with Onondaga Lake Partnership and Onondaga Environmental Institute
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Abstract
Introduction
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Onondaga Lake Partnership and Onondaga Environmental Institute, has been studying the hydrogeology of the Onondaga Trough since 2002 to determine the movement and concentration of naturally occurring brine in the glacial valley-fill aquifer. Numerous shallow and deep test holes have been drilled to determine the glacial and water-quality stratigraphy in the Onondaga Trough. Organic materials were recovered from the Onondaga Creek, Ninemile Creek, and Harbor Brook valleys, and from lakebed sediments in Onondaga Lake (fig. 1) and age-dated with carbon-isotope analysis techniques. This report summarizes the carbon-isotope data collected from 1996 through 2006 in the Onondaga Trough. The results of these analyses provide a means to understand the deglaciation of the watershed and the development of the watershed from barren glacial sediment to a forested ecosystem.
Suggested Citation
Kappel, W.M., Teece, M.A., 2007, Paleoenvironmental Assessment and Deglacial Chronology of the Onondaga Trough, Onondaga County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1060, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071060.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Paleoenvironmental Assessment and Deglacial Chronology of the Onondaga Trough, Onondaga County, New York |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1060 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071060 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | 12 p. |