Potentiometric-surface map for the Cretaceous aquifer, Virginia coastal plain, 1978
Open-File Report
80-965
By: Herbert T. Hopkins, R. F. Bower, J. M. Abe, and J. F. Harsh
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Abstract
The Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia includes 9,600 square miles--all or part of 40 counties east of the Fall Line. The undifferentiated Cretaceous sediments underlying this area are the most productive and extensive source of ground water, from which large withdrawals have been made over the past 40 years. In 1978, withdrawals exceeded 100 million gallons per day. To determine the effect of continued withdrawals, annual synoptic water levels for 1978 were used to prepare a map showing the approximate configuration of the potentiometric surface. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Hopkins, H.T., Bower, R.F., Abe, J.M., Harsh, J.F., 1981, Potentiometric-surface map for the Cretaceous aquifer, Virginia coastal plain, 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-965, 1 Plate: 36.60 × 26.36 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr80965.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potentiometric-surface map for the Cretaceous aquifer, Virginia coastal plain, 1978 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 80-965 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr80965 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 Plate: 36.60 × 26.36 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Other Geospatial | Cretaceous aquifer |