Geohydrology of the valley-fill aquifer in the Jamestown area, Chautauqua County, New York
Open-File Report
82-113
By: H. R. Anderson, W. G. Stelz, J. L. Belli, and R. V. Allen
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Abstract
This report is the sixth in a series of 11 map sets depicting geohydrologic conditions in selected aquifers in upstate New York. Geohydrologic data are compiled on six maps at 1:24,000 scale. Together, the maps provide a comprehensive overview of a major valley-fill aquifer in southeastern Chautauqua County. The maps include surficial geology, geologic sections, water-infiltration potential of soil zone, aquifer thickness, potentiometric-surface elevations and land use. The valley-fill deposits consist of alluvial silt and sand, glacial-outwash (sand and gravel), ice-contact sand and gravel, till, and lacustrine silt and clay. The sand and gravel beds have relatively high permeabilities whereas the till, silt and clay deposits have relatively low permeabilities. Water-table conditions prevail in u nconfined sand and gravel beds along the valley margin. Artesian conditions prevail in confined sand and gravel buried under silt and clay in the middle of the valley. Recharge occurs mainly along the margin of the valley, where the land surface is highly permeable and runoff from the hillsides is concentrated. The use of land overlying the aquifer is predominantly agricultural and residential with lesser amounts of commercial and industrial uses. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Anderson, H., Stelz, W., Belli, J.L., Allen, R.V., 1982, Geohydrology of the valley-fill aquifer in the Jamestown area, Chautauqua County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-113, 7 Plates: 34.32 × 29.14 inches or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr82113.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geohydrology of the valley-fill aquifer in the Jamestown area, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 82-113 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr82113 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 7 Plates: 34.32 × 29.14 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chautauqua County |
| Other Geospatial | Jamestown area |