Hydrogeology of the Salamanca area, Cattaraugus County, New York
Water-Resources Investigations Report
85-4149
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Abstract
The hydrogeology of a 132-sq mi area centered at Salamanca, NY, is summarized in five maps at 1:24,000 scale. The maps show locations of wells and test holes, surficial geology and geologic sections, water-table surface, soil permeability, and land use. The valley-fill aquifer in the Salamanca area serves approximately 7,000 people through two major distribution systems with an average daily pumpage of 1.2 million gal/day. The aquifer, composed of outwash sand and gravel, averages 60 ft in thickness and overlies as much as 200 ft of lacustrine silt and clay. The aquifer is recharged directly from precipitation and through seepage from streams. Average annual recharge to the aquifer from direct precipitation and infiltration of runoff from adjacent hillsides is estimated to be 13 inches or 0.6 million gal/day/sq mi. The glacial features in the Allegheny valley near Salamanca are associated with Illinoian and Wisconsin glaciations. Illinoian features consist of small, isolated exposures of outwash and till emplaced against the valley walls. Wisconsin features deposited during Altonian and Woodfordian Times of the Wisconsin consist mainly of end moraines and valley-train outwash. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Zarriello, P.J., 1987, Hydrogeology of the Salamanca area, Cattaraugus County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4149, 6 Plates: 36.00 x 30.00 inches or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri854149.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrogeology of the Salamanca area, Cattaraugus County, New York |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 85-4149 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri854149 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Massachusetts Water Science Center |
| Description | 6 Plates: 36.00 x 30.00 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus County |
| Scale | 24000 |