USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5091: Characterization and Occurrence of Confined and Unconfined Aquifers in Quaternary Sediments in the Glaciated Conterminous United States

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EXPLANATION

Probability that an aquifer-material
interval is confined, in percent

Well count

≥10

6 to <10

3 to <6

0 to 20

>20 to 40

>40 to 60

>60 to 80

>80 to 100

Aquifer-material interval unlikely to be present

Areas with insufficient data to map

Hydrogeologic terrane boundaries—Alphanumeric code indicates the

generalized complexity of the hydrogeologic framework in each terrane

Sediment thickness contrast

Major river

Maximum extent of glacial ice

Extent of Late Wisconsinan ice

Figure 20B. Probability that an aquifer-material interval is confined, if present, in the glaciated conterminous United States.

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