Preliminary Report On The Geology And Ground-Water Resources Of Delaware
Author(s) | Marine, I.W. | |
Author(s) | Rasmussen, W.C. | |
Date Accessioned | 2007-08-06T18:28:01Z | |
Date Available | 2007-08-06T18:28:01Z | |
Publication Date | 1955-05 | |
Description | This Bulletin has 10 plates. Plate 1 appears on inside front cover. Plates 2-10 are listed separately. | en |
Abstract | Delaware has an abundant supply of ground water of a quality suitable for most purposes. About 30 million gallons of water a day was pumped from the ground in 1954. It is estimated that this is roughly 1/16 of the optimum yield. This water is derived from nine groups or series of water-bearing units and is obtained from wells which yield as much as 1,100 gallons per minute. Thousands of wells serve agriculture, industry, municipalities, and domestic users. Geographically, Delaware is situated along the Atlantic coast of the United States in two physiographic provinces: the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. The Piedmont is a belt of rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is separated from the Coastal Plain by the Fall Line, a narrow zone of rapids or falls along which rivers and creek descend rapidly from the mature valleys of the Piedmont to the sluggish tidal estuaries of the coastal area. The Coastal Plain is a flat or gently undulating plain of relatively low altitude, which borders the Atlantic Ocean and its estuarine embayments. | en |
URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/2797 | |
Language | en_US | en |
Publisher | Newark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware | en |
Part of Series | Bulletin | en |
Part of Series | 4 | en |
Keywords | Ground-water | en |
Keywords | Delaware | en |
Keywords | Piedmont | en |
Keywords | Coastal Plain | en |
Title | Preliminary Report On The Geology And Ground-Water Resources Of Delaware | en |
Type | Technical Report | en |
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