Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Robert E. Carter, Jr., Director IDNR DOW WRA 90-3 and 94-4
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C gravel lenses. The average thickness of the till cap is 20 feet, but in places the till cap is C Region. The full reports can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.in.gov/dnr/water. 46-04177-IR C County Road 1600 S absent. 46-03958-IR 25 Unconsolidated deposits of glacial sands and gravels are the principle source of 46-04300-IR groundwater in LaPorte County. Five unconsolidated aquifer systems have been mapped The Valparaiso Moraine Aquifer system consists of a heterogeneous layer of outwash County Road 1650 S sand and gravel with intermixed clay and silt lenses. The aquifer thickness ranges from 30 29 28 30 29 and defined on the basis of geologic environments and aquifer characteristics. They are: 27 26 25 26 28 27 the Calumet Aquifer System, the Lacustrine Plain Aquifer System, the Valparaiso about 10 to more than 130 feet, and lies about 10 to 100 feet beneath the surface of the 46-03425-IR 46-04218-IR Kankakee Fish Moraine Aquifer System, the Valparaiso Outwash Apron Aquifer System, and the Valparaiso Moraine; however, this aquifer system is unconfined in small isolated areas in the county where surficial tills are absent. Static water levels are generally relatively County Road 1700 S 46-04543-IR and Wildlife Area Kankakee Aquifer System. Due to the availability of prolific unconsolidated aquifer systems and the extreme limitations of shale materials, the underlying bedrock is deep, ranging from 25 to 80 feet below the surface.
46-01952-IR W 46-04357-IR 46-01580-IR 0 generally not used as an aquifer resource. Ec 0 k 3 46-04807-IR 46-04449-IR er Production from wells completed in the main aquifer body are commonly more than t d Ditch a 31 32 33 o adequate for domestic use. Yields typically range from 10 to 20 gpm, although yields 31 R 35 32 33 34 35 36 y r vary up to 60 gpm. There are 17 registered significant groundwater withdrawal facilities t 34
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C Static water levels in the Calumet Aquifer System vary according to surface elevation 46-04543-IR resulting in static water levels of 100 feet below the crests of high dunes in northern This aquifer system, which forms the southern slope of the Valparaiso Moraine, is a LaPorte County. Saturated thickness of the system ranged from less than 5 feet to about deposit of fine to medium grained sand interbedded with gravel rich zones and clay h c lenses. Shale rich gravel lenses are scattered throughout the apron. The outwash apron t 40 feet. The Calumet Aquifer has not been developed significantly because of its i 46-04779-IR occurs across the central portion of LaPorte County. 7 D 9 10 proximity to Lake Michigan, an abundant surface water source. r 12 7 8 9 10 e 11 8 n t i There are no registered significant groundwater withdrawal facilities utilizing this system Most wells are completed in the upper aquifer unit and have depths ranging from 30 feet La P Kankakee Fish 46-04038-IR to more than 100 feet. The wells completed in the lower aquifer unit typically exceed 50 46-04068-IR Crosse SR 8 And Wildlife Area in LaPorte County. However, reported domestic well yields range from 5 to 20 gallons
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C yields from 10 to 1500 gpm. Because there is no clay rich cap, the aquifer system is 46-00514-IR County Road 2100 S highly susceptible to surface contamination. Runnymede 46-04642-IR 46-03118-IR 21 The Lacustrine Plain Aquifer System consists of a series of confined aquifers present 46-04777-IR beneath the Calumet Lacustrine Plain. The individual aquifers consist of fine to medium 19 20 23 24 20 21 22 19 grained glaciolacustrine and coastal sands capped by either lacustrine clays or till. Kankakee Aquifer System 46-04685-IR 46-03438-IR Thickness of individual aquifers averages 24 feet, but frequently ranges from 7 feet to as much as 90 feet in areas where sediment accumulations were localized in bedrock County Road 2200 S valleys. The Kankakee Aquifer System is an unconfined deposit of well-sorted fine to medium 29 grained sand, which is interbedded with gravel lenses in the tributary valleys. In places 46-00514-IR 46-02998-IR Depths to static water levels are highly variable in the many aquifers of the Lacustrine the aquifer system thickness is less than 20 feet where the unit overlies bedrock highs. 26 30 Plain Aquifer System, but in some parts of LaPorte County flowing artesian wells are The aquifer system thickness ranges up to 150 feet in the tributary valleys which dissect 30 29 27 421 28 25 present. Wells completed in the Lacustrine Plain Aquifer System can typically produce the southern slope of the Valparaiso Moraine in LaPorte County. 46-02974-IR about 5 to 20 gpm. In areas where wells penetrate coarse sand and gravel, yields of 40 to 50 gpm have been reported. However, because of variations in thickness, lateral extent, Static water levels are shallow in the Kankakee River floodplain, and are usually less and localized hydraulic connections of the individual aquifers within the system, than 20 feet deep. Wells typically are shallow, and few exceed depths of 50 feet. In the Kankakee 35 36 sustained yields vary. tributary valleys, however, the depth to the water table may exceed 50 feet and well River Swampland R. 4 W. R. 3 W. depths may exceed 150 feet. Domestic wells usually produce from 15 to 50 gpm. 34 31 Wilders 33 There are 5 registered significant groundwater withdrawal facilities (11 wells) with yields 32 from 30 to 500 gpm. This aquifer system’s susceptibility to contamination ranges from There are 71 registered significant groundwater withdrawal facilities (141 wells) with 46-03326-IR low to high, depending on the thickness of the surficial lacustrine clays and till. yields from 50 to 1600 gpm. Due to the absence of clay deposits, the aquifer system is T. 33 N. County Road 2400 S highly susceptible to surface contamination. T. 32 N. 4 r 5 ive e R ke 6 ka an K
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This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana Map Use and Disclaimer Statement (line shapefile, 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), and County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were all from the Indiana Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems of LaPorte County, Indiana We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived Geological Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. (line shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a by Map generated by Scott H. Dean, January 2010 1:24,000 scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural U.S. Census Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. from the Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 Division of Water However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed (polygon shape file, various dates) was from IDNR. Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems coverage “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map was from IDNR (Water Resource Availability in the Kankakee River Basin, Indiana, 1990, and is intended for use only at the published scale. Water Resource Availability in the Lake Michigan Region, Indiana, 1994) and based on a 1990, 1994 1:48,000 scale.