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C County Road 200 N r Meiks Rd Devonian age carbonates of the Muscatatuck Group and underlying a Walser Rd g Rays Silurian carbonates. It is composed of only Silurian carbonates in buried u S 44 Crossing pre-glacial valleys where Muscatatuck Group rocks have been removed by SR r erosion. Because individual units of the Silurian and Devonian systems
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EXPLANATION C! Registered Significant Ground-Water Withdrawal Facility
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Map Use and Disclaimer Statement This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line shapefile, 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621) and Bedrock Aquifer Systems of Shelby County, Indiana County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were all from the Indiana Geological We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale, except the Bedrock Geology of Indiana (polygon shapefile, from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. 20020318) which was at a 1:500,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line by Map generated by Jennifer K. Mc Millan and Joseph L. Phillips Gregory P. Schrader IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was from the However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 (polygon “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map shapefile, various dates) was from IDNR. October 2005 is intended for use only at the published scale. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Robert E. Carter Jr., Director Potentiometric Surface Map 16-B
POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE MAP OF THE BEDROCK AQUIFERS OF SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA
R. 7 E. R. 8 E. R. 6 E. R. 7 E. R. 5 E. R. 6 E. T. 15 N. T. 14 N. Shelby County, Indiana is located in the central portion of the state and is situated within Fountaintown the East Fork White River Drainage Basin.
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Map Use and Disclaimer Statement This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line shapefile, 20020621), Land Potentiometric Surface Map of the We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), and County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were all Bedrock Aquifers of Shelby County, Indiana from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. from the Indiana Geological Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 ( line shapefiles, Map generated by Scott H. Dean and Robert A. Scott 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 by IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Hydrography, Streams (NHD) (line Robert A.Scott Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. shapefile, 20081218), Rivers (NHD) (polygon shapefile, 20081218), Lakes (NHD) (polygon shapefile, 20081218) was from the U.S. Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and based on a 1:24,000 scale. County Hillshade image was from “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map the U.S. Geological Survey National Elevation Dataset (raster image, 20100324). Potentiometric Surface Map of the Bedrock is intended for use only at the published scale. Aquifers of Shelby County, Indiana (line shapefiles, Scott, 2012) was based on a 1:24,000 scale. September 2012 Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Kyle J. Hupfer, Director Aquifer Systems Map 19-A
UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA
R. 7 E. R. 8 E. R. 6 E. R. 7 E. T. 15 N. R. 5 E. R. 6 E. T. 14 N. Six unconsolidated aquifer systems have been mapped in Shelby County: the Dissected Till and
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T. 14 N. 0 Residuum / Till Veneer; the New Castle Till; the New Castle Till Subsystem; the New Castle /
0 3 Fountaintown 4 Scottsburg Complex; the White River and Tributaries Outwash; and the White River and d 2 1 6 5 a 5 4 3 73-00031-IR o 1 6 Tributaries Outwash Subsystem. The first system includes relatively thin deposits left by
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E characteristics. As in counties to the south, the Dissected Till and Residuum Aquifer System Brookfield includes areas where pre-Wisconsin or Wisconsin till is thin and dissected due to deep down- County Road 750 N 30 29 28 26 30 28 27 26 25 cutting by streams and in places areas where soils have formed directly from bedrock due to 29 28 27 25 29 weathering. Also included in this aquifer system are relatively thin deposits of alluvium and 26 25 30 k ee n colluvium in many stream valleys. The Till Veneer Aquifer System encompasses areas where r u k C County Road 700 N e 74 e R in Mill Rd the unconsolidated material is predominantly thin till overlying bedrock. In these areas this thin re ¨¦§ andyw r n C R B ch o till is chiefly the product of the deposition of Wisconsin glacial till over an uneven, eroded r a London an t
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C a C 100 N c County Road completed in this system in Shelby County are typically 35 feet to 50 feet deep. Potential aquifer A 73-04428-IR materials include thin, intratill sand and gravel deposits that are typically less than 7 feet thick. C! 32 35 36 31 32 33 Where present, aquifer materials are capped by till that is generally 30 to 60 feet thick. 31 73-03775-IN 34 36 34 32 33 C! 33 31 C! This system is capable of meeting the needs of some domestic users. However, about 70 percent 35 36 73-01293-IR T. 13 N. of wells constructed in the area mapped as New Castle Till Aquifer Subsystem in this county T. 12 N. bypass the unconsolidated materials and utilize the underlying bedrock aquifer. Range Rd Blue T. 13 N. Big Blue Ri Shelbyville Meltzer Ridge The New Castle Till Aquifer Subsystem is generally not very susceptible to surface T. 12 N. ver Blue Ridge Rd
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o C d R nd la ith 34 35 31 32 33 m 35 36 31 32 33 36 White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System S 33 34 k 32 ree 35 36 31 is C ew T. 12 N. Marietta 73-02448-PS e L ttl T. 11 N. C! L i The White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System is mapped in western and northern S Wilson Shelby County along portions of the Flatrock River, Big Blue River, Sugar Creek, Brandywine la T. 12 N. s Corner
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deposits that filled the river valleys of the White River and its major tributaries. As the glaciers
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3 m 4 k Lewis 5 u k Cr St. Paul increased sediment load was stored in the valleys as vertical and lateral accretionary deposits. 1 6 l or e ek 2 o F C South As long as the retreating glaciers continued to provide sediment in quantities too large for the streams to transport, the main valley continued to be filled. These deposits formed the most County Road 700 S prolific aquifer system in the county. d er R County Road 750 S Riv 12 7 8 9 Although unconsolidated deposits in this system are typically 60 to 100 feet thick in Shelby 7 8 12 10 11 County, their total thickness exceeds 130 feet in places. Wells are commonly completed at 10 11 9 7 8 9 depths of 40 to 70 feet. Aquifer materials include predominantly sand and gravel deposits that 12 are typically 20 to 40 feet thick. In some areas clay or silt overlie the aquifer materials. Where ad 800 S 11 County Ro present, this fine-grained cap is typically 10 to 25 feet thick.
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31 y 34 36 32 t 35 n typically 10 to 25 gpm with static water levels 10 to 20 feet below surface. In Johnson and Edinburgh County Road 1150 S u 32 33 o Bartholomew Counties, three high-capacity facilities utilize this aquifer system with reported 36 31 C 35 T. 11 N. T. 10 N. capacities from 100 to 1000 gpm. Thus, it is expected that the White River and Tributaries Aquifer Subsystem also has similar aquifer characteristics and comparable ground-water 73-04017-IR R. 7 E. R. 8 E. potential in Shelby County. T. 11 N. C! R. 6 E. R. 7 E. T. 10 N. R. 5 E. R. 6 E. Areas within this aquifer system that have overlying clay or silt deposits are moderately susceptible to surface contamination; whereas, areas that lack overlying clay or silt deposits are highly susceptible to contamination.
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EXPLANATION C! Registered Significant Ground-Water ® Withdrawal Facility Stream
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Map Use and Disclaimer Statement This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line shapefile, 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621) and Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems of Shelby County, Indiana County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were from the Indiana Geological We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 by Map generated by Jennifer K. Mc Millan and Joseph L. Phillips scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Gregory P. Schrader IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was from the Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 (polygon However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed shapefile, various dates) was from IDNR. Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems coverage (Schrader, “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map 2005), (Modified Maier, 2011) was based on a 1:24,000 scale. October 2005 is intended for use only at the published scale. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Robert E. Carter Jr., Director Potentiometric Surface Map 16-A
POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE MAP OF THE UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFERS OF SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA
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