Water Resources and Use in Jay County
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Carter Jr., Director Aquifer Systems Map 37-B BEDROCK AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF JAY COUNTY, INDIANA R. 15 E. R. 1 E. R. 14 E. R. 15 E. R. 13 E. R. 14 E. New Corydon The occurrence of bedrock aquifers depends on the original composition of the rocks and subsequent changes which influence the hydraulic propertie s. Post- R 12 E. R. 13 E. Wabash River 3 depositional processes, which promote jointing, fracturing, and solution activity 5 4 L 1 6 Jay City im 2 of exposed bedrock, generally increase the hydraulic conductivity (permeability) T. 25 N. b 4 3 5 e of the upper portion of bedrock aquifer systems. Because permeability in many T. 24 N. 6 rl 1 os places is greatest near the bedrock surface, bedrock units within the upper 100 3 2 t 4 ad 800 N 6 5 County Ro feet are commonly the most productive aquifers. 1 C 3 2 re 5 4 e k Unconsolidated deposits of varying thickness overlie bedrock aquifer systems in Loblolly Creek 9 10 Jay County. Most of the bedrock aquifers in the county are under confined 7 8 k Fiat 11 12 conditions. In other words, the potentiometric surface (water level) in most wells e SR 18 27 10 e 9 r 8 completed in bedrock rises above the top of the water -bearing formation. C 7 11 12 10 Trinity SR 67 ll 8 9 i 7 The yield of a bedrock aquifer depends on its hydraulic characteristics and the 12 M 11 W 10 SR 67 C nature of the overlying deposits. Shale and glacial till act as aquitards, restricting 9 o 8 o SR 18 u l f recharge to underlying bedrock aquifers. However, fracturing and/or jointing may n t 1 y 15 occur in aquitards, which can increase recharge to the underlying aquifers. C R 16 R 18 17 o r S 13 14 a Hydraulic properties of the bedrock aquifers are highly variable. e West 15 d e 16 Bryant 4 Balb k 17 ec R Liberty 18 5 d oad 650 N 13 0 Poling County R 14 The susceptibility of bedrock aquifer systems to surface contamination is largely 16 15 E 17 L County Road 600 N 18 i dependent on the type and thickness of the overlying sediments. Because the 13 b C e 17 o Balbec 14 r 15 t u bedrock aquifer systems have complex fracturing systems, once a contaminant y 16 n R t eek y has been introduced into a bedrock aquifer system, it will be di fficult to track and r d e C R k er i 22 o av W remediate. e P 21 B 20 a 0 t 19 d 5 n 24 23 a 8 2 W 22 y 21 5 d r 0 20 0 Two bedrock aquifer systems are identified for Jay County. They are the Silurian a W 5 19 B o E 5 24 0 H a R 23 and Devonian Carbonates and the Maquoketa Group of Ordovician age. 5 ine d 22 6 a s 21 y 20 t C o d re 19 n a e 24 R k u 23 o o y 22 t R 21 C S n a y N la u Road 500 m 20 t County o o nie n B u e R C ar 27 iver o 29 28 C C 30 re 25 ek 27 26 L 29 28 i 30 m 25 b 26 er 28 27 lo 29 chester st 30 West n 25 i 26 27 a C Co2u9nty Road 450 N 28 Antiville r r D e N C e unty Road 400 Silurian and Devonian Carbonates Aquifer System Ordovician -- Maquoketa Group Aquifer System Co W k Kitt o u s 34 i n 33 k 32 l t 31 s y 36 n o 35 R 34 a n r o 33 Pennville 32 31 a F d 36 C The Silurian and Devonian Carbonates Aquifer System is extensive throughout The extent of the Maquoketa Group Aquifer System subcrop area is limited to 35 1 T. 24 N. 34 r 33 5 e nearly all of Jay county. The system includes Silurian age carbonate rock units two buried bedrock valleys located along the south-central and northwest portions 32 0 e T. 23 N. 31 36 E k 35 (limestone and dolomite) with some interbedded shale units. Total thickness of of Jay County. The Maquoketa Group consists of, in ascending order: the Kope, County Road 350 N 34 32 33 the Silurian bedrock is up to 350 feet. Depth to the bedrock surface ranges from Dillsboro, and Whitewater Formations and includes mostly interbedded shale and County Road 300 N about 7 to 300 feet but is commonly 50 to 120 feet. Total well depths range from limestone units. Thickness of the Maquoketa Group in Jay County ranges from 2 1 4 3 30 to 320 feet but are typically 100 to 170 feet. Penetration into bedrock is 750 to 850 feet and thins as it dips beneath younger strata to the northwest. The 6 5 1 2 commonly 30 to 75 feet. depth to the bedrock surface ranges from 240 to 450 feet. T. 24 N. 4 3 5 T. 23 N. W 6 aln 1 27 ut C 2 Noble The Silurian and Devonian Carbonates Aquifer System in Jay County is c apable Few wells have been reported in this system in Jay County because adequate or4n 3 5 er R 6 d C 1 of meeting the needs of domestic and some high-capacity users. Typical domestic supplies are available from the overlying Silurian and Devonian Carbonates and 2 o 4 3 u yields range from 10 to 25 gallons per minute (gpm ). Static water levels range in places, unconsolidated sand and gravel resources. Reported depths of the few County Road 200 N n t y from 4 to 105 feet but are commonly 20 to 45 feet. There are 8 registered high- wells drilled in the Maquoketa Group range from 302 to 452 feet with the amount R 12 o 9 10 11 capacity facilities (22 wells) with yields that range from 80 to 600 gpm . of rock penetration ranging from 4 to 273 feet. The overlying deposits may also 7 a 8 d 12 C 11 5 10 o contribute to the overall yield of wells completed in the Maquoketa Group 9 0 u 8 0 n Most of the Silurian and Devonian Carbonates Aquifer System in Jay County is k 7 Aquifer System. Reported well yields range from 4 to 90 gpm and static water t 12 E e 11 y e 10 R overlain by clay deposits of variable thickness. Where overlying clay materials r 9 levels are 27 to 55 feet below land surface. C 8 oad 100 N o 7 County R a are thick, this aquifer system is considered at low risk to contamination. 12 d 11 9 10 d 8 However, there are localized areas where the bedrock surface is shallow . Also, u 0 Thick clay deposits cap this aquifer system; therefore, the Maquoketa Group 0 M E near the Salamonie and Wabash rivers bedrock is overlain by thin alluvial and Aquifer System is not very susceptible to contamination from the land surface. 13 16 15 14 outwash deposits. These areas, therefore, are at moderate to high risk to 18 17 SR 26 14 13 contamination. 16 15 17 38-00289-IN 18 13 14 15 Center 16 17 38-00295-IN Rd 13 18 Division 14 16 15 SR 26 Sa untaine 24 la Bellef2o1 22 23 m 19 20 o Portland SR 26 23 24 W n 22 i 21 S k e 0 20 R W e 0 n R 19 2 e u 6 0 i 24 v 6 r 23 R 0 d d 22 e 1 r 00 S a n County Road 1 R C 21 1 o 38-00190-PS u 20 x w 19 R R d a o 24 a S n 23 s y o 22 t e 21 K k n R c o u a y o o t R Location Map r n C 25 EXPLANATION u 38-01866-PS 26 B 28 27 W o 29 30 0 W C 25 26 0 W 27 0 4 28 0 Registered Significant Ground- 0 29 Brice d 0 5 30 a 7 d 25 Water Withdrawal Facility o 26 a d 27 R a o h 28 o c y 29 R oad 200 S t 38-00313-IN R County C 30 t R i n unty Road 150 S 25 y Stream o o C 26 t u y t u 27 n D 28 o n n u r C u t o y e o e C County Road l S R l k C i i a 36 l o 34 35 P W 33 a a 32 M 31m d e 0 36 n 35 0 o State Road & US Highway 6 Greene i n 34 n 3 0 a 33 n l 32 i e 0 d e 31 B a l 36 R E 35 o i T.