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19 C other words, the potentiometric surface (water level) in most wells completed in bedrock The New Albany Shale in Bartholomew County can be up to 120 feet thick and generally 24 k 22 23 N Taylorsville County Road 600 N e y ad 650 C! e rises above the top of the water-bearing zone. thickens as it dips southwest beneath younger strata. The outcrop/subcrop area is present d unty Ro r d Co C u y along an approximate north-south band of the west-central portion of the county and M ft k li The yield of a bedrock aquifer depends on its hydraulic characteristics and the nature of along the eastern south-central edge of the county. Depth to bedrock is typically 30 to 75 c 27 26 C 25 o County Road 550 N 30 29 28 the overlying deposits. Shale and glacial till act as aquitards, restricting recharge to feet. Completed well depths are typically 60 to 130 feet and penetrate 10 to 70 feet of r Clifford t 27 26 a 28 25 underlying bedrock aquifers. However, fracturing and/or jointing may occur in aquitards, bedrock. l 30 29 25 F Atterbury 27 26 d which can increase recharge to the underlying aquifers. Hydraulic properties of the R 28 k 29 r e County Road 500 N 30 r e bedrock aquifers are highly variable. This aquifer system is considered a poor ground-water resource and is generally 25 a r 27 26 ek C e M r k described as an aquitard. However, a few domestic wells have been completed in this
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R system includes middle-Devonian age carbonates (limestone and dolomite) of the Aquifer System y 6 t 4 Muscatatuck Group and the underlying carbonates of Silurian age. Because carbonate n SR u Huffer Rd 10 11 12 o units of Silurian and Devonian age are similar, and cannot easily be distinguished on the d 250 N 7 8 C County Roa 12 d 9 R basis of water well records, they are considered as a single water-bearing system. 9 10 11 nd In Bartholomew County, the Mississippian age Borden Group Aquifer System is present 12 7 8 nla Newbern
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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 Bartholomew County, Indiana We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were all from the Indiana Geological from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale, except the Bedrock Geology of Indiana (polygon shapefile, by 20020318) which was at a 1:500,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line Map generated by Jennifer K. Mc Millan and Joseph L. Phillips This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 Randal D. Maier IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was from the “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 (polygon is intended for use only at the published scale. shapefile, various dates) was from IDNR. December 2004 Joseph E. Kernan, Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water John Goss, Director Aquifer Systems Map 17-A UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA R. 7 E. R. 8 E. R. 6 E. R. 7 E. T. 11 N. R. 5 E. R. 6 E. T. 10 N. Seven unconsolidated aquifer systems have been mapped in Bartholomew County: the Till Veneer / Dissected Till and Residuum; the Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits; the New Castle / Scottsburg Till Aquifer Subsystem R. 4 E. R. 5 E. d
R New Castle / Scottsburg Till System; the New Castle / Scottsburg Till Subystem; the New Castle e 1 03-01091-IR n i 0 N 3 2 l County Road 95 6 4 / Scottsburg Complex; the White River and Tributaries Outwash; and the White River and T. 11 N. Driftwood C! e 5 Edinburgh C! s a 5 3 Tributaries Outwash Subsystem. Boundaries of these aquifer systems are commonly gradational The New Castle / Scottsburg Till Aquifer Subsystem is mapped similar to the New Castle / T. 10 N. Fishing 6 4 1 Rd B 2 ford 3 03-04018-IR 1 Staf and individual aquifers may extend across aquifer system boundaries. Scottsburg Till Aquifer System, however, outwash aquifer deposits are generally much thinner Area C! 2 C! 4 03-01991-IR and potential yield is less. In Bartholomew County this system is mapped predominantly along a 5 03-04317-IR C! 03-03180-IR
N 6 The thickness of unconsolidated sediments in Bartholomew County is quite variable. Sediments north-south band in the west-central part of the county. It is also present in several smaller areas E
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v S e C! of Clifty Creek, to as much as 155 feet. h Fish 03-04470-IR 03-03238-IR d 03-04304-IR a 12 o C 03-02209-IR C! C! 7 8 9 10 11 Approximately 39 percent of wells completed in the area bypass the unconsolidated deposits in and R
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11 n P k 10 7 e 8 u considerably from local reality. Variations within geologic environments can cause variation in ri 12 e needs of some domestic users. Well depths range from 20 to 157 feet but are typically 45 to 80 nce Area 9 C! 03-03600-IR Old r o C 03-03601-IR C re 8 C County Road 800 N susceptibility to surface contamination. In addition, man-made structures such as poorly feet deep. Aquifer deposits are commonly 3 to 10 feet thick. Surficial clay and sandy-clay ek 12 7 03-04114-IR C! C! St. Louis k St. Louis w e a constructed water wells, unplugged or improperly abandoned wells, and open excavations, can e H deposits overlying aquifer materials are commonly from 30 to 70 feet. 10 11 Crossing r tle provide contaminant pathways that bypass the naturally protective clays. C it h L h g Well yields are typically 5 to 15 gpm with static water levels commonly from 20 to 45 feet below
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03-00345-PS 0 y t ek 0 Hope edge of Bartholomew County and over most of the eastern third of the county. It has the most n e 6 overlying clay deposits are not present. These areas are considered at high risk to contamination. r ! C! C 03-03705-IR u C d limited groundwater resources of the unconsolidated aquifer systems. o h a 20 22 c ! C 23 24 03-02460-IR C o an 19 21 r 23 24 R B 22
Taylorsville 21 y dy 20 t ek Unconsolidated deposits of this aquifer system consist mostly of till with thin layers of stratified d 22 19 n Cre
u r u 21 23 lifty drift and, in some areas along the westernmost edge of the county, thin, eroded bedrock New Castle / Scottsburg Complex Aquifer System M 20 e 24 o C
v C 24 19 i ! residuum. Thickness of these sediments typically ranges from less than 5 feet where only 23 C 0 N 22 R County Road 60 residuum is present, to 50 feet where thick glacial till deposits have filled small bedrock valleys. Camp d 03-04252-IR C! 03-01003-IR o H o The New Castle / Scottsburg Complex Aquifer System is mapped in two small areas along the orse Schaefer w C t re Because this aquifer system is generally thin and not very productive, most drillers prefer to north-central edge of Bartholomew County. Complex multiple glacial advances resulted in a f e
i k nty Road 550 N 30 28 Lake 26 25 r 03-04121-IR Clifford Cou complete wells in the underlying bedrock aquifer. Approximately 88 percent of wells in the area sequence of multiple, stacked, till and outwash units that are quite variable in position and
D 27 26 29 Atterbury 26 C! 25 are completed in bedrock. However, a few wells have been completed in the unconsolidated thickness. The sand and gravel deposits vary from thin to massive and are typically d 28 27 30 29 27 25 R 28 unty Road 500 N deposits. Large diameter bucket type wells are commonly used to enhance yield from thin, discontinuous and overlain by a thick till. 29 r Co Creek 30 03-04316-IR r Lick a discontinuous silt, sand and gravel deposits. 26 25 C! 27 M k 03-03743-IR e This system is a southernmost extension from Shelby County and data are extremely limited in e C! r Total well depths are commonly 35 to 50 feet. Where present, thin sands and gravels are Bartholomew County. However, reported information from nearby Shelby County note that C 03-03193-IR 03-01420-IR 32 k 36 commonly less than 5 feet thick and typical wells yields are less than a few gallons per minute wells are typically completed at depths from 50 to 90 feet. Outwash aquifer deposits are C! Nortonburg County Road 450 N c 33 34 35 Military C! C! 03-01170-IR 31 u (gpm). Because of the low permeability of the surface materials, this aquifer system is not very commonly 10 to 20 feet thick. This system is capable of meeting the needs of domestic and high 36 D 03-03733-IR 32 ! 34 35 Hartsville 31 C 33 susceptible to contamination from surface sources. capacity users. Domestic well capacities are generally 10 to 20 gpm with static water levels 33 36 unty Road 450 N 34 from 12 to 35 feet below surface. Reported high capacity well yields from registered significant Co 35 03-03767-IR T. 10 N. 31 03-04186-IR 35 36 32 C! T. 9 N. groundwater withdrawal facilities in Shelby County range from 80 to 1000 gpm. 34 03-00509-MI E
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4 C o 3 R 5 we 2 larger streams tributary to the East Fork White River. 1 6 l i l v 2 R 3 d e r 03-03871-IR White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer C! Unconsolidated deposits within this system come from two sources. The first is alluvium 46 R deposited by streams along with colluvium eroded from valley walls and upland areas. The System 8 d S 11 12 R 9 10 second source is glaciolacustrine deposits formed in relatively stagnant lake water. The alluvial k d e County Road 250 N 12 7 n e la deposits are attributed to the White River valley becoming choked with outwash from receding r 9 un The White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System is mapped along a wide north-south 7 10 11 S Newbern C 11 12 C 8 glaciers. The outwash deposits effectively dammed the tributary streams, thus creating lakes in at 10 w band across the central portion of Bartholomew County. This system contains large volumes of he 7 8 a which fine-grained glaciolacustrine deposits accumulated. rin H 12 e 9 C C outwash and alluvial deposits that filled the river valley of the East Fork White River. Thickness E C 10 11 r o o a e ek u u of unconsolidated deposits overlying bedrock can be as much as 130 feet within this system. s n 31 n
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17 k n e 13 18 ree e 14 ty C u meet the needs of domestic and high-capacity users. Domestic well yields range from 5 to 35 f o k 15 Cli Columbus Total thickness of unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock in this system is commonly less Ott C gpm. There are 59 registered high-capacity facilities (117 wells) in this system. Reported well er C ree than 50 feet. In other counties where this system is mapped sand and gravel lenses, where capacities are up to 2400 gpm but are typically 300 to 1000 gpm. 100 N C! k County Road present, are typically less than 5 feet thick. However, in isolated areas of Bartholomew County 03-00638-IN 03-01349-IR ! 21 Baker Hollow Rd C 23 County Road 50 N 19 20 22 23 24 sand and gravel deposits can be up to 15 feet thick. Columbus 21 22 In areas that lack overlying clays, this aquifer system is highly susceptible to contamination from 24 19 20 surface sources. Where the aquifer system is overlain by clay or silt deposits, the aquifer is 23 24 22 This aquifer system is a limited resource and there are no known wells that actually produce moderately susceptible to surface contamination. 21 C! 20 from these deposits. Drillers commonly bypass the unconsolidated deposits in favor of the 19 e Line Rd
22 23 24 03-00781-IN Bas underlying bedrock aquifers. In many places large-diameter bored (bucket-rig) wells could E
03-01350-IR 0 produce adequate water from sands within the predominantly clay and silt materials of this SR 46 5 k White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer
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30 25 29 03-01142-IN t i 27 26 03-00627-IN 0 typically occupies a higher topographic position than that of the outwash system and is marked
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City R 36 33 34 35 New Castle / Scottsburg Till Aquifer System d ! y 32 R Op C t ek South os C! n 36 31 e su u 35 The White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer Subsystem is mapped along a small area in r m E 32 lfc C 03-00921-PS 31 o 34 Harrison Lake 36 a 33 o re C 9 the northwest part of the county along the west edge of the Driftwood River and along Clifty W ek s R T. 9 N. D 33 35 t S k 34 e F e The New Castle / Scottsburg Till Aquifer System are limited to two small areas of central Creek to the east of Columbus continuing north-northeast into Shelby County. n e T. 8 N.
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ry Road 300 S u Grammer t o Coun 12 this county. This system is generally not very susceptible to surface contamination because the capacities of 180 gpm and 1000 gpm. Domestic well yields are typically from 10 to 30 gpm. 03-04230-IN C 10 11 9 outwash aquifers are overlain by thick till deposits. Static water levels are typically between 10 and 20 feet below surface.
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