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BEDROCK AQUIFER SYSTEMR. 14 WS. R. 13 W . OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA R. 13 W. R. 12 W.

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d u F The occurrence of bedrock aquifers depends on the original composition of the rocks and n a 64 a T. 3 S. F l Fifer Hills Rd s subsequent changes which influence the hydraulic properties. Post-depositional d I y Andr T. 4 S. ews Rd n R e r o processes, such as jointing, fracturing, and solution activity, generally increase the z T. 3 S. y t e m a r b T. 4 S. hydraulic conductivity (permeability) of the upper portion of bedrock aquifer systems. i a k M c Saxe Rd R H a M l urphy Rd Because permeability is commonly greatest near the bedrock surface, bedrock units 4 Rd W 3 2 mp w B Ca 1 e ial 6 5 a d t N within the upper 100 feet are typically the most productive aquifers. en 4 l nt 3 l 2 R Co e 1

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The yield of a bedrock aquifer depends on its hydraulic characteristics and the nature of S a 10 R s b 11 d a 64 12 n D 7 R e s the overlying deposits. Shale and clay act as aquitards, restricting recharge to underlying d 8 9 Mulkey Rd h r s 10 w d 11

s R U 12 e O o bedrock aquifers. However, fracturing and/or jointing may occur in aquitards, which can R v g i r

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l increase recharge to the underlying aquifers. Hydraulic properties of the bedrock l r Cynthiana y

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K rm a a k a l One bedrock aquifer system has been mapped in Posey County. The McLeansboro c SR 69 H e B 13 a k l 18 Stone Rd ew v e B e e 17 d

N l Group Aquifer System is of Pennsylvanian age. 16 n 15 Stewartsville R r d R to 14 C e 13 C g nc 18 s i ri 17 16 SR 68 r B P 15 14 e 13 The susceptibility of bedrock aquifer systems to surface contamination is largely w

dependent on the type and thickness of the overlying sediments. However, because S

bedrock aquifer systems may have complex fracturing systems, once a contaminant has

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s t i Poseyville 6 r r Schelle f r Rd 5

f been introduced into a bedrock aquifer system, it will be difficult to track and remediate. e e

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24 h 19 20 Water Tank Rd t Pennsylvanian -- McLeansboro Group Aquifer System Lee Rd 21 22 23 n

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The outcrop/subcrop area of the McLeansboro Group Aquifer System covers the entirety n t

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of Posey County. This aquifer system, in ascending order, consists of the Shelburn, H

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Patoka, Bond, and Mattoon Formations, all of which are present in parts of the county. t

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w f 25 Carmichae C The formations of the McLeansboro Group consist of mostly shale and sandstone with f 30 l Rd

S r C i 29 28 e r Sti 27 e 8 l d 26 6 lwell n 25 k minor amounts of siltstone, limestone, clay, and coal. In Posey County, the G Rd o

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i McLeansboro Group Aquifer System is estimated to range in thickness from about 400 n Emge Rd

s feet where the Bond and Mattoon Formations are absent to about 770 feet in northwestern ny High School R a mo d e Har l

Posey County.

u 36 C o Most bedrock wells produce water from sandstone aquifers in Posey County, although a 31 32 ree M S 33 34 O k R d 6 ld 35 36 few wells produce limited amounts of water from limestone, shale, and coal aquifers. 6 E 31 R d v 32 33 Gries Rd an r 34 35 R 36 35 s e 34 SR 66 v The Shelburn Formation contains the West Franklin Limestone Member, of which a few r r 35 d ill y e e e e t R R n T. 4 S. h a d n wells derive water from solution channels in the limestone. The reported yields of these New Harmony C c

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wells are 5 gallons per minute (gpm) or less. Few wells in the county obtain water below m r

d M e B this limestone. Overlying the Shelburn Formation is the Patoka Formation, which o aseline Rd e o c T. 4 S. k

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contains the Inglefield Sandstone Member. This sandstone aquifer is the principal d 5 T. 5 S. R

D 6 3 2 o 1 e 6 R o 1 o n bedrock aquifer in the county, and is about 50 feet thick in the east part of the county and U 5 4 main Rd 3 a t 2 l R O 1 L about 65 feet in the west. The Inglefield Sandstone is gray to white in drill cuttings and u 6 Jo S 5 4 hn Will Rd a ld 3 2 1 F P d is commonly identified as “white sand” on water well records. The Bond Formation l Shireman Rd U y a R n n

k d overlies the Patoka Formation and contains the St. Wendel Sandstone Member. The St. t o l D R l u m e d i Wendel Sandstone aquifer is the second most important bedrock aquifer in Posey County, a r f Romaine Rd

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H n Spahn Rd d Bailey Rd i and is found mainly in areas of high bedrock elevation. The St. Wendel Sandstone r n

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aquifer supplies many wells at Stewartsville and St. Wendel, but otherwise is not present s N 10 d I 11 y 8 12 Creek 9 e 7 n R or water-bearing in many localities. 8 Wadesville r o Hibrader R 9 d e y 10 11 y e m 12

r 7 o 8 Blake Rd b 9 n a 10 i 11 12 M In general, the McLeansboro Group Aquifer System in Posey County is considered an R u H 7 R Joest Rd important ground-water source with most wells producing from the Inglefield Sandstone. Penfold Rd St. Wendel

15 Clear S Hidbrad d

The depth to the bedrock surface in Posey County is generally less than 60 feet, although 18 d er Rd R

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in places can be greater than 150 feet. Wells completed in this system range in depth r d 6

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i from 19 to 377 feet, but are typically 90 to 225 feet deep. The amount of rock penetrated t i

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18 R Sha m commonly ranges from 50 to 190 feet. Static water levels in wells developed in the 17 kerag Rd 16 h s

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McLeansboro Group Aquifer System range from flowing to 300 feet below the land g n 17

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l e o a surface, but are generally between 10 and 80 feet below the surface. Domestic wells k i t Rd a field L S ing m Spr typically produce between 2 and 20 gpm. However, a few dry holes have been reported. County k R e oad 300 N s

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D r 5 e b T. 6 S. e a D T k 4 Greathou B d U 3 se Rd r C t 2 e l r 1 i U Smith School Rd o u o 6 5 o 4 r A 3 County R a W 2 oad L k 50 S h 1 D F c Bob n 6 erg Rd l a 0 5 4 R. 15 W. R. 14 W. e S 3 d y L t r 5 k 2 1 n l x B e 1 d d g e R

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15 a B 14 l 13 Mertens Rd B 18 17 16 L 15 14 Grafton it 13 Ind tle ian d t l R Stevens Rd

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Bufkin M N B l lt i u Ranes Rd W Weinzapfel Rd Rippey Rd Farmersville Rd a Wolf Rd F Creamery Rd e k Waltz Rd a Wolf Cre Farmersville L ek y e Benthall Rd d d v 29 o R

28 Dunn Cemetery Rd R s 27 26 25 H Mid p e dle 30 t M i s 29 l 28 27 t V l l a 26 u ern 25 on i d 30 a R B d C h F Caborn 28 R 27 P 26 r 25 n t e e r 29

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L r R E B R a D r a Wolfinger Rd n D rt U h e i t H a k r l T. 6 S. o t 6 e R m c U e d u w h D 9 r a M T. 7 S. e n C 6 I F N 5 4 r 3 2 Givens Rd e 1 6 l D 5 4 3 s Pitcher U 2 1 u 6 5 e Broadway Rd U D 4 SR 62 H Lake ek U 3 2 1 Pitc re U h t D er C U l D D pton u U Rd a C d F a R

d L r d d o s t w o k R R n l e c n a Mt. Vernon r n ld u l e t M a O d t a s n V S h n I d l F o er c a d n e Heusler R R. 15 W. R. 14 W. e h o h

b 7 S a m n k Herman Island Rd SR 62 s 8 9 R o e i 8 9 a d o v 10 a d 11 F a 12 7 l L e b c 10 U R 11 L 9 R r a 11

r 6 12 M 7 d d e 8 W itch 9 r Schissler Rd h D 10 11 o 12 n 12 c R is t F L w i S

d D P t L u R Mackey Ferry R d a nd r U b a Bluf W k f Rd o 14 r Sawmill Rd n e e n 13 l u b K o

18 a x o d i r S l n iver a D R R Old B 18 17 16 15 14 13 15 d Meinschein 14 13 18 Rd

R. 15 W. R. 14 W. d 17 16 15 R 14 13

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t l Interstate u Hovey Lake Twin Swamps a 9 F D 6 Fish and Wildlife U Nature Preserve d Stream d n R U a S D R l Area s

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15 u R. 15 W. R. 14 W. v 18 a o Cypress h U F r s Fault 14 18 a D t G s Slough b Hovey

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Map Use and Disclaimer Statement This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Underground Coal Mines in Southwestern Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20001002), Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line shapefile, Bedrock Aquifer Systems of Posey County, Indiana We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), and County Boundaries of from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20050621) were all from the Indiana Geological Survey and based on a by 1:24,000 scale, except the Bedrock Geology of Southwestern Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20001124), Map generated by Joseph L. Phillips, Jennifer K. McMillan, and Adam B. Watts Gerald A. Unterreiner IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural which was at a 1:500,000 scale. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. from the U.S. Census Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed was from the Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map July 2006 is intended for use only at the published scale. and based on a 1:24,000 scales. Structural Features of Indiana (line shapefile, 20020718) was from the Indiana Geological Survey and based on various scales. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Kyle J. Hupfer, Director Aquifer Systems Map 30-A

UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA

R. 14 W. R. 13 W. Unglaciated Southern Hills and Lowlands Aquifer System / R. 13 W. R. 12 W. C Bayou Dissected Till and Residuum Aquifer System am d 65-04184-IR p d

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b 33 g n 34 i b 35 a B 36 31 o In Posey County, the Unglaciated Southern Hills and Lowlands Aquifer System and the 32 m Reynolds Rd 33 34 R d 35 36 65-04412-IR e

Dissected Till and Residuum Aquifer System are mapped as one aquifer system because e r 65-04312-PS they are similar in composition and in aquifer characteristics. These systems 64 F T. 3 S. Fifer Hills Rd predominantly consist of eroded bedrock material and (in the glaciated area to the north) T. 4 S. d Andrews Rd

pre-Wisconsin till. The deposits are relatively high in clay and silt content and z T. 3 S.

t 65-03928-IR fragmented rock, and are typically capped with loess. Included in these systems are a k T. 4 S. M 65-04632-IR c Saxe Rd a Murphy R relatively thin deposits of alluvium, colluvium, and lacustrine materials within a few of 4 d l d 3 p R B W 2 Cam1 6 d the stream valleys. In places, thin Wisconsin dune sands are present, particularly along tial 5 a en 4 l nt 3 l 2 R Co e 1

r n the edge of the Wabash River floodplain. Together the Unglaciated Southern Hills and

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Griffin i R Lowlands Aquifer System and the Dissected Till and Residuum Aquifer System cover l l

n T. 12 W. T. 11 W.

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about 43 percent of Posey County. The total thickness of these systems in Posey County Wilsey Rd d k

d T. 3 S.

m 6 typically ranges from about 20 to 60 feet. In Posey County, there is little potential for 65-04324-IR 5 4 d

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R 1 T. 4 S.

e n water production in these systems. All of the wells that have been reported to penetrate SR 68

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s a these aquifer systems are completed in the underlying bedrock. Because of the low e 6 u

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11 m R n 12 R K R W 7 a

S permeability of the surface materials, these aquifer systems are not very susceptible to 8 9 K S a 10 R b 64 11 12 d contamination from surface sources. a 65-04191-IR 7 R

s d 8 9 Mulkey Rd h r s 10 d 11

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t Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits R d

n Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer i m 65-04636-IR v d R

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Aquifer System C Subsystem / Ohio River Outwash Aquifer Subsystem y o

K 14 m a a k ar l c SR 69 H e B 13 a k l 18 Stone Rd ew v e B e 17 e d

N l 16 n 15 Stewartsville R r d R to 14 C The Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits Aquifer System is mapped adjacent to In Posey County, the Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer Subsystem / Ohio e 13 C g nc 18 s i ri 17 16 SR 68 r

15 e and in a few of the valleys tributary to the Wabash and Ohio Rivers. The materials in this River Outwash Aquifer Subsystem is generally mapped as a transitional zone, contiguous B P 14 13

aquifer system come from two major sources. One source is alluvium deposited by the h to the outwash systems. These systems (subsystems) are commonly mapped where the d

streams along with colluvium eroded from the valley walls and upland areas. The second topographic position is higher and the thickness of the aquifer is considerably less than R

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r r Schelle source is glaciolacustrine sediment, which accumulated in bodies of relatively stagnant the main outwash aquifer systems. The saturated thickness of sand and gravel in the f r Rd 5

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r lake water. These silts and clays were deposited when the Wabash and Ohio River m

outwash subsystems is typically less than 15 feet. In places, the saturated sands R

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l valleys were choked with coarser material carried by glacial meltwater that effectively and gravels are overlain by a greater thickness of silt, clay, or lacustrine deposits. Silty 19 20 n

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dammed tributary streams, creating lakes. Thick deposits of silt and clay, sometimes 24 h clay, with a thickness of 10 to 90 feet, generally overlies the aquifer materials. 19 20 Water Tank Rd t Lee Rd 21 22 23 n

called “slackwater clay,” mark the former locations of these glacial lakes . y 24

Wells are commonly completed at depths of about 40 to 100 feet in these subsystems 65-04635-IR e

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d The Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits Aquifer System is not regarded as a n in Posey County. Domestic wells typically yield 5 to 20 gpm, and static water levels are e R B Wiggins Rd

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major ground-water resource in this county. However, a few wells produce from this generally 15 to 40 feet below the land surface. Two significant ground-water withdrawal n t

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R system in Mount Vernon and the surrounding area. Well depths range from 35 to 100 facilities (4 wells) in the county utilize the Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash H

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feet with reported static water levels of 10 to 30 feet below the land surface. The wells t

Aquifer Subsystem / Ohio River Outwash Aquifer Subsystem. Reported capacities range 29 b 28 i B n 27 r ar 25 i 26 r o

w f 25 Carmich C completed in the system have been tested at rates ranging from less than 1 to 10 gallons from 35 to 160 gpm. Prospects of completing high-capacity wells in these aquifer f 30 ael Rd

S r C i 29 28 e r St 27 e 8 il d 26 6 lwell n 25 k per minute (gpm). The Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits Aquifer System in G Rd subsystems are limited to areas with sufficient saturated thickness. o

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i Posey County is marked by thick deposits of soft silt and clay that have a low n Emge Rd

s susceptibility to surface contamination. Areas within these aquifer subsystems that lack thick overlying clay or silt deposits ny High School R a mo d e Har l

are highly susceptible to contamination. However, where these systems are overlain

by thick layers of clay or silt they are only moderately susceptible to surface u 36 C o Buried Valley Aquifer System contamination. 31 32 ree M S 33 34 O k R d 65-02227-PS 6 ld 35 36 6 E 31 R d v 32 33 Gries Rd an r 34 35 SR 66 R 36 35 s e 34 v r r 35 d ill y e e e e T. 4 S. R R t n h The Buried Valley Aquifer System consists of unconsolidated sediment, which was a d n

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S T. 5 S. a deposited in bedrock valleys. The sediments are of variable thickness and primarily H Harmony m

d M C B consist of lacustrine silt and clay, glacial drift, and alluvium. Only the larger buried o aseline Rd T. 4 S.

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d valleys that contain significant water-bearing sediments have been included as mapped G e d 5 T. 5 S. k R

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units of the Buried Valley Aquifer System. 1 6 R o o n 5 4 main Rd 3 2 a R O 1 6 L Jo S 5 hn Will Rd ld 4 3 2 The main buried bedrock valley is mapped just south of Poseyville and extends north into 1 P d l Shireman Rd a R Gibson County. It cuts as deeply as about 140 feet into Pennsylvanian (McLeansboro n k d R l

e Group) bedrock. A tributary bedrock valley is mapped near Cynthiana and trends west. d i f Romaine Rd

n Spahn Rd Bailey Rd i

r Almost all of the wells penetrating the Buried Valley Aquifer System in Posey County p

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were completed in the underlying bedrock. Potential is limited in most places because of n 9 7 R 8 Wadesville o Hibrader R 9 10 d e

11 y the fine-grained, commonly dirty nature of the water-bearing sand and gravel units. m 12

r 7 o 8 9 Blake Rd n a 10 11 12 However, lenses of sand and gravel (5 to10 feet thick) were reported for wells located M u H 7 near the town of Cynthiana that were completed in bedrock. In addition, two wells R Joest Rd St. Wendel Penfold Rd

within the Poseyville city limits formerly produced from this system. The wells were 15 Clear S Hidbrad d

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completed in sand and gravel units 18 and 40 feet thick. Reported capacities were 220 R

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gpm. The wells were discontinued because of diminished capacity and poor water 9

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f i 14 13 d quality (high iron content). The Buried Valley Aquifer System in Posey County has a P

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low susceptibility to surface contamination because tills and lacustrine silts and clays 14 g C 13

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generally overlie sand and gravel deposits occurring within the bedrock valleys. l

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r 22 d 23 Haines Rd o 24 22 r 19 20 Damm Rd

o 21 The Wabash Lowland Till Aquifer Subsystem is mapped in one area in northern Posey H 22 23 c 24

County. The unconsolidated deposits consist primarily of pre-Wisconsin glacial materials R

and eroded bedrock. The sediments range in thickness from about 50 feet to more than 150 Old Beech Rd d S R R

y 66 feet. Loess overlies the till across much of this system, and dune deposits consisting of e l Vienna Rd Harmonie r

mostly fine sand are located along the western edge of the system. i Metz Rd t

State Park S O d 26 l 25 d R

30 27 29 d d

28 y In Posey County, this aquifer system is a limited resource. Potential aquifer materials 27 R

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c e 29 l 28 R i 27 within the glacial till include sand or sand and gravel units. Only two wells producing from d e H 26 25 i

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g R. 15 W. R. 14 W. i the system have been reported. These two wells completed in the Wabash Lowland Till W

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Aquifer Subsystem have depths of 40 and 120 feet. Static water levels are 25 and 80 feet, ash d p re M

S River R d l B C l r and reported pumping rates are 5 and 90 gpm. The Wabash Lowland Till Aquifer r R

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l g Subsystem typically has a low susceptibility to surface contamination because aquifer n k a

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34 t materials are generally separated from the surface by low-permeability layers within the t e 31 r 35 36 o Durlin R e 32 31 d u 36 A 32 County R l oad 5 P 33 34 0 N system. 35 36 B 31 32 Downen Rd 33 34 35 T. 5 S. Springfield Oliver Rd Oliver 36 Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer G T. 6 S. o 65-04434-IR a Springfield 1 d Pfeiffer Rd System / Ohio River Outwash Aquifer System 6 C d r T. 5 S. R e T r 5 e T. 6 S. e In Posey County, the Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System occupies r k G d 4 3 reathouse Rd B i 2 r 1 e o Smith School Rd 6 5 o portions of the valley of the Wabash River. The Ohio River Outwash Aquifer System o 4 r A 3 W 2 k h 1 County Rd. 50 S L c B n 6 oberg Rd l occupies portions of the main valley of the Ohio River. The watershed surface drainage 0 5 4 a e S 3 d L R. 15 W. R. 14 W. 5 k 2 e 1 r x B

1 d d

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g r divide separates the systems. a r R t R C n Gra e d o k nd Cha r r n in Rd i e

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These systems contain large volumes of sand and gravel that partially fill the main river S a

v n Fren ch Rd a a valleys. As the glaciers melted, the sediment contained within them was delivered to the u

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Wabash and Ohio Rivers in quantities too large for the streams to transport. As a result, 8 c 9 Savah Bundy Rd t

11 g u the increased sediment load was stored in the valleys as vertical and lateral accretionary 7 10 12 7 8 Bi 9 10 D D 11 12 r 7 deposits. As long as the retreating glaciers continued to provide sediment in quantities 8 9 a d 10 i d 11 12

Solitude R d n

too large for the streams to transport, the main valleys continued to be filled. These

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r Joh i valley-filling processes formed the most prolific aquifer systems in the county. s nson Rd f e

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W p l The total thickness of the Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System / Ohio i v S n

Creek r 18 e n u River Outwash Aquifer System ranges from about 40 feet near the edge of the valley to i 17 b 16 Crab Orc k 15 har k 14 13 d Rd Copperline Rd f

c 120 feet. The saturated sand and gravel (aquifer) thickness of the systems is typically 18 17 16 u 15 a B 14 l 13 Mertens Rd between 20 and 45 feet. Commonly, 10 to 15 feet of silty sand and silty clay overlie the B 18 17 16 Grafton 15 14 13 aquifer materials. However, in some areas this layer is thin or absent. Ind ian d

R L Stevens Rd i e tt The Wabash River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System / Ohio River Outwash Big Winkler Ferry Rd g le 19 d Upper Mt Vernon Rd

e St. Philips r

Aquifer System has the potential to consistently meet the needs of domestic and high- d d

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d capacity water users. Domestic wells commonly produce from 10 to 25 gpm with static 20 A C Cr 21 d e eek 22 i 23 r R R n 24 19 20 21 e d n water levels typically 15 to 25 feet below the land surface. There are 32 registered e 22 r n

i k fo 23 24 Esche a k K 19 Rd significant ground-water withdrawal facilities (54 wells) using these aquifer systems in c 20 m c 21 22 24 la e 23

d B Bufkin M

Posey County. Typical production for high-capacity wells ranges from 500 to 800 gpm. i

Ran W Weinzapf Static water levels are generally 10 to 20 feet below the land surface. There is one es Rd Rippey Rd Farmersville R Wolf Rd el Rd d Creamery Rd significant ground-water withdrawal facility using a radial collector well system. The Waltz Rd Wolf reported capacity for this facility is 8000 gpm. Farmersville Creek Benthall Rd d d R 29

Dunn Cemeter R 28 y Rd s 27 Mi 26 25 d p e d 30 le M i These aquifer systems are typically highly susceptible to contamination, because most s 29 28 t V l 27 l a er 26 25 non i d R 30 h areas lack overlying thick layers of clay or silt. Areas within the system that are overlain B C Caborn 28 d R 27 P r 26 25 t e e 29 S by thick layers of clay or silt are moderately susceptible to surface contamination. e z Brown Slagle Rd k e e

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1 6 5 65-00706-IN 4 3 n Pitcher 2 1 u 6 5 Broadway Rd 65-04527-IR G 4 SR 62 Lake P ek 3 2 1 itch re 65-03592-IR er C 65-00423-IN

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n d l o er c a R R. 15 W. R. 14 W. d no h e Heusler

b 7 S m n Herman Island Rd SR 62 8 9 a R o e i 8 9 a o v 10 d d 11 F 12 7 l L e c 10 U R 11 9 R r 11

6 12 M 7 d d 8 r Schis Ditch 9 10 11 sler Rd o 12 n 12 R is

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d t L u R Mac key Ferry Rd a nd r b a Bluf W k f Rd o 14 r Sawmill Rd n e e n 13 65-04634-IR l u b K o

18 a x o d i r S l n iver a D R R Old B 18 17 16 15 14 13 15 d Meinschein 14 13 18 Rd

d 17 R. 15 W. R. 14 W. 16 15 R 14 13

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o T. 7 S. Wabash Lowlands T T. 7 S. T. 8 S. (Owen Farm) T. 8 S.

2 Slim Pond Rd 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slim Bottom Rd Levy 6 Hastings Ln Location Map 12 65-04538-IR 65-03730-IR

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B ba n r a d e Walls Rd f W i 65-00216-IR u Registered Significant Ground-Water Twin Swamps T q Hovey Lake rib A Withdrawal Facility Nature Preserve ut m Fish and Wildlife d ar e O ie t R h s s io Outwash Area County Road

e R. 15 W. R. 14 W. 17 16 R 15 14 y 13

v i 15 ve S 18 o Cypress r 14 18 r Outwash ifer State Road & US Highway G Aqu Slough

k 13 a Interstate 65-00217-IR O Graddy Rd Stream Hovey 22 d Approximate Southern Limit

R Lake of Older Glacial Deposits 23 24 19 m 20 21 22 a 23 24 D 19

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v R. 15 W. R. 14 W. i 25 er R 26 iv Municipal Boundary R H sh a ba River n a 28 s W io h h o O e State Managed Property 25 27 26 R 1 0.5 0 1 Kilometer d

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This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line Map Use and Disclaimer Statement shapefile, 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621) and County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), were from the Indiana Geological Survey and Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems of Posey County, Indiana based on a 1:24,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line shapefiles, 2003), We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Populated from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Bureau and based by Map generated by Joseph L. Phillips, Jennifer K. McMillan, and Adam B. Watts on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was from the Center for Advanced Gerald A. Unterreiner IDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 (polygon shapefile, various dates) Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. was from IDNR. Watersheds HUO8 Catalog Units USGS IN (polygon shapefile, 20021100) was However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed from the United States Geological Survey and Natural Resources Conservation Service and was based “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map on a 1:24,000 Scale. The glacial boundary line was adapted from Physiographic Divisions of Indiana July 2006 is intended for use only at the published scale. (Gray, 2000). Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems coverage (Unterreiner, 2006) was based on a 1:24,000 scale.