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POT ENT IOMET RIC SU RFACE MAP OF T HE BEDROCKAQU IFERS OF BENT ON COU NT Y, INDIANA

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Location Map

Hillshade Map of Benton County, Indiana

Potentiometric Surface Map of the Bedrock Aquifers of Benton County, Indiana

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EXPLANATION

Strea m

L ine o f equa l elevatio n, in feet a b o ve m ea n sea levelPotentio m etric Co ntour interva l 10 feet

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T his m a p is created fro m severa l existing sha p efiles. T o wnship a nd Ra nge L ines o f Ind ia na (line sha p efile, 20020621), L a nd Survey L ines o f Ind ia na (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20020621), a nd County Bound aries o f Ind ia na (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20020621), are a ll fro m the Ind ia na Geo lo gic a l Survey a nd b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le. Ro a d s (T IGER a nd INDOT ) (line sha p efile, 2005) is fro m the Ind ia naDep artm ent o f T ra nsp o rtatio n a nd b ased o n a 1:100,000 sc a le. System 1 (line sha p efile, 2003) is fro m the Ind ia na Dep artm ent o fT ra nsp o rtatio n a nd b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le. Inc o rp o rated Bound aries in Ind ia na (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20060501) is fro m the Gra p hic s a nd Engineering Sectio n, Ind ia na Dep artm ent o f T ra nsp o rtatio n. Hydro gra p hy, Strea m s (NHD) (line sha p efile, 20081218), Rivers (NHD) (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20081218), a nd L a kes (NHD) (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20081218) are fro m the U .S. Geo lo gic a l Survey a nd b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le. Basin b o und a ries are m o d ified fro m Watershed Bound a ry Dataset (p o lygo n sha p efile, 2008) fro m the Natura l Resourc e Co nservatio n Servic e a nd b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le. Ma na ged L a nd s IDNR IN (p o lygo n sha p efile, 20100920) is fro m the Ind ia na Dep artm ent o f Natura l Resourc es a nd b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le. T he Hillsha d e im a ge is d erived fro m the Ind ia na Ortho/L iDAR Statewid e Co llectio n Pro gra m (2013). Bento n County Bedro c k No Aquifer Materia l or L im ited Data (p o lygo n sha p efile, Ma ier, 2015) a nd Potentio m etric Surfa c e Co ntours o f the Bedro c k Aquifers o f Bento n County, Ind ia na (line sha p efile, Ma ier, 2015) are b ased o n a 1:24,000 sc a le.

Bento n County, Ind ia na is lo c ated in the no rthwest p art o f the state a nd is within the b o und aries o f three river b asins. T he c o unty is genera lly sp lit a lo ng a no rtheast-southwest trend ing b o und ary with the no rthwestern area within the Ka nka kee River Basin a nd the southeastern p o rtio n within the Mid d le Wa b ash River Basin. Ho wever, the no rtheastern area o f the c o unty is lo c ated in the U p p er Wa b ash River Basin.T he p o tentio m etric surfa c e m a p p ed (PSM) c o ntour elevatio ns represent lines o f equa l elevatio n relative to the m easured ground water levels in wells. In genera l, wells c o m p leted in a c o nfined aquifer system are b o und by im p erm ea b le la yers a nd will ha ve static water levels und er hydrostatic pressure c ausing the water level to rise a b o ve the elevatio n o f the aquifer resourc e. In c o ntrast, a n unc o nfined aquifer system is not b o und by im p erm ea b le la yers; therefo re, the water level will no t b e und er hydrostatic pressure a nd will no t rise a b o ve the aquifer resourc e. Static water level m easurem ents in ind ivid ua l wells used to c o nstruct the p o tentio m etric surfa c e m a p are ind ic ative o f the water level at the tim e o f well c o m p letio n. T herefo re, current site sp ec ific c o nd itio ns m a y d iffer due to lo c a l or seaso na l variatio ns in m easured static water levels.Co o rd ina te lo c atio ns o f water well rec o rds were p hysic a lly o bta ined in the field , d eterm ined through a d d ress geo c o d ing, or rep o rted o n water well rec o rds. Elevatio n d ata were o bta ined fro m a d igita l elevatio n m o d el (DEM). Elevatio n a nd lo c atio n qua lity c o ntro l/qua lity assura nc e pro c ed ures were utilized to refine or rem o ve d ata where errors were rea d ily a p p arent.

Potentio m etric surfa c e elevatio ns ra nge fro m a high o f 780 feet m ea n sea level (m sl) in the c entra lp art o f the c o unty, to a lo w o f 680 feet m sl in the no rthwest c o rner o f the c o unty a nd to the southeast p art o f the c o unty a lo ng a p o rtio n o f Big Pine Creek.

In Bento n County, wells pro d uc ing fro m b ed ro c k d ep o sits are extrem ely lim ited with m uc h o f the c o unty la c king in d ata. T his is prim arily due to b ed ro c k as a lim ited aquifer resourc e, a nd /or ava ila b le o verlying unc o nso lid ated m ateria ls. T herefo re, p o tentio m etric surfa c e elevatio n c o ntours ha ve no t b een extend ed througho ut m uc h o f the c o unty.Bedro c k fo r the m a jo rity o f the c o unty inc lud es siltsto ne a nd sha le asso c iated with the Mississip p ia n Bord en Group. Alo ng the eastern ed ge o f the c o unty, bed ro c k inc lud es the Devo nia n a nd Mississip p ia n New Alb a ny Sha le. A sm a ll area a lo ng the no rth-c entra l c o unty b o und ary is sa nd sto ne a nd sha le o f the Pennsylva nia n Ra c c o o n Creek Group a nd a no ther sm a ll area a lo ng the no rtheastern c o unty b o und ary inc lud es Siluria n a nd Devo nia n c arb o nates. T here are 168 lo c ated wells that are c o m p leted in b ed ro c k a nd are utilized to wards the m a p p ing o f the b ed ro c k p o tentio m etric surfa c e. T o ta l well d ep ths genera lly ra nge fro m 31 to 435 feet with d ep ths to the b ed ro c k surfa c e at 8 to 303 feet.

Genera lized ground water flo w d irectio n fo r the c o unty is to wards m a jo r dra ina ge releva nt to the b asin. T herefo re, in the Ka nka kee River Basin ground water flo w is genera lly to the no rthwest; a nd in the Mid d le Wa b ash River Basin ground water flo w is to the south-southeast. Although no c o ntours are represented fo r the U p p er Wa b ash River Basin in Bento n County, ground water flo w is to wards the east.

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