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2013 Potentiometric-surface contours of the Middle Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Aquifer, New Jersey

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2013-10-14
End Date
2014-01-30

Citation

Cauller, S.J., and Gordon, A.D., 2021, Geospatial data representing wells open to, and 2013 potentiometric-surface contours of, the confined aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EKA147.

Summary

This dataset contains 10-foot contours of the 2013 Middle Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer potentiometric surface in the Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The potentiometric-surface contours show altitudes at which water levels would have risen in tightly-cased wells and represent conditions in October 2013 through January 2014. Groundwater-level data from 171 wells cased in, and with the screened interval open to the Middle Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer, were used to construct the potentiometric surface and are publicly available from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System.

Contacts

Originator :
Stephen J Cauller, Alison D Gordon
Metadata Contact :
Stephen J Cauller
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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MRPAM2013PS.zip
“Middle PRM aquifer 2013 potentiometric-surface contours shapefile”
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Purpose

Groundwater-level measurements were used in the construction of a potentiometric surface of the Middle Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer and represent synoptic conditions in October 2013 through January 2014. The potentiometric-surface mapping is part of an ongoing cooperative agreement between the USGS and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, to quantify current groundwater resources, evaluate changes in these resources at five-year increments, and provide information needed to address future human-related and environmental stress.

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