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Joint Map Of Hardin County, Kentucky, Steven L. Martin, Emily Morris
Joint Map Of Hardin County, Kentucky, Steven L. Martin, Emily Morris
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New field mapping of joints with previously published joint and fault locations. This fracture map can be used as a critical data source for hydrological, karst or geotechnical applications. Joint orientations were measured in 2009, 2022 and 2023, and are combined with joint and fault locations for Hardin County, Kentucky from 1:24,000-scale USGS geologic quadrangle maps that were published from 1962 to 1977. The geologic quadrangle maps for the county were digitized from 2002 to 2007.
The geology of Hardin County consists of Upper Devonian New Albany Shale overlain by Lower to Upper Mississippian-age sequences of limestone, dolomite, sandstone and …
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Hopkinsville 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Joseph A. Ray, Phillip W. O'Dell, Robert J. Blair
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Hopkinsville 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Joseph A. Ray, Phillip W. O'Dell, Robert J. Blair
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Geology Of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Matthew M. Crawford, Hanna Hunsberger
Geology Of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Matthew M. Crawford, Hanna Hunsberger
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is located in parts of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The park was authorized by President Franklin Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, and is now the largest historical park in the National Park System. It contains 24,000 acres along Cumberland Mountain near Ewing, Va., proceeding southwest toward Fern Lake in Tennessee, a distance of approximately 20 miles. The average width of the park is only 1.6 miles.
The park hosts a distinctive range of geologic processes and features. Unique structural geology, caves and karst, surface and groundwater erosion, and mass wasting are just a few of …
Four Rivers Basin: Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi, Daniel I. Carey
Four Rivers Basin: Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi, Daniel I. Carey
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The Four Rivers Basin includes over 4 ,700 square miles in all or parts of 17 counties. The basin contains more than 10,700 miles of streams.
More than 720 miles of streams assessed in the basin by the Kentucky Division of Water do not support designated uses for warm-water aquatic habitat, fish consumption, primary contact recreation, or secondary contact recreation. Not all streams have been assessed. The percentage of assessed streams not supporting uses was: warm-water aquatic habitat (58 percent); fish consumption (14 percent); primary contact recreation (76 percent); secondary contact recreation (30 percent). Nearly 125 miles of streams have …
Salt River Basin, Daniel I. Carey
Salt River Basin, Daniel I. Carey
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The Salt River Basin and adjacent Ohio River drainages include over 4,150 square miles in all or parts of 19 counties. The basin contains more than 9,600 miles of streams.
Over 660 miles of streams assessed in the basin by the Kentucky Division of Water do not support designated uses for warm-water aquatic habitat, fish consumption, or primary contact recreation (swimming). Not all streams have been assessed. The percentage of assessed streams not supporting uses was: warm-water aquatic habitat (38 percent); fish consumption (36 percent); primary contact recreation (86 percent). Over 100 miles of streams have been declared special use …
Geology Of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, Matthew M. Crawford, Rickard A. Olson, Rickard S. Toomey Iii, Lillian J. Scoggins
Geology Of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, Matthew M. Crawford, Rickard A. Olson, Rickard S. Toomey Iii, Lillian J. Scoggins
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Mammoth Cave National Park in south-central Kentucky was authorized as a national park in 1926 and was fully established in 1941 to protect the cave system, scenic landscape, and diverse flora and fauna. The park contains 52,830 acres and most of the longest recorded cave system in the world, with more than 390 miles of mapped passages as of 2013. Even though Mammoth Cave is famous, people are often unaware of the park's intricate connection to the outside region. This poster shows the geology of Mammoth Cave and the interconnected issues that are important to the park and its visitors. …
Geologic Hazards In Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Terry D. Hounshell, John D. Kiefer
Geologic Hazards In Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Terry D. Hounshell, John D. Kiefer
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Geologic data were derived from the Kentucky Geological Survey-U.S. Geological Survey areal geologic mapping project. Nearly 190 geologists mapped the geology of Kentucky from 1960 to 1978. KGS geologists converted the resulting 707 geologic quadrangle maps into digital format at part of the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program of the United States Geological Survey.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lee County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Peter Eclov
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lee County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Peter Eclov
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Monroe County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Monroe County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Casey County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Garland R. Dever Jr.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Casey County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Garland R. Dever Jr.
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Powell County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Powell County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Adair County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Adair County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lincoln County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Sally Sloan
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lincoln County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Sally Sloan
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Trimble County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Bart Davidson
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Trimble County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Bart Davidson
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lewis County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard E. Sergeant
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Lewis County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard E. Sergeant
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Carroll County, Kentucky, Richard A. Smath, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey, John D. Kiefer
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Carroll County, Kentucky, Richard A. Smath, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey, John D. Kiefer
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Nicholas County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard A. Smath
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Nicholas County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard A. Smath
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Mercer County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Peter Eclov
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Mercer County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Peter Eclov
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Clark County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Emma Witt
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Clark County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Emma Witt
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Meade County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard E. Sergeant, Peter Eclov
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Meade County, Kentucky, Daniel I. Carey, Richard E. Sergeant, Peter Eclov
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Gallatin County, Kentucky, Richard A. Smath, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey, John D. Kiefer, Ken Daniels
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Gallatin County, Kentucky, Richard A. Smath, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey, John D. Kiefer, Ken Daniels
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Caldwell County, Kentucky, E. Glynn Beck, David A. Williams, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Caldwell County, Kentucky, E. Glynn Beck, David A. Williams, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Shelby County, Kentucky, Stephen F. Greb, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey
Generalized Geologic Map For Land-Use Planning: Shelby County, Kentucky, Stephen F. Greb, Bart Davidson, Daniel I. Carey
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials, and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock.
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Harrodsburg 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Randall L. Paylor, Joseph A. Ray
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Harrodsburg 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Randall L. Paylor, Joseph A. Ray
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This map shows karst groundwater basins in the Harrodsburg quadrangle, determined primarily by groundwater tracer studies. It can be used to quickly identify the groundwater basins and springs to which a site may drain. Major springs and the relative size of their basin or catchment areas can be evaluated for potential as water supplies. The map also serves as a geographic index to literature on karst groundwater in the area.
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Lexington 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Randall L. Paylor, Joseph A. Ray
Mapped Karst Groundwater Basins In The Lexington 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, James C. Currens, Randall L. Paylor, Joseph A. Ray
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This map shows karst groundwater basins in the Lexington quadrangle, determined primarily by groundwater tracer studies. It can be used to quickly identify the groundwater basins and springs to which a site may drain. Major springs and the relative size of their catchment areas can be evaluated for potential as water supplies. The map also serves as a geographic index to literature on karst groundwater in the area.
Inventory Of Karst Springs Of Fayette County, Kentucky, James C. Currens, Qianhong Wu, Kenneth G. Pidgeon
Inventory Of Karst Springs Of Fayette County, Kentucky, James C. Currens, Qianhong Wu, Kenneth G. Pidgeon
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The purpose of this publication is to document karst springs in Fayette County and provide a resource to help the county's citizens avoid the geologic hazards associated with building near springs during future urban development. It may be used as an aid in locating potential groundwater discharge points in case of hazardous material spills, and to provide a foundation for future studies of the hydrogeology and karst geology of the Inner Bluegrass Region.
It is also a basic historical record of the springs of Fayette County. Although over 350 springs are reported here, this inventory is not exhaustive. At the …
Generalized Block Diagram Of The Western Pennyroyal Karst, James C. Currens
Generalized Block Diagram Of The Western Pennyroyal Karst, James C. Currens
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Karst occurs where limestone or other soluble bedrock is near the earth's surface, and fractures in the rock become enlarged when the rock dissolves. Sinkholes and sinking streams are two surface features that indicate karst development. In karst areas most rainfall sinks underground, resulting in fewer streams flowing on the surface than in non-karst settings. Instead of flowing on the surface, the water flows underground through caves, sometimes reemerging at karst windows, then sinks again to eventually discharge at a base-level spring along a major stream or at the top of an impermeable strata. The development of karst features is …
Generalized Block Diagram Of The Pine Mountain Karst, James C. Currens
Generalized Block Diagram Of The Pine Mountain Karst, James C. Currens
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Karst occurs where limestone or other soluble bedrock is near the earth's surface, and fractures in the rock become enlarged when the rock dissolves. Sinkholes and sinking streams are two surface features that indicate karst development. In karst areas most rainfall sinks underground, resulting in fewer streams flowing on the surface than in non-karst settings. Instead of flowing on the surface, the water flows underground through caves to eventually discharge at a base-level spring along a major stream or at the top of an impermeable strata. The development of karst features is influenced by the type of soluble rock and …
Exploring A Small Thrust Fault And Related Features On U.S. Highway 62/68, Near Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, Paul Edwin Potter, John Grover, Gregory A. Schumacher
Exploring A Small Thrust Fault And Related Features On U.S. Highway 62/68, Near Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, Paul Edwin Potter, John Grover, Gregory A. Schumacher
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One of the most unusual highway cuts in all of Kentucky is located approximately 395 ft (120 m) south of the high bridge that crosses Lawrence Creek on U.S. Highway 62/68, near Maysville, Mason County (see Figs. 1-2). The Carter coordinate location of the outcrop is 400 FSL x 900 FEL, 24-AA-69, which corresponds to 38°40'3" N latitude, 83°48'10" W longitude. The roadcut is approximately 1,315 ft (400 m) long, and rises in benches to a height of almost 110 ft (33 m). About 30 to 36 ft (9 to 11 m) of the Grant Lake Limestone is exposed at …