| Water Resource Report 52 |  |
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Summary Groundwater Resources of Adams County, Pennsylvania |
Suggested citation: Taylor, L. E., and Royer, D. W., 1981, Summary groundwater resources of Adams County, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Water Resource Report 52, 50 p., web edition.
Description: General report on the geology and groundwater resources of an area of approximately 526 square miles in south-central Pennsylvania (see index map above). The report consists of a 50-page text and 1 plate (geologic map, 1:50,000 scale). Major text topics include the hydrologic system, geologic and water-bearing characteristics of the rock units, and factors that influence the yields of wells.
Location:
County: Adams
7.5-minute quadrangles: Arendtsville, Biglerville, Emmitsburg (Pa. portion), Fairfield, Gettysburg, Littlestown (Pa. portion), McSherrystown, and Taneytown (Pa. portion); most of Hampton; parts of Abbottstown, Blue Ridge Summit (Pa. portion), Caledonia Park, Dickinson, Dillsburg, Hanover, Iron Springs, and Mount Holly Springs; and a very small part of Walnut Bottom
30- by 60-minute quadrangles: Parts of Hagerstown, Carlisle, and York
File formats: PDF* and MrSID. See “File Formats for Online Publications” for information on how to obtain free software for reading files in these formats.
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| Image file | Description | File size | Image size (inches) |
TEXT |
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| w052_00cov_06.pdf | Cover through page 6. Cover, abstract, introduction, and most of hydrologic system. | 1.82 MB |
6 x 9 |
| w052_07_16.pdf | Pages 7–16. Hydrogeology (part). | 2.90 MB |
6 x 9 |
| w052_17_50.pdf | Pages 17–50. Hydrogeology (part), management of water supplies, conclusions, references, and record of wells. | 2.17 MB |
6 x 9 |
| w052_text.pdf | Entire text: Summary groundwater resources of Adams County, Pennsylvania. | 6.69 MB |
6 x 9 |
PLATE |
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| w052_pl1.sid | Plate 1: Geologic map of Adams County, Pennsylvania, showing the locations of wells and springs. | 11.20 MB |
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| w052_pl1.pdf | 13.32 MB |
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