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Simplified Cross Section of Virginia Eastern Shore Hydrogeologic Units

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center February 2023 (approx.)
Simplified Cross Section of Virginia Eastern Shore Hydrogeologic Units
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Simplified cross section of Virginia Eastern Shore hydrogeologic units and confining units.

Nested wells on the Virginia Eastern Shore monitor several hydrogeologic units at different depths at the same location.

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Public Domain.

"Festuca spp." and "Panicum virgatum" graphics CC BY-SA 4.0.

Credit: Kim Kraeer, Lucy Van Essen-Fishman, Tracey Saxby

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