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North and South Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system

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By Water Resources Mission Area March 7, 2021

The Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments in North and South Carolina consist of unconsolidated sand, silts, and clays along with crystalline carbonate units of Late Cretaceous, Tertiary, and Quaternary age that unconformably overlie consolidated crystalline bedrock of Paleozoic and Triassic age.

WAUSP Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer System photo 13
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details

Aquifers and confining units located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia are part of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. In South Carolina, aquifers and confining units in the Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments are part of either the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system or the Floridan aquifer system. The aquifer system in North and South Carolina was divided into 17 hydrogeologic units.

The data files listed below are supplemental to Groundwater Availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina (USGS Professional Paper 1773). The report includes a description of methods used to derive the data.

 

Click on the links below to download files for this aquifer. For information about the available file types, see Aquifer data: Explanation of spatial data formats.

Borehole Data:    Metadata    Shapefile     Text File

Hydrogeologic Unit Extents:    Metadata

  • Surficial aquifer    Shapefile
  • Yorktown/Upper Floridan confining unit     Shapefile
  • Yorktown/Upper Floridan aquifer     Shapefile
  • Castle Hayne/Middle Floridan confining unit     Shapefile
  • Castle Hayne/Middle Floridan aquifer     Shapefile
  • Beaufort/Gordon confining unit     Shapefile
  • Beaufort/Gordon aquifer     Shapefile
  • Peedee/Crouch confining unit     Shapefile
  • Peedee/Crouch aquifer     Shapefile
  • Black Creek/McQueen Branch confining unit     Shapefile
  • Black Creek/McQueen Branch aquifer     Shapefile
  • Upper Cape Fear/Charleston confining unit     Shapefile
  • Upper Cape Fear/Charleston aquifer     Shapefile
  • Lower Cape Fear/Gramling confining unit     Shapefile
  • Lower Cape Fear/Gramling aquifer     Shapefile
  • Lower Cretaceous confining unit and aquifer (North Carolina only)     Shapefile
     

Hydrogeologic Unit Surfaces:    Metadata    Shapefile    Text file

Below are other webpages associated with this aquifer.

link
Aquifers: Map of the Principal Aquifers of the United States

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
Learn More
link
National Water Census: Regional Groundwater Availability Studies map

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
Learn More

Below are publications associated with this aquifer.

Groundwater availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina

The Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifers and confining units of North and South Carolina are composed of crystalline carbonate rocks, sand, clay, silt, and gravel and contain large volumes of high-quality groundwater. The aquifers have a long history of use dating back to the earliest days of European settlement in the late 1600s. Although extensive areas of some of the aquifers have or currently (2009
Authors
Bruce G. Campbell, Alissa L. Coes
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Ground Water Atlas of the United States

PrefaceThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States presents a comprehensive summary of the Nation's ground-water resources and is a basic reference for the location, geography, geology, and hydrologic characteristics of the major aquifers in the Nation. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Results of the Regional A
Authors
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Principal aquifers [of the United States]

No abstract available.
Authors
James A. Miller

The Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments in North and South Carolina consist of unconsolidated sand, silts, and clays along with crystalline carbonate units of Late Cretaceous, Tertiary, and Quaternary age that unconformably overlie consolidated crystalline bedrock of Paleozoic and Triassic age.

WAUSP Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer System photo 13
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details

Aquifers and confining units located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia are part of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. In South Carolina, aquifers and confining units in the Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments are part of either the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system or the Floridan aquifer system. The aquifer system in North and South Carolina was divided into 17 hydrogeologic units.

The data files listed below are supplemental to Groundwater Availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina (USGS Professional Paper 1773). The report includes a description of methods used to derive the data.

 

Click on the links below to download files for this aquifer. For information about the available file types, see Aquifer data: Explanation of spatial data formats.

Borehole Data:    Metadata    Shapefile     Text File

Hydrogeologic Unit Extents:    Metadata

  • Surficial aquifer    Shapefile
  • Yorktown/Upper Floridan confining unit     Shapefile
  • Yorktown/Upper Floridan aquifer     Shapefile
  • Castle Hayne/Middle Floridan confining unit     Shapefile
  • Castle Hayne/Middle Floridan aquifer     Shapefile
  • Beaufort/Gordon confining unit     Shapefile
  • Beaufort/Gordon aquifer     Shapefile
  • Peedee/Crouch confining unit     Shapefile
  • Peedee/Crouch aquifer     Shapefile
  • Black Creek/McQueen Branch confining unit     Shapefile
  • Black Creek/McQueen Branch aquifer     Shapefile
  • Upper Cape Fear/Charleston confining unit     Shapefile
  • Upper Cape Fear/Charleston aquifer     Shapefile
  • Lower Cape Fear/Gramling confining unit     Shapefile
  • Lower Cape Fear/Gramling aquifer     Shapefile
  • Lower Cretaceous confining unit and aquifer (North Carolina only)     Shapefile
     

Hydrogeologic Unit Surfaces:    Metadata    Shapefile    Text file

Below are other webpages associated with this aquifer.

link
Aquifers: Map of the Principal Aquifers of the United States

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
Learn More
link
National Water Census: Regional Groundwater Availability Studies map

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
By
Water Resources Mission Area
link

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
Learn More

Below are publications associated with this aquifer.

Groundwater availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina

The Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifers and confining units of North and South Carolina are composed of crystalline carbonate rocks, sand, clay, silt, and gravel and contain large volumes of high-quality groundwater. The aquifers have a long history of use dating back to the earliest days of European settlement in the late 1600s. Although extensive areas of some of the aquifers have or currently (2009
Authors
Bruce G. Campbell, Alissa L. Coes
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Ground Water Atlas of the United States

PrefaceThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States presents a comprehensive summary of the Nation's ground-water resources and is a basic reference for the location, geography, geology, and hydrologic characteristics of the major aquifers in the Nation. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Results of the Regional A
Authors
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Principal aquifers [of the United States]

No abstract available.
Authors
James A. Miller
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