The U.S. Geological Survey began a program of mapping the water table (unconfined
aquifers) and potentiometric surface (confined and unconfined aquifers) in Chester County in 1984 in
cooperation with the
Chester County Water Resources
Authority. The maps are used to determine depth to water, direction of
ground-water flow, and routes of contaminant movement.
Aichele, S.S., and Wood, C.R., 1996,
Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary
rocks in East Brandywine, Upper Uwchlan, and Uwchlan Townships and parts of Caln, East Caln, and
West Whiteland Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1993 through June 1994:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-338, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Eden, K.S., 1998, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Honey Brook and
West Nantmeal Townships, and Honey Brook and Elverson Boroughs, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
April through September 1997:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-93, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Eden, K.S., and Schneider, F.M., 1998, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in
Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, February 1996 through June 1997:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-187, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Garges, J.A., 1986, Ground-water levels in lower Paleozoic and Precambrian crystalline rocks,
southeastern Chester County, Pennsylvania, July and August 1986:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 86-4352, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Garges, J.A., 1988, Ground-water levels in lower Paleozoic and Precambrian crystalline rocks
of East Bradford and West Bradford Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, July and August 1987:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 88-4052, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
McGovern, J.E., Bossert, April, and Wettstein, W.C., 1996, Altitude and configuration of the
potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Valley and West Brandywine
Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, May 1992 through August 1993:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-339, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
McManus, B.C., 1990, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the Triassic
sandstones and shales, northern Chester County, Pennsylvania, October 1989 through March 1990:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 90-4114, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
McManus, B.C., 1992, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline
and metasedimentary rocks, northern Chester County, Pennsylvania, May through October 1990:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 91-4182, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
McManus, C.B., and Sloto, R.A., 1994, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface,
May and June 1993, and change in water level 1983-93, in the carbonate rocks in part of
East Whiteland and Charlestown Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-659, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Mohammmad, Abdul, 2000, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in lower
Elk Creek watershed, Chester County, Pennsylvania, January through June 1999:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-475, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Mohammmad, Abdul, 2001, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the upper
Elk Creek watershed, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March through September 2000:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-329, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Mohammmad, Abdul, 2002, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in
Highland and West Fallowfield Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March through July 2001:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-167, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Rowland, C.J., 2000, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in
Warwick and East Nantmeal Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, July through December 1998:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-458, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Senior, L.A., and Garges, J.A., 1989, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric
surface in the Triassic sandstones and shales, northeastern Chester County, Pennsylvania,
September 1987 through January 1988:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 89- 4043, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Sloto, R.A., 1984, Water-table contour map of the carbonate rocks of eastern Chester
County, Pennsylvania:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-235, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Speight, D.W., 1985, Ground-water levels in the Cockeysville marble of southern Chester
County, Pennsylvania, 1983-84:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4341, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Vogel, K.L., Miller, W.E., and McManus, B.C., 1991, Altitude and configuration of the water-level
surface in the Lower Paleozoic and Precambrian crystalline rocks of the Red Clay Creek basin,
Chester County, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware, June through October 1989 and March 1990:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 91-4004, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Wettstein, W.C., and Wood, C.R., 1996, Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface
in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Sadsbury, West Caln, and West Sadsbury
Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1993 through August 1994:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-340, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Wood, C.R., 1984, Ground-water levels in the carbonate rocks of central Chester County,
Pennsylvania, May 18 to June 15, 1984:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-715, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Wood, C.R., 1985, Ground-water levels in the lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks of western Chester
Valley, Chester County, Pennsylvania, November, 1984:
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4224, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
Wood. C.R., Wettstein, W.C., Aichele, S.S., Joyce, James, and Schneider, F.M., 1996,
Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary
rocks in Birmingham, Newlin, Pennsbury, and Pocopson Townships and parts of East Marlborough and
Kennett Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1994 through November 1995:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-336, 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.
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