| Abstract: | The fractured-rock area of Maryland encompasses the region of the State west of the Fall Line, which is approximated by the Interstate 95 corridor. It includes the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, and Appalachian Plateau Physiographic Provinces (fig. 1). Surface water and ground water are important and interconnected water sources in this area. Streamflow characteristics vary in response to different land use, geology, topography, soil, and other factors. Ground-water flow is quite localized, tending to be controlled by local watersheds. Water in this region moves down through the soil and decomposed rock (saprolite) and along joints, faults, and fractures in the underlying rock (fig. 2). Water availability depends upon the size of fractures as well as the interconnections between fractures. |
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| ProdID: | 97606 |
| Citation Author: | Bolton, David W.; Gerhart, James M.; Kasraei, Saeid |
| Citation Contributing Office: | MD-DE-DC Water Science Center |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2009-3009 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Sustainability of Water Resources in the Fractured-Rock Area of Maryland; 2009; FS; 2009-3009; Bolton, David W.; Gerhart, James M.; Kasraei, Saeid |
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| Text: | Sustainability of Water Resources in the Fractured-Rock Area of Maryland; 2009; FS; 2009-3009; Bolton, David W.; Gerhart, James M.; Kasraei, Saeid |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3009/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
