| Abstract: | Ground water in the Lexington, Kentucky, area occurs in Ordovician Limestones in which cavity development is generally limited to about 100 feet below land surface. Some wells produce about 300 gallons per minute in some of the large stream valleys , about 50 gallons per minute in the rolling upland and small stream valleys, and about 5 gallons per minute on hilltops and steep slopes. Many wells throughout the area do not furnish adequate water for domestic supplies because no significant water-bearing openings are penetrated during drilling. Ground-water use is limited mostly to domestic and stock supplies and a few small public supplies. Ground water is generally a calcium bicarbonate type and in places contains sodium chloride and (or) hydrogen sulfide. Bacterial pollution of ground water is widespread because of direct recharge of polluted runoff and streamflow to cavernous limestones. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 27035 |
| Citation Author: | Faust, R. J. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 24 p. :ill., maps (1 col., 4 fold. col. in pocket) ;27 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 76-113 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water resources of the Lexington, Kentucky, area; 1977; WRI; 76-113; Faust, R. J. |
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| Citation Year: | 1977 |
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| Text: | Ground-water resources of the Lexington, Kentucky, area; 1977; WRI; 76-113; Faust, R. J. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
