| Abstract: | Fourteen aquifers, ranging from Precambrian to Quaternary in age , have been identified as the principal sources of water to wells in Minnesota. Half the municipal population and nearly all the rural population depend on water from these aquifers. Buried and surficial sand and gravel aquifers of Quarternary age occur in nearly all areas of the State. The State ‘s ground water generally contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter dissolved solids, except in the extreme southwest, northeast, and western areas. Saline water is present at depth throughout the State. Six principal water-quality types are present in the aquifers. Calcium magnesium bicarbonate type water, the most common, is generally present throughout the upper part of the ground-water system. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 25883 |
| Citation Author: | Adolphson, D. G.; Ruhl, J. F.; Wolf, R. J. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 19 p. :maps ;28 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: | 81-51 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Designation of principal water-supply aquifers in Minnesota; 1981; WRI; 81-51; Adolphson, D. G.; Ruhl, J. F.; Wolf, R. J. |
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| Text: | Designation of principal water-supply aquifers in Minnesota; 1981; WRI; 81-51; Adolphson, D. G.; Ruhl, J. F.; Wolf, R. J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1981/0051/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1981/0051/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
