Hydrogeology of the Potsdam Sandstone in northern New York

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-416

  Williams, John H ^a   Reynolds, Richard J ^a   Franzi, David A ^b   Romanowicz, Edwin A ^b   Paillet, Frederick L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS; BASEFLOWS; BOTTLED WATER; CAMBRIANS; FLAT ROCKS; GEOPHYSICAL LOGS; GLACIAL DRIFT; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL FLOWS; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; HYDRAULIC HEADS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; MATRIX; NEW YORK; POTSDAM; PRECAMBRIAN; RECHARGE AREA; SANDSTONE AQUIFER; STUDY AREAS; SUPPLY DISCHARGES; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY; TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS; TRANSMISSIVITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUIFERS; FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; QUARTZ; RIVERS; SPRINGS (WATER); WELLS;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 79952921863     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3504399     Document Type: Article

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