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Hoosier National Forest
Popcorn
Springville
Avoca
EastOolitic
PeerlessNeedmore
GuthrieCoveyville
Barletsville
Heltonsville
Zelma
Erie
Leesville
Pinhook
Tunnelton
Buddha
SilvervilleFayetteville
Williams
Bryantsville
HartleyvilleTarryPark
Georgia
Huron
Bono
Lawrenceport
FortRitter
R. 1 E. R. 2 E.R. 1 W. R. 1 E.R. 2 W. R. 1 W.R. 3 W. R. 2 W.
T. 6 N.T. 5 N.
T. 7 N.T. 6 N.
T. 5 N.T. 4 N.
T. 4 N.T. 3 N.
R. 1 E. R. 2 E.R. 1 W. R. 1 E.R. 2 W. R. 1 W.R. 3 W. R. 2 W.
T. 6 N.T. 5 N.
T. 7 N.T. 6 N.
T. 5 N.T. 4 N.
T. 4 N.T. 3 N.
SR 58
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Guthrie
Creek
Spice Valley Public Access Site
Spring Mill State Park
Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area
Williams Dam Public Fishing Area
Bedford Public Access Site
Lawrenceport Public Access Site
Hoosier National Forest
Hoosier National Forest
Bedford
Mitchell
Oolitic
Leatherwood Rd
Ridge Rd
Coun
ty Ro
ad 20
0 E
Merid
ian Rd
Todd Ln
Buddha RdBryantsville Rd
Pike R
dBo
x Rd
Huron
Willi
ams R
d
Greer
Ln
Maul Ridge Rd
Leesville
Rd
Sorre
lls R
d
Stonin
gton R
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Lower Leesville Rd
Cobb Ln
Rabb
itsvil
le Rd
Salem Rd
Old SR 60
Tunnel Hill Rd
Spice Valley Rd
Gil Gal Rd
Dillman Rd
Sand
stone
Rd
Sherw
ood R
d
Fairv
iew M
unde
ll Rd
Ditney
Ridge
Rd
Blan
ton Rd
Tripl
eton P
ike R
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Henderson Creek Rd
Palestine Rd
Ramsey Ridge Rd
Denn
iston
Rd
County Road 750 N
County Road 250 S
Bob H
ays R
d
Kings Ridge Rd
Coun
ty Ro
ad 80
0 E
Stevens Ln
Ball Rd
Brow
n Stat
ion Rd
Peerl
ess R
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County Road 650 S
Clovis Hearth Rd
Ben Apple Rd
Coun
ty Ro
ad 30
0 E
Clark
Smith
Rd
Wells Ln
Erie Church Rd
Tunnelton Bond RdLawr
encep
ort Rd
County Road 1050 S
Keith Rd
Kelso Rd
Pumphouse RdBono Rd
County Road 650 N
Dutch Ridge Rd
County Road 100 S
Voorhies Rd
Moto Cross Rd
Grou
nd H
og Rd
Bob Stipp Rd
Popcor
n Cree
k Rd
Faye
ttevil
le W
illiam
s Rd
Vinegar Hill RdSowders Ln
Coun
ty Ro
ad 50
0 W
Jake Elkins Rd
Woodville Rd
Churc
h Rd
Meadows Church Rd
Woods Ferry Rd
Horse Camp Rd
Patton Hill Rd
Harrison Rd
Thom
pson L
n
Guthrie Rd
Watson Merry Rd
Coun
ty Ro
ad 10
0 W
Wesley Chapel Rd
Hicks Ln
Coun
ty Ro
ad 45
0 W
Chapel Hill Rd
Walker Quarry Rd
Blue Springs Cavern Rd
Kenray Lake Rd
Sunny Acres Dr
Elrod Ln
Donic
a Chu
rch R
d
Coun
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ad 50
E
Gas L
ine R
d
Buddha Bypass Rd
Loga
n Bott
oms R
d
Mundell Church Rd
Pierce Ln
County Road 500 S
Coun
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ad 60
0 W
Thral
ls Rd
Johnson Ln
Avoca
Eurek
a Rd
Hert Hallo
w Ln
Cassi
dy Ln
Coun
ty Ro
ad 55
0 W
Hunte
r Cree
k Rd
Middle Leesville Rd
Oolitic Rd
Mann
Tire
Rd
Coveyville Rd
County Road 1000 S
Dive Rd
County Road 250 NBoone
Hollo
w Rd
Pete Pritchett Ln
County Road 550 S
Shaw
swick
Stati
on Rd
Montana Ln
Blue
Bird
Pie R
d
Fort Ritner Rd
Libert
y Bap
tist C
hurch
Rd
Sonn
y Dors
ett R
d
Old Williams Rd
County Road 1025 S
Coun
ty Ro
ad 65
0 E
Harold Smith Rd
Coun
ty Ro
ad 45
0 E
Coun
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ad 35
0 E
Lena Carver Rd
Shaw
swick
Scho
ol Rd
County Road L4S1 E
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47-0635-PS
47-2237-PS
50
SR 58
SR 60
SR 450
SR 158
SR 446
SR 37
SR 45
8
OLD US 50
Salt Creek
East Fo
rk Whit
e Rive
r
Leatherwood Creek
Little Salt Creek
Spring Creek
Sugar Creek
Indian
Creek
Pleasant Run
Goose Creek
DeW
itt C
reek
Beav
er Cr
eek
Fishing Creek
Gulletts Creek
Knob Creek
Henderson Creek
Craw
ford C
reek
Adamson Branch
Wolf Cree
k
Terrill
Bran
ch
Brewer Branch
Guthr
ie Cr
eek
Joseph E. Kernan, GovernorDepartment of Natural Resources
John Goss, Director
UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA
Map generated by Jennifer Mc MillanIDNR, Division of Water, Resource Assessment SectionSeptember 2003
This map was created from several existing shapefiles. Township and Range Lines of Indiana (line shapefile, 20020621), Land Survey Lines of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20020621), and County Boundaries of Indiana (polygon shapefile, 20050621), Selected Subsurface Dye Traces in Parts of Southern Indiana (line shapefile, 20000225), and Input and Detection Points for Selected Subsurface Dye Traces in Parts of Southern Indiana (point shapefile, 20001124) were all from the Indiana Geological Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Draft road shapefiles, System1 and System2 (line shapefiles, 2003), were from the Indiana Department of Transportation and based on a 1:24,000 scales. Populated Areas in Indiana 2000 (polygon shapefile, 20021000) was from the U.S. Census Bureau and based on a 1:100,000 scale. Streams27 (line shapefile, 20000420) was from the Center for Advanced Applications in GIS at Purdue University. Managed Areas 96 (polygon shapefile, various dates) was from IDNR. Large-Scale DLG Hypsography data (line shapefile, various dates) was from the US Geological Survey and based on a 1:24,000 scale. Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems coverage (Maier, 2003; Modified: Schmidt, 2010) was based on a 1:24,000 scale.
Division of Water Aquifer Systems Map 09-A
Unconsolidated Aquifer Systems of Lawrence County, Indianaby
Randal D. MaierDivision of Water, Resource Assessment Section
September 2003
We request that the following agency be acknowledged in products derived from this map: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water.This map was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This map is intended for use only at the published scale.
Map Use and Disclaimer Statement
Location Map
Three unconsolidated aquifer systems have been mapped in Lawrence County: the Unglaciated Southern Hills and Lowlands; the Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits; and the White River and Tributaries Outwash. Boundaries between the systems are relatively well defined. With the exception of the White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System, unconsolidated aquifers in the county do not have much potential for development of successful water wells. The majority of the county has less than 30 feet of unconsolidated material overlying bedrock. Drillers prefer to bypass the unconsolidated deposits in favor of the underlying bedrock. However, that too has relatively limited potential, and many county residents prefer to tap into a public water supply serving much of the county. Regional estimates of aquifer susceptibility to contamination from the surface can differ considerably from local reality. Variations within geologic environments can cause variation in susceptibility to surface contamination. In addition, man-made structures such as poorly constructed water wells, unplugged or improperly abandoned wells, and open excavations, can provide contaminant pathways that bypass the naturally protective clays.
The Unglaciated Southern Hills and Lowlands Aquifer System covers most of Lawrence County. It is the most limited groundwater resource of the unconsolidated aquifer systems in the county. The unconsolidated deposits generally involve weathered bedrock residuum with some eolian sand deposits in some areas near the White River. No known glacial till deposits exist in the county. Total thickness of the unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock are up to 50 feet but are commonly from 10 to 35 feet. Thicker materials are present in areas near the East Fork White River where eolian sand and loess deposits overly clay materials, or where karst features are prevalent and sequences of “boulders and mud holes” or “broken limestone and mud” are reported by drillers. Clay materials dominate this unconsolidated aquifer system. Thin sand or gravel materials may be present but are rare and commonly less than 3 feet thick. Some smaller stream valleys are also mapped in this system. These may include a few feet of colluvium, alluvium, and lacustrine silt and clay. In those valleys a thin sand layer may be encountered. The Division has no record of drilled wells actually producing from this system. Where only bedrock residuum is present, the chances for completing a successful drilled well in these materials are practically zero. A few old dug wells may still exist in the county, but their yields would be very small. Because of the low permeability of the surface materials, this system is not very susceptible to contamination from surface sources.
The Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits Aquifer System is made up of heterogeneous bodies of alluvial, colluvial, and lacustrine materials within valley bottoms and terraces of some larger streams tributary to the East Fork White River. Unconsolidated deposits within the system include Wisconsin and Holocene (Recent) silt, sand, and gravel along streams and terraces as well as pre-Wisconsin age colluvial, alluvial, and lacustrine silt, clay, and sand. The lacustrine deposits are older lake materials formed in bodies of relatively stagnant water. These deposits are attributed to the White River valley becoming choked with outwash from receding glaciers. The outwash deposits effectively dammed the tributary streams, thus creating lakes in which several feet of fine-grained glaciolacustrine deposits accumulated. Total thickness of unconsolidated materials overlying bedrock in this system is commonly less than 50 feet. However, around the Town of Huron a few wells report thicker sequences of unconsolidated deposits with one well reporting up to 99 feet of clay, sand, and gravel. Most sand and gravel lenses, where present, are commonly less than 5 feet thick and may be confined within the glaciolacustrine deposits or directly overlie bedrock. This aquifer system is an extremely limited resource and the Division has no records of wells actually producing from these deposits. Drillers prefer to bypass the unconsolidated deposits in favor of the underlying bedrock. The potential does exist, however, for completion of adequate domestic wells in some places where the unconsolidated deposits are thicker that 25 feet. Large-diameter bucket-rig wells are commonly successfully employed where other means of extracting seepage from limited or fine-grained deposits are not available. This aquifer system is generally marked by surface deposits of soft silt and clay that have low susceptibility to surface contamination.
The White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System is located in the southern half of Lawrence County along the course of the East Fork White River. The system is made up of large volumes of outwash materials that were deposited within the river valley by the retreating continental ice sheets. As the ice sheets melted, the sediment contained within them was delivered to the East Fork White River in quantities too large for the stream to transport. As a result, the increased sediment load was stored in the valley as vertical and lateral accretionary deposits. As long as the retreating ice continued to provide sediment in quantities too large for the stream to transport, the valley continued to be filled. This valley-filling process formed the most prolific aquifer system in the county. This unconsolidated aquifer system overlies bedrock and typically ranges from 20 to 100 feet in total thickness. The sand and gravel deposits in some areas may be overlain by a silty clay or a clay-sand mixture that ranges from 8 to 35 feet thick. Sand and gravel deposits are reported up to 90 feet thick. Insufficient data are available to give a typical range for aquifer thickness and water levels in the county. The White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System has the greatest potential of any aquifer system in Lawrence County and can meet the needs of high-capacity water users. Data from the few well records available show that well yields of 125 to 550 gallons per minute (gpm) have been obtained in this aquifer system. Static water levels in those wells range from 8 to 23 feet below surface. This aquifer system is generally unconfined and, therefore, is highly susceptible to surface contamination in areas where no clay cover exists. It is moderately susceptible where a clay cover is present.
Alluvial, Lacustrine, and Backwater Deposits Aquifer System
White River and Tributaries Outwash Aquifer System
EXPLANATION
State Managed Property
Municipal Boundary
Lake & River
Stream
State Road & US HighwayCounty Road
Karst Dye TraceDye Test Detection Point
Dye Test Input Point
Registered Significant Ground-waterWithdrawal Well
USGS Closed Contours(Mostly Karst Depressions)
Federal Managed Property
1 0 10.5 Mile
1 0 10.5 Kilometer
Unglaciated Southern Hills and Lowlands Aquifer System