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Center SquireJacksonville
Mount Sterling
Moorefield
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Brown Rd
Lon g Run Rd
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Branc h Rd
Township Line Rd
Adam s Rd
Aaron
Garlan d Rd
Nell Lee Rd
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Caledon ia Rd
Pen dleton
Tapps Ridge Rd
Ridge Rd
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Sm ith Ridge Rd
Allensville Rd
Goodner Rd
Hill Rd
Stowtown Rd
Elam Rd
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M ap gen erated b y Glen n E. GroveIDNR, Division of Water,
Resource Assessm ent Section
We request that the followin g agen c y b e ac kn owledged in
products derived from this m ap: In dia n a Departm en t of Natural
Resources, Division of Water.This m ap was com piled b y staff of
the In dia n a Departm ent of Natural Resources, Division of Water
usin g data b elieved to b e reason a b ly ac c urate. However, a
degree of error is in heren t in all m aps. This product is distrib
uted “as is” without warran ties of an y kin d, either expressed or
implied. This m ap is inten ded for use on ly at the pub lished sc
ale.
Map Use and Disclaimer Statement
Eric J. Holcom b , GovernorDepartm en t of Natural ResourcesCam
eron F. Clark, DirectorDivision of Water Poten tiom etric Surfac e
M ap 76-A
This m ap has b een created from several existin g shapefiles.
Township an d Ran ge Lin es of In dia n a (lin e shapefile,
20020621), Lan d SurveyLin es of In dia n a (polygon shapefile,
20020621), an d County Boun daries of In dia n a (polygon
shapefile, 20020621) are from the In dia n aGeologic al Survey an d
b ased on a 1:24,000 sc ale. Roads (TIGER an d INDOT) (lin e
shapefile, 2005) is from the In dia n a Departm ent ofTran
sportation an d b ased on a 1:24,000 sc ale. System 1 (lin e
shapefile, 2003) is from the In dia n a Departm ent of
Transportation an d b ased ona 1:24,000 sc ale. In corporated Boun
daries in In dia n a (polygon shapefile, 20060501) is from the
Graphics an d En gin eerin g Section In dia n aDepartm en t of Tran
sportation. Hydrography, Stream s (NHD) (lin e shapefile,
20081218), Rivers (NHD) (polygon shapefile, 20081218),an d Lakes
(NHD) (polygon shapefile, 20081218) are from the U .S. Geologic al
Survey an d the U .S. En viron m ental Protection Agen c y, an db
ased on a 1:24,000 sc ale. Basin b oun daries are m odified from
the Watershed Boun dary Dataset (polygon shapefile, 2008) from the
NaturalResource Conservation Servic e. M an aged Lan ds IDNR IN
(polygon shapefile, 20100920) is from the In dia n a Departm ent of
NaturalResources an d b ased on a 1:24,000 sc ale. Digital
Elevation M odel im age is derived from the In dia n a Ortho/LiDAR
Statewide CollectionProgram (2013). Switzerlan d County U n
consolidated No Aquifer M aterial or Lim ited Data (polygon
shapefile, Grove, 2018), an d Potentiom etricSurfa c e M ap of the
U n con solidated Aquifers of Switzerlan d County, In dia n a (lin
e shapefile, Grove, 2018) are b ased on a 1:24,000 sc ale.
POTENTIOM ETRIC SU RFACE M AP OF THE U NCONSOLIDATED AQU IFERSOF
SWITZ ERLAND COU NTY, INDIANA
Location Map
Digital Elevation Model of Switzerland County, Indiana
Elevation (feet)998
425
1 0 10.5 Kilom eter
1 0 10.5 M ile
Potentiometric Surface Map of the Unconsolidated Aquifers of
Switzerland County, Indianab yGlen n E. GroveDivision of Water,
Resource Assessm en t Section
April 2018
Switzerlan d County is loc ated in southeast In dia n a, an d is
b oun ded b y the counties of Jefferson, Ripley an d Ohio to the
west, northwest an d north, respectively. The state of Kentuc ky b
orders the county to the south an d east. The en tire county lies
within the Ohio River Basin . The potentiom etric surfac e is a m
easure of the pressure on groun dwater in a water b earin g form
ation. Wells are com pleted in aquifers at various depths, an d
typic ally, un der con fin ed con ditions (b oun ded b y im perm ea
b le layers ab ove a n d b elow the water b earin g form ation).
However, som e wells are com pleted un der un con fin ed (not b oun
ded b y im perm ea b le layers) settin gs. Water in a con fin ed
aquifer, whic h is un der hydrostatic pressure, will rise in a well
ab ove the top of the water b earin g form ation. In contrast,
groun dwater in an un con fin ed aquifer, whic h is at atm ospheric
pressure, will not rise in a well ab ove the top of the water b
earin g form ation. Static water-level m easurem en ts ob tain ed
from in dividual wells used to construct county potentiom etric
surfac e m aps are in dic ative of the water-level at the tim e of
well com pletion. The groun dwater level within an aquifer constan
tly fluctuates in response to rain fall, evapotran spiration, groun
dwater m ovem en t an d pum page. Therefore, m easured static
water-levels in an area m ay differ due to loc al or season al
variations. Bec ause fluctuations in groun dwater are typic ally sm
all, static water-levels c an b e used to construct a gen eralized
potentiom etric surfac e m ap. As a gen eral rule, b ut certain ly
n ot always, groun dwater flow approxim ates the overlyin g
topography an d in tersects the lan d surfac e at m ajor stream s.
The potentiom etric surfac e m ap of the un consolidated aquifers
was m apped b y contourin g the elevations of 67 static
water-levels reported on well records rec eived prim arily over a
50 year period. U n iversal Tran sverse M erc ator (U TM ) coordin
ates, used in loc atin g the water wells, were either physic ally
ob tain ed in the field, determ in ed through address geocodin g,
or reported on water well records. The loc ation of the m ajority
of the water well records used to m ake the potentiom etric surfac
e m aps were field verified. Elevation data were ob tain ed from a
digital elevation m odel. Quality control/quality assuran c e
procedures were utilized to refin e or rem ove data where errors
were readily apparen t. The m apped potentiom etric surfac e
contours are prim arily for the upper 100 feet of the un
consolidated m aterials an d utilize data for wells 100 feet or
less in depth. If the shallow data was sparse or un availa b le in
an area, wells greater than 100 feet in depth were used to com plem
en t the m appin g. Potentiom etric surfac e elevations ran ge from
a high of 460 feet m ean sea level (m sl) in the eastern side of
the county n ear Patriot alon g the Ohio River, to a low of 420
feet m sl in the southwest an d south-c en tral sections alon g the
Ohio River. Region al groun dwater flow direction within the coun
ty is gen erally south towards the Ohio River. Potentiom etric
contours are not exten ded through areas of the county where data
is lac kin g an d/or un consolidated deposits are thin or
unproductive. The county potentiom etric surfac e m aps c an b e
used to defin e the region al groun dwater flow path an d to iden
tify sign ific a n t areas of groun dwater rec harge an d disc
harge. These m aps represen t overall region al c haracteristics an
d are not inten ded to b e a sub stitute for site-spec ific
studies.
EXPLANATION
M un ic ipal Boun dary
Stream
Lake & RiverNo Aquifer M aterialor Lim ited Data
State M a n aged Property
Lin e of equal elevation, infeet ab ove m ean sea levelPotentiom
etric Contourinterval 10 feet430
County Road56 State Road