USGS OF 54-315

Geology and groundwater resources of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area, Alaska

• Authors:

  Trainer, F.W.

• Publication Date:

  1954

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Ordering Info:

  USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Alaska General; Alaska Statewide; Anchorage

• Supersedes:

  OF 167

• Citation ID:

  10560

Bibliographic Reference

Trainer, F.W., 1954, Geology and groundwater resources of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 54-315, 187 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of54-0315.pdf (147.0 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 1, Index map showing location of Matanuska Valley agricultural area, scale 1:63,360 (626.0 K)
  • Figure 2, Physiographic units in the Matanuska Valley agricultural area (435.0 K)
  • Figure 3, Contour map of the bedrock surface near Palmer (1.1 M)
  • Figure 4, Graphs showing particle-size distribution in water-bearing materials
  • Figure 5, Map showing fluctuation of the water table near the Knik River during and after the annual flood of the river, 1955 (745.0 K)
  • Figure 6, Wells in the lowland part of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area that reach water-bearing sand and gravel beneath till or till-like material (344.0 K)
  • Figure 7, Map showing altitudes of water levels in wells, and contours on the water table, in Palmer and vicinity (652.0 K)
  • Figure 8, Map showing altitudes of water levels in artesian wells and contours on the prezometric surface in Palmer and vicinity (443.0 K)
  • Figure 9, Graphs showing fluctuations of water levels in wells (539.0 K)
  • Figure 10, Diagrams showing the chemical composition of samples of ground water (539.0 K)
  • Plate 1, Map showing surficial geology of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area and locations of wells (1.8 M)
  • Plate 2, Stratigraphic diagram showing buried till sheet near Palmer (800.0 K)

Keywords

Groundwater

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