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The difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Aquia aquifer of September 1982 and September 1995 in southern Maryland

A map showing the net change in the potentiometric surface of the Aquia aquifer in the Aquia Formation of Paleocene age in southern Maryland was based on water levels measured in 66 wells from September 1982 to September 1995 and shows that the decline of the potentiometric surface during the 13-year period was 20 to 30 feet in most of the area. The decline was more than 50 feet in the Lexington Park area and more than 60 feet at Solomons Island.

Maryland

Preliminary map showing the difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Aquia aquifer of April 1979 and September 1982 in southern Maryland

A map was prepared that shows the net change in the potentiometric surface of the Aquia aquifer in southern Maryland between April 1979 and September 1983. During this period, the potentiometric surface declined (1) at least a few feet throughout the entire southern Maryland area, and (2) more than 10 feet in the eastern Charles County area and in a few scattered localized areas. The network of observation wells was part of the cooperative program between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Maryland Geological Survey, and the Maryland Energy Administration.

Maryland

Map showing the potentiometric surface of the Aquia Aquifer, May 19-23, 1980

The map is based on water level measurements made May 19-23, 1980. The well network used included 83 wells which have been screened in the Aquia aquifer (Aquia Formation of Paleocene Age). Highest levels of the potentiometric surface, 20 to 35 feet above sea level, were measured near the outcrop or subcrop of the aquifer in the topographically high areas of Anne Arundel and Prince Georges Counties. The potentiometric surface slopes to the southeast. Four separate and extensive cones of depression have developed in the potentiometric surface in the vicinities of Lexington Park, Leonardtown, Prince Frederick, and Chesapeake Beach. The cones of Leonardtown and Lexington Park seem to be merging.

Maryland