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. •' '< ' J' , , . : ,I· ·I f' .MfARV OF GF.OT .. OGY ANn G:P.Omf£'-t . ft. 'M'lt !N 'mJ!. Or TAPPAR.AlrnOCK, r.r,rn COtll'l'Yt V!P.rr.INIA ' . Allen U. , • Geolo(11e al Prepared in '-letweec the f- urvey, 'OM ted ot the Il,t"rlor, nnr! th• Division of GeoloRY, of Coft vation r e•elopmEmt August lli55 SS·f'L{ Opcm-f'ile report. N at reviewed f'>r eonf'om!l nee wH h strR.ti r ra Me ture IU'l tl e"i torh.l ten ar ! . f t «llO P'i e . '\ " <!Ut"'Ve;'T

J' - USGSe ee"Yeral. formations into 1Fh1eh the ChoEattMke'l ~ 1e ~iT!d&l 1 n _,ther areas are not recogni ae< in this a~ been use 11 the ~81!1-JlfJftts are !lbdlar itholopieally

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Page 1: J' - USGSe ee"Yeral. formations into 1Fh1eh the ChoEattMke'l ~ 1e ~iT!d&l 1 n _,ther areas are not recogni ae< in this a~ been use 11 the ~81!1-JlfJftts are !lbdlar itholopieally

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f'.MfARV OF GF.OT .. OGY ANn G:P.Omf£'-t.ft.'M'lt .C~t'!'I'ON° !N 'mJ!. ~Cnt!TJ

Or TAPPAR.AlrnOCK, r.r,rn COtll'l'Yt V!P.rr.INIA ' .

~Y Allen ~innott

"~logiat, U. , • Geolo(11eal r.tl~r

Prepared i n C'OO~er~t ion '-letweec the C~olor,ienl f-urvey, 'OM ted St,s~.tes llepart:~~att- ot the Il,t"rlor, nnr! th• Division of GeoloRY, Vi~p1c1s ~~Pnrtment of Coft e~ vation an~ r e•elopmEmt

August lli55

SS·f'L{ Opcm-f'ile report. Nat reviewed f'>r eonf'om!lnee wHh strR.ti r ra Me

DOtRenCl~ ture IU'ltl e"i torh.l ten a r ! . f t «llOP'i e.'\" <!Ut"'Ve;'T •

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rlJtg prop~rt1~·· o~ . ~, .. . . .. , Geentl r,eolo~· end wi.ter-.. e

roet format i ons •• ? • • • .. . . . . . .. . . ...... . !" ,. , .. ·

l'leposits of Recent t~ge • :;. " ' I •• .• . . • • • • • • • • • •

Colull>ia ~.roup (Pleistooae) • • • • • • • • • • • •

eta•sipeake croup (lloc•e)

?anllkey :;:rtn!p (t:ocene)

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•~DJe.o.r rorm'-tioa • • • • • •••. •••••••

.Aqul4- 1.'o!'llat1oa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , •

Water-bea.l"in properties • • , • • • • • • • • •

Mattaponi formation (PsleooeDe snd Upper ~~oeous).

Oecurnmee o groand water ann de7el~pment or "Upp11e~ • •

Quality of eround water •••••••••••••••••

Concluei.oa • • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Figure ~· ~etch map shO'tf!ng '!"appehannoclt ~rea and

loeation of welle 1i Eted ill table 1 • •

TABLES

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l ·. Recorda of aelect.ed wells i n t he ,·1c1n1ty of

T!lppaharnloek, HX COUll tV, Va • • •. • • • • • • • • u .

2. Love ot wells in t he Tappahannock aren, Va • • • • • • 1~

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wella in t'he 'l'ippaharmoek fiTe 6. 1 Va. •

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· !M• ·...,ftlldua b~ been p~ar~ :· ;~ re~Jl)onae to 111 neent ' . .

• 'l . . .f·!'OII · th• e~ty otficiale of !e ~rmo~k1 . Ee•a CoUilty, Ve.., regai'M.n~,t

~,t "ev.a1le.bil1ty of prounn •.o.ter in t hi'J 'rappahs.~ock eros . he mtm~O.:

ftik!taa "" prepar.ed •• a pal"t of thee grotp1~-~t•r ~;tu~iee of' tl'te ~ .olo­

·~Oal 8larvwy ill coope!'fltlon with the Virginia m. Yil!lion or r:oolopy •

TAC&-tion of Area

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!appl\hennook iR in F.seel:' Couaty i n Ti~ewat.P.r '1rplnu, ~n t.he ~outh

8hore Of the ""OUtheaet-flcnrin~ f{app .. hldii\OCk Ri vere !IJHX r.ou~~ty ~ e it'l

the northern pDl"t ot t.he \'S.relnia Coa•ta Pl~ia.

hanoak area u d t e locations o!' the 1fe1h _iste:i 1.., t "-ble 1, 1"111~ 1.

grnvell) t:lf t.he C.?n~ta~. '?lain ~~-ovince. 'T'heoe uneonsolid ted roeka,

the ?all Zolle 11here the oryate liDe basement rook• suoh a• are ~e~ ..

in the P1.ac.t rorlnae come to the nurf'Jlce. The :;'all l ODe i s marked

Page 5: J' - USGSe ee"Yeral. formations into 1Fh1eh the ChoEattMke'l ~ 1e ~iT!d&l 1 n _,ther areas are not recogni ae< in this a~ been use 11 the ~81!1-JlfJftts are !lbdlar itholopieally

U.S.Geolo i~l S~o~l"'ve

JE/'1/(!NS - -i..A.NOING

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0 3 4 Mile.s

Figure 1.--~ketcll map showing Tappahannock n.rea. and locations of wells listed in t~ble 1.

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by a north-sftth belt ot: talle aDd npidtt ute ia froTII b~"

Waebillgtoa Oft the Borth th~ . 'Fr~erleklltmJ-g to Pichaoad · and bWJODd

on ·the aouth.

krifte d8posits o.f Pleieto&Ml\e aw- toft the p'r!netpal toa• ftM7

t11• I'D'I'f ce m.." ue collectively N~erred to fl..& the ~lmi>t• tnO~·

'll\e21e deposita are •"tled ooal];y by 111inor Peeeat ~e~eit•• (See­

well l oge, 1~b e '-•l UBt~erlying the ColU!Ibia P"O:U:P !lN Terti"I'Y' rou-the Obitaapeake

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grot..-p ot rtocee ~~e .. ud tbe Paamter g~ .. or Jl:oOea• a re. nte ,.

Chesapeake l110UP . i . not 'aubr1ivided in thi~ area. '!'be P'allunkll!' ffi'OUJ) . .

' . , eonsiats or the ~~~noy· · to~tioll; of mid 1e an~ earl:". P'.oe•• ~~.~e, 'lll~ . . . . ., .

the underly1ntz hqlJia fo!'IUt,.on, . or early J?..oet!Jlt!r ... ,.. The ronkl!l or . . . "'

hot.h groups at-e of marine orictn.

'The Matt poni f'Ol'lllltiOD m~er11ea the 1'amurlk5V l"'roU!'• Thie f"C)l''ll&­

tlon 1e thought to be~ of Pa.l.80C81e nn~ 'Late Crp,t.aceou~ ar.:e (c.de1"Ptl'OP.t1

19~.41 ••• p . '32) end aleo ~s or marine ort~ri.·

In the 'l't.tppahannook area, only the R8oellt, Miocene, !llld Plei•to-.

cene depoei ts aH exposed t.\t tbf! mJrf'ace.

'the o1!!etzt rooks of the Coaettal Plain-the Potom o n"OUr't or

nwrl.al 8.D1 de.ltaio or!vtn-are not, eo rar as ~..no'ft'll, t-eaahed by ._

-:lH{) Hll8 in the 'l'llppahe.nnoeJc ·a:ree.; th .. .r Rt"e not. eserlh~ .in thiA

A bl'iet d1ew.eaion of' the roclcs ftbm the Pot0t1ac gJ"Dup· 1•

pt'98eD~ below, .Sa the order :tn tShleh the 1'0Cka wo ~1 be eneoulltet'Cd

1n riJ..lima ·~1s-tbe order or incnaeinn: geoloe1c ap-e.

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'The y~eat dSpoflita:.!D the &:rea ·~ tho•• ot :F.._t ap·' W..lo1\ '·:t ~: , ~ · : .. o "f .., o o o"' o I ' ., ~ • t ~ ~ • + .. ~ ~ j •• "' : • ~ .. , '

an ... ~re8ent41d 1a the ·'l's~'amock area l>7 !tit~· ',.ia ~~ -~~··· fdld . .. • .. • •. :;..· .•• :· \J' ... , •

mnrib~&;,. ~beaches Slld epi.t~ ·roraitll$. the ~"~" of _ t~e._'~~~~ .: :_ ~~ ···: ' • • • \. • • j .. ' .,;-. ... .. '

Fiver. · · So rar us k:noWD, th•~• .depos'-ts a.,.. l'K1 tbiil . and . l~ealke.;t th~t · .· .. ~· .. ~ • ~ • ' • 0 •

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t.~ey· an aot tAppet; for g1'0Wld •ter: .,-.here in 'tlte ·~.~ . ·:. ~ f · > ~ ~· .. I • • o ' • .. .,-' .. #.. -4Jt • .. :

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Colud,ia -giooup (Plelat~e-~) · .l •

cdiilg :tn· l!li auc:ie~t ,...:..,..Ut ·:•do.rP ~~t 10. f~ hi~ wljoee 'baN .' ,.

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.avera~• 10 teet e.ho'tl'e ~,i:. 1enl. .ft-e · ,.'ene~l ...vt8oe· e1evnt10B or'.·t.he ,o. .. , ;_.. ~"' ~I t '

?i!B ... a Ann'e temO. ~ ee f"JO!a · · · .\) 'reet ab~j. a~a 1"'1• A , . . , ... ~ . ' (

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The elevf\t~oa

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· di~seet~ uplUd W1"1'&~ of .. t~~ ~el'laad to!'ml\t 1 on. 0

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or tlte ·U led rurfa.ee ~es· .fiom about 100 to 4r, !:eet, •! 'ft' .t 11 nHa : .;. .. • \ j. ( ~ •

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!hia mra~e baa 'botn g;re..tly .<Jis•eet~ · t)j ~ ·noloth~P.~Jtws,-flowt~i , l r .. ·'- , ; • ; · , I:'

Ol"Hlc11 '-.h.ith e.n trlbuta~ ·to the ' JtaPJJ•haJmOok niver. · < -! -~ • . ..-,"

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1ho rock{ or tlle ~- C~1~1 · ~a" -fttY t'~J'l)~ ,., , f:l't"llowr ' -1

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~ or ' riven nli·~ :ro? ~8.11. ~a.Mstie ~ ... !'e:t~' ·Ttte ~"~~.Utv t .• • t • \~ • • \ , .•

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nter pftnerally ie not tu! e:.'ltlef'l!ctoJ'!V. P.w· th•t .Qr water t"l'OI!I the <1•epet .• ~ { . ....,

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rooks, orine to 1>-i:gh i~ eon~et\t ' J\l~ the 1~J,!hood of 'ollut1oa fi'O!I

eurt.11ce eourClell or or eontamin tion b:v braekiab nter f!'Om the Fr1ppab..., . (

aock River~ FUrther• shallow we,ls are likelv. 'to be atf~ed by

Tl!'OlODge li1.4Qt.t(p te M d there " !ire not 11e [email protected] e tUI n,a tho••

deTeloped in ~eeper ~ter-bearin~ be~8.

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. e ee"Yeral. formations into 1Fh1eh the ChoEattMke'l ~ 1e ~iT!d&l

1 n _,ther areas are not recogni ae< in this a~ been use 11 the ~81!1-

JlfJftts are !lbdlar itholopieally. 'The S:l"OUJ7 1.oe 1lv . s at,out ~t) reet

thick, s nrl .urinP, . e rll\i.n fr. it i. E: usue.U f:\r~i rtto9.cl\~ l'-19t ?:e8B ~0 f!l\!1

4 feet heloW' the l')Urt'aoe.

Mrine tn.osgnssions , aomo or wh ich e:-.-tended ~B f'er we !'l t ~a t ."te Pall

Zone.

'f'he Cheeapee..l{e ro1 r i e not pr;;>nentll.Y satisr~etory as ,.. ~ouree o

The san bed• or the Pemu.nkey f:t'OU1> re c~araoteristtcaJ lv Hph

1n glaecoaite, artd thtff an ,.,reqli•t:t;r re,-,orte~ ~~ ~riJ1 ... rfl e~ l,l c\: l".'a~,

ar gl"efJn sand.

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. ~att~poid ! a ohaftcterl1ed \,_ 1( .... .I

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by wtr1e~tel1 eh,yli• ~d i n i.tll 'lower l'Orticm~ ~t ~ ralt~· · eont.AJ.ns one f • t "' i ~· . ~ .

or more goori , tilowrh ·~6.ne-r.n.J.ned, "atta~earinp E"artds. ~ the bftda ,.. .,,- ..

ot snilD· le utoftllltion, sup~~ acMi.t i !msl r eolorle trrl.:t• .. f"roa

adjaeet eount~ee of the Northe:rtl Neck and York-.T•uaee Pflldlltula, it

i s l?eltmd that the wa,te~beaJ1:n@' rands or thts f'ormatioa ehoul,!! ~·

.nnouJlter.d at a dept h of e.bout 520 f'eet bf!low tbe surf'e.ee i a the

l"'cke U 111t rom t he Coaatal P1dn ~an an eaetWftl'd ~~TJ or '! f'B. ~eet.

clay, silt, and marl hedo, and, b:eeause tbey P..re ~•~. ~t the surf'""

some 20 t,o :.m 1111• n at or appllhannoek alonr the FAll 7-0ue at 1111\

W.4rtation considerably ~ ! pher than th t of t he 'rappn.he.nnoek ~.,.., t be

the caa1n8• of ·n l l.s tll'PJ)lag t heee b~s to leve,. r..b~ the 'h~e

t h.-elveB. !a IDS!IY wella eOnlttruc:t~ on low f~'.l t he ~e~Q'ht to * ich

the nter will rise i ~ '!bo e t.be J.s.n sur r.e.ce, JJO t hat the yell tt "'n"

There a:PRears to be l ittle ~Mf.!e? t .at pm1p!.ny. ?Till l ower the

ari.eaitm .re~eure hea~ to 8Mb It extent t . !lt the ;d.elde of well e 11'111

decret•e1 at l~~t in the ne t: future. !he l owering ot ' Rtetr . cnoell' bv

pr(Jloar,ed ~··n ~ereo/ '' in~ucee 'Mire reah r e (or .. l'efllent~lna .. nt~ · nto ' f . •

t he bec1e. '!h ie Mleb~rge oecitr a ~rlly b• leekc.~ t.h rouptt t e . eon f'11d.n.v ) • 0 "' . .....

ola.y lqer8, but eM.•iiv ,._ '·

• infil t ration oi rninf~ll ftB~ etreaerlow

· tnto tte ovt~p ·a~ to t he .

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Beds 'or' whit• a...t, tn pli'toee ::>C eAt or more Itt thtclm••••· ia

t he PaJ&I$-r poo\ap · ~?! !iattAponi fo~ti0ft1 unf1erl1• t "te· .Tewah&nnoek '

area t depth~ ot . aboUt 350 to 55 . re~t h elmr tho mrrace. 'fttelte .

e&nd8 ren~~lly ·vield water rreel? t~ w~ 1~ • . There ~ niso "!nor

bel!a ·or -sand o " tat~ ~~e . '~ e . a~ ~A.~o~~ de~t~s. ~t.·~en 1nQ ftd .

.350 feet below t he flurtaee. · Ip~l~, .t~e.~e . a~~~~ .a~eQ. ,r. Wf!t.~r

bearing. . . -~

Properly developed welle 6 ~ 0 ~llC:h~ .i~ ·~i ~m~t~r,. ~af'P!n~ all

R.ter-baarf.ny aonee eocounte~d 'J?~lC?w .Et Ot:t .lQO . r.~e~, ·"h-~1~ yf.eltt . '

between 50 !lllrl 1~ ~ (gallons .>'~ _wti.~t:e) .e~c~ • . · ~ .a~i.d Ull~e

ihterteNnee tn. t h •~tin oth~,. : ~11 ~ of NOh ~ t,e~d _s,.,.ou.1 d b.e l!f'&C.,.

several b1lll red teet at,tert. 1 ' ' ' ._ I

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tioes Rre eo. f11le f!'nined t!lat. some "iffioult'" 1.s eOtib~lY. e~mftoed

in screening t he sands for ~~xi~ · eap~e1t.1es •.. • Too .s!!all .n. nr•• I • • ' ~

opelag ie to .~e P-~ided_, ae it ' retmeee .t he ~- pot.ent.t41 V"ieltt .

A screen op~ng ah<ml;" ·be ~elected ~o a• to "llow tbe .ht.er t!fti.D~l

I.IJ to "!0 pereent of the snnrl ftmftedietely t\J"OUild the ,(1Creef1 t.o eflter

QtJAt!TY OP OP.Outm l'ATFP.

In table 3 are chert.i.eal &llalyaes or prouaf! wnteJO t'l'O!I se•eral

·nll• in the Ta ppahannock STefl . ranG'inp in ~ t . rro11 ::!6.c; t.o lS ~f'1et.

!he '1ater is enerally sort and I lf:h n BOif1um snd hienrboa te, t!'ith

•ery 1.., ehlor1de1 eul:f'e.-t., d nit~te COAOentl'St1oa. !he luorl.t~e

OODtent of .the ttater rom the 515-foot 'l' !ll)tthannock 1flei~, ~.1 ~m ( arte

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. · JMI' •1111an) il IOJ!lewhat higher tJvtn the mbillUI!I or le5 ~~ Jri'Nil

la the ~riillng-wate1" stsndal"de o!.' the ?\f)lio Pealtll ~rvtoe.

#.~cording ·to the llftl'!.able in fonnt1on, it ie helieft~ ttutt a

..-1~ble IIWber or wells :-ri•l~infl 5 . to 100 "'PP' -~ could l. l'Qt

~Otlll sarelv in the 'rappahannock e.rea. The water ctualttv f.'l ou1d be

. . atnera11aat1on wool result tree prolonr,ed with rawala.

. . . Reeorde or SAl eeted wella i n t~· TaJ"Pahamtoek ""-"eft 8.ft~· ,t"ftl

' . . ill t&ble 11 p. 11; well lor.s 1ft -t.able '-• p. 12-lih Slid tlt-'o"l

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