Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report VG09-8, Plate 7 ......obvious and could be reconciled...
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ALBANS TOWN MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN WELLS NORTH HERO WESTFORD CAVENDISH MARSHFIELD HYDE PARK BRAINTREE MOUNT HOLLY HINESBURG BRIDGEWATER WOODSTOCK MORETOWN SUNDERLAND PUTNEY STARKSBORO WOODBURY WILMINGTON TOWNSHEND SHAFTSBURY BROOKFIELD WESTMORE BELVIDERE BENNINGTON STOCKBRIDGE BLOOMFIELD WATERFORD ROCKINGHAM WESTMINSTER BAKERSFIELD MIDDLEBURY MANCHESTER MOUNT TABOR RICHMOND WHITINGHAM SHEFFIELD GLASTENBURY WORCESTER LEMINGTON GUILDHALL EAST HAVEN WALLINGFORD ANDOVER CRAFTSBURY GRAND ISLE WILLISTON HUNTINGTON RUTLAND READSBORO WASHINGTON CHARLESTON GREENSBORO TINMOUTH MAIDSTONE SALISBURY WINDHAM BRADFORD PANTON WEATHERSFIELD WILLIAMSTOWN CORNWALL FAIRLEE CLARENDON COVENTRY SOMERSET GOSHEN VERNON LONDONDERRY ST. JOHNSBURY BARRE TOWN SUDBURY WARDSBORO BRATTLEBORO WEST HAVEN WAITSFIELD DUMMERSTON WINDSOR HUBBARDTON LEICESTER PLAINFIELD BROWNINGTON PITTSFIELD ATHENS SEARSBURG EAST MONTPELIER WHITING WEYBRIDGE NEWPORT TOWN BRUNSWICK WEST FAIRLEE WEST WINDSOR FAIR HAVEN SOUTH BURLINGTON AVERYS GORE WATERVILLE ISLE LA MOTTE BURLINGTON STANNARD WEST RUTLAND BROOKLINE MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS WALTHAM MONTPELIER PROCTOR LANDGROVE WARREN GORE RUTLAND CITY NEWPORT CITY BALTIMORE BUELS GORE BARRE CITY ST. GEORGE VERGENNES WARNERS GRANT WINOOSKI ST. ALBANS CITY 73°0'0"W 73°0'0"W 72°0'0"W 72°0'0"W 45°0'0"N 44°0'0"N 43°0'0"N 43°0'0"N 45°0'0"N 44°0'0"N 73°0'0"W 43°0'0"N 73°0'0"W 44°0'0"N 73°0'0"W 45°0'0"N 72°0'0"W 45°0'0"N Published by: VT Geological Survey, L. Becker, State Geologist VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation VT Agency of Natural Resources 103 South Main St., Logue Cottage Waterbury, VT 05671-2420 http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/geo/vgs.htm 802.241.3608 10 0 10 20 30 5 Miles SCALE 1:250,000 THIS MAP IS A SUMMARY OF WATER WELL DEPTH DATA. THE MAP IS NOT PROBABALISTIC AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO PREDICT YIELD OR DEPTH. DATA AND DATA SOURCES: Number of wells: 92,315 Number of located wells: 10,807 Mean yield, all wells: 13.76 gpm Median yield, all wells: 6 gpm Mean depth, all wells: 293.02 ft. Median depth, all wells: 260 ft. The well data used in this study is a derivative set of the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation Water Supply Division (WSD) well driller database. The location of the data points is from 1) well driller maps and written descriptions, 2) E911 addresses (3100 wells), and 3) GPS measurements (7707 wells). Only 12% of wells have validated locations. Of the 92,315 wells, most are completed in bedrock, although many have no entry in the "well type" data field. Some corrections were made to the database where numerical errors were obvious and could be reconciled with a driller report. Point density is shown in shades of blue, with deeper shades reflecting higher point density. The Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) analysis is a raster analysis used to summarize values on the map. The map shows areas of shallower and deeper wells based on existing data points. "Inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation determines cell values using a linearly weighted combination of a set of sample points. The weight is a function of inverse distance. The surface being interpolated should be that of a locationally dependent variable." (from ESRI ArcMap) The raster statistics summarize attribute values of the well points and assigns a value to each cell in the layer. The IDW raster analysis was set to consider the closest 6 points. Of the 92513 wells statewide, only 12% have point locations verified by E911 address or by a GPS location. The VGS found numerical errors in the database and not all of the errors have been corrected. The raster shown here may be considered as an approximation of areas for additional study. The raster analysis does not attempt to provide a probabilistic analysis and it is only a presentation of clusters of values. These clusters will change with the addition of more data points. Moore et. al., 2002, published “Factors Related to Well Yield in the Fractured-Bedrock Aquifer of the New Hampshire” in which they discussed a number of factors correlated positively or negatively to well yield. Among these factors are year drilled, drilling method, thickness of overburden, depth drilled, proximity to streams/water bodies, type of bedrock, steepness of slope, elevation, fractures, and geologic structures. Legend Areas of shallower and deeper wells, IDW based on 6 closest well points. Depth in feet. VT State Boundary VT County Boundary Lake VT Town Boundary 800.1 - 1,159.3 600.1 - 800 400.1 - 600 200.1 - 400 27.3 - 200 . WELL DEPTH (FT) ANALYSIS OF 92,315 WATER WELLS BY INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTED METHOD, VERMONT by Marjorie Gale, George Springston, Laurence Becker and Ryan Knox 2009 Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report VG09-8, Plate 7 of 7
Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report VG09-8, Plate 7 ......obvious and could be reconciled with a driller report. Point density is shown in shades of blue, with deeper shades
