Selected Publications on the Water Resources of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C. Area, 1886 to Present

U.S. Geological Survey Publications that pertain to the water resources of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C, include:

• Scientific Investigation Reports/Water-Resources Investigations Reports
• Open-File Reports
• Fact Sheets
• Professional Papers
• Water-Supply Papers
• Circulars
• Water-Data Reports
• Bulletins
• Hydrologic Investigations Atlases
• Correlation Charts
• Geophysical Investigations Maps
• Mineral Investigations Resource Maps
• Oil and Gas Investigations Maps
• Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Maps
• Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps
• Journal Articles
  • Journal of American Water Resources Association
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Groundwater
  • In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation
  • Susquehanna Guardian
  • Water Resources Bulletin
  • Water Resources Research
• Unnumbered Reports
• Abstracts, Articles, and Papers
• Cooperators
  • Delaware Geological Survey
  • Maryland Geological Survey
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources

An asterisk (*) indicates that the publication is out of print and not purchasable from any official source.

Hydrologic Investigations Atlases

When ordering a Hydrologic Investigation Atlas, give complete number, such as HA-365 and full title if known. Include your full address and zip code, plainly printed. Prepayment is required and should be made by check or money order payable to Department of the Interior-USGS. Hydrologic Investigations Atlas can be mail from the U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Services, Box 25286, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 [(303) 236-7477].

1. HA-365 Weigle, J.M., Webb, W.E., and Gardner, R.A., 1970, Water resources of southern Maryland, scale 1:250,000.

2. HA-335 Keighton, W.B., 1969, Water quality in the Delaware estuary for two years of drought: 1965 and 1966 from Trenton, N.J., to Reedy Island, Del., scale 1:1,000,000.

3. HA-295 Wyrick, G.G., 1968, Groundwater resources of the Appalachian region, 5 sheets.

4. HA-244 Crooks, J.W., O'Bryan, Deric, and others, 1967, Water resources of the Patuxent River basin, Maryland, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets.

5. HA-243 Barksdale, H.C., O'Bryan, Deric, Schneider, W.J., 1966, Effect of drought on water resources in the Northeast.

6. HA-198 Schneider, W.J., 1965, Water resources of the Appalachian Region, Pennsylvania to Alabama.

7. HA-141 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Wyoming quandrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

8. HA-140 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Frederica area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

9. HA-139 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Dover quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

10. HA-138 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Kenton area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

11. HA-137 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Mispillion River, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

12. HA-136 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Harrington quandrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

13. HA-135 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Burrsville area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

14. HA-134 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Little Creek quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

15. HA-133 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Milford quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

16. HA-132 Boggess, D.H., Davis, C.F., and others, 1964-65, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Marydel area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

17. HA-123 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Laurel area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

18. HA-122 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Bethany Beach area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

19. HA-121 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Millsboro area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

20. HA-120 Adams, J.K., Boggess s, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Trap Pond area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

21. HA-119 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Frankford area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

22. HA-109 Boggess, D.H., Adams, J.K., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Rehoboth Beach area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

23. HA-108 Boggess, D.H., Adams, J.K., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Harbeson quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

24. HA-107 Boggess, D.H., Adams, J.K., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Georgetown quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

25. HA-106 Boggess, D.H., Adams, J.K., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Seaford East quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

26. HA-105 Boggess, D.H., Adams, J.K., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils maps of the Seaford West area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

27. HA-103 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Lewes area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

28. HA-102 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Milton quadrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

29. HA-101 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Ellendale quandrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

30. HA-100 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Hickman area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

31. HA-99 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Greenwood quandrangle, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

32. HA-84 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Sharptown area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

33. HA-83 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Clayton area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

34. HA-82 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Middletown area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

35. HA-81 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Smyrna area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

36. HA-80 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Taylors Bridge area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

37. HA-79 Adams, J.K., Boggess, D.H., and others, 1964, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Wilmington area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

38. HA-64 Boggess, D.H., and Adams, J.K., 1963, Water-table, surface-drainage and engineering soils map of the Newark area, Delaware, scale 1:24,000.

39. HA-61 Rainwater, F.H., 1962, Stream composition of the conterminous United States, 3 sheets, 1:24,000.

40. HA-60 Adams, J.K., and Boggess, D.H., 1963, Water-table, surface-drainage, and engineering soils map of the St. Georges area, Delaware, 3 sheets, 1:24,000.

41. HA-11 Hely, A.G., Nordenson, T.J., and others, 1961, Precipitation, water loss, and runoff in the Delaware River basin and New Jersey, 11 p.

42. Wilmarth, M.G., 1937, Delaware, 1 sheet.

43. Wilmarth, M.G., 1937, Maryland, 2 sheets.

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Correlation Charts

There are no known USGS Correlation Chart reports for Maryland, Delaware, or the District of Columbia.

Geophysical Investigations Maps

When ordering Geophysical Investigations Resource Maps, give complete number, such as GP-614 and full title if known. Include your full address and zip code, plainly printed. Prepayment is required and should be made by check or money order payable to:
Department of the Interior-USGS.
Brach of Information Services, Box 25286,
Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
[(303) 236-7477].

1. GP-923 Zietz, Isidore, Gilbert, F.P., and Kirby, J.R., Jr., 1978, Aeromagnetic map of Maryland, scale 1:250,000. (1 inch = about 4 miles.)

2. GP-900 1974, Aeromagnetic map of southern Queen Annes County, Md., and parts of adjacent counties, scale 1:62,500.

3. GP-899 1974, Aeromagnetic map of western Dorchester County, Md., and parts of adjacent counties, scale 1:62,500.

4. GP-898 1974, Aeromagnetic map of eastern Dorchester County, Md., and parts of adjacent counties, scale 1:62,500.

5. GP-842 1972, Aeromagnetic map of part of Cumberland and vicinity, Maryland, and adjacent States, scale 1:250,000.

6. GP-756 1971, Aeromagnetic map of part of Kent County, Md., and parts of adjacent counties of Maryland and Delaware, scale 1:62,500.

7. GP-755 1971, Aeromagnetic map of part of Cecil County, Md., and parts of adjacent counties of Maryland and Delaware, scale 1:62,500.

8. GP-614 Bromery, R.W., 1967, Simple bouguer gravity map of Baltimore County and Baltimore City, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

9. GP-613 Bromery, R.W., 1967, Aeromagnetic map of Baltimore County and Baltimore City, Md., scale 1:62,500.

10. GP-567 Blanchett, Jean, Griscom, Andrew, and Smith, F.C., 1966, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Germantown and part of the Poolesville quadrangles, Montgomery and Frederick Counties, Md., scale 1:24,000.

11. GP-566 Blanchett, Jean, Griscom, Andrew, and Smith, F.C., 1966, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Gaithersburg and part of the Sandy Spring quadrangles, Montgomery County, Md., scale 1:24,000.

12. GP-565 Blanchett, Jean, Griscom, Andrew, and Largo, J.L., 1966, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Rockville quadrangle, Montgomery County, Md., and Fairfax County, Va., scale 1:24,000.

13. GP-564 Blanchett, Jean, Griscom, Andrew, and Largo, J.L., 1966, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Seneca and part of the Sterling quadrangles, Montgomery County, Md., and Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, Va., scale 1:24,000.

14. GP-555 Bates, R.G., 1966, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland, scale 1:250,000.

15. GP-484 Bromery, R.W., Petty, A.J., and Gilbert, F.P., 1964, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Bel Air and vicinity, Harford, Baltimore, and Cecil Counties, Md., scale 1:62,500.

16. GP-482 Bromery, R.W., Petty, A.J., and Smith, C.W., 1964, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the Bel Air and vicinity, Harford, Baltimore, and Cecil Counties, Md., scale 1:62,500.

17. GP-475 Neuschel, S.K., 1965, Natural gamma aeroradioactivity map of the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, scale 1:250,000.

18. GP-445 Popenoe, Peter, Petty, A.J., and Tyson, N.S., 1964, Western Pennsylvania and parts of eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Maryland, scale 1:250,000.

19. GP-399 Bromery, R.W., Gilbert, F.P., and others, 1963, Beltsville quadrangle, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, Md., scale 1:24,000.

20. GP-398 Bromery, R.W., Gilbert, F.P., and others, 1963, Kensington quadrangle, Montgomery County, Md., scale 1:24,000.

21. GP-397 Blanchett, Jean, Tyson, N.S., and McGowan, E.F., 1963, Rockville quadrangle, Montgomery County, Md., and Fairfax County, Va., scale 1:24,000.

22. GP-396 Blanchett, Jean, Tyson, N.S., and McGowan, E.F., 1963, Seneca and part of the Sterling quadrangles, Montgomery County, Md., and Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, Va., scale 1:24,000.

23. GP-395 Blanchett, Jean, Tyson, N.S., and McGowan, E.F., 1963, Gaithersburg and part of the Sandy Spring quadrangles, Montgomery County, Md., and Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, Va., scale 1:24,000.

24. GP-394 Blanchett, Jean, Tyson, N.S., and McGowan, E.F., 1963, Germantown and part of the Poolesville quadrangles, Montgomery County and Frederick Counties, Md., scale 1:24,000.

25. GP-393 Henderson, J.R., Johnston, R.W., and Gilbert, F.P., 1963, Wilmington, Delaware, area and adjacent parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

26. GP-283 Bromery, R.W., White, B.L., and others, 1961, Part of Fairfield quadrangle and part of the Emmitsburg quadrangle, Adams County, Pa., and Frederick County, Md., scale 1:24,000.

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Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Maps

1. I-1313-F Laczniak, R.J., and Zenone, Chester, 1985, Groundwater resources of the Culpeper basin, Virginia and Maryland, 2 sheets.

2. I-1313-H Lynch, D.D., Nuckels, E.H., Zenone, Chester, 1987, Low-flow characteristics and chemical quality of streams in the Culpeper geologic basin, Virginia and Maryland, 2 sheets.

3. I-1037 Fisher, G.W., 1978, Geologic map of the New Windsor quadrangle, Carroll County, Maryland, scale 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2,000 feet).

4. I-1004 Hack, J.T.,1977, Geologic map for land-use planning, Prince Georges County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

5. I-920-A Froelich, A.J., 1975, Surface materials map of Montgomery County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

6. I-920-B Froelich, A.J., 1975, Thickness of overburden map of Montgomery County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

7. I-920-C Froelich, A.J., 1975, Contour map of the base of saprolite, Montomery County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

8. I-920-D Froelich, A.J., 1975, Bedrock map of Montomery County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

9. I-920-E Froelich, A.J., 1975, Map showing mineral resources of Montgomery County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500.

10. I-917-D Harris, L.D., 1975, Oil and gas data from the Lower Ordovician and Cambrian rocks of the Appalachian basin, scale 1:2,500,000.

11. I-858-A 1970, Land use map, Washington urban area, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia., scale 1:100,000.

12. I-858-B 1970, Annotated orthophoto map, Washington urban area, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, scale 1:100,000.

13. I-858-C 1970, Census tracts, Washington urban area, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, scale 1:100,000.

14. I-858-D 1976, Land use change map, 1970-72, Washington urban area, D.C., Md., and Va., scale 1:100,000 (1 inch = about 1.6 miles.)

15. I-724 1972, Metamorphic map of the Appalachians, scale 1:2,500,000.

16. I-514-A U.S. Geological Survey, 1967, Engineering geology of the Northeast Corridor, Washington, D.C., to Boston, Mass: Bedrock geology, 7 sheets, 1:250,000.

17. I-514-B U.S. Geological Survey, 1967, Engineering geology of the Northeast Corridor, Washington, D.C., to Boston, Mass: Coastal plain and surficial deposits, 8 sheets,1:250,000.

18. I-514-C U.S. Geological Survey, 1967, Engineering geology of the Northeast Corridor, Washington, D.C., to Boston, Mass: Earthquake epicenters, geothermal gradients, and excavations and borings, 2 sheets, 1:1,500,000.

19. Darton, N.H., 1937, Sedimentary formations of Washington, D.C., and vicinity, scale 1:31,680.

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Mineral Investigations Resource Maps

A pound # indicates that a report was published as an USGS Open-File Report and a USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report for a wider publication exposure.

1. MR-12 Pearre, N.C., 1961, Mineral deposits of Maryland excluding fuels, sands, and gravels, scale 1:250,000.

Oil and Gas Investigations Maps

1. OM-136 Everhart, G.M., 1953, Map of the northern part of the Appalachian basin showing locations of selected deep wells, scale 1:1,000,000.

2. OM-100* Rittenhouse, Gordon, 1949, Early Silurian rocks of the northern Appalachian Basin, scale 1:2,500,000.

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Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps

1. MF-899 Hess, Melodie, 1977, Drill-hole logs and location map of surface and shallow subsurface materials, central and southern Delmarva peninsula, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, scale 1:250,000, (1 inch = about 4 miles.)

2. MF-828 Knebel, H.J., Butman, Bradford, Folger, D.W., Cousins, P.W., and McGirr, R.R., 1976, Maps and graphic data related to geologic hazards in the Baltimore Canyon Trough area, scale 1:1,000,000 (1 inch - about 16 miles.)

3. MF-798 Alexander, R.H., Fitzapatrick, K.A., Letke, K.S., Lins, H.F., Jr., and McGinty, H.K., III, 1976, Land use and land cover in CARETS (Central Atlantic Regional Ecological Test Site) for Delaware, District of Columbia, and portions of Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, scale 1:500,000 ( 1 inch - about 8 miles.)

4. MF-772-A Roen, J.B., and Froelich, A.J., 1976, Contour map of the base of Saprilite, Howard County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500 (1 inch = about 1 mile.)

5. MF-772-B Roen, J.B., and Froelich, A.J., 1978, Thickness of overburden map, Howard County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500 (1 inch = about 1 mile.)

6. MF-768-A Hack, J.T., 1976, Map of mineral resources, Prince Georges County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500 (1 inch = about 1 mile.)

7. MF-768-B Hack, J.T., 1976, Map of construction conditions, Prince Georges County, Maryland, scale 1:62,500 (1 inch = about 1 mile.)

8. MF-582 Withington, C.F., and Froelich, A.J., 1974, Preliminary geologic map of the Beltsville quadrangle, Prince Georges, Montgomery, and Howard Counties, Md., scale 1:24,000.

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