Library Class and Subject Guides: Dr. Mary T. Dooley Map Library: Geologic &amp; Groundwater Atlases

Geologic, Groundwater, Public Drainage, and Surface Water Hydrology Atlases

Geologic atlases, along with groundwater atlases, help to shed light on the environment beneath the soil and how to protect these resources.

The PDF below includes holdings for geologic, groundwater, public drainage, and surface water hydrology atlases. All include counties and years.

Minnesota County Geologic, Groundwater, Public Drainage , and Surface Water Hydrology Atlases

Local Studies

An Atlas of Selected Factors Affecting Groundwater Quality, Blue Earth County, Minnesota: A Report to the Blue Earth County Commissioners by the Groundwater Study Committee
Call Number: GB1025.M6 B59 1985
A Quantitative Geomorphological Study of Public Drainage Ditches in South Central Minnesota by Ainars Z. Silis
Call Number: GB991.M6 S54x

Online Resources

County Geologic Atlas | University of Minnesota
"County Geologic Atlases (or CGAs) provide information essential to sustainable management of groundwater resources, for applications such as monitoring, water allocation, permitting, remediation, and well construction."
Minnesota Groundwater Maps and Studies | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
"Products include maps and interpretive reports of geology, groundwater, pollution sensitivity, and special studies. Many provide separate GIS files and water chemistry information."
Minnesota Hydrogeology Atlas (MHA) | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
"[New Atlases] can be used to evaluate the distribution of groundwater in the state, for water appropriation applications, and to guide the sustainable use of groundwater. It will also assist in geophysical, karst and other hydrogeological investigations."
Minnesota River Basic Data Center
The Minnesota River Basin Data Center (mnriver.net) is housed at the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Minnesota Well Index (MWI) | Minnesota Department of Health
"The MWI provides information about wells and borings in Minnesota. The MWI provides basic information, such as location, depth, geology, construction and static water level, for many wells and borings drilled in Minnesota."
STATEMAP Program | University of Minnesota
"The Minnesota Geological Survey has partnered with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) through their cost-sharing STATEMAP program since 1993. STATEMAP is a component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP). The goal of NCGMP is to build a geologic framework of the nation via geologic mapping and associated databases."
National Geologic Map Database
"The National Geologic Map Database serves as the authoritative, comprehensive resource for information about paper and digital geoscience maps and reports on the Nation's geology and stratigraphy, by all publishers."