Principal Aquifers
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentLocations of various aquifers in North America, including consolidated rock aquifers, which are made up of mostly volcanic rocks in the Northwest and mostly sandstone and limestone elsewhere; combination aquifers, which are sand and gravel aquifers overlying productive rock aquifers; and productive aquifers, which have a 0.4 liter/second potential
Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography
A map highlights the principal aquifers across North America, categorized into three types.
Consolidated rock aquifers, shaded in green, are predominantly found in northern Canada, including regions like Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and extending into parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Also found in the northern Canada regions like Victoria Island, Parry Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and Ellesmere Island, also extending to Southern regions like Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Halifax. Combination aquifers, shaded in orange, are primarily located in the central and eastern United States, covering areas in states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, and extending to parts of the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast, including New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Productive aquifers, also shaded in light green, are found in regions of Florida and across the western United States near Oregon.
Consolidated rock aquifers | Combination aquifers | Productive aquifers | -0.25 to 0.25 | 0.75 to 1.0 | 1.0 to 1.25 | 1.25 to 1.5 | 1.5 to 1.75 | High Pressure | Class | Rank | Million Metric Tons | ABERDEEN | ALBANY | ALBUQUERQUE | ALTUS AFB | AMARILLO | ANDREWS AFB | ATLANTA | AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO | BALTIMORE WASHINGTON | BEALE AFB | BETHEL FAA | BILLINGS | BINGHAMTON | BIRMINGHAM | BISMARCK | BOISE | BOSTON | BROWNSVILLE | BUFFALO | BURLINGTON | CANNON AFB | CEDAR CITY | CHARLESTON | CHARLOTTE | CHEYENNE | CHICAGO MIDWAY | CHICAGO OHARE | CHICAGO | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBIA | COLUMBUS AFB | COLUMBUS | CORPUS CHRISTI | COVINGTON | DALLAS FT WORTH | DALLAS LOVE FIELD | DALLAS | DAVENPORT | DAYTON | DENVER FRONT RANGE AP | DENVER | DES MOINES | DETROIT | DODGE CITY | DOVER AFB | DULUTH | DYESS AFB | EDWARDS | EGLIN AFB | EL PASO | ELKO | EUREKA | EVANSVILLE | FAIRBANKS | FLAGSTAFF | FORT CAMPBELL | FORT DRUM | FORT HOOD | FORT POLK | FORT RUCKER | FORT SMITH | FORT WAYNE | FT LAUDERDALE | GAYLORD | GLASGOW | GOODLAND | GRAND FORKS | GRAND JUNCTION | GRAND RAPIDS | GREAT FALLS | GREEN BAY | GREER | HASTINGS | HOLLOMAN AFB | HOULTON | HOUSTON HOBBY | HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL | HOUSTON | HUNTSVILLE | INDIANAPOLIS | JACKSON BRANDON | JACKSON | JACKSONVILLE | KAMUELA | KANSAS CITY | KING SALMON | KNOXVILLE | LA CROSSE | LAKE CHARLES | LANGLEY HILL NW WASHINGTON | LAS VEGAS | LAUGHLIN AFB | LINCOLN | LITTLE ROCK | LOS ANGELES | LOUISVILLE | LUBBOCK | MARQUETTE | MAXWELL AFB | MEDFORD | MELBOURNE | MEMPHIS | MIAMI | MIDLAND ODESSA | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS | MINOT AFB | MISSOULA | MOBILE | MOLOKAI | MOODY AFB | MOREHEAD CITY | NASHVILLE | NEW ORLEANS | NEW YORK CITY | NEWARK | NOME | NORFOLK RICH | NORMAN NSSL | NORMAN WFO | NORTH PLATTE | OKLAHOMA CITY | OMAHA | ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL | PADUCAH | PENDLETON | PHILADELPHIA | PHOENIX | PITTSBURGH | POCATELLO | PORTLAND | PUEBLO | RALEIGH DURHAM | RALEIGH | RAPID CITY | RENO | RIVERTON | ROANOKE | ROBINS AFB | ROC FAA REDUNDANT RDA 1 | SACRAMENTO | SALT LAKE CITY | SAN ANGELO | SAN DIEGO | SAN FRANCISCO | SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY | SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS | SEATTLE | SHREVEPORT | SIOUX FALLS | SOUTH SHORE | SPOKANE | SPRINGFIELD | ST LOUIS | STATE COLLEGE | STERLING | TALLAHASSEE | TAMPA | TOPEKA | TUCSON | TULSA | VANCE AFB | VANDENBERG AFB | WASHINGTON DULLES | WASHINGTON NATIONAL | WEST PALM BEACH | WICHITA | WILMINGTON | YUMA | |
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