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Ground Water Mapping and Technical Services – Publications

Helping private and public interests sustainably use Ohio’s rich groundwater resources

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Fact Sheets

9 Evaluating Ground Water Pollution Potential in Ohio
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)

10 Ground Water Resources Mapping in Ohio
(PDF File 65k) or (Web Page)

20 Ground Water Level Monitoring in Ohio
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)

24 What's Ground Water?
(PDF File 119k) or (Web Page)

44 What is Nonpoint Source Pollution
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

45 Individual Practices to Protect Ground Water Quality
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

46 Well Construction in a Buried Valley
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

47 Ground Water Quality
(PDF File 49k) or (Web Page)

65 Ground Water Potentiometric Surface Maps
(PDF File 575k) or (Web Page)

Maps and GIS Data

State Bedrock and Glacial Aquifer Mapping (SAMP)

Generalized State Ground Water Map of Well Yields
From Fact Sheet 24 What's Ground Water?

Ground Water Resources Map Availability

Ground Water Pollution Potential Map Availability

Ground Water Potentiometric Surface Maps

Bulletins, Investigations, Reports and Plans
image: hidden creek report cover thumbnail Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Hidden Creek Golf Club Irrigation Well to Evaluate the Impact on Local Domestic Water Supply Wells in /Allen ?County, Jackson Township, Ohio.

   by ODNR—Division of Soil and Water Resources Curtis J Coe, CPG, PG, and James Raab

90 pages. (Download 16.3 megabyte PDF)

Ground Water Investigation of the Carbonate Bedrock Aquifer to Evaluate the Impact of Pumping High–Yielding Irrigation on Local Water Supply Wells in Ottawa County, Harris Township, Ohio
Technical Report of Investigations 2012-1

   by ODNR—Division of Soil and Water Resources Curtis J Coe, CPG, PG, and James Raab

119 pages. (Download 6.1 megabyte PDF)

Ground Water - Surface Water Temperature Study in the Hellbranch Run Watershed, Franklin County

   by ODNR—Division of Soil and Water Resources Wayne Jones and James Raab

31 pages. (Download 1.7 megabyte PDF)

  Ground Water Induced Flooding in the Bellevue Ohio Area Spring and Summer 2008

  
by ODNR—Division of Water James Raab, Bill Haiker, and Wayne Jones
and
ODNR—Division of Geological Survey
Michael Angle, Rick Pavey, Mac Swinford, and Donovan Powers.

23 pages. (Download 2.7 megabyte PDF)

Ohio's Water, Ohio's Future
  
by Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force, 1994;  George Vonovich, Governor; 41 pages.  (Download 2.8 megabyte PDF)

Ground Water for Planning in Northwest Ohio
  
by ODNR Division of Water, 98 pages, 8 tables, 13 figures, 15 plates; out of print; 1970.  (Download 3 megabyte PDF)

Ground Water for Industry in the Scioto River Valley:  Buried Valley Investigation No. 1 1965
   This thirty eight page report contains, several map plates, cross sections, pumping tests, seismic data, and test drilling logs. (Download 15 Meg PDF of this report.)

Vertical Leakage Through Till As a Source of Recharge to a Buried Valley Aquifer at Dayton, Ohio,

   by Stanley E. Norris, 1959; 16 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures; out of print.

    (Download 1.1 megabyte PDF)


Non-point Sources Pollution Investigations
 

(Bulletin 46) Use of Streamflow Records and Basin Characteristics to Estimate Ground Water Recharge Rates in Ohio. A 45 page document with maps, tables and text detailing methods and results of computer aided ground water recharge estimates for 103 drainage basins. (3.1 megabyte PDF).


 
 (Bulletin 6) The Water Resources of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  
by James W. Cummins and Earl E. Sanderson, 1947;

52 pages, 30 tables, 18 plates. (Download 18 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 12) Water Resources of Montgomery County, Ohio
   by Stanley E. Norris, William P. Cross, and Richard

P. Goldthwait, 1948; 100 pages, 31 tables, 48 plates; out of print;. (Download 22 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 19) Water Resources of Greene County, Ohio
   by Stanley E. Norris, William P. Cross, and Richard P.

Goldthwait, 1950 (reprinted in 1956); 69 pages, 8 tables, 23 plates; out of print;. (Download 26.5 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 26) Water Resources of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  
by John D. Winslow, George W. White, and Earl

E. Webber, 1953; 123 pages, 29 tables, 60 plates; out of print. (Download 20 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 27) Water Resources of Summit County, Ohio
  
by Smith and White, 1953; 145 pages, 6 tables, 2 map plates and 20 figures.

plates. (Download 23.5 megabyte PDF)


  (Bulletin 30) Water Resources of Franklin County, Ohio
   by James J. Schmidt and Richard P. Goldthwait,

1958; 97 pages, 14 tables, 14 figures, 2 plates; out of print;. (Download 19 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 33) Water Resources of Madison County, Ohio
   by Stanley E. Norris, 1959; 63 pages, 8 tables, 12 figures,

1 plate; out of print;. (Download 10.4 megabyte PDF)


 
 (Bulletin 36) Water Resources of Licking County, Ohio
  
by George D. Dove, 1960; 96 pages, 17 tables, 35 figures, 3

plates. (Download 18 megabyte PDF)


 
 The Water Resources of Perry County, Ohio
    by Paul N. Spahr, 1996; 1 map;. (Download 7.1 megabyte PDF)

The Impact of Best Managment Practices on Surface Runoff and Ground Water Quality in a Solution Limestone Area, Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio
    by Jim Raab, Wayne Jones, Rebecca Petty, and Mike Angle, 1994. (Download this report now 2.4 MB PDF)

 

Water Well Publications

Water Well Log Records Search

Water Well Log and Drilling Report On-line Search

Water Well Log and Drilling Report Off-line Custom Search

Maps and GIS Data

State Bedrock and Glacial Aquifer Mapping (SAMP)

Generalized State Ground Water Map of Well Yeilds
From Fact Sheet 24 What's Ground Water?

Ground Water Resources Map Availability

Ground Water Pollution Potential Map Availability

Ground Water Potentiometric Surface Maps

Well Construction/Abandonment

Technical Guidance for Well Construction and
Ground Water Protection 2000
Detailed text and illustrations of well construction methods for a variety of end uses and geologic settings.
(Download guide as 968k PDF File)

Well Sealing Guidelines 1996
Detailed text and illustrations of recommended methods for sealing abandoned water wells. Forty-four pages.
(Download guide as 736k PDF File)

How to fill out a Well Log and Drilling Report
(Download directions as a 108k PDF File)

Forms

Pumping Test Record Sheet 1
(as PDF file) 8k

Pumping Test Record Continuation Sheet
(as PDF file) 7k

Pumping Test Observation Well Sheet
(as PDF file) 8k

Fact Sheets

3 Water Efficiency for Private Well Owners
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

5 Well Abandonment Regulations ODH and Ohio EPA
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

6 Properly Sealing Unused Wells
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page) See Also...
Well Abandonment/Sealing Guidelines (PDF File 1.2 megs)

7 What is a Well Screen?
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)

8 Well Log Computerization
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)

14 Well Construction Materials and Techniques
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)

15 Before You Have a Well Drilled
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

16 How to Read Well Log and Drilling Reports
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)

19 Dry Driven Grout Method
(PDF File 170k) or (Web Page)

23 When Does a Well Log Need to be Filed?
(PDF File 51k) or (Web Page)

35 Low Yielding Wells
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

43 Surface and Ground Water Interaction
(PDF File 42k) or (Web Page)

62 Understanding Your Water Well
(PDF File 50k) or (Web Page)

64 Use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
to Determine Well Location for Ohio's Water
Well Log and Drilling Report Understanding Your Water Well
(PDF File 32k) or (Web Page)

65 Ground Water Potentiometric Surface Maps
(PDF File 575k) or (Web Page)