USGS OF 54-315

Bibliographic Reference

Trainer, F.W., 1954, Geology and groundwater resources of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 54-315, 187 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of54-0315.pdf (147.0 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 1 Index map showing location of Matanuska Valley agricultural area, scale 1:63,360 (626.0 K)
  • Figure 2 Physiographic units in the Matanuska Valley agricultural area (435.0 K)
  • Figure 3 Contour map of the bedrock surface near Palmer (1.1 M)
  • Figure 5 Map showing fluctuation of the water table near the Knik River during and after the annual flood of the river, 1955 (745.0 K)
  • Figure 6 Wells in the lowland part of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area that reach water-bearing sand and gravel beneath till or till-like material (344.0 K)
  • Figure 7 Map showing altitudes of water levels in wells, and contours on the water table, in Palmer and vicinity (652.0 K)
  • Figure 8 Map showing altitudes of water levels in artesian wells and contours on the prezometric surface in Palmer and vicinity (443.0 K)
  • Figure 9 Graphs showing fluctuations of water levels in wells (539.0 K)
  • Figure 10 Diagrams showing the chemical composition of samples of ground water (539.0 K)
  • Plate 1 Map showing surficial geology of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area and locations of wells (1.8 M)
  • Plate 2 Stratigraphic diagram showing buried till sheet near Palmer (800.0 K)