Researcher ORCID Identifier
Massey, M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-9550
Swallom, M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-6919
Hodelka, B. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4241-2417
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Abstract
The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), a state-supported independent research center within the University of Kentucky, is committed to providing accurate and unbiased geologic information on natural resources, environmental issues, and natural hazards in Kentucky. While Kentucky boasts complete coverage by 1:24,000-scale geologic bedrock maps, surficial materials have been largely overlooked, except in regions with thick deposits obscuring the bedrock. Given the increasing trends in economic development and urbanization, detailed surficial geologic mapping has become crucial for supporting geotechnical planning, environmental management, and hazard assessment. In response, KGS has prioritized new, detailed surficial geologic mapping since 2004, specifically targeting areas anticipated to undergo rapid economic growth. This product represents new 1:24,000-scale surficial geologic mapping in the Bristow 7.5-minute quadrangle in Warren County, Kentucky.
Publication Date
2024
Series
14
Report Number
3
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
kgs14.ct3.2024
Spatial Coverage
Bristow 7.5-minute quadrangle boundaries, Warren County
Temporal Coverage
2023-2024
Funding Information
This map was generated using new field mapping along with compilation of unpublished and previously published data, and was funded in part by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Cooperative Mapping Program under the STATEMAP program authorized by the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, Grant No. G23AC00591, and by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
Language
English
Repository Citation
Hodelka, B., Massey, M.A., Swallom, M., Martin, S., Wells, C., and Morris, E., 2024, Surficial geologic map of the Bristow 7.5-minute quadrangle, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 14, Contract Report 3, scale 1:24,000.
Methodology
This map is a product of compilation of existing data (well logs and geotechnical reports), manual fieldwork and sample collection, geochemical and textural analyses, interpretation of LiDAR and aerial imagery, delineation of lithologic contacts using GIS, and standard cartographic workflows. For more details, please contact the authors.