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Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin
Field trip guidebook showcasing four sites in Trempealeau County in west-central Wisconsin. The focus of this trip is on the sandstone formations that are prized for frac sand mining. (A draft of this book was originally prepared for the 2017 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.) -
Managing Chippewa County's Groundwater--Today and Tomorrow: Evaluating the Impacts of Industrial Sand Mines and Irrigated Agriculture on the County's Water Resources
In 2012, Chippewa County commissioned the Wisconsin Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct a 5-year study of the groundwater resources in the western part of the county. This 4-page publication describes the study and the computer models being developed for it. -
Industrial Sand Potential in Wisconsin: Sandstone at or near the Surface
Shows where sandstone can be found within 100 ft (30 m) of the surface.-
Industrial Sand Potential in Wisconsin: Sandstone at or Near the Surface
2013
Map: 21 in x 22.5 in, scale 1:1,000,000
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Frac Sand in Wisconsin
The state's golden sands have inspired Wisconsin's version of a gold rush. This 2-page fact sheet shows where sandstone formations occur in Wisconsin, where frac sand is being mined and processed, why our sand is so popular, and how it's being used. -
Irrigable Lands Inventory--Phase I Groundwater and Related Information
This paper contains hydrogeologic information for the Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Area in central Wisconsin. The set of maps includes water-table elevation maps for the following counties: Adams, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Monroe, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood (scale 1:126,720). It also includes a regional aquifer...-
Irrigable Lands Inventory - Phase I Groundwater and Related Information
1981
Report: 13 p. + 11 maps (scale 1:126,720 and 1:500,000)
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Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, West-Central Sheet
Types of bedrock, formation names, major faults, and time period of formation.-
Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, West-Central Sheet [GIS data]
1988
GIS Data: GeMS file geodatabase and metadata
Publications Catalog
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey