This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates traces of hydrogeologic sections illustrated in Heisig, 2023 (figure 3, plate 1). The "Section_id" attribute lists letter-number designations of each section. A separate shapefile in this Data Release contains the map labels for the hydrogeologic sections in the format x - x'. By convention, the x is on the west side and the x' is on the east side of generally horizontal sections. In generally vertical sections, the x is the westernmost of the section ends and the x' is the eastermost end of the section line.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the surficial geology of the Owasco Inlet watershed.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the surficial geology of the Owasco Inlet watershed.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the Owasco Inlet watershed.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the Owasco Inlet watershed.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile detailing the extent of a major lineament feature that crosses the Owasco Inlet watershed from southwest to northeast.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the overall extent of stratified drift (glacial) aquifers within the Owasco Inlet watershed. The extent includes coarse-grained (sand and gravel) deposits that may be unsaturated, but are contiguous with saturated deposits, and thus may act as aquifer recharge areas.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates the overall extent of stratified drift (glacial) aquifers within the Owasco Inlet watershed. The extent includes coarse-grained (sand and gravel) deposits that may be unsaturated, but are contiguous with saturated deposits, and thus may act as aquifer recharge areas.

This child item dataset contains a shapefile that delineates areas of known or inferred unconfined and semiconfined aquifers within the Owasco Inlet watershed.

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), began an appraisal of the sand and gravel aquifers within the Owasco Inlet watershed, which covers about 117 square miles (mi2) and drains north directly to Owasco Lake, one of New York’s Finger Lakes. About three-quarters of the watershed is within Cayuga County; the remaining area (southern end) is in Tompkins County. The Owasco Inlet valley stretches about 18 miles (mi) from Owasco Lake south to the divide at Freeville. Major tributaries include Hemlock Creek on the west side of the watershed and Dresserville and Decker Creeks on the east side. A variety of data were compiled, collected, and synthesized to provide a broad picture of the glacial deposits, hydrogeologic framework, aquifer occurrence, and water-resource potential in the area. Geospatial datasets (shapefiles) of aquifer extents, wells, surficial geology and glacial features are detailed in child items associated with this data release.