Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system
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The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system is a shallow, sandy groundwater reservoir underlying New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that supplies much of the region’s drinking water and sustains its unique wetlands and ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aquifer system
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groundwater reservoir ⓘ |
| ageOfDeposits | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pine Barrens streams and rivers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pine Barrens wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | unconsolidated sand and gravel deposits ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
baseflow of other Pine Barrens coastal plain streams
ⓘ
baseflow of the Mullica River system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecologicalRole |
maintains high water tables needed for Pine Barrens bogs and swamps
ⓘ
supports habitat for rare and endangered Pine Barrens species ⓘ |
| geologicUnits |
Cohansey Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirkwood Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | New Jersey Pinelands Commission policies ⓘ |
| hydraulicConductivity | relatively high due to sandy composition ⓘ |
| hydraulicConnection | connected to surface-water wetlands in the Pine Barrens ⓘ |
| hydrogeologicSetting | shallow unconfined aquifer ⓘ |
| importance | major source of potable water in southern New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New Jersey Pine Barrens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoring | subject to groundwater-level and quality monitoring programs ⓘ |
| policyConcern | sustainable yield and ecological protection ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | sand ⓘ |
| providesBaseflowTo | streams in the New Jersey Pine Barrens ⓘ |
| rechargeCharacteristic | high infiltration rates through sandy soils ⓘ |
| rechargeSource | precipitation ⓘ |
| region | Coastal Plain of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supplies | drinking water for communities in the Pine Barrens region ⓘ |
| supports |
Pine Barrens cranberry bog hydrology
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Pine Barrens pitch pine–scrub oak communities via groundwater regime ⓘ unique ecosystems of the New Jersey Pine Barrens ⓘ wetlands in the New Jersey Pine Barrens ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural chemicals
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groundwater withdrawals ⓘ nonpoint source pollution ⓘ septic-system effluent ⓘ |
| underlies | New Jersey Pine Barrens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
high susceptibility to contamination due to shallow depth
ⓘ
sensitive to changes in land use and water withdrawals ⓘ |
| waterType | fresh groundwater ⓘ |
| waterUse |
domestic self-supplied wells
ⓘ
industrial supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ public supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.