Sandstone aquifers are more widespread in the United States than those in all other kinds of consolidated rocks. Fractures, joints, and bedding planes can store and transmit large volumes of water.
To learn more, visit the Sandstone Aquifers webpage for an overview, or access more extensive information from the Ground Water Atlas of the United States (USGS Hydrologic Atlas 730) by clicking on an individual region/chapter below.
Colorado Plateaus aquifers
![Map showing the Colorado Plateaus aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_cpaq.gif?itok=iG5hprqC)
- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (Chapter C)
- Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming (Chapter I)
Denver Basin aquifer system
![Map showing the Denver Basin aquifer system](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_denver.gif?itok=NCyJc-Eg)
- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (Chapter C)
Lower Cretaceous aquifers
![Map showing the extent of the Lower Cretaceous aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_lowcret.gif?itok=r2sZZpaI)
- Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming (Chapter I)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Rush Springs aquifer
![Map showing the Rush Springs aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_rshspr.gif?itok=0cCa2jC3)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Central Oklahoma aquifer
![Map of the Central Oklahoma aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_cenok.gif?itok=Aej4ax8E)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Ada-Vamoosa aquifer
![Map showing the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_adavamoosa.gif?itok=nTk1cUBc)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Early Mesozoic basin aquifers
![Map showing Early Mesozoic basin aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_earlymes.gif?itok=wNwMKrX8)
- Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Chapter L)
New York sandstone aquifers
![Map showing New York Sandstone aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_sandston.gif?itok=r4PuVr5c)
Pennsylvanian aquifers
![Map showing Pennsylvanian aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_penn.gif?itok=7EWwm9fq)
- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee (chap. K)
- Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Chapter L)
Marshall aquifer
![Map showing the Marshall aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_marshall.gif?itok=pPOBNL9c)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Jacobsville aquifer
![Map showing the Jacobsville aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_jacob.gif?itok=Ss0a_bRD)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
![Map showing the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_camord-pam.gif?itok=xDh6Nn-n)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Lower Tertiary aquifers
![Map showing the extent of the Lower Tertiary aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_lowtert.gif?itok=7sbnmgd_)
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Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Upper Cretaceous aquifers
![Map showing the Upper Cretaceous aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_upcret.gif?itok=0LUtV2xF)
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Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Wyoming Tertiary aquifers
![Map showing the Wyoming Tertiary Aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_uptert.gif?itok=p5688DGK)
- Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Below are other web pages related to principal aquifers.
Sandstone aquifers
Below are publications associated with principal aquifers.
Ground Water Atlas of the United States
Sandstone aquifers are more widespread in the United States than those in all other kinds of consolidated rocks. Fractures, joints, and bedding planes can store and transmit large volumes of water.
To learn more, visit the Sandstone Aquifers webpage for an overview, or access more extensive information from the Ground Water Atlas of the United States (USGS Hydrologic Atlas 730) by clicking on an individual region/chapter below.
Colorado Plateaus aquifers
![Map showing the Colorado Plateaus aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_cpaq.gif?itok=iG5hprqC)
- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (Chapter C)
- Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming (Chapter I)
Denver Basin aquifer system
![Map showing the Denver Basin aquifer system](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_denver.gif?itok=NCyJc-Eg)
- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (Chapter C)
Lower Cretaceous aquifers
![Map showing the extent of the Lower Cretaceous aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_lowcret.gif?itok=r2sZZpaI)
- Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming (Chapter I)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Rush Springs aquifer
![Map showing the Rush Springs aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_rshspr.gif?itok=0cCa2jC3)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Central Oklahoma aquifer
![Map of the Central Oklahoma aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_cenok.gif?itok=Aej4ax8E)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Ada-Vamoosa aquifer
![Map showing the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_adavamoosa.gif?itok=nTk1cUBc)
- Oklahoma, and Texas (Chapter E)
Early Mesozoic basin aquifers
![Map showing Early Mesozoic basin aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_earlymes.gif?itok=wNwMKrX8)
- Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Chapter L)
New York sandstone aquifers
![Map showing New York Sandstone aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_sandston.gif?itok=r4PuVr5c)
Pennsylvanian aquifers
![Map showing Pennsylvanian aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_penn.gif?itok=7EWwm9fq)
- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee (chap. K)
- Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Chapter L)
Marshall aquifer
![Map showing the Marshall aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_marshall.gif?itok=pPOBNL9c)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Jacobsville aquifer
![Map showing the Jacobsville aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_jacob.gif?itok=Ss0a_bRD)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
![Map showing the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_camord-pam.gif?itok=xDh6Nn-n)
- Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin (Chapter J)
Lower Tertiary aquifers
![Map showing the extent of the Lower Tertiary aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_lowtert.gif?itok=7sbnmgd_)
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Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Upper Cretaceous aquifers
![Map showing the Upper Cretaceous aquifer](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_upcret.gif?itok=0LUtV2xF)
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Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Wyoming Tertiary aquifers
![Map showing the Wyoming Tertiary Aquifers](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ext_uptert.gif?itok=p5688DGK)
- Montana, N Dakota, S Dakota, and Wyoming (chapter I)
Below are other web pages related to principal aquifers.
Sandstone aquifers
Below are publications associated with principal aquifers.