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Table 1. Porosities and densities of Wisconsin’s aquifers and aquitards. (Sort data by clicking on column header; view more details about each sample by clicking on links at far right.)
| WGNHS ID |
Site name |
Formation |
Lithology |
Depth (ft) |
Porosity |
Dry density (g/cm3) |
Wet density (g/cm3) |
Grain density (g/cm3) |
Core data, photos |
| 13001466 |
NS-2 |
Tunnel City |
sandstone |
60.1 |
0.14 |
2.41 |
2.54 |
2.79 |
more |
13001466 |
NS-2 |
Tunnel City |
sandstone |
60.2 |
0.28 |
1.93 |
2.21 |
2.67 |
more |
13001466 |
NS-2 |
Tunnel City |
sandstone |
118.3 |
0.30 |
1.88 |
2.18 |
2.70 |
more |
13001467 |
NS-3 |
Eau Claire |
shale |
288.4 |
0.15 |
2.29 |
2.43 |
2.68 |
more |
13001467 |
NS-3 |
Eau Claire |
shale |
295.2 |
0.12 |
2.41 |
2.53 |
2.74 |
more |
13001467 |
NS-3 |
Eau Claire |
shale |
295.8 |
0.08 |
2.57 |
2.65 |
2.79 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
St. Peter |
sandstone |
222.0 |
0.22 |
2.06 |
2.28 |
2.65 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Jordan |
sandstone |
531.0 |
0.21 |
2.09 |
2.30 |
2.65 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
St. Lawrence |
dolomite |
618.0 |
0.05 |
2.69 |
2.74 |
2.83 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Tunnel City |
sandstone |
644.0 |
0.18 |
2.22 |
2.40 |
2.70 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Wonewoc |
sandstone |
735.0 |
0.20 |
2.12 |
2.32 |
2.65 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Wonewoc |
sandstone |
840.0 |
0.27 |
1.93 |
2.20 |
2.66 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Eau Claire |
shale |
854.0 |
0.11 |
2.43 |
2.54 |
2.73 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Mt. Simon |
sandstone |
927.0 |
0.18 |
2.31 |
2.49 |
2.81 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Mt. Simon |
sandstone |
1128.0 |
0.20 |
2.13 |
2.33 |
2.65 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Mt. Simon |
sandstone |
1444.0 |
0.19 |
2.15 |
2.34 |
2.65 |
more |
33000331 |
UPH-1 |
Mt. Simon |
sandstone |
1982.0 |
0.11 |
2.35 |
2.46 |
2.65 |
more |
48000168 |
Langer |
Platteville |
dolomite |
127.8 |
0.06 |
2.69 |
2.75 |
2.86 |
more |
48000168 |
Langer |
St. Peter |
sandstone |
146.5 |
0.20 |
2.13 |
2.33 |
2.65 |
more |
52000415 |
3-21-13z1 |
Galena |
dolomite |
575.0 |
0.04 |
2.72 |
2.76 |
2.83 |
more |
52000415 |
3-21-13z1 |
Platteville |
dolomite |
740.0 |
0.05 |
2.70 |
2.75 |
2.85 |
more |
52000415 |
3-21-13z1 |
St. Peter |
sandstone |
853.0 |
0.19 |
2.14 |
2.33 |
2.65 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Silurian |
dolomite |
684.0 |
0.03 |
2.75 |
2.78 |
2.83 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Maquoketa |
shale |
753.0 |
0.08 |
2.58 |
2.66 |
2.80 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Galena |
dolomite |
1070.0 |
0.05 |
2.69 |
2.74 |
2.84 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Platteville |
dolomite |
1142.0 |
0.02 |
2.77 |
2.79 |
2.83 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
St. Peter |
sandstone |
1295.0 |
0.12 |
2.33 |
2.45 |
2.65 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Tunnel City |
sandstone |
1388.0 |
0.17 |
2.20 |
2.37 |
2.65 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Wonewoc |
sandstone |
1470.0 |
0.14 |
2.27 |
2.42 |
2.66 |
more |
60000086 |
VD #1 |
Eau Claire |
sandstone |
1542.0 |
0.17 |
2.26 |
2.43 |
2.73 |
more |
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