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| USGS Coastal Carolina Project 2003 - Elizabethtown |
The location of this drill site was carefully selected to extend the depth of stratigraphic data to bedrock, and to define a new geologic contact. The site is located immediately downstream (southwest side of the Cape Fear River) from the Big and Little Sugarloaf Landings outcrops. The objective of the drill hole is to include a significant portion of the geologic section between the top of the Cape Fear Formation and the contact between the Tar Heel and Bladen Formations.
The Water Resources Discipline (WRD) will be installing a monitoring well in the lower aquifer.
Directions
From Raleigh: Go east on Hwy 40 to exit 328-A (I-95 south); take I-95 south to exit 49 (State Hwy 53 East); take Hwy 53 south to Elizabethtown. Continue through Elizabethtown, leaving the city on Airport Road heading southeast. The drill site is 5.5 miles south of the intersection of Airport Road and Hwy 87 (Hwy 41) on the north side of Airport Road. The drill site is just before White Creek.
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Go east on Hwy 40 to exit 3280-A (I-95 south); take I-95 south to exit 20 (State Hwy 41). Take Hwy 41 (Hwy 87) to Airport Road south of Elizabethtown. Turn south (right) on Airport Road, continue for 5.5 miles. The drill site is on the north side of Airport Road, just before White Creek.
Location maps
Maps were created using Topo Map Viewer and ESRI Arc Explorer Web, using coverages provided by the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources GIS Unit. Individual layouts were created by Beth Wrege, USGS.
| Eastern North Carolina | Bladen County | Elizabethtown and vicinity | Drill site |
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Red star - 
- indicates drilling location
Local information
Local information on Bladen County and Elizabethtown are available from their web sites: