EG-06 Environmental and Engineering Geology of the Windsor Study Area, Larimer and Weld Counties, Colorado

Engineering and environmental geology of the Windsor study area, covering eight 7.5-minute quadrangles in Larimer and Weld counties. Included are the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and Windsor. Model geologic baseline-data study for a rapidly urbanizing area. 11 plates (1:48,000 and 1:96,000). Digital PDF download. EG-06D

Information included on plates:

a) Bedrock geology
b) shallow surficial materials
c) slope analysis
d) drainage basins and areas of past flooding
e) existing land use
f) sand and gravel resources
g) groundwater availability
h) water quality and sources of potential pollution
i) bedrock surface topography of valley-fill areas
j) solid waste disposal suitability
k) energy and mineral resources (excluding sand and gravel)

Geology, Energy, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, Geologic Maps, Hazards, Industrial Minerals, Land Use, Maps, Minerals, Water

1970s, aggregates, bedrock, DOI, download, EG-, energy, engineering, environmental, flooding, free, geologic, geology, groundwater, Larimer, map, minerals, publication, quadrangle, resources, water, water quality, Weld

Shelton, David C., and William P. Rogers. “EG-06 Environmental and Engineering Geology of the Windsor Study Area, Larimer and Weld Counties, Colorado.” Bedrock Geology. Environmental Geology. Denver, CO: Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 1975. https://doi.org/10.58783/cgs.eg06.ehfq6096. CGS Publications. https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/publications/environmental-engineering-geology-windsor-larimer-weld-colorado/.