Hydrogeological maps of the United Kingdom

A series of maps published between 1967 and 1994 covering aspects of groundwater availability, exploration and quality. Scales range from 1:50 000 to 1:625,000 though most are 1:100,000 or 1:126,720. A series of reports is available covering some of the areas.

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Sheet number Sheet title Scale Published year View record
1  Hydrogeological map of England and Wales. 1:625 000  1977  Full entry
2  Hydrogeological map of North and East Lincolnshire including hydrometric areas 29, 30 and parts of 31. 1:126 720  1967  Full entry
3  Hydrogeological map of the Chalk and Lower Greensand of Kent -Sheet 1. Chalk regional hydrological characteristics and explanatory notes. 1:126 720  1970  Full entry
3  Hydrogeological map of the Chalk and Lower Greensand of Kent -Sheet 2. Folkstone Beds & Hythe Beds. 1:126 720  1970  Full entry
4  Hydrogeological map of Northern East Anglia Sheet 1. Regional hydrological characteristics and explanatory notes. 1:125 000  1981  Full entry
4  Hydrogeological map of Northern East Anglia Sheet 2. Chalk, Crag and Lower Cretaceous Sands: Geological structure. 1:125 000  1981  Full entry
5  Hydrogeological map of Southern East Anglia - Sheet 1. Regional hydrogeological characteristics and explanatory notes. 1:125 000  1981  Full entry
5  Hydrogeological map of Southern East Anglia - Sheet 2. Chalk, Crag and Lower Greensand: geological structure. 1:125 000  1981  Full entry
6  Hydrogeological map of the South Downs and adjacent part of Weald including parts of hydrometric areas 39,40, 41 and 42. 1:100 000  1978  Full entry
7  Hydrogeological map of the South West Chilterns and the Berkshire and Marlborough Down including parts of hydrometric areas 39, 42, 43 and 53. 1:100 000  1978  Full entry
8  Hydrogeological map of the Chalk and associated minor aquifers of Wessex including parts of hydrometric areas 43, 44 and 53. 1:100 000  1979  Full entry
9  Hydrogeological map of Hampshire and Isle of Wight including hydrometric areas 42, 101 and parts of 39, 41, 43, 44. 1:100 000  1979  Full entry
10  Hydrogeological map of East Yorkshire including parts of hydrometric areas 26 and 27 . 1:100 000  1980  Full entry
11  Hydrogeological map of the Northern East Midlands including parts of hypsometric areas 27, 28, 29 and 30. 1:100 000  1981  Full entry
12  Hydrogeological map of Southern Yorkshire including parts of hydrometric areas 26, 27, 28, 69, and 71. 1:100 000  1982  Full entry
13  Hydrogeological map of the Permo-Triassic and other aquifers of South-West England. 1:100 000  1982  Full entry
14  Hydrogeological map of the area between Cambridge and Maidenhead including parts of hydrometric areas 33,38 and 39. 1:100 000  1984  Full entry
15  Hydrogeological map of Dartford (Kent) District including parts of hydrometric areas 37,40 and the London excluded area. 1:63 360  1984  Full entry
16  Hydrogeological map of Fife & Kinross including parts of hydrometric areas 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. 1:100 000  1986  Full entry
17  Hydrogeological map of South Wales including hydrometric area 58 and parts of 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60 and 61. 1:125 000  1986  Full entry
18  Hydrogeological map of Scotland. 1:625 000  1988  Full entry
19  Hydrogeological map of Clwyd and the Cheshire Basin including parts of the hydrometric areas 54, 65, 66, 67, 68 69 and 70. 1:100 000  1989  Full entry
20  Hydrogeological map of Eastern Dumfries and Galloway including parts of hydrometric areas 21, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 84. 1:100 000  1990  Full entry
21  The Carnmenellis Granite: hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical and geothermal characteristics including parts of hydrometric areas 48 and 49. 1:50 000  1990  Full entry
22  Hydrogeological map of Jersey. 1:25 000  1992  Full entry
23  Hydrogeological map of Northern Ireland. 1:250 000  1994  Full entry

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