Sand and Gravel Aquifers in the Sheepscot River Watershed

Adapted from a presentation given by Marvin Marvinney, a geologist with of the Maine Department of Conservation, at the Sheepscot  River Symposium at the Chewonki Foundation Center for Environmental Education on October 6, 2004.

Gravel aquifers provide significant base flow to streams in areas where gravel is abundant.