Resources for Homeowners and Landowners

On this page:

1. Understanding ground water and wells
2. Coastal property issues
3. Hazards that may affect your property
4. Evaluating property characteristics
5. Understanding geologic maps

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1. Understanding Ground Water and Wells

• Learn about ground water
  • An introduction to ground water in Maine
  • What's a gravel aquifer?
  • Virtual tour of ground water and wells
  • Maine's ground water and wells

• Learn about bedrock wells
  • Anatomy of a bedrock well
  • Water Well Database

• Helpful maps
  • Significant aquifer maps
    • How do you read an aquifer map?
  • Bedrock ground water resources

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2. Coastal Property Issues

• Understanding potential hazards of living on the coast
  • Learn about coastal hazards
  • Are there landslides on the coast?
  • Are Maine beaches eroding?
  • Beach erosion from the 2007 Patriots' Day storm
  • Is sea level rise a potential problem?

• Helpful maps
  • Coastal sand dune geology maps
    • How do you read coastal sand dune geology maps?
  • Coastal bluff maps
    • How do you read a coastal bluff map?
  • Coastal landslide hazards maps
    • How do you read a coastal landslide hazards map?

• In-depth information
  • Maine's coastal marine geology

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3. Hazards that may affect your property

• Landslides
  • Have there been damaging landslides in Maine?
  • Do you want to report a landslide?
  • Are there any maps showing potential landslide areas?

• Earthquakes
  • Learn about earthquakes in Maine
  • Did you feel an earthquake?
  • What are the most recent earthquakes in Maine?
  • In-depth information

• Floods
  • Where can I find information about flood hazards?

• In-depth information
  • Maine's geologic hazards

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4. Evaluating property characteristics

• Helpful maps
  • Surficial geology
    • How do you read a surficial geology map?
  • Surficial materials
    • How do you read a surficial materials map?

• In-depth information
  • Maine's surficial geology

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5. Understanding geologic maps

• Learn how to read geologic maps
  • Reading maps with a critical eye: becoming an informed map reader
  • How do I read a geologic map?

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Last updated on February 13, 2015