Kentucky Geological Survey

Carter County Courthouse at Olive Hill

Generalized Geologic Map for Land-Use Planning: Carter County, Kentucky

Gerald A. Weisenfluh and Daniel I. Carey
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Mineral Resources

Planning Guidance by Rock Unit Type

Rock Unit Foundation and Excavation Septic System Residence with Basement Highways and Streets Access Roads Light Industry and Malls Intensive Recreation Extensive Recreation Reservoir Areas Reservoir Embankments Underground Utilities

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Additional Resources

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Geology of Kentucky
Light industry and malls
ALLUVIUM: silt, clay, sand, gravel TERTIARY/CRETACEOUS: sand, clay PENNSYLVANIAN: shale, sandstone, coal MISSISSIPPIAN: shale, limestone, sandstone DEVONIAN: shale, limestone Louisville
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7.5-Minute Quadrangle Index

Covington

Ashland

Intensive recreation Extensive recreation Reservoir areas

SILURIAN: dolomite, shale ORDOVICIAN: limestone, shale Owensboro

Frankfort
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CARTER COUNTY

Faults
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Paducah
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Somerset Corbin
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Reservoir embankments Underground utilities

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Middlesboro

Learn more about Kentucky geology at www.uky.edu/KGS/geoky/