Larue County, Kentucky - Kentucky Geological Survey

Generalized Geologic Map
for
Land-Use Planning:
Larue County, Kentucky
Environmental Protection
MAP AND CHART 133
SERIES XII, 2006
Planning Guidance by Rock Unit Type
Foundation
and
Excavation
Rock Unit
Bart Davidson and Daniel I. Carey
Adam Pike
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University of Kentucky
Limestone (unit 3) topography and soils provide for upland agriculture. Photo by Dan
Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
Acknowledgments
Rock outcrop
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2. Limestone,
dolomite,
and shale
Good to excellent
foundation material;
moderately difficult
to difficult excavation.
Severe limitations. Impermeable rock. Locally fast drainage through
fractures and sinks to
groundwater table; danger of contamination.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock excavation may be
required.
Slight to moderate limitations. Rock excavation. Local drainage
problems, especially
on shale. Sinks
common.
Slight limitations. Rock
excavation. Local
drainage problems.
Sinks common.
Moderate to slight limitations. Rock excavation. Local drainage
problems; possible
groundwater contamination. Sinks common.
Slight to moderate
Slight limitations, delimitations, depending pending on activity
on activity and topog- and topography.
raphy.
Severe limitations.
Severe limitations.
Leaky reservoir rock. Leaky reservoir rock.
Locally, conditions
may be favorable.
Sinks possible.
3. Limestone
Excellent foundation
material; difficult
excavation.
Severe limitations.
Impermeable rock.
Locally fast drainage
through fractures and
sinks to groundwater
table; danger of contamination.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock
excavation may be
required. Possible
radon occurrence.
Moderate to severe
limitations. Rock excavation. Possible
steep slopes.
Slight to moderate
limitations. Rock excavation. Possible
steep slopes.
Slight to severe limitations, depending on topography. Rock excavation. Sinks possible.
Local drainage problems. Possible groundwater contamination.
Severe to slight limitations, depending on
activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Severe to slight limitations, depending
on activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Severe limitations.
Severe limitations.
Leaky reservoir rock. Leaky reservoir rock.
Locally, conditions
may be favorable.
Sinks possible.
Severe limitations.
Rock excavation.
Moderate limitations.
Rock excavation. Local drainage problems.
Clay shale is poor
foundation and will not
hold up in high-angle
roadcuts.
Moderate limitations.
Rock excavation.
Possible steep slopes.
Severe limitations on
clay shale; poor foundation and will not hold
up in high-angle roadcuts.
Slight to severe limitations depending on
topography. Rock excavation. Local drainage problems. Possible
shale expansion. Clay
shale very poor foundation.
Severe to slight limitations, depending on
activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Severe to slight limitations, depending
on activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Slight limitations.
Reservoir may leak
where rocks are
jointed or fractured.
Clay shale provides
excellent seal.
Slight to moderate
limitations. Reservoir
may leak where rocks
are fractured. Clay
shale provides excellent seal, but tends
to slump.
Severe to moderate
limitations.
Possible rock
excavation.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock
excavation may be
required. Possible
steep slopes.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock
excavation may be
required. Possible
steep slopes.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock
excavation may be
required. Possible
steep slopes.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock
excavation may be
required. Possible
steep slopes.
Severe to slight limitations, depending
on activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Moderate to severe
limitations. Reservoir
may leak where rocks
are jointed or fractured.
Moderate limitations.
Reservoir may leak
where rocks are
jointed or fractured.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Thin soils.
Possible rock excavation.
Severe limitations.
Rock excavation
may be required.
Possible steep
slopes.
Severe to moderate
limitations. Rock excavation. Possible steep
slopes and narrow
ravines.
Slight to moderate
limitations, depending
on topography. Rock
excavation. Sinks
possible. Local
drainage problems.
Severe to slight limitations, depending
on activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Severe to slight limitations, depending
on activity and topography. Possible steep
wooded slopes.
Slight to moderate
limitations. Reservoir
may leak where
rocks are fractured.
Sinks possible.
Slight to moderate
limitations. Reservoir
may leak where
rocks are fractured.
Sinks possible.
Severe limitations.
Rock excavation.
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Some shales, and the soils derived from them, swell when exposed to water
or air. these swelling shales and soils can have severe impacts on building
foundations and other structures (e.g., bridges, dams,aroads). Photo by
John Kiefer, Kentucky Geological Survey.
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This map is not intended to be used for selecting individual sites. Its purpose is to inform land-use planners, government officials,
and the public in a general way about geologic bedrock conditions that affect the selection of sites for various purposes. The properties of thick soils may supercede those of the underlying bedrock and should be considered on a site-to-site basis. At any site, it is
important to understand the characteristics of both the soils and the underlying rock. For further assistance, contact the Kentucky
Geological Survey, 859.257.5500. For more information, and to make custom maps of your local area, visit our Land-Use Planning
Internet Mapping Web Site at kgsmap.uky.edu/website/kyluplan/viewer.htm.
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Light industry and malls—Ratings are based on developments having structures or equivalent load limit requirements of
three stories or less, and large paved areas for parking lots. Structures with greater load limit requirements would normally
need footings in solid rock, and the rock would need to be core drilled to determine presence of caverns, cracks, etc.
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blacktop. A minimum of cuts and fills are made, little work is done preparing a subgrade, and generally only a thin
base is used. The degree of limitation is based on year-around use and would be less severe if not used during the
winter and early spring. Some types of recreation areas would not be used during these seasons.
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Highways and streets—Refers to paved roads in which cuts and fills are made in hilly topography, and considerable
work is done preparing subgrades and bases before the surface is applied.
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Residences—Ratings are made for residences with and without basements because the degree of limitation is
dependent upon ease and required depth of excavation. For example, excavation in limestone has greater limitation
than excavation in shale for a house with a basement.
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is a subsurface tile system laid in such a way that effluent from the septic tank is distributed with reasonable uniformity
into the soil.
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A problem of considerable concern in this area is the swelling of some of the clay minerals
in shale units 4 and 5. Expanding shale can cause backfill to swell, and concrete to crack
and crumble. It can heave the foundation, the slab, and interior partitions resting on it, and
damage upper floors and interior partitions. This phenomenon has been responsible for
extensive damage to schools, homes, and businesses in Kentucky. During times of drought,
these same shales may shrink, causing foundations to drop. Anyone planning construction
on these shales should seek professional advice from a geologist or engineer familiar with
the problem.
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In the western and central two-thirds of Larue County, except in the lowlands of the Nolin
River and its major tributaries, about three-quarters of the wells yield enough water for a
domestic supply. In the rest of the county, very few wells yield enough water for a domestic
supply, except in a few lowland areas bordering streams. Springs with flows ranging from a
few gallons per minute to 1,330 gallons per minute are found throughout the county. Many
of the springs are of the depression type, and yield more than 100 gallons per minute when
pumped.
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permeable rock. Local- Rock excavation
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fractures and sinks to
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danger of contamination.
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completing the project is commonly a question of feasibility.
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Sinkholes dimple the karst landscape on unit 2 between Ky. 210 and Ky. 1607 north of
Hodgenville. Development in karst areas requires careful planning to prevent pollution of
groundwater and drinking-water sources. Aerial photo (2004) by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Farm Services Administration, National Agricultural Imagery Program.
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of difficulty or expense.
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Land-Use Planning Table Definitions
FOUNDATION AND EXCAVATION
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The terms "earth" and "rock" excavation are used in the engineering sense; earth can be excavated by hand tools,
whereas rock requires heavy equipment or blasting to remove.
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Faults are common geologic structures across Kentucky, and have
been mapped in many of the Commonwealth's counties. The faults
shown on this map represent seismic activity that occurred several
million years ago at the latest. There has been no activity along these
faults in recorded history. Seismic risk associated with these faults is
very low. Faults may be associated with increased fracturing of bedrock in the immediately adjacent area. This fracturing may influence
slope stability and groundwater flow in these limited areas.
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Slight limitations. Generally favorable except
for seasonal high water
table and possible
flooding. Refer to soil
report (Arms and others,
1979).
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Refer to soil report
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Source-water protection areas are those in which
activities are likely to affect the quality of the drinking-water source. For more information, see
kgsweb.uky.edu/download/water/swapp/swapp.htm.
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type of activity. Subject to flooding. Refer
to soil report (Arms
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type of activity. Subject
to flooding. Refer to
soil report (Arms and
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Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president, was born February 12, 1809, about
3 miles south of Hodgenville on the Sinking Spring Farm, which is today
part of the National Park System. This memorial houses a replica of the
original log cabin. Photo by Dan Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
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Seasonal high water
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(Arms and others,
1979).
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Seasonal high water
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1979).
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If required, develop a groundwater protection plan (410KAR5:037) or an agricultural waterquality plan (KRS224.71) for your land use.
The term "karst" refers to a landscape characterized by sinkholes, springs, sinking streams
(streams that disappear underground), and underground drainage through solution-enlarged
conduits or caves. Karst landscapes form when slightly acidic water from rain and snowmelt
seeps through soil cover into fractured and soluble bedrock (usually limestone, dolomite, or
gypsum). Sinkholes are depressions on the land surface where water drains underground.
Usually circular and often funnel-shaped, they range in size from a few feet to hundreds of
feet in diameter. Springs occur when water emerges from underground to become surface
water. Caves are solution-enlarged fractures or conduits that are large enough for a person
to enter.
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Spring
Construct waste-holding lagoons in karst areas carefully, to prevent the bottom of the lagoon from
collapsing, which would result in a catastrophic emptying of waste in the groundwater.
Karst Geology
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Mine or quarry
See to it that sinkholes near or in crop fields are bordered with trees, shrubs, or grass buffer
strips. This will filter runoff flowing into sinkholes and also keep tilled areas away from sinkholes.
Limestone terrain can be subject to subsidence
hazards, which usually can be overcome
by prior planning and site evaluation. "A"
shows construction above an open
cavern, which later collapses. This is one
of the most difficult situations to detect,
and the possibility of this situation
beneath a structure warrants insurance
protection for homes built on karst terrain.
In "B," a heavy structure presumed to lie
above solid bedrock actually is partially
supported on soft, residual clay soils that
subside gradually, resulting in damage to
the structure. This occurs where inadequate
site evaluation can be traced to lack of
geophysical studies and inadequate
core sampling. "C" and "D" show the
close relationship between hydrology
and subsidence hazards in limestone
terrain. In "C," the house is situated on
porous fill (light shading) at a site where
surface and groundwater drainage move
supporting soil (darker shading) into
voids in limestone (blocks) below. The
natural process is then accelerated by
infiltration through fill around the home.
"D" shows a karst site where normal
rainfall is absorbed by subsurface
conduits, but water from infrequent
heavy storms cannot be carried away
quickly enough to prevent flooding of
low-lying areas. Adapted from AIPG (1993).
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Areas
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limitations. Rock
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tion. Possible expan- groundwater table;
required. Possible
sion of shales. Plastic possible contamination. radon occurrence.
clay is particularly
Plastic clay is particupoor foundation.
larly poor foundation.
Alluvium (unit 1) in the broad Rolling Fork River Valley in northern Larue
County. Photo by Dan Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
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Wet area
Water wells
Keep cattle and other livestock out of sinkholes and sinking streams. There are other methods
of providing water to livestock.
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Recreation
Severe limitations.
Seasonal high water
table; subject to flooding. Refer to soil report
(Arms and others,
1979).
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¢
0
80
600
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Make sure your home septic system is working properly and that it's not discharging sewage into a
crevice or sinkhole.
700
Severely eroded area
900
±
Intensive
Recreation
Severe limitations.
Seasonal high water
table; subject to flooding. Refer to soil
report (Arms and
others, 1979).
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School
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Make sure runoff from parking lots, streets, and other urban areas is routed through a detention
basin and sediment trap to filter it before it flows into a sinkhole.
900
Light Industry
and Malls
4. Shale*, silt- Fair to poor foundation Severe limitations. Lostone, and material; easy to mod- cally fast drainage
limestone erately difficult excava- through fractures to
50
#S
Access
Roads
Severe limitations.
Seasonal high water
table; subject to flooding. Refer to soil report
(Arms and others,
1979).
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EXPLANATION
Never use sinkholes as dumps. All waste, but especially pesticides, paints, household chemicals,
automobile batteries, and used motor oil, should be taken to an appropriate recycling center or
landfill.
500
Lincoln's Birthplace
Highways
and
Streets
Fair to good foundation material; easy to
excavate. Seasonal
high water table;
subject to flooding.
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Geology adapted from Crawford (2004a-b), Johnson (2004a-e),
Nelson (2004), Petersen (2004a-c), Thompson (2004), and Toth
(2004). Sinkhole data from Paylor and others (2004). Karst illustration from Currens (2001).
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Larue County, 263 square miles in the Pennyrile Region of Kentucky, was
formed in 1843. The population in 2004 was 13,485, about 5,400 households.
The City of Hodgenville and Larue County Water District No. 1 provide drinking
water to nearly two-thirds of the households. Public sewer service is provided
to one-fourth of the households, those in and near Hodgenville. Photo by Dan
Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
Residence
with
Basement
1. Clay, silt,
sand, and
gravel
Kentucky Geological Survey
3
Septic
System
900
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON
Larue County Courthouse at Hodgenville
900
James C. Cobb, State Geologist and Director
Upland Limestone
900
Kentucky Geological Survey
Shales in unit 4 will expand and shrink, and landslides and slumps are
common, particularly in cuts on steep slopes. Clay shales shown here
make a poor foundation material. Ponds on shales are generally successful.
Photo by Dan Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
8
Looking west from Ky. 467 down the valley of the East Fork of Otter Creek,
underlain by limestones of units 2 and 3 in eastern Larue County. Photo by
Dan Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey.
References Cited
American Institute of Professional Geologists, 1993, The citizens' guide to geologic hazards: 134 p.
Arms, F.S., Mitchell, M.J., Watts, F.C., and Wilson, B.L., 1979, Soil survey of Hardin and Larue Counties, Kentucky:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 158 p.
Carey, D.I., and Stickney, J.F., 2005, Groundwater resources of Larue County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12,
County Report 62, www.uky.edu/KGS/water/library/gwatlas/Larue/Larue.htm [accessed 01/06/06].
Crawford, M.M., 2004a, Spatial database of the Elizabethtown quadrangle, Hardin and Larue Counties, Kentucky:
Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-559. Adapted from
Kepferle, R.C., 1966, Geologic map of the Elizabethtown quadrangle, Hardin and Larue Counties, Kentucky:
U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-559, scale 1:24,000.
Crawford, M.M., 2004b, Spatial database of the Raywick quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey,
ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1048. Adapted from Kepferle, R.C., 1973, Geology of
the Raywick quadrangle, central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1048, scale 1:24,000.
Currens, J.C., 2001, Protecting Kentucky's karst aquifers from nonpoint-source pollution: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12,
Map and Chart 27, 1 sheet.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2005, www.fema.gov [accessed 1/17/06].
Johnson, T.L., 2004a, Spatial database of the Hodgenville quadrangle, Larue and Nelson Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky
Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-749. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1968,
Geologic map of the Hodgenville quadrangle, Larue and Nelson Counties, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey
Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-749, scale 1:24,000.
Johnson, T.L., 2004b, Spatial database of the Howardstown quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser.
12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-505. Adapted from Kepferle, R.C., 1966, Geologic map of the
Howardstown quadrangle, central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-505, scale 1:24,000.
Johnson, T.L., 2004c, Spatial database of the Nelsonville quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12,
Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-564. Adapted from Peterson, W.L., 1966, Geologic map of the
Nelsonville quadrangle, central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-564, scale 1:24,000.
Johnson, T.L., 2004d, Spatial database of the Sonora quadrangle, Hardin and Larue Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological
Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-492. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1965, Geologic map
of the Sonora quadrangle, Hardin and Larue Counties, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-492,
scale 1:24,000.
Johnson, T.L., 2004e, Spatial database of the Tonieville quadrangle, Larue and Hardin Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological
Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-560. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1966, Geologic map
of the Tonieville quadrangle, Larue and Hardin Counties, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map
GQ-560, scale 1:24,000.
Nelson, H.L., Jr., 2004, Spatial database of the New Haven quadrangle, Nelson and Larue Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky
Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-506. Adapted from Peterson, W.L., 1966,
Geologic map of the New Haven quadrangle, Nelson and Larue Counties, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic
Quadrangle Map GQ-506, scale 1:24,000.
Paylor, R.L., Florea, L., Caudill, M., and Currens, J.C., 2004, A GIS coverage of karst sinkholes in Kentucky: Kentucky
Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digital Publication 5, 1 CD-ROM.
Petersen, C., 2004a, Spatial database of the Hammonville quadrangle, Larue and Hart Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological
Survey, ser. 12, Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1051. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1972, Geologic map
of the Hammonville quadrangle, Larue and Hart Counties, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map
GQ-1051, scale 1:24,000.
Petersen, C., 2004b, Spatial database of the Hibernia quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12,
Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1352. Adapted from Moore, S.L., 1976, Geologic map of the Hibernia
quadrangle, central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1352, scale 1:24,000.
Petersen, C., 2004c, Spatial database of the Saloma quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digitally
Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1351. Adapted from Moore, S.L., 1976, Geologic map of the Saloma quadrangle,
central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1351, scale 1:24,000.
Thompson, M.F., 2004, Spatial database of the Magnolia quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12,
Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1280. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1975, Geologic map of the Magnolia
quadrangle, central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1280, scale 1:24,000.
Toth, K.S., 2004, Spatial database of the Upton quadrangle, central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Digitally
Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle Data DVGQ-1000. Adapted from Moore, F.B., 1972, Geologic map of the Upton quadrangle,
central Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1000, scale 1:24,000.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2003, National Wetlands Inventory, www.nwi.fws.gov [accessed 1/17/06].
Additional Planning Resources
Listed below are Web sites for several agencies and organizations that may be of
assistance with land-use planning issues in Larue County:
ces.ca.uky.edu/larue/—University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
www.kineticnet.net/kyrcd/lincoln.html—Lincoln Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc.
www.ltadd.org/—Lincoln Trail Area Development District
www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/cmnty/cw041/—Kentucky Economic Development Information System
www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/21123.html—Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer, Larue County
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21123.html—U.S. census data
kgsweb.uky.edu/download/kgsplanning.htm—County planning information from the Kentucky Geological Survey