Coastal Plain - The Geology of Virginia
WEBThe Coastal Plain is a terraced landscape that stair-steps down towards the coast and to the major rivers. The ‘steps’ are topographic scarps that formed as ancient shorelines, and the ‘treads’ are emergent bay and river bottoms.
Tidewater | Virginia, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBTidewater, natural region in eastern Virginia, U.S., comprising a low-lying alluvial plain on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay between the Atlantic Ocean and the Fall Line (a line marking the junction between the hard rocks of the Appalachians and the softer deposits of the coastal plain).
Tidewater (region) - Wikipedia
WEBThe tidewater region developed when sea level rose after the last ice age, resulting in the flooding of river valleys in the coastal plain. Such flooded river valleys now make up the tidewater since tides continue to affect water levels far inland, in some cases all the way west to the Fall Line.
Coastal Plain - Virginia Places
WEBthe Coastal Plain is the land between the Fall Line and the shoreline Source: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Bulletin 82, Post-Miocene Stratigraphy and Morphology, Southeastern Virginia (Figure 7) The Coastal Plain extends eastward from the Fall Line to the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean.
Virginia's Five Regions
WEBVirginia is made up of five geologic regions: the Coastal Plain (tidewater), the Piedmont, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Valley and Ridge, and the Appalachian Plateau.
The Virginia Coastal Plain Hydrogeologic Framework
WEBA refined descriptive hydrogeologic framework of the Coastal Plain of eastern Virginia provides a new perspective on the regional ground-water system by incorporating recent understanding gained by discovery of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater and determination of other geological relations.
What Are the Five Physical Regions of Virginia’s Geography?
WEBTo help understand this setting that has been critical to life in Virginia for thousands of years, geographers have identified five physical regions in the state: the Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and …
Virginia Coastal Plain Aquifer Analysis | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBAug 24, 2010 · Collect and analyze data on poorly known aspects of the Virginia Coastal Plain aquifer system, and combine with results from other previous and ongoing studies, to develop improved understandings of hydrogeologic conditions, groundwater flow, and chemical quality.
The Regions of Virginia - Virginia Museum of History & Culture
WEBCOASTAL PLAIN (TIDEWATER) A low-lying Coastal Plain spans the eastern seaboard of the United States from New Jersey to Georgia, extending westward from the ocean to a point where the flatness of the landscape ends; in …
Land Motion and Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain
WEBFeb 8, 2023 · Land Subsidence in Virginia. The Virginia Coastal Plain is the coastal region of Virginia east of the Fall Line. The Fall Line is the boundary between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont, where relatively harder inland rock meets the layers of unconsolidated coastal sediments.
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