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ATTENTION: FEEDBACK WANTED!!
The New Jersey Geological Survey, along with the Association of American State Geologists, is conducting a survey of the uses and value of geologic maps and information derived from geologic map. This survey will help inform decision makers of the benefits of of basic geologic mapping and its applications. If you would be willing to participate in an on-line questionnaire please send an email to You will be sent a link to the questionnaire.
Thank you very much for your participation.
Jeffrey L. Hoffman, New Jersey State Geologist.
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NEW!! - GEOLOGY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Geology Educational Resources The NJG&WS has compiled a resource page, complete with lesson plans, fun activites and other informative links available for teachers, students of all ages or anyone interested in remote learning about New Jersey geology as well as geology related to other states..
INTERACTIVE MAPPING
NJ Geology Information Web App offers tools and data layers to help understand the geology of New Jersey. This tool acts as an interactive mapping application that provides information
about New Jersey's Geology, Aquifers, Well Head Protection Areas, Earthquake
Epicenters, Abandoned Mines, Landslides.
NJ-GeoWeb 3.0 - Geology Profile is an interactive mapping application that provides information
about New Jersey's Geology, Aquifers, Well Head Protection Areas, Earthquake
Epicenters, Abandoned Mines, Landslides and more. (This tool is in the process of being phased out!).
Earthquakes Layer(Updated).
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Geologic and Environmental Hazards -
Sinkholes and Remediation
So, you think you have a sinkhole on your property. Now what?
Sinkholes
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Maps and Publications
Publication Order Form | Maps and Publications Sales General Information
List of Geologic Maps by USGS
Quadrangle | USGS
7.5 min Quadrangle Index Map of New Jersey
OFM 151 Geology of the Williamstown Quadrangle, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey, Carone, Alexandra R., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, Sheet size 42.5x36, 5 cross-sections, 3 figures, and 1 pamphlet$10.00 Download PDF(5 MB)
OFM 150 Surficial Geologic Map of the Chester Quadrangle, Morris County, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., Stanford, Scott D., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, Sheet size 50x36, 4 cross-sections, 11 figures, and 1 pamphlet$10.00 Download PDF(4.38 MB)
OFM 149 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Pittstown Quadrangle, Hunderdon County, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., Monteverde, Donald H., and Herman, 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, Sheet size 54x36, 2 cross-sections and 5 figures$10.00 Download PDF(4 MB)
Bulletin 78, Subdivision of the Jutland Sequence into Formations and Members, 2022, (10.7 MB)
OFM 146 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Newton East Quadrangle, Sussex County, New Jersey, Monteverde, Donald H., Volkert, Richard A., Herman, Gregory C., and Schagrin, Zachary C., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, Sheet size 48x35, 1 cross-section and 2 figures$10.00 Download PDF(3 MB)
OFM 148 Framework and Properties of Aquifers in the Coastal Plain Portion of Mercer and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey, Sugarman, Peter J., Carone, Alexandra R., Barr Kent, and Stroiteleva, Yelena, 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 Sheets size 41x36; 40x42, 11 cross-sections, 4 figures, and 1 table$10.00 Download PDF(5 MB)
OFM 147 Geology of Tuckerton and Beach Haven Quadrangles, Atlantic and Ocean Counties, New Jersey, Castelli, Michael V., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, size 66x36, 2 cross-sections, 4 figures, and 1 pamphlet$10.00 Download PDF(14 MB)
OFM 114 Surficial Geologic Map of the Portland and Stroudsburg Quadrangles, Warren Counties, New Jersey and Monroe and Northhampton Counties, Pennsylvania. Witte, Ron W., Ridge, John C., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 Sheets, sizes 60x35 and 35x28, 1 cross-section, 10 figures, and 2 tables.$10.00 Download PDF(12 MB)
OFM 145 Surficial Geologic Map of the High Bridge Quadrangle, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., Stanford, Scott D., and Schagrin, Zachary C., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, size 52x36, 1 cross-section, 11 figures, and 1 pamphlet$10.00 Download PDF(4 MB)
GMS 22-1, Bedrock Geologic Map of the New Jersey and New York Portions of the Milford, PA-NJ and Port Jervis South, NJ-NY-PA Quadrangles, Sussex County, NJ and Orange County, NY, Monteverde, Donald H., and Epstein, Jack B., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 sheets, size 48X36 and 48x36, 8 cross-sections, and 8 figures. Price $10.00. Download PDF(4 MB)
TM 21-1, Investigation of Elevated Sodium and Chloride in Well Water, Village of Columbia, Knowlton
Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Brady Lubenow, Michael Gagliano, Michelle Spencer, Raymond Bousenberry, and Steven Spayd, 2022, 46 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables and 1 appendice. Download PDF(10 KB)
OFR 21-3 - Springs of New Jersey, Pallis, Ted, and others, 2022,
285 p., 93 illus., 17 tables. Download PDF (33 MB)
GMS 21-6 Geology of the Medford Lakes Quadrangle, Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ, Carone, Alexandra R., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 1 sheet, size 36x44, 3 cross-sections, 1 figure and 1 pamphlet. Price $10.00. Download PDF(34 MB)
OFM 144 Surficial Geology of the Washington Quadrangle, Warren, Hunterdon and Morris Counties, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., and Ridge, John C., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 60x36, 1 cross-section, 9 figures, and 1 pamphlet.$10.00 Download PDF(9 MB)
OFM 143 Bedrock Geology of the Pitman East Quadrangle, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey, Kopcznski, Karen and Sugarman, Peter J., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, size 43.00x34.00, 1 figure.$10.00 Download PDF(2 MB)
OFM 142 Surficial Geologic Map of the New Jersey parts of the Frenchtown and Riegelsville Quadrangles, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W. and Stanford, Scott D., 2022, scale 1 to 24,000, size 53.77x36.00, 12 figures, and 1 cross-section.$10.00 Download PDF(7 MB)
GMS 21-5 Bedrock Geology of the Clementon Quadrangle, Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ, Carone, Alexandra R., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 sheets sizes 48x36, 3 cross-sections, 6 figures and 1 pamphlet. Price $10.00. Download PDF(20.1 MB)
GMS 21-4 Surficial Geology of the Clementon Quadrangle, Burlington and Camden Counties, NJ, Carone, Alexandra R., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 26x38, 3 cross-sections, and 2 figures. Price $10.00.Download PDF(4 MB)
GMS 21-3 Geologic Map of Newton West Quadrangle, Sussex County, NJ, Monteverde, Donald H., and Herman, Gregory C., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 48x36, 2 cross-sections, and 4 figures. Price $10.00. Download PDF(4 MB)
OFR 21-2 Efficacy Of Using Marine Seismic Data To Map The Potential Use Of Offshore Sheet Sands For Beach Replenishment In New Jersey, Gagliano, Michael P.,2022, 15 p., 8 illus. Download PDF (4.1 MB)
OFM 141 Surficial Geology of the Lakewood Quadrangle, Ocean and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, Stanford, Scott D., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 48.40x36.00, 8 figures, and 2 cross-sections.$10.00 Download PDF(11 MB)
OFM 140 Surficial Geologic Map of the New Jersey Parts of the Easton and Bangor Quadrangles, Warren and Hunterdon Counties, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 52.85x36.75, 4 figures, and 2 cross-sections. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(33 MB)
OFM 139 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Pitman West Quadrangle, Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey, Sugarman, Peter J., Castelli, Michael V., and Kopcznski, Karen, 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 48.00x36.00, 10 figures, and 2 cross-sections. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(11 MB)
OFM 138 Surficial Geologic Map of the Flemington Quadrangle, Hunterdon, and Somerset Counties, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., and Stanford, Scott D., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 54.26x34.00, 7 figures, 1 cross-section, and 1 pamphlet. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(5 MB)
OFM 137 Geology of the New Gretna Quadrangle, Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean Counties, New Jersey, Castelli, Michael V., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 53.62x35.99, 2 figures, 2 cross-sections, and 1 pamphlet. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(17 MB)
OFM 136 Geology of the Ship Bottom and Long Beach NE Quadrangles, Ocean County, New Jersey, Schagrin, Zachary C., Stanford, Scott D., and Rea, Francesca A., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 54.77x36.78, 1 figure, 2 cross-sections and 1 pamhplet. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(4 MB)
OFM 135 Surficial Geologic Map of the Belvidere Quadrangle, Warren County, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W., and Ridge, John C., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 Sheets. Sheet 1, size size 65.51x36.00, 6 figures, and 1 cross section. Sheet 2, size 30.87x31.39, 2 figures. $10.00 Download PDF (01/19/2022)(2 MB)
OFM 134 Geology of the Atsion Quadrangle, Atlantic and Burlington Counties, New Jersey, Stanford, Scott D., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 64.9x35.9, 10 figures, and 3 cross-sections. $10.00 Download PDF(01/19/2022) (2 MB)
OFM 133 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Califon Quadrangle, Hunterdon and Morris Counties, New Jersey, Volkert, Richard A., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 61.4x29.5, 1 figure, 1 cross-section. $10.00 Download PDF (10/26/2021)(10 MB)
OFM 132 Bedrock Geology of the Cassville Quadrangle, Ocean and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, Sugarman, Peter J., Dowd, William, and Kopcznski, Karen, 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, size 48x36, 4 figures, 2 cross-sections, and 5-page pamphlet. $10.00 Download PDF (10/26/2021)(7 MB)
GMS 21-2 Geologic Map of New Jersey Portions of the Portland Quadrangle, Warren County, NJ, Monteverde, Donald H., and Herman, Gregory C., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 2 sheets sizes 48x36, 1 cross-section, and 4 figures. $10.00. Download PDF (10/26/2021)(4 MB)
GMS 21-1 Geologic Map of the Flatbrookville Quadrangle, Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, and Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monteverde, Donald H., Epstein, Jack B., and Herman, Gregory C., 2021, scale 1 to 24,000, 36x60; 1 cross-section, and 2 figures. $10.00. Download PDF(10/26/2021)(4 MB)
OFM 131 Geology of Jenkins Quadrangle, Burlington and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey, Stanford, Scott D., 2020, scale 1 to 24,000, size 60.74x36, 3 figures, 1 table, 2 cross-sections.$10.00 Download PDF (1/28/2021)(2 MB)
Digital Geodata Series
DGS10-3 New Jersey Water Transfer Model Withdrawal, Use, and Return Data Summaries (10-27-2022)
DGS10-2 Surficial Geology of New Jersey (2-14-2020)
DGS 17-1 Oil and Natural Gas Exploration Wells Drilled in New Jersey. (2-14-2020)
Information Circulars
Arsenic Water Treatment for Private Wells in New Jersey
Arsenic Water Treatment for Private Wells in New Jersey -
Frequently Asked Questions
Underground Storage Caverns
Journey to the Centers of New Jersey
Earth Science Week
Celebrate Earth Science Week (October
10-16, 2021). Theme:
Water Today and for the Future
The Earth Science Week site contains Tips for Participants, Student Activities, Education
Standards, Proclamations,
Press Releases, Links and other information.
Last revised
October 2021.
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