Centre County Natural Resouces

Centre County Natural Resources

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Linda Musser
Title: Distinguished Librarian and Head Earth and Mineral Sciences Library

Robert L. Tolliver
Title: Science Librarian

Pennsylvania Mines and Mining

Watersheds and Water Resources

General Overview

Planning Document 2000 – Centre County Planning and Community Development Office

Other parts of the Comprehensive Plan

[Centre Region] Planning Document – HT167.5.P4 C4 1976 EMSL PA Reference.
Land use, soil types, vegetation, social factors, government, and history of Centre region (six plans for townships comprising State College).

Geology & Mineral Resources

Geology

Atlas of Preliminary Geologic Quadrangle Maps of Pennsylvania
- Online resource containing PDFs of geologic maps covering the state of Pennsylvania
- Print version available- Find this book!
- QE157.M36 no.61 - Reference EMSL
Engineering Characteristics of the Rocks of Pennsylvania- Find this book!
- QE157.E58 no.1 1982 - Reference EMSL
- Descriptions of rock types found on the geologic maps in the atlas above.
The Geology of Centre County- book and map available- Find this book!
- Book- QE157.A16 T4 - StacksEM and PennEM
- Map- QE157.A16 T4 map - MapsEM
Geologic map of Centre County, Centre County Planning Commission- Find this map!
- G3823.C4C5 1972 .C4 - MapsEM
Geological map of Centre County – Find this map!
- G3823.C4C5 2883 .D5 - PennEM maps collection
Soils and Geology of Nittany Valley by Ciolkosz, E. J. – Find this map!
- QE158.N5S6 PennEM
- Prehistoric and historic habitation of area, vegetation and soil types, geology of the area
Formation geology-
- QE157.M36 no.61 Find this book!
- QE157.E58 no.1 1982 Find this book!

Minerals

Mineral resources, Centre County, Pennsylvania (Map)
- G3823.C4H1 1976.C4 MapsEM Find this map!
Geology and history of iron production in Centre County, PA
- QE158.C36G46 1995 - PennEM Find this book!

Sinkholes and Caves

Sinkholes and karst related features of Centre County
- QE157.O6 OFR92-01 PennEM Find this book!

Groundwater

Summary groundwater resources of Centre County, Pennsylvania
- QE157.W374 no.48 StacksEM and PennEM- Find this book!
Centre County Groundwater Resources Study
- GB1025.P4C4 1980 RefEM- Find this book!
Water Resources and Hydrology of the Centre Region
- GB705.P4S36 1996 - RefEM- Find this book!
The State Water Plan
- TC424.P4P43 no.1-20 PennEM- Find this book!

Also try the USGS Water Data site: http://water.usgs.gov/data/

Meteorology (Rainfall)

National Climatic Data Center at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climateresearch.html
The Pennsylvania State Climatologist: http://climate.met.psu.edu/www_prod/
Pennsylvania Weather Book
- QC984.P4G45 2002 – StacksEM- Find this book!
The Barrens, Central Pennsylvania's year-round deep freeze
- QC981.7.M5S3 - StacksEM- Find this book!

Land Use and Soils

Land Use

For agricultural use statistics, try:
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/Pennsylvania/cp42027.pdf

Planning Document (Binder)
- HT167.5.P4 C4 1976 RefEM- Find this book!
- Land use, soil types, vegetation, social factors, government, and history of Centre region.
- Planning Document 2000- Centre County Planning and Community Development Office- http://cog.centreconnect.org/crpa-mpo/Reports/COMP_PLAN2000.pdf
Centre County Existing Land Use
- HD266.P42C44 1995 RefEM- Find this book!

Soils

Soil Survey of Centre County
- S599.A11.P4C42 1981 StacksEM and RefEM- Find this book!
- Soil types, how they formed, soil use and management
Soils and Geology of Nittany Valley by Ciolkosz, E. J.
- QE158.N5S6 PennEM- Find this book!
- Prehistoric and historic habitation of area, vegetation and soil types, geology of the area
Planning Document (Binder)
- HT167.5.P4 C4 1976 RefEM- Find this book!
- Land use, soil types, vegetation, social factors, government, and history of Centre region.