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Karst-Related Publications by KGS Staff

• Cobb, J., and Currens, J., 2001, Karst: The stealthy hazard: Geotimes, v. 46, no. 5, p. 14-17.
• Currens, J.C., 1975, An investigation of Up and Down Cave, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: National Speleological Society Bulletin, v. 37, no. 1, p. 9-15.
• Currens, J.C., 1981a, Kentucky caves, nature's mineral museums: Rocks and Minerals, v. 56, no. 3, p. 93-97.
• Currens, J.C., 1981b, Speleogenesis models for the Mammoth Cave region, and their use as predictive tools for southern Toohey Ridge, Hart and Barren Counties, Kentucky: Proceedings, 8th International Congress of Speleology, Bowling Green, Ky., v.1, p. 75-78.
• Currens, J.C., 1983, Sedimentology and paleohydrology of a segment of Longs Cave, Edmonson County, Kentucky [abs.]: National Speleological Society Bulletin, v. 45, no. 2, unpaginated.
• Currens, J.C., 1992, Caves, in Kleber, J.E., ed., The Kentucky encyclopedia: Lexington, University of Kentucky Press, p. 174-176.
• Currens, J.C., 1995, Mass flux of agricultural nonpoint-source pollutants in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky, in Beck, B.F., ed., Karst geohazards, engineering and environmental problems in karst terrane: Proceedings of the Fifth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impact of Karst, p. 179-187.
• Currens, J.C., 1999a, Mass flux of agricultural nonpoint-source pollutants in a conduit-flow dominated karst aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Report of Investigations 1, 151 p.
• Currens, J.C., 1999b, A sampling plan for conduit-flow karst springs: Minimizing sampling cost and maximizing statistical utility: Engineering Geology, v. 52, no. 1-2, p. 121-128.
• Currens, J.C., 2000a, Generalized block diagram of the Inner Bluegrass karst: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 15, 1 sheet.
• Currens, J.C., 2000b, Generalized block diagram of the Western Pennyroyal karst: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 16, 1 sheet.
• Currens, J.C., 2000c, Generalized block diagram of the Eastern Pennyroyal karst: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 17, 1 sheet.
• Currens, J.C., 2000d, Generalized block diagram of the Pine Mountain karst: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 18, 1 sheet.
• Currens, J.C., 2000e, Kentucky is karst country! What you should know about sinkholes and springs: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Information Circular 4, 29 p.
• Currens, J.C., 2001a, Changes in groundwater quality in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer following BMP implementation, in Beck, B.F>, and Herring, J.G., eds., Proceedings of the Eighth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Louisville, Ky., April 1-4, 2001: Lisse, Netherlands, Balkema Publishers, p. 209-216.
• Currens, J.C., 2001b, Changes in groundwater quality in a conduit-flow-dominated karst aquifer following BMP implementation: Environmental Geology, v. 42, no. 5, p. 525-531.
• Currens, J.C., 2001c, Protect Kentucky's karst aquifers from nonpoint-source pollution: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 27, 1 sheet.
• Currens, J.C., and Borden, J.D., 1977, In the shadow of No. 1, the Toohey Ridge System: National Speleological Society Bulletin, v. 35, no. 12, pt. 1, p. 239-243.
• Currens, J.C., and Graham, C.D.R., 1993a, Flooding of Sinking Creek, Garretts Spring karst drainage basin, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Kentucky, in Beck, B.F., ed., Applied karst geology: Proceedings of the Fourth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impact of Karst, p. 145-156.
• Currens, J.C., and Graham, C.D.R., 1993b, Flooding of Sinking Creek, Garretts Spring karst drainage basin, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Kentucky: Environmental Geology, v. 22, no. 4, p. 337-344.
• Currens, J.C., and Graham, C. D. R., 1993c, Flooding of the Sinking Creek karst area in Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Report of Investigations 7, 33 p.
• Currens, J.C., and McGrain, P., 1979, Bibliography of karst geology in Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Special Publication 1, 59 p.
• Currens, J.C., Paylor, R.A., and Ray, J.A., 2002, Mapped karst groundwater basins in the Lexington 30 x 60 minute quadrangle: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 35, scale 1:100,000.
• Currens, J.C., Pidgeon, K.G., and Wu, Q., 2002, Inventory of springs in Fayette County: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 28, scale 1:62,500.
• Currens, J.C., and Ray, J.A., 1998, Mapped karst groundwater basins in the Somerset 30 x 60 minute quadrangle: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Map and Chart 16, scale 1:10,000.
• Felton, G.K., and Currens, J.C., 1994, Peak flow rate and recession curve characteristics of a karst spring in the Inner Blue Grass, central Kentucky: Journal of Hydrology, v. 162, p. 99-188.
• Florea, L.J., Paylor, R.L., Simpson, L., and Gulley, J., 2002, Karst GIS advances in Kentucky: Journal of Cave and Karst Studies Special GIS Issue, Environmental Systems Research Institute, v. 63, p. 58-62.
• Graham, C.D.R., 1999, Electrical resistivity studies in the Inner Bluegrass karst region, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Thesis 1, 92 p.
• Hutcheson, S.M., Sendlein, L.V.A., Dinger, J.S., Currens, J.C., and Sahba, A.M., 1997, Hydrogeology and groundwater monitoring of coal-ash disposal sites in a karst terrane near Burnside, south-central Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Report of Investigations 11, 21 p.
• Paylor, R.L, and Currens, J.C., 2001a, Karst Occurrence in Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 33, scale 1:1,000,000.
• Paylor, R.L., and Currens, J.C., 2001b, Mapping karst groundwater basins in the Inner Bluegrass as a nonpoint-source pollution management tool, in Proceedings, Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, v. 8, p. 229-234.
• Paylor, R.L., and Florea, L., 2001, The Kentucky Sinkhole Project: Development of a statewide sinkhole map [abs.]: 2001 National Speleological Society Convention Program Guide, p. 86.
• Ray, J.A., and Currens, J.C., 1998a, Mapped karst groundwater basins in the Beaver Dam 30 x 60 minute quadrangle: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Map and Chart 19, scale 1:100,000.
• Ray, J.A., and Currens, J.C., 1998b, Mapped karst groundwater basins in the Campbellsville 30 x 60 minute quadrangle: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 11, Map and Chart 17, scale 1:100,000.
• Ray, J.A., and Currens, J.C., 2000, Mapped karst groundwater basins in the Bowling Green 30 x 60 minute quadrangle: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 22, scale 1:100,000.

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