| Abstract: | Mean water levels in wells across Georgia were from 0.25 foot higher to 11.4 feet lower in 1978 than in 1977, and in some areas were the lowest on record. Water levels in the principal artesian aquifer underwent a long-term decline during the period 1969-78. In some areas water levels dropped more than 10 feet. Wells tapping the Clayton Limestone in the Albany area showed a long-term decline during the period 1969-78, and in some wells water levels dropped more than 20 feet. Water levels in the Cretaceous aquifer system showed little fluctuation during 1978; however, in a well located in Chattahoochee County, water levels declined 4.4 feet during 1969-78. In the Piedmont area mean water levels remained the same to 2.2 feet lower in 1978 than in 1977, and showed no long-term trend. Chloride concentrations in the principal artesian aquifer in the Savannah area remained stable and in the Brunswick area continued to rise during 1978. Daily mean water-level fluctuations and trends for 1978 and fluctuations of the monthly mean water level for the previous 10 years are shown in hydrographs of 33 selected observation wells in Georgia. Chloride concentrations in 11 wells in the Savannah and Brunswick areas are shown in graphs of monthly values over the previous 10 years. A short narrative explains fluctuations and trends in each of the hydrographs and chloride concentration graphs shown. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 18483 |
| Citation Author: | Clarke, J. S.; Hester, W. G.; O'Byrne, M. P. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 94 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 79-1290 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water levels and quality data for Georgia, 1978; 1979; OFR; 79-1290; Clarke, J. S.; Hester, W. G.; O‘Byrne, M. P. |
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| Citation Year: | 1979 |
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| Text: | Ground-water levels and quality data for Georgia, 1978; 1979; OFR; 79-1290; Clarke, J. S.; Hester, W. G.; O‘Byrne, M. P. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, |
