| Abstract: | The Meridian-upper Wilcox aquifer contains freshwater in a 15 ,000 sq mi area in northwestern and central Mississippi. The aquifer comprises the Meridian Sand Member of the Tallahatta Formation and discontinuous hydraulically connected sand beds in the upper part of the Wilcox Group. The aggregate sand thickness of the aquifer ranges from less than 50 ft to about 500 ft. The withdrawal of fresh water from the aquifer in Mississippi in 1975 was about 32 Mgal/d. Long-term water-level trends indicate an average decline of about 1 ft per year. Thick, permeable sand beds yield as much as 2,800 gal/min to wells and fresh water extends to depths of more than 2,000 ft. The aquifer is used extensively in areas where the dissolved-solids content exceeds 500 mg/liter; however, the most common problems in water supplies are excessive iron and corrosiveness. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 26279 |
| Citation Author: | Boswell, E. H. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 3 sheets :col. ill., col. maps ;folded in envelope 30 x 23 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 76-79 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | The Meridian-upper Wilcox aquifer in Mississippi; 1976; WRI; 76-79; Boswell, E. H. |
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| Citation Year: | 1976 |
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| Text: | The Meridian-upper Wilcox aquifer in Mississippi; 1976; WRI; 76-79; Boswell, E. H. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
