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Ground-water levels in selected well fields and in west-central Florida, September 1981

Open-File Report 82-261
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Abstract

The water table in the surficial aquifer and the potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer in a 1,200-square-mile area in west-central Florida are mapped semiannually by the U.S. Geological Survey. Maps are based on water levels measured in wells each May to coincide with seasonal low levels and each September to coincide with seasonal high levels. The mapped area shows 14 well fields that supplied 140.3 million gallons to municipalities on September 21, 1981. The water is withdrawn from the Floridan aquifer, the major aquifer in Florida. The effect of localized withdrawal on ground water is shown on the maps as depressions in both the potentiometric and water-table surfaces. In September 1981, ground-water levels were significantly higher than those of May 1981 and were unchanged or within a few feet of those in September 1980. Seasonal recharge from summer rains and reduced pumpage are factors in the water-level recovery from record and near record low levels of May 1981. (USGS)
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Ground-water levels in selected well fields and in west-central Florida, September 1981
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 82-261
DOI 10.3133/ofr82261
Edition -
Year Published 1982
Language ENGLISH
Description 33 maps on 2 sheets :photocopy ;sheets 86 x 61 cm.
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