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The Coffee Sand and Ripley aquifers in Mississippi

Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-114
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Abstract

The Coffee Sand and Ripley aquifers, of Cretaceous age, are in the Selma Group in northern Mississippi. The aquifers contain freshwater in an area of about 4,400 square miles in northern Mississippi. Water produced from the aquifers by public water systems and numerous industries in 1975 averaged about 4 Mgal/d. Regional water-level declines have been very small and the aquifers have a moderate potential for future development. The aquifers are used in some areas where there are no other significant sources of ground water. The most common problems in developing water supplies are low yields to wells and hard water. (Kosco-USGS)
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title The Coffee Sand and Ripley aquifers in Mississippi
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 78-114
DOI 10.3133/wri78114
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Year Published 1978
Language ENGLISH
Description scale 1:500,000, 1 sheet.
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