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  2. List of aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers of the United States Withdrawal rates from the Ogallala Aquifer.. This is a list of some aquifers in the United States.. Map of major US aquifers by rock type. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to groundwater wells and springs.

  3. List of aquifers - Wikipedia

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    4 North America. Toggle North America subsection. 4.1 Canada. 4.2 United States. 4.3 Mexico. 5 Oceania. ... Aquifers of the United States. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal ...

  4. Category:Aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Aquifers in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  5. Landmark government report calls for national mobilization to ...

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    In a new report, scientists say the U.S. is facing serious challenges as groundwater is depleted in many areas. They call for a national effort to safeguard aquifers.

  6. Ogallala Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km 2) in portions of eight states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). [1]

  7. Hydrologic unit system (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers of the United States are organized by national principal aquifer codes and names assigned by the National Water Information System (NWIS). Aquifers are identified by a geohydrologic unit code (a three-digit number related to the age of the formation) followed by a 4 or 5 character abbreviation for the geologic unit or aquifer name. [10]

  8. Why One of the Largest Aquifers in the World Is Disappearing

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  9. Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    According to a 2013 report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the depletion between 2001 and 2008, inclusive, is about 32 percent of the cumulative depletion during the entire 20th century. [28] In the United States, the biggest users of water from aquifers include agricultural irrigation and oil and coal extraction. [29 ...