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The Floridan aquifer system is composed of two main aquifers: the Upper Floridan aquifer and the Lower Floridan aquifer. These aquifers are separated by sediments that range from low-permeability clays in the panhandle (Bucatunna Clay) and low-permeability dolomites and gypsiferous anhydrite in west-central Florida to permeable limestones along ...
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.
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Englishtown aquifer; Floridan aquifer; Great Miami aquifer; Kirkwood–Cohansey aquifer; Lloyd aquifer; Magothy aquifer – largest of Long Island's aquifers; Mahomet Aquifer; Medina aquifer; Mt. Laurel–Wenonah aquifer; Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer; Ozark Plateau aquifer; Patapsco aquifer; Permian Sea; Potomac ...
The Biscayne Aquifer is a surficial aquifer located in southeast Florida. It covers over 3,000 square miles (7,800 km 2), and is the most intensely used water source in Florida, supplying water to Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County and Monroe County.
Water's Journey: The Hidden Rivers of Florida is a documentary film by Wes Skiles that tracks the path of water through the Floridan aquifer, where a team reveals the journey of water above and within the earth. Viewers are transported through a world that reveals how their lives are intertwined with the water they drink.
Wakulla cave is a branching flow-dominated cave that has developed in the Floridan Aquifer under the Woodville Karst Plain of north Florida. [2]It is classified as a first magnitude spring [3] [4] and a major exposure point for the Floridan Aquifer.
The Biscayne Aquifer, named after Biscayne Bay, is a surficial aquifer. It is a shallow layer of highly permeable limestone under a portion of South Florida . The area it underlies includes Broward County , Miami-Dade County , Monroe County , and Palm Beach County , a total of about 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2 ).