Ground-Water Resources of the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia-Subarea 4 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins

Abstract

The study area is underlain by Coastal Plain sediments of pre-Cretaceous to Quaternary age consisting of alternating units of sand, clay, sandstone, dolomite, and limestone that gradually thicken and dip gently to the southeast. The Upper Floridan aquifer is composed of an offlapping sequence of clastic and carbonate sediments consisting of the Clinchfield Sand, the Ocala, Suwannee, and Tampa Limestones, and the Marianna Formation. The Intermediate system consists of the Intracoastal, Chipola, and Jackson Bluff Formations, is limited in areal extent to the southern part of the basin in Florida, and constitutes an aquifer of low yield. The aquifer-stream-reservoir (flow) system is defined by surface water in hydraulic connection with aquifers and semiconfining units.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA451299

Entities

People

  • Lynn J. Torak
  • Robin J. Mcdowell

Organizations

  • National Park Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Flow
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geographic Regions
  • Groundwater
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Natural Resources
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Statistics
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Riverine Ecology