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Potential for downward leakage to the Floridan Aquifer, Green Swamp area, central Florida

Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-71
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri7771

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Abstract

A qualitative evaluation of the potential for downward leakage from the surficial sand aquifer to the underlying Floridan aquifer was made for the Green Swamp area (about 870 sq mi) in central Florida. Downward leakage, or recharge, is limited under natural conditions owing to the nearness to land surface of the potentiometric surface of both the sand aquifer and the underlying Floridan aquifer. Continuous cores of the unconsolidated section were obtained at 74 sites in the study area and were evaluated for downward leakage potential based on grain-size distribution. Sand percentage was estimated for each interval or bed from microscopic examination of the core samples. The four maps prepared from this data show sand thickness, clay thickness, relative vertical hydraulic conductivity of the confining beds and the relative potential for downward leakage. About 20 percent (178 sq mi) of the area classified has a relatively good potential for downward leakage; almost 50 percent of the area has a relatively poor potential. (Woodard-USGS)

Suggested Citation

Grubb, H.F., 1977, Potential for downward leakage to the Floridan Aquifer, Green Swamp area, central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-71, 1 Plate: 37.56 x 27.42 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri7771.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Potential for downward leakage to the Floridan Aquifer, Green Swamp area, central Florida
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 77-71
DOI 10.3133/wri7771
Year Published 1977
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 1 Plate: 37.56 x 27.42 inches
Country United States
State Florida
Other Geospatial Green Swamp area
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