Geology of the surficial aquifer system Broward County, Florida: Lithologic logs
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Abstract
The geologic framework of the surficial aquifer system, of which the Biscayne aquifer is the major component in Broward County, Florida, is presented in eight geologic cross sections. The cross sections are based on detailed lithologic logs of 27 test wells that were drilled, in the summer of 1981, through the sediments overlying the relatively impermeable units of the Hawthorn Formation, of Miocene age. The cross sections show the aquifer system as a wedge-shaped sequence of Cenozoic sediments. The aquifer thickness gradually decreases from more than 400 feet along the coast to about 160 feet in the west and southwest parts of Broward County. The sediments that comprise the aquifer system range in age from Pliocene to Pleistocene and are assigned to the following stratigraphic units from bottom to top: Tamiami Formation, Caloosahatchee Marl, Fort Thompson Formation, Key Largo Limestone, Anastasia Formation, Miami Oolite, and Pamlico Sand.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology of the surficial aquifer system Broward County, Florida: Lithologic logs |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 84-4068 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri844068 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 167 p.; 2 Plates: 43.55 x 31.77 inches and 41.19 x 33.19 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward County |