Potentiometric surface of the lower Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4234
By: M. D. Winner Jr., William L. Lyke, and Allen R. Brockman
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Abstract
Water level measurements were made in four wells open to the lower Cape Fear aquifer at the end of 1986 to determine the configuration of its potentiometric surface over an area of approximately 4,100 sq mi. Because of the scarcity of data, five earlier measurements were also used to help estimate the position of the potentiometric contours. These were one-time measurements in temporary observation wells. A broad cone of depression has formed in the area between Kinston and New Bern where the potentiometric surface is below sea level and seems likely related to large groundwater withdrawals from the aquifers overlying the lower Cape Fear in that area.
Suggested Citation
Winner, M.D., Lyke, W.L., Brockman, A., 1989, Potentiometric surface of the lower Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4234, 1 Plate: 11.70 x 13.83 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri874234.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potentiometric surface of the lower Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4234 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874234 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 Plate: 11.70 x 13.83 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Other Geospatial | Cape Fear aquifer |