Potentiometric surface of the upper Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4235
By: M. D. Winner Jr., William L. Lyke, and Allen R. Brockman
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Abstract
Water-level measurements were made in 84 wells open to the upper Cape Fear aquifer at the end of 1986 to determine the configuration of its potentiometric surface over an area of approximately 5,500 sq mi. The major feature of the potentiometric surface is the development of a large, almost circular cone of depression as a result of the merging of a number of smaller cones. The center of the large cone lies along an axis between Greenville and Kinston. The potentiometric surface in the upper Cape Fear is nearly 100 ft below sea level at Greenville; it is more than 100 ft above sea level south of the Neuse River near Colorado.
Suggested Citation
Winner, M.D., Lyke, W.L., and Brockman, A., 1989, Potentiometric surface of the upper Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4235, 1 Plate: 11.67 x 13.77 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/wri874235.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potentiometric surface of the upper Cape Fear aquifer in the central coastal plain of North Carolina, December 1986 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4235 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874235 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 Plate: 11.67 x 13.77 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Other Geospatial | Coastal Plain, upper Cape Fear aquifer |