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Ground-water resources of Okeechobee County, Florida

Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4166
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri924166

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Abstract

Rapid population growth in Okeechobee County, Florida will increase future demand for potable water. Much of the ground water within the county is vulnerable to saltwater upconing or recharge water of poor-quality from the land surface. The surficial aquifer system within the county is a major source of domestic and public water supply. This system consists of sand, silt, and shell and has a maximum thickness of about 250 feet. Water in the surficial aquifer system is generally potable except in areas where brackish water has intruded from wells tapping the Floridan aquifer system. The Floridan aquifer system is a sequence of limestone and dolomite that is about 2,500 feet thick. Water in the Floridan aquifer system ranges from marginally potable to brackish. Use of this aquifer system for public water supply is limited because the potable water is not located near population centers. The Floridan aquifer system is used extensively for agricultural irrigation.

Suggested Citation

Bradner, L.A., 1994, Ground-water resources of Okeechobee County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4166, v, 41 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri924166.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Ground-water resources of Okeechobee County, Florida
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 92-4166
DOI 10.3133/wri924166
Year Published 1994
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section, [distributor],
Description v, 41 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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