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Colonels Island Deep Test Well: Hydrogeology and geochemistry of the Floridan aquifer system at U.S. Geological Survey test well 26, on Colonels Island, near Brunswick, Georgia

By L. Elliott Jones in cooperation withe the City of Brunswick, Glynn County, and Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Picture of an artesian well - test well number 26
Before the development of pressure transducers, a tower was needed to measure the high water level in test well 26		   Map showing study area of Brunswick Saltwater intrusion is occuring in fresh groundwater aquifers in the Brunswick area. These pages describe ground-water data collection and analysis currently being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, the City of Brunswick, and Glynn County.

Topics

Problem-Objective-Findings Problem-Objective-Findings
Abstract and ground-water flow system Abstract and ground-water flow system
Chloride-concentration map Chloride-concentration map
Geology and hydrogeology Geology and hydrogeology
Chloride and sampling intervals Chloride and sampling intervals
Water quality Water quality
Acoustic televiewer - Upper Floridan Acoustic televiewer - Floridan
Acoustic televiewer - Fernandina permeable zone Acoustic televiewer - Fernandina

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