Ground-Water Conditions in Georgia, 1999

USGS Open-File Report 00-515

Upper Floridan aquifer

Southwestern area

The water level in the Upper Floridan aquifer in southwestern Georgia was monitored in 29 wells in 1999; data for 25 of these wells are available as PDF files, accessible by clicking on the well number in the map below or from Table 3b. In the southwestern area, water levels in wells tapping the Upper Floridan aquifer respond to variations in precipitation, evapotranspiration, pumping, and streamflow (Hayes and others, 1983). In areas near the Flint River or its tributaries, the aquifer is hydraulically connected to the streams which can influence water level. In areas away from the Flint River and its tributaries, the Upper Floridan aquifer is confined by thicker overburden, is not well connected to streams, and the water level is not directly influenced by precipitation (Torak and others, 1991).

Figure 25. Location of observation wells completed in the Upper Floridan aquifer, southwestern area.

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