SFRC-85/02 Geologic Structure of the Surficial Aquifer System Underlying EVER and BICY
Jarosewich M and Wagner J. 1985. SFRC-85/02 Geologic Structure of the Surficial Aquifer System Underlying EVER and BICY. SFRC 85/02. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
Well logs from 67 existing deep wells in southern Florida were used to determine the stratigraphy, depth, and extent of the Surficial Aquifer System underlying Everglades National Park and the Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida. Four geologic cross sections were prepared along well transects within the park and preserve to profile the aquifer system. The profiles reveal considerable heterogeneity in the lithologies but suggest two distinct zones: an upper zone of permeable limestones and clastics and a more heterogeneous lower zone of relatively impermeable fine-grained sands and sandy silts interbedded with permeable sands, limestones, and shelly marls.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jarosewich, Martha; Wagner, Joel
- Date of Issue
- 1985-03
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- BICY , EVER
- Keywords
- Aquifer, Big Cypress, everglades, Geologic, SFNRCTRS, surficial