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Mississippi Embayment aquifer system Completed

By Water Resources Mission Area March 7, 2021

The Mississippi Embayment aquifer system is more than 5,000 feet thick in a wide area of south-central Louisana and southwestern Mississippi.

WAUSP Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Sudy photo 16
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Hydrogeologic units of the Mississippi embayment aquifer system include the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, Vicksburg-Jackson confining unit, the upper Claiborne aquifer, the middle Claiborne confining unit, the middle Claiborne aquifer, the lower Claiborne confining unit, the lower Claiborne aquifer, the middle Wilcox aquifer, the lower Wilcox aquifer, and the Midway confining unit.

The data files listed below are supplemental to Digital surfaces and thicknesses of selected hydrogeologic units within the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS) (USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5089). The report includes a description of methods used to derive the data.

 

Click on the links below to download files for this aquifer. For information about the available file types, see Aquifer data: Explanation of spatial data formats.

Hydrogeologic Unit Extents:

Hydrologic Unit Surfaces:

Below are other webpages associated with this aquifer.

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Aquifers: Map of the Principal Aquifers of the United States

Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
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Water Resources Mission Area
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Principal Aquifers of the United States

This website compiles USGS resources and data related to principal aquifers including Aquifer Basics, principal aquifers maps and GIS data, and the National Aquifer Code Reference List.
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National Water Census: Regional Groundwater Availability Studies map

Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
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Water Resources Mission Area
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Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

Regional groundwater availability studies enable information about groundwater to be integrated and consistent, so that this resource can be analyzed and understood on an aquifer–wide scale. These studies provide decision–makers with a better understanding of the status and trends in the Nation's groundwater availability.
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Below are publications associated with this aquifer.

Digital Surfaces and Thicknesses of Selected Hydrogeologic Units within the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)

Digital surfaces of selected Tertiary and younger age hydrogeologic units within the Mississippi embayment aquifer system were created using more than 2,600 geophysical logs for an area that covers approximately 70,000 square miles and encompasses parts of eight states. The digital surfaces were developed to define and display the hydrogeologic framework for the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aqui
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Rheannon M. Hart, Brian R. Clark, Susan E. Bolyard
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Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Principal aquifers [of the United States]

No abstract available.
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James A. Miller

Ground Water Atlas of the United States

PrefaceThe Ground Water Atlas of the United States presents a comprehensive summary of the Nation's ground-water resources and is a basic reference for the location, geography, geology, and hydrologic characteristics of the major aquifers in the Nation. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Results of the Regional A
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Water Resources Mission Area