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Potentiometric surface of the Floridan Aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District, September 1979

January 1, 1979

A September 1979 potentiometric-surface map of the Southwest Florida Water Management District depicts the annual high water-level period. Potentiometric levels increased 1 to 20 feet between May 1979 and September 1979, in the citrus and farming sections of southern Hillsborough, northern Hardee, southwestern Polk, northwestern DeSoto, and Manatee Counties. Water levels in these areas are widely affected by pumping for irrigation and have the greatest range in fluctuations. Water-level increases ranged from 0 to 7 feet in coastal, northern, and southern areas of the Water Management District. Generally, potentiometric levels were higher than previous September levels due to heavy rains in August and September. (USGS)

Publication Year 1979
Title Potentiometric surface of the Floridan Aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District, September 1979
DOI 10.3133/ofr8046
Authors D. K. Yobbi, W. M. Woodham, Charles P. Laughlin
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 80-46
Index ID ofr8046
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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