Results of a test well in the Nanafalia Formation near Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama
January 1, 1983
Test drilling at Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama, discloses that the Nanafalia Formation (Paleocene) contains freshwater in sand at a distance of 25 miles downdip from the outcrop area. A nearby fault on the north side of Gilberttown-Pickens fault zone does not appear to affect either the head or the water quality in sand of the Nanafalia. This presently undeveloped aquifer could be a source of water supply in this area. (USGS)
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Title | Results of a test well in the Nanafalia Formation near Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri824108 |
| Authors | M. E. Davis, A.K. Sparkes, B.S. Peacock |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series Number | 82-4108 |
| Index ID | wri824108 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |