"The St. Marks River basin encompasses a large portion of Leon, Jefferson and Wakulla counties in northwest Florida, extending from near the Georgia-Florida border to the Gulf of Mexico. Geology and surface topography of the basin is controlled by sediments of Upper Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Quaternary age. In the portion of the basin south of the Cody Scarp, the Middle and Upper Miocene sediments have been eroded and the surface elevations are much lower than the northern upland. The Florida Aquifer is the principal source of ground water for the St. Marks basin. The major producing zone of the aquifer is comprised of limestones of Upper Eocene to Lower Miocene age. Overlying younger sediments serve as confining units throughout the northern half of the basin. Hydrologically, the aquifer is more transmissive near the St. Marks River. Water levels are generally higher in the recharge area in the northern portion of the basin with flow paths generally towards the springs and discharge areas near the Gulf of Mexico. Recharge is predominantly from local rainfall although some ground water is being contributed from the adjacent basin to the north"--Abstract. / Typescript. / "December 1984." / "Submitted to the Department of Geology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: James B. Cowart, Professor Directing Thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-165).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_291457 |
| Contributors | Gerami, Abbas (authoraut), Cowart, James B. (professor directing thesis), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 165 leaves : illustrations, charts, maps), computer, application/pdf |
| Coverage | Florida |
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