Surficial aquifer system in eastern Lee County, Florida

Abstract

Introduction 1 Purpose and scope Acknowledgments Description of area Well inventory Composition of shallow sediments Description of the surficial aquifer system Upper unit Middle unit Lower unit Water-level fluctuations Potentiometric and water-table surfaces Hydraulic properties Groundwater quality Dissolved solids Chloride Water use. Summary and conclusions Selected references ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Map of Lee County showing area of investigation 2. Map of eastern part of Lee County showing the location of wells and the subsurface section 3. Graph showing rainfall at Fort Myers, 1971-80 4. Subsurface section A-A 1 showing the components of the surficial aquifer system 5. Map of eastern part of Lee County showing contours on the top of the lower unit of the surficial aquifer system 6. Hydrograph of wells L-1984 and L-1984A along Corkscrew Road, for 1976-80