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FLORIDA
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Prepared in cooperation with the
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Scientific Investigations Map 3183
A.G. Ortiz , 2011, Potentiometric surface of the upper
Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida, May 2011
POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE OF THE UPPER FLORIDAN AQUIFER,
WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA, MAY 2011
By A.G. Ortiz
Base from Southwest Florida Water Management District digital data, 1992,
State Plane Florida East projection, NAD83Copies of this map can be purchased from:
U.S. Geological Survey
Branch of Information Services
Box 25286
Denver, Colorodo 80225-0286
Figure 1. Change in potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer from May 2010 to
May 2011 in west-central Florida. Positive values indicate an increase in water-level altitudes.
Negative values indicate a decrease in water-level altitudes.
EXPLANATION
MUNICIPAL WELL FIELD
POTENTIOMETRIC CONTOUR -- Shows altitude at which water would have stood in tightly cased wells. Contour interval is 10 feet.
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929. Hachures indicate depressions. Dashed where approximately located.
BOUNDARY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
OBSERVATION WELL -- Number is altitude of water level in feet above or below NGVD of 1929.
SPRING
" CITY OR TOWN
OBSERVATION WELL -- Number is altitude of water level in feet above or below NGVD of 1929.
Bold number indicates water levels corrected for salinity.
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EXPLANATION
Change in the potentiometric
surface, in feet
(Positive values indicate an
increase in water-level altitudes)
-5 to -9.99
>0 to 4.99
0 to -4.99
<= -10.00
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS IN WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA
The Floridan aquifer system consists of the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifers separated by the
middle confining unit. The middle confining unit and the Lower Floridan aquifer in west-central
Florida generally contain highly mineralized water. The water-bearing units containing fresh
water are herein referred to as the Upper Floridan aquifer. The Upper Floridan aquifer is the
principal source of water in the Southwest Florida Water Management District and is used for
major public supply, domestic use, irrigation, and brackish water desalination in coastal
communities (Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2000).
This map report shows the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer measured in
May 2011. The potentiometric surface is an imaginary surface connecting points of equal
altitude to which water will rise in tightly-cased wells that tap a confined aquifer system
(Lohman, 1979). This map represents water-level conditions near the end of the dry season,
when groundwater levels usually are at an annual low and withdrawals for agricultural use
typically are high. The cumulative average rainfall of 45.74 inches for west-central Florida (from
June 2010 through May 2011) was 6.85 inches below the historical cumulative average of 52.59
inches (Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2011). Historical cumulative averages
are calculated from regional rainfall summary reports (1915 to most recent complete calendar
year) and are updated monthly by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
This report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Southwest Florida
Water Management District, is part of a semi-annual series of Upper Floridan aquifer
potentiometric-surface map reports for west-central Florida. Potentiometric-surface maps have
been prepared for January 1964, May 1969, May 1971, May 1973, May 1974, and for each May
and September from 1975 through 2010. Water-level data are collected in May and September
each year to show the approximate annual low and high water-level conditions, respectively.
Most of the water-level data for this map were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during
the period May 23-27, 2011. Supplemental water-level data were collected by other agencies
and companies. Most water-level measurements were made during a 5-day period; therefore,
measurements do not represent a "snapshot" of conditions at a specific time, nor do they
necessarily coincide with the seasonal low water-level condition.
WATER-LEVEL CHANGES
Water levels in about 95 percent of the wells measured in May 2011 were lower than the May
2010 water levels (Ortiz, 2010). Data from 399 wells indicate the May 2011 water levels ranged
from about 12 feet below to about 2.5 feet above the May 2010 water levels (fig. 1). The largest
water level increase occurred in northeast Pinellas County. The largest water level declines
occurred in east-central Hillsborough County and south-central Polk County (fig. 1).
Water levels in about 99 percent of the wells measured in May 2011 were lower than the
September 2010 water levels (Ortiz, 2011). Data from 400 wells indicate the May 2011 water
levels ranged from about 25 feet below to about 0.5 feet above the September 2010 water levels.
The largest water level decline was in west-central Pasco County and the largest rise in water
levels was in east-central Manatee County.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author thanks Tampa Bay Water and CF Industries for their assistance with the collection
of data used to prepare this report.
SELECTED REFERENCES
Lohman, S. W., 1979, Ground-water hydraulics: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 708,
72 p.
Ortiz, A.G., 2010, Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida, May
2010: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3139, 1 sheet.
Ortiz, A.G., 2011, Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida,
September 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3148, 1 sheet.
Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2000, Aquifer characteristics within the
Southwest Florida Water Management District: Brooksville, FL, 123 p.
Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2011, Hydrologic conditions for the month of
May 2011: Brooksville, FL, 84 p.