Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Roy Sonenshein
      Publication_Date: 2001
      Title: Limit of Gray Limestone Aquifer, Southeastern Florida, USGS WRIR 99-4213
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/gis/data/glime_limit_arc.htm
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Reese, Ronald S.

            Cunningham, Kevin J.
          Publication_Date: 2000
          Title: Hydrogeology of the Gray Limestone Aquifer in Southern Florida
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report
            Issue_Identification: 99-4213
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
          Other_Citation_Details: Prepared in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District
          Online_Linkage: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri99_4213_reese.html
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The maps shows the limit of the gray limestone aquifer in southern Florida. The lower Tamiami aquifer is mapped as being present in most of western and northeastern Hendry County, which are outside of the study area. However, the limestones of the Tamiami Formation, which are included in the lower Tamiami aquifer, thin to the north, and sand and sandstone layers make up most of the thickness of the formation in central Hendry County. The easternmost extent of 
      the gray limestone aquifer corresponds closely to the limits previously delineated by Fish (1988) and Fish and Stewart (1991). In northeastern Broward County, the eastern edge of the aquifer occurs at the transition from highly permeable limestone or contiguous shell sand to a significantly less permeable facies composed of sandy, clayey limestone and quartz sand and sandstone. In northeastern Miami-Dade County, the eastern limit of the aquifer is mapped where the aquifer merges with the Biscayne aquifer and the intervening semiconfining unit wedges out. South of the Tamiami Trail, the eastern boundary occurs at a transition to less-permeable siliciclastic sediments.

      The northern and western extents of the gray limestone aquifer were not defined in this study.
    Purpose: The purpose of this report is to evaluate the hydrogeologic framework, hydraulic properties, and ground-water flow of the gray limestone aquifer in southern Florida. The report also emphasizes the geologic framework (stratigraphy and structure) and the hydrogeologic framework (aquifers and confining and semiconfining units) above and below the gray limestone aquifer.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 199510
        Ending_Date: 199909
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.375006
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.254256
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.548269
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.364753
  Keywords:
    Theme:
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      Theme_Keyword: aquifer
      Theme_Keyword: hydrology
      Theme_Keyword: hydrogeology
      Theme_Keyword: geology
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
      Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
      Theme_Keyword: 007
      Theme_Keyword: 008
      Theme_Keyword: 012
    Place:
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      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US
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      Place_Keyword: Florida
      Place_Keyword: FL
    Place:
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      Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
      Place_Keyword: Broward County
      Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County
      Place_Keyword: Collier County
      Place_Keyword: Hendry County
    Place:
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      Place_Keyword: South East Coast
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Stratum_Keyword: Gray limestone aquifer
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Roy Sonenshein
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 3110 SW 9th Avenue
        City: Ft. Lauderdale
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 33315
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5924
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sunshine@usgs.gov
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  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Fish, Johnnie E.

        Stewart, Mark
      Publication_Date: 1991
      Title: Hydrogeology of the Surficial Aquifer System, Dade County, Florida
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report
        Issue_Identification: 90-4108
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Other_Citation_Details: prepared in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District
      Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/wri/90-4108/
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Fish, J. E.
      Publication_Date: 1988
      Title: Hydrogeology, Aquifer Characteristics, and Ground-Water Flow of the Surficial Aquifer System Broward County, Florida
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report
        Issue_Identification: 87-4034
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Other_Citation_Details: prepared in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District
      Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/wri/87-4034/index.html
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Smith, K. R.

        Adams, K. M.
      Publication_Date: 1988
      Title: Ground water resource assessment of Hendry County, Florida
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Technical Publication
        Issue_Identification: 88-12
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: West Palm Beach, FL
        Publisher: South Florida Water Management District
Data_Quality_Information:
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  Completeness_Report: This data set contains data for southeastern Florida
  Positional_Accuracy:
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  Lineage:
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      Process_Date: 20011216
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
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            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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            Address: 3110 SW 9th Avenue
            City: Ft. Lauderdale
            State_or_Province: FL
            Postal_Code: 33315
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5924
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sunshine@usgs.gov
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    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The arcs shows the limit of the gray limestone aquifer in southeastern Florida
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Hydrogeology of the Gray Limestone Aquifer in Southern Florida, Reese, R. S., and Cunningham, K. J., 2000, USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4213
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        Address: 600 Fourth St. South
        City: St. Petersburg
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 33701
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov
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  Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. These data are not constituted legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.
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