Bahamas Fracture Zone; Klitgord and others (1984)

Bond and others (1981) based on surface 

topography and drainage patterns

Bond and others (1981) based on surface

 topography and drainage patterns

Barnett (1975)

Bond and others (1981) based on surface topography and drainage patterns

D

U

D

U

Miller (1986)

U

D

Barnett (1975)

D

Lichtler (1960)

D

U

U

Vernon (1970)

U

D

D

Duncan (1994)

U

D

U

D

U

Faults, fracture zones, or lineament 

 from literature. D is downthrown side,

 and U is upthrown side

Barnett (1975) D

U

10 MILES 0 40000 80000 Feet

Canals 

Lakes 

Highways 

0 40,000 80,000 FEET

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l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l

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l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l

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l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

l l

l l

l l l l

–900 

–950 

–950 

–950 

–1,000 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,100 

–1,100 

–1,100 

–1,100 

–1,100 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,050 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–1,000 

–950 

–950 

–950 

–950 

–950 

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–900 

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–900 

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–850 

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–800 

–700 

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–800 

–800 

–800 

–800 

–600 

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–1,150 

–350 

–550 

–500 

–500 

–650 

–550 

–950 

–1,150 

–1,150 

–800 

–500 

–1,100 

–1,150 

–500 

–550 

–500 

–450 

BGTP-1

BGTP-2

BREX-1

C-1123

C-1130

C-1131

C-938

C-753

C-764

C-781

CLEW_IW-1

CLEWRO-PW1

CLEWRO-PW3

CLEWRO-PW4

EHILL_MW

EXBRY-1

EXKR-1

EXKR-MW18

EXKR-MW19

EXPM-1

FLAHI-1

FPL-IW2

GL-208_G

GL-5C

GLF-0002

GLF-1

GLF-5

GLF-6

H-403_G

HASR-DZMW

HE-1103

HE-1105

HE-281

HE-949

HE-973

HE-976

HE-981

HE-983

HE-984

HE-986

HE-987

HI00009

HI00010

HI00014

HIF-38_G

HIF-42

HIF-5_G

HIF-6_G

ICW-1

IWSD-TW

L SIRENA_G

L2-TW

LAB-TW

LKOKEE_ASR

LRRO-IW1

LW_F-1

LYTAL-TW

M-1332

M-1353

M-1357

M-1359

M-1363

M-1364

M-1366

MF-1

MF-10

MF-20

MF-23

MF-3

MF-31

MF-33

MF-34

MF-35

MF-36B

MF-37

MF-4

MF-40

MF-55

MF-6 MF-9

MHGW_GW1

MT00045

MT00052

MT00053

NRCS121-1

NRCS2-1

NRCS29-8

NRCS7-1

OK0003

OK0005

OK0006

OKF-100

OKF-101

OKF-105

OKF-106

OKF-17

OKF-18

OKF-19

OKF-2

OKF-23

OKF-24

OKF-26

OKF-29

OKF-36

OKF-37

OKF-34

OKF-5

OKF-54

OKF-6A

OKF-7

OKF-81

OKF-82

OKF-89

OLI-IW1

OLI-MW1

OSF-104

OUA-EW1

PB-652

PB-1132

PB-1133

PB-1137

PB-1138

PB-1139

PB-1164

PB-1170

PB-1174

PB-1180

PB-1186

PB-1190

PB-1194

PB-1197

PB-1690

PB-1693

PB-1697

PB-1698

PB-1699

PB-1700

PB-1701

PB-1702

PB-203_G

PB-734

PB-747

PBF-1

PSL-DMW

PSL-F15

PSLLTC-IW1

PSLWPT-IW1

PBF-15

PBF-7

ROMP28F

ROMP29A

ROMP43F

SL00033

SLF-0049

SLF-11

SLF-14

SLF-16

SLF-17

SLF-20

SLF-21

SLF-23

SLF-26

SLF-28

SLF-31

SLF-4

SLF-40

SLF-42

SLF-44

SLF-45

SLF-46

SLF-47

SLF-48

SLF-50

SLF-53

SLF-54

SLF-6

SLF-70

SLF-9

STL-386

STL-422

TFIW-1

W-10079

W-10080

W-1052

W-12413

W-13850

W-13966

W-1464

W-14703

W-14780

W-15163

W-15553

W-15371

W-15748

W-15813

W-15880

W-15886

OE-4

W-16039

W-16052

W-16182

W-16234

W-16281

W-16540

W-16543

W-16579

W-16882

W-16897

W-16925

W-16977

W-16979

W-17000

W-17001

W-17023

W-17042

W-17052

W-17090

W-17092

W-17096

W-17138

W-17144

W-17145

W-17146

W-17414

W-17422

W-17423

W-17541

W-2396

W-2397

W-2399

W-2631

W-2857

W-2859

W-2860

W-2861

W-2912

W-3023

W-3441

W-4086

W-4212

W-4399

W-4699

W-4750

W-4896

W-50146

W-51

W-5218

W-5405

W-5406

W-5407

W-5408

W-5409

W-5435

W-5436

W-5437

W-5438

W-5439

W-5441

W-6581

W-7473

W-7500

W-7575

W-7677

W-894

W-9008

W-911

W-9112

W-9284

W-9286

W-9290

W-9295

W-9298 W-9297

W-9300 W-9299

W-9301

W-9304

WA-1001

WA-1003

WA-1006

WA-1009

WA-1016

WA-1032

WA-1083

WA-1107

WA-1111

WA-1119

WA-1136

WA-1139

WA-1140

WA-1144

WA-1147

WA-1151

WA-1155

WA-1158

WA-1186

WA-1192

WA-546

WA-547

WA-562

WA-565

WA-580

WA-582

WA-699

WA-708

WA-820

WA-823

WA-875

WA-877

WA-878

WA-887

G-2984

LR_PW3

LR_PW4

LR_PW5

LR_PW6

LR_PW7

LR_PW8

W-17024

1

2

1

5

1

5

3

2

2

4

1

1 2 2

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

1

2

5

2

2

2

1

5

1

5

1

3

4

5

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

2

1

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

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5

5

5

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

5

5

5

1

2

1

1

2

1

5

3

3

3 5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

5

5

5

5

1

5

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

5 5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

1

1

5

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

5

5

1

5

1

1

5

5

5

1

1

5

5

1

1

5

1

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

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1

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

1

5

1

1

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5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 2

2 2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2 2

2

2

2

1

–824

–836

–626

–979

–1,097

–1,077

–1,029

–1,002

–1,050

–1,088

–971

–661

–707

–753

–895

–572

–572

–576

–768

–641

–897

–575

–664

–651

–659

–729

–824

–373

–1,020

–1,000

–951

–997

–1,110

–1,113

–930

–950

–920

–850

–870

–427

–530

–372

–670

–534

–523

–465

–745

–1,120

–610

–762

–789

–714

–833

–895

–1,025

–728

–873

–817

–1,002

–725

–780

–910

–682

–729

–648

–768

–879

–961

–695

–706

–727

–916

–758

–1,031

–737

–1075

–692 –593

–898

–877

–752

–910

–551

–486

–477

–501

–385

–387

–340

–575

–597

–383

–670

–588

–411

–395

–371

–568

–821

–591

–400

–336

–488

–386

–593

–285

–485

–608

–371

–662

–663

–613

–642

–325

–671

–1,193

–843

–792

–901

–834

–899

–775

–1,002

–1,120

–876

–1,093

–1,161

–1,001

–948

–878

–892

–845

–1,032

–1,007

–716

–569

–661

–816

–881

–881

–530

–372

–377

–503

–694

–418

–617

–637

–626

–515

–510

–627

–727

–729

–701

–496

–492

–775

–842

–795

–805

–994

–604

–645

–576

–725

–522

–411

–486

–804

–530

–798

–869

–828

–481

–325

–482

–916

–496

–746

–515

–355

–1,177

–1,030

–823

–421

–710

–634

–685

–974

–1,009

–634

–618

–565

–407

–735

–1170

–291

–720

–498

–548

–472

–450

–265

–807

–676

–397

–390

–594

–559

–657

–435

–412

–368

–564

–351

–595

–380

–585

–1,120

–449

–381

–741

–648

–875

–434

–962

–670

–705

–854

–430

–861

–525

–548

–588

–559

–653

–785

–716

–858

–902

–771

–996

–855

–753

–626

–705

–424

–928

–869

–1,018

–474

–465

–806

–313

–526

–612

–607

–495

–556 –535

–584 –466

–520

–524

–558

–536

–546

–471

–559

–919

–516

–521

–604

–500

–486

–431

–500

–496

–616

–680

–730

–585

–720

–580

–745

–618

–580

–652

–657

–609

–584

–689

–521

–476

–531

–501

–496

–526

–844

–859

–869

–829

ND

ND

–1,055

–1,051

–1,031

–989

–931

–940

–857

–1,053

–858

–1,039

–989

–1,110

–950

–962

ATLANTIC OCEAN

St. Lucie Canal

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Lake

 Istokpoga

Kissimmee River 

BROWARD

COUNTY 

PALM BEACH

COUNTY 

MARTIN

COUNTY 

ST. LUCIE 

COUNTY 

OKEECHOBEE

COUNTY 

OSCEOLA

COUNTY 

INDIAN RIVER

COUNTY 

HIGHLANDS

COUNTY

GLADES

COUNTY

HENDRY

COUNTY

COLLIER

COUNTY

LEE COUNTY CHARLOTTE COUNTY DESOTO COUNTY HARDEE COUNTY 

EXPLANATION

–878

PB-1701

5

–950 Line of equal altitude–Shows altitude of the upper contact of the Ocala 

 Limestone, in feet relative to NGVD 29. Dashed where approximately 

 located or inferred. Contour interval is 50 feet. Hachures indicate 

 a depression

Well location and altitude–

–950 Line of equal altitude–Shows altitude of the upper contact of the Avon 

 Park Formation where the Ocala Limestone is not present, in feet 

 relative to NGVD 29. Dashed where approximately located or inferred. 

 Contour interval is 50 feet. Hachures indicate a depression.

Depression–Indicates outermost extent of a depression

–762

L2-TW

1

–858

PB-1700

5 Well number in black. Altitude of the upper contact of the Avon Park Formation 

 where the Ocala Limestone is not present, in feet relative to NGVD 29, in 

 black. Data source number in blue

Source of interpretation for altitude of upper formation contacts

Well location and altitude—altitude determined in this study or previous 

 U.S. Geological Survey study

Well location and altitude—altitude determined in non-U.S. Geological Survey 

 previous study (see table A2 for source reference)

–878

PB-1701

5

Well number in black. Altitude of the upper contact of the Ocala Limestone, 

 in feet relative to NGVD 29, in red. ND is not determined. Data source 

 number in blue

2

1

3

4

5

Seismic-reflection data collected in 

 Lake Okeechobee and the

 St. Lucie Canal

Seismic-reflection profile line and number. 

 Square symbol indicates bottom location 

 of interpreted fault on profiles (Collier 

 Consulting, Inc., 2007)

Faults

Inferred fault. D is downthrown side, and 

 U is upthrown side

D

U

Data source(s) available and used, in blue:

Gamma ray geophysical log and lithologic description. A full 

 suite of geophysical logs is also commonly available

Gamma ray geophysical log without a lithologic description. A full 

 suite of geophysical logs may also be available

Resistivity geophysical logs only and lithologic description. 

 Resistivity logs are from older type tools such as the 

 conventional electrical resistivity

Resistivity geophysical logs only without a lithologic description. 

 Resistivity logs are from older type tools

Profile 1

Lithologic description only

Profile 1

Profile 2

Profile 3

Profile 4

St. Lucie 

Ocala

Limestone 

Absent 

Limestone 

Approximate

limit 

of the 

Ocala 

D

U

Canal profile

27°40'

27°20'

1,200,000

1,100,000

27°00'

1,000,000

26°40'

900,000

26°20'

800,000

FEET

81°20' 500,000 FEET 81°00' 600,000 80°40' 700,000 80°20' 800,000 80°00' 900,000

Easting

Northing

Study

area

FLORIDA

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aquifer system and intermediate confining unit in the Lake Okeechobee area, Florida: U.S. Geological 

Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3288, scale 1:24,000 [http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3288].

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Scientific Investigations Map 3288

Sheet 7 of 8

Pamphlet accompanies map

Prepared in cooperation with the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

By

Ronald S. Reese

2014

Upper contact of Ocala Limestone and upper contact of the Avon 

Park Formation where the Ocala Limestone is not present

0 5 10 MILES

0 5 10 KILOMETERS

0 10,000 20,000 METERS

0 30,000 60,000 FEET

Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital data SCALE: 1 to 186,093

State Plane Florida East, Datum NAD 83