Geology topics

James M. Frazee

Publications and source records attributed to James M. Frazee.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

USGS1980

Ground water in Osceola County, Florida

This report describes the ground-water resources of Osceola County, Florida, with emphasis on the (1) location of the principal aquifers, (2) location of areas of ground-water recharge and discharge, (3) chemical quality of ground water, and (4) quantities of ground water available. The investigation includes an inventory of 365 wells, test drilling in unconsolidated materials overlying the Floridan aquifer, water-level measurements, and water quality sampling and analysis. (USGS)

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USGS1979

Surface-water features in Osceola County and adjacent areas, Florida

The western two-thirds of Osceola County, Fla., drains southward by way of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries; the eastern one-third drains eastward to the St. Johns River or to marshy areas that make up part of the headwaters of the St. Johns River. About 15 percent of the county is covered by several hundred lakes whose surface areas range in size from a few to several thousand acres. Much of the natural drainage has been altered by canalization or regulated by control structures. Under natural conditions streamflow is seasonal, usually high in September or October and low in May or June, in phase with the rainy season. Control structures are used to maintain lake levels within a relatively small range in stage, producing greater seasonal variations in river flow than before regulation. Dissolved-solids concentration of much of the surface water is less than 240 mg/l, in some, much less. The water typically is of calcium bicarbonate type. Color is fairly high, in water draining from swamps, where the pickup of humic acids is significant. (Kosco-USGS)

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USGS1979

Hydrologic overlay maps of the Cape Canaveral Quadrangle, Florida

Brevard County is an area of some 1,300 square miles located on the east coast of central Florida. The Cape Canaveral quadrangle, in central Brevard, includes part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA), and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The eastern part of the quadrangle is occupied by the Atlantic Ocean and the western part by estuarine waters of the Banana River. Topography is characterized by numerous elongate sand dumes, with altitudes up to 10 feet or greater, which roughly parallel the estuary and ocean.

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USGS1979