Springfield Plateau aquifer

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The Springfield Plateau aquifer is a groundwater-bearing geologic formation in the Ozark region that supplies water to springs, wells, and streams across parts of Missouri and neighboring states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aquifer
groundwater-bearing geologic formation
characterizedBy losing streams
sinkholes
solution-enlarged fractures
composedPrimarilyOf Mississippian-age carbonate rocks
chert
limestone
drainsTo Arkansas River basin
White River basin
linked to: White River
extendsInto northeastern Oklahoma
northwestern Arkansas
southwestern Missouri
geologicAge Mississippian
hasHydraulicConnectionWith surface streams in the Ozarks
hasPermeabilityType fracture and conduit permeability
hasPorosityType secondary porosity in fractures and solution openings
hasRechargeSource losing streams on the Springfield Plateau
precipitation infiltrating through thin soils
hasWaterType calcium-bicarbonate type water
hydrogeologicSetting karst aquifer
importantFor baseflow of Ozark streams
rural water supplies in the Ozarks
locatedIn Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ozark Plateaus physiographic region
linked to: Ozark Plateau
monitoredBy United States Geological Survey
state geological surveys
namedAfter Springfield Plateau
overlies Ozark aquifer
partOf Mississippi embayment regional groundwater system
Ozark aquifer system
studiedIn USGS Ozark Plateaus aquifer system studies
suppliesWaterTo springs
streams
wells
threatenedBy bacterial contamination
improperly constructed or abandoned wells
nutrient contamination
underlies Ozark confining unit in some areas
usedFor domestic water supply
livestock water supply
public water supply
vulnerableTo contamination from surface activities

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Springfield Plateau geologicUnitIncludes Springfield Plateau aquifer
Springfield Plateau aquifer partOf Ozark aquifer system
linked to: Springfield Plateau aquifer
Springfield Plateau aquifer overlies Ozark aquifer
linked to: Springfield Plateau aquifer