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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Springfield Plateau aquifer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Springfield Plateau aquifer Context triple: [Springfield Plateau, geologicUnitIncludes, Springfield Plateau aquifer]
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A.
Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the world’s largest underground freshwater reservoirs, supplying crucial irrigation and drinking water across much of the central United States.
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B.
Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system
The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system is a shallow, sandy groundwater reservoir underlying New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that supplies much of the region’s drinking water and sustains its unique wetlands and ecosystems.
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C.
Floridan Aquifer
The Floridan Aquifer is one of the world’s most productive groundwater systems, a vast limestone aquifer underlying much of Florida and parts of neighboring states that supplies fresh water to millions of people and countless springs.
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D.
La Mesa Watershed
La Mesa Watershed is a protected forest and reservoir area in Quezon City that serves as a major source of drinking water and a key urban green space for Metro Manila.
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E.
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs is an unfinished hardboiled detective novel begun by Raymond Chandler and posthumously completed by Robert B. Parker, featuring Chandler’s iconic private investigator Philip Marlowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Springfield Plateau aquifer Target entity description: 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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A.
Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the world’s largest underground freshwater reservoirs, supplying crucial irrigation and drinking water across much of the central United States.
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B.
Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system
The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system is a shallow, sandy groundwater reservoir underlying New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that supplies much of the region’s drinking water and sustains its unique wetlands and ecosystems.
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C.
Floridan Aquifer
The Floridan Aquifer is one of the world’s most productive groundwater systems, a vast limestone aquifer underlying much of Florida and parts of neighboring states that supplies fresh water to millions of people and countless springs.
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D.
La Mesa Watershed
La Mesa Watershed is a protected forest and reservoir area in Quezon City that serves as a major source of drinking water and a key urban green space for Metro Manila.
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E.
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs is an unfinished hardboiled detective novel begun by Raymond Chandler and posthumously completed by Robert B. Parker, featuring Chandler’s iconic private investigator Philip Marlowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
northeastern Oklahoma
ⓘ
northwestern Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ 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
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozark Plateaus physiographic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
United States Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state geological surveys ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Springfield Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Ozark aquifer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi embayment regional groundwater system
NERFINISHED
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Ozark aquifer system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | USGS Ozark Plateaus aquifer system studies ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
springs
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streams ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
bacterial contamination
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improperly constructed or abandoned wells ⓘ nutrient contamination ⓘ |
| underlies | Ozark confining unit in some areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
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livestock water supply ⓘ public water supply ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo | contamination from surface activities ⓘ |
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Subject: Springfield Plateau aquifer Description of subject: 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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