Edwards Aquifer
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The Edwards Aquifer is a vast karst limestone groundwater system in central Texas that serves as a primary water source for San Antonio and surrounding communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwards Aquifer canonical | 1 |
| Edwards Plateau aquifer system | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | karst aquifer ⓘ |
| aquiferType |
artesian aquifer
ⓘ
confined aquifer ⓘ karst aquifer ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpecies |
San Marcos gambusia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas blind salamander NERFINISHED ⓘ fountain darter ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | limestone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargesTo |
springs
ⓘ
wells ⓘ |
| extendsUnder |
Bexar County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comal County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Hays County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Edwards Group limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | pumping permits ⓘ |
| hasHydrogeologicRegion |
Barton Springs Segment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Segment ⓘ San Antonio Segment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtectionStatus | federally regulated under the Endangered Species Act (via spring-dependent species) ⓘ |
| hydrologicConnectionTo |
Comal River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Marcos River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorSpring |
Barton Springs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comal Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marcos Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Edwards Aquifer Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
observation wells
ⓘ
springflow gauges ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSourceFor |
San Antonio, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding communities in Central Texas ⓘ |
| rechargedBy |
losing streams
ⓘ
rainfall infiltration ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ |
| region | Edwards Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectTo | drought management plans ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
industrial use ⓘ municipal use ⓘ springflow-dependent ecosystems ⓘ |
| supports | drinking water supply for more than one million people ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
overpumping
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| waterQuality | generally high but vulnerable to contamination ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edwards Plateau aquifer system