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 |
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Ozark aquifer system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.