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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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