Garber-Wellington aquifer system

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The Garber-Wellington aquifer system is a major groundwater resource in central Oklahoma, composed of Permian-age sandstones and related formations that supply water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use.

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Garber-Wellington aquifer system canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aquifer system ⓘ
groundwater resource ⓘ
aquiferType bedrock aquifer ⓘ
composedOf Garber Sandstone ⓘ
Wellington Formation ⓘ
related Permian formations ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
contains groundwater in pore spaces ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
developedForUseSince early 20th century ⓘ
dischargeTo springs ⓘ
streams ⓘ
wells ⓘ
geologicAge Permian ⓘ
linked to: Permian Period
hasIssue groundwater-level decline in some areas ⓘ
water-quality concerns in some areas ⓘ
hasLithology fine- to coarse-grained sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ
hostRockType clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ
hydrogeologicUnitType confined aquifer ⓘ
unconfined aquifer ⓘ
locatedIn central Oklahoma ⓘ
managedBy Oklahoma Water Resources Board ⓘ
local water utilities ⓘ
monitoredBy Oklahoma state agencies ⓘ
U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ
overlies older Paleozoic rocks ⓘ
partOf Oklahoma groundwater resources ⓘ
porosityType primary porosity ⓘ
secondary porosity ⓘ
primaryUse agricultural water supply ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
rechargeMechanism infiltration through outcrop areas ⓘ
leakage from overlying units ⓘ
rechargeSource precipitation ⓘ
region Southern Great Plains ⓘ
linked to: Southern Plains
suppliesWaterTo Oklahoma City metropolitan area ⓘ
central Oklahoma communities ⓘ
supportsUse industrial wells ⓘ
irrigation wells ⓘ
public water-supply systems ⓘ
underlies younger surficial deposits ⓘ
waterQualityConcern elevated total dissolved solids in some wells ⓘ
naturally occurring radionuclides in some areas ⓘ
nitrate contamination in some areas ⓘ

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Permian Garber Sandstone → partOf → Garber-Wellington aquifer system ⓘ