Florida Waters: A Water Resources Manual from Florida's Water Management Districts

In Florida for at least 14,000 years, human settlement has been shaped bywater. Although its official nickname is 'The Sunshine State,' Florida could very well be called 'The Water State.' Florida is surrounded on three sides by water. Its landmass is underlain by water-filledlimestone: highly porous rock formed over millennia from shells and bones of sea animals. ...

Publisher - Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)

Subjects - Water Management

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Citation: Purdum ED. 2002. Florida Waters: A Water Resources Manual from Florida's Water Management Districts. Palatka (FL): St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). 120 pp http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/publications/files/floridawaters.pdf