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Ground-water conditions in southern Florida

WRIR 01-4275

Design of a Real-Time Ground-Water Level Monitoring Network and Portrayal of Hydrologic Data in Southern Florida

By Scott T. Prinos, A.C. Lietz, and R.B. Irvin

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