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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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Table 4. Statistically significant correlation between chloride concentrations and instantaneous water levels for selected wells in southern Florida
[Statistically significant if p-value is less than or equal to 0.025]
Well no.CountyNumber of observationsSpearman's r p-value
(two-tailed)
Pearson's rp-value
(two-tailed)
Lower Tamiami Aquifer
C-528Collier89-0.320.00-0.290.01
C-975Collier29-.80.00-.64.00
L-5747Lee85.32.00.24.02
Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer
L-735Lee35.74.00.74.00
L-2244Lee31.52.00.53.00
Biscayne Aquifer
G-548Miami-Dade98.42.00.47.00
G-571Miami-Dade106.24.01-.23.02
G-1351Miami-Dade124-.21.02-.22.01
G-1473Broward132-.20.02-.22.01
G-2073ABroward64-.39.00-.36.00
G-2125Broward97-.51.00-.46.00
G-2294Broward46-.39.01-.51.00
G-3166Miami-Dade68-.45.00-.55.00
G-3250Miami-Dade35-.65.00-.53.00
G-3342Miami-Dade76-.31.01-.15.211
G-3348Miami-Dade77-.39.00-.41.00
1Not statistically significant for Pearson's r.

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