Gulf Coastal Lowlands
The Gulf Coastal Lowlands is a
Marine terraces found in the Gulf Coastal Lowlands include the Silver Bluff terrace, 1 to 10 feet (0.30 to 3.05 m) above mean sea level (msl), Pamlico terrace, 8 to 25 feet (2.4 to 7.6 m) above msl, Talbot terrace 25 feet (7.6 m) to 42 feet (13 m) above msl, Penholoway terrace, 42 to 72 feet (13 to 22 m) above msl, and Wicomico terrace, 70 to 100 feet (21 to 30 m) above msl.[1][2][3][4]
The Gulf Coastal Lowlands include
Desoto Plain, Wakulla Hills, Woodville Karst Plain, Tates Hell Swamp, Lake Munson Hills, Beacon Slope, Fountain Slope and Greenhead Slope.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Geomorphic Tour: The shape of the region". Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Donoghue: 32
- ^ Kendrick: 50
- ^ Schneider, James W.; Sam B. Upchurch; Jian Chen; Crystal Cain (August 2008). "Simulation of Groundwater Flow in North Florida and South-Central Georgia". Live Oak, Florida: Suwannee River Water Management District. pp. 5–6, 42.
- ISBN 0-8130-1496-4.
References
- Donoghue, Joseph F. (2006). "Geography and Geomorphology of the Aucilla River Region". In S. David Webb (ed.). First Floridians and Last Mastodons: The Page-Ladson site in the Aucilla River. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. pp. 31–48. ISBN 978-1-4020-4325-3.
- Kendrick, David C. (2006). "Stratigraphy and Sedimentation". In S. David Webb (ed.). First Floridians and Last Mastodons: The Page-Ladson Site in the Aucilla River. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. pp. 49–82. ISBN 978-1-4020-4325-3.