Ground-water records for the area surrounding the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Murray County, Oklahoma

Gravity investigations of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, south-central Oklahoma

“…The juxtaposition of eastern forest and western prairie ecosystems yields a unique array of flora and fauna in the Midcontinent, and mineral and fresh water springs have attracted people to this area for centuries. Studies of the hydrology of CNRA and its vicinity have been important since its inception (for example, Gould, 1906;Gould and Schoff, 1939;Hart, 1974;Goemaat and Willard, 1983;Fairchild and others, 1990;Hanson and Cates, 1994), with goals of understanding the natural variability of groundwater and surface water flows and compositions, and of estimating the impact of water usage outside of CNRA to water features within the park. The geologic configuration (figs.…”