List of geomorphological units in Florida

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Geomorphological units in Florida FloridaGeomorphologyAtlasMap.jpg
Geomorphological units in Florida

The Florida Geological Survey has designated 10 geomorphological districts and 71 geomorphological provinces in Florida. The districts share topography that has been produced by related processes. Provinces have shared features that have a common origin. Some of the districts and provinces in northern Florida are only partly in Florida, extending into Georgia or Alabama. [1]

Geomorphological units in Florida
DistrictProvincePage in Atlas [1]
Southern Pine HillsPanhandle Coastal Lowlands17–19
Southern Pine HillsWestern Highlands20–21
Apalachicola DeltaLower Delta25–27
Apalachicola DeltaUpper Delta28–30
Dougherty KarstBonifay Karst Hills34–35
Dougherty KarstCompass Lake Karst Hills36–38
Dougherty KarstDe Funiak Springs Karst Hills39–40
Dougherty KarstMariana Karst Hills41–43
Dougherty KarstSneads Karst Hills44–45
Dougherty KarstVernon Karst Hills46–48
Tifton UplandGadsden Hills52–53
Tifton UplandMadison Hills54–55
Tifton Upland Tallahassee Hills 56–57
Okeefenokee BasinLake City Ridge60–61
Okeefenokee BasinOcean Pond Plain62–63
Okeefenokee BasinRaiford Ridges64–65
Ocala Karst Alachua Karst Hills 69–71
Ocala KarstBell Ridge72–73
Ocala KarstBranford Karst Plain74–76
Ocala Karst Brooksville Ridge 78–80
Ocala KarstChiefland Karst Plain81–83
Ocala KarstCrystal River Karst Plain84–85
Ocala KarstFairfield Karst Hills86–87
Ocala Karst Green Swamp 88–90
Ocala Karst Gulf Hammock 91–92
Ocala KarstLand O'Lakes Karst Plain93–95
Ocala KarstOcala Karst Hills96–97
Ocala KarstPerry Karst Plain98–100
Ocala Karst San Pedro Bay 101–102
Ocala KarstTsala Apopka Plain103–105
Ocala KarstWaccasassa Flats106–107
Ocala KarstWilliston Karst Plain108–109
Ocala Karst Woodville Karst Plain 110–111
LakesCrfescent City Ridge115–116
LakesDeland Ridge117–118
LakesFort McCoy Plain119–120
LakesHawthorne Lakes121–123
LakesLake Plain124–125
Lakes Lake Wales Ridge Complex 126–128
LakesMount Dora Ridge129–131
LakesOklawaha River Valley132–134
LakesOrlando Ridge135–137
LakesPalatka Hill138–139
LakesSt. Johns River Offset140–142
LakesTavares Lakes143–144
LakesWekiva Plain145–146
Barrier Island SequenceAllapattah Flats150–151
Barrier Island SequenceAtlantic Coastal Complex152–153
Barrier Island SequenceBombing Range Ridge154–155
Barrier Island SequenceDuval Upland156–157
Barrier Island SequenceGeneva Hill158–159
Barrier Island SequenceLower St. Johns River Valley160–162
Barrier Island SequenceOsceola Plain163–165
Barrier Island Sequence Sea Islands 166–167
Barrier Island SequenceSt. Marys Plain168–169
Barrier Island Sequence Trail Ridge 170–171
Barrier Island SequenceUpper St. Johns River Valley172–173
Peace RiverHardee Upland177–179
Peace RiverPeninsular Coastal Lowlands180–182
Peace RiverPinellas Ridge183–184
Everglades Atlantic Coastal Ridge 189–191
Everglades Big Cypress 192–194
EvergladesCaloosahatchee Valley195–196
Everglades Everglades 197–199
Everglades Florida Bay 200–201
EvergladesImmokalee Rise202–203
EvergladesLower Keys204–206
EvergladesOkeechobee Plain207–208
Everglades Rock Glades 209–211
Everglades Ten Thousand Islands 212–214
EvergladesUpper Keys215–216

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Christopher P.; Scott, Thomas M.; Upchurch, Sam B. (2022). Florida Geomorphology Atlas. Special Publication 59 (Report). Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Geological Survey.