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12 I) llll7'i 51 The level in this well rose about 2 ft during the year and was near the average monthly level at the close of the water year. Water levels in northeast Florida generally rose during the first six months of the water year and had a steady straight trend during the last part of the water year. The annual change in water level in 25 observa- tion wells in the area ranged from a decline of. about 2 ft to a rise of about 3 ft and averaged about 1 ft higher at the end of the year than at the beginning. The water level in the key well near Tallahassee was above the monthly average throughout the water year after recovering from record-low stages in 1957. The level in the key well near Pensacola was slightly above normal until June when it declined to a record- low stage for that month. The level started to rise in July and reached the average monthly level at the end of the water year. Ground-water levels in southern Florida generally ranged from average to well above average through June but declined to below average in many areas dur- ing the last quarter. This is a reversal of the usual pattern of water-level fluctuations in southern Florida. In southeastern Florida water levels were above average during the first half year and reached record- high stages for May in most areas owing to unseasonal rainfall. Because of the high-water stages that pre- ceded the rainy season and the prospect of possible flooding during the following-wet months. the controls in drainage canals were kept. open for long periods. Heavy rainfall, however, did not materialize during June-September. and at the end of the year. water levels in coastal areas were below average. Water levels in the lower Everglades were above average throughout the year. In southwestern Florida and the Kissimmee Valley area water levels were considerably above average during January-June and record-high levels were ob- served at several places. During the last quarter year, the levels generally declined, and at the end of the year they were about average or slightly below average in the lower Kissimmee Valley and southwestern Florida, ~nd considerably below average in the upper Kissimmep Valley area. Alabama.-Ground-water levels in Alabama were generally below average at the beginning of the water year. General rises were recorded in October and November in both artesian and water-table wells. Heavy precipitation in December caused a sharp rise in water levels which continued through July; however, water~levels in a few wells remained below average. In August a general decline began that continued until the end of the year. The level in the key well at Selma was slightly be- low average in October, rose to above average in November. began a decline in December, was record low in February, recovered in March, and remained near average through September. The level in the key well at Scottsboro rose to an above-average stage in October, remained high through December, declined in January, was record low in February, recovered slightly but remained below average through September. Mississippi.-The water table in the shallow alluvium of the Delta area in northwestern Mississippi reached and maintained throughout the last half of "the water year the highest levels observed in 4 years of record. This high water level reflected the combined effects of above-normal rainfall and reduced pumping for irrigation. The water level:.;; in several wells in the Jackson area continued to decline and were at record~low stages during the latter part of the year. Water levels in several artesian aquifers changed little except in heavily pumped areas at Hattiesburg. Tupelo, Beulah, Calhoun City, Lula. Gulfport, Belzoni, Ocean Springs, Schlater. Mississippi State University, Sumner, Iuka, Hollandale and Woodville where the levels declined, on the average, about 1 ft. Tennessee.-Generally ground-water levels in Tennessee continued to rise throughout most of the s tate during the year as a result of above-normal pre- cipitation particularly in western Tennessee. At Dyersburg, in western Tennessee, the water level in one observation well screened in a shallow aquifer declined somewhat toward the end -of the year. The only significant decline in water levels occurred in the vicinity of a new well field at Memphis. The levels in observation wells near the new McCord well field declined from 10 to 15 feet from the time pwnping be- gan in April to the end of the water year. The average municipal pumpage in Memphis during July was about 68 mgd as compared to about 67 mgd for the same period last year. Kentucky.--Ground-water levels throughout Kentucky generally were higher in 1958 than in 1957. Precipitation was greater than normal during November and December, and the usual summer de- clines of water levels were retarded or arrested due to -the abundant summer rainfall. Ground-water stor- age in the alluvium along the Ohio River was increased by infiltration from streams at higher-than-average stages during most of the summer. In the sandstones of the Eastern Coal Field and the limestones of the Mississippian Plateau regions, water levels in five wells were the highest of record and in many wells were near record-high stages. In the bedrocks of the Western Coal Field region, water levels in ~-en wells were highest of record. In the Jackson Purchase region, the water level at Murray declined about 0.2 ft. but elsewhere in the Purchase the levels ranged from about i ft to 2 ft higher than a year ago. In the Louisville area, water levels in the alluvium were higher at the end of the year than at the beginning; the rises ranged from about 1 ft in wells northeast of' the city to more than 7 ft in wells in Rubbertown. Ohio.-The following statement was prepared by Paul Kaser, of the Ohio Division of Water: "Ground-water levels throughout the State were generally in decline at the beginning of the 1958 water year. The decline continued through October, but began to level off in November. Ap- proximately 150 percent of normal precipitation, falling on unfrozen ground in December, brought