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FLORIDA STAFF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
ORANGE COUNTY * 
LOCATION AND SURFACE FEATURES. 
Orange County lies in South Central Florida, bordering the St. 
0 Johns River. This county has an area of 1,250 square miles and 
presents considerable diversity in soil and topography. The 
northwestern one-half of the county is included within the lake 
region of Florida and is dotted with innumerable small and large 
lakes. This part of the county has a rolling surface topography, 
the uplands rising considerably above the lakes. The eastern 
and southeastern part of the county bordering the St. Johns 
River is of lower elevation and consists largely of pine lands of 
Fig. 9.—Map showing the area of artesian flow in Orange County. 
The area in which flowing wells can be obtained is indicated by shading. 
including Seminole County, which was created from Orange County 
after this paper was set in type. 
