WATER SUPPLY OP EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 217 
ORLANDO. 
Orlando, the county seat of Orange County, lies in the lake 
region of Florida. The elevation at the depot, as given by the 
Atlantic Coast Fine Railroad, is 111 feet. Several wells have 
been drilled at Orlando. These are nomflowing wells, the ele¬ 
vation being too great to obtain a flow. The deep wells at this 
locality are used principally for drainage purposes and for irri¬ 
gation, the city water supply being obtained from one of the 
small lakes. A few private wells in and around Orlando are used 
as a source of water supply. 
A well near the north edge of the city owned by Mr. F. A. 
Lewter, has a total depth of 216 feet and is cased 86 feet. The 
water is used for general purposes. 
A second well at the ice plant is used in cooling pipes in the 
manufacture of ice. This well is 470 feet deep. 
The use of wells to carry off surface waters at this locality 
was described in the Third Annual Report. One of these drain¬ 
age wells has developed at intervals the unusual phenomenon of 
spouting. An account of this well, together with an explanation 
of its unusual behavior is given in the report referred to, page 72. 
OVIEDO. 
Oviedo lies on the eastern edge of the lake region of Orange 
County. The region is sandy and the topography is flat to gently 
undulating. The country east of Oviedo is of the prevailing flat- 
woods type bordering the St. Johns River and Lake Jessup, and 
flowing wells are here obtained at comparatively shallow depths. 
Both flowing and non-flowing wells occur at Oviedo, depending 
on the local elevation. 
Mr. N. J. Tanner’s well, about one-eighth of a mile east of the 
postoffice at Oviedo, located in a depression, is about 114 feet 
deep, two inches in diameter, and is cased 75 feet. The water 
from this well flows just above the surface. It is a hard, sulphur 
water and is used for irrigating purposes. 
