STATE OF FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF CONSERVATION Ernest Mitts, Director FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Herman Gunter, Director REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 15 GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA By ERNEST W. BISHOP U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MIAMI, FLORIDA Prepared by the UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY in cooperation with the FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA 1956 i