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The Cody Scarp or escarpment
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 is located in north and north central Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 USA. It is a persistent topographical feature, an ancient early Pleistocene
Pleistocene

The Pleistocene is the epoch from 1.8 million to 10,000 years Before Present covering the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
 shoreline formed from 1.8 million to 10,000 years BP
Before Present

Before Present years are a time scale used in archaeology, geology, and other science disciplines to specify when events in the past occurred. Because the "present" time changes, standard practice is to use 1950 Common_Era as the arbitrary origin of the age scale....
 during a period of higher sea level. The Cody Scarp has a slope of 5% to 12%.

The scarp is most prominent in Leon County, Florida
Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
 where the scarp
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 runs east to west. The scarp separates the Hawthorn Group of fine to medium grained sandy clay
Clay

Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
s and silt
Silt

Silt is soil or Rock derived granular material of a Particle size between sand and clay. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body....
y, clayey sands of the Red Hills Region
Red Hills Region

The Red Hills Region is a unique 300,000-acre area of the southeastearn United States overlapping parts of southwestern Georgia and north Florida....
 of north Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 and southwest Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 to the north from the fine to medium fine grained, partially recrystallized, silty to sandy limestone
Limestone

File:Limestone Formation In Waitomo.jpgLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geology record....
s of the Gulf Coastal Lowlands to the south.






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The Cody Scarp or escarpment
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 is located in north and north central Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 USA. It is a persistent topographical feature, an ancient early Pleistocene
Pleistocene

The Pleistocene is the epoch from 1.8 million to 10,000 years Before Present covering the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
 shoreline formed from 1.8 million to 10,000 years BP
Before Present

Before Present years are a time scale used in archaeology, geology, and other science disciplines to specify when events in the past occurred. Because the "present" time changes, standard practice is to use 1950 Common_Era as the arbitrary origin of the age scale....
 during a period of higher sea level. The Cody Scarp has a slope of 5% to 12%.

The scarp is most prominent in Leon County, Florida
Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
 where the scarp
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 runs east to west. The scarp separates the Hawthorn Group of fine to medium grained sandy clay
Clay

Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
s and silt
Silt

Silt is soil or Rock derived granular material of a Particle size between sand and clay. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body....
y, clayey sands of the Red Hills Region
Red Hills Region

The Red Hills Region is a unique 300,000-acre area of the southeastearn United States overlapping parts of southwestern Georgia and north Florida....
 of north Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 and southwest Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 to the north from the fine to medium fine grained, partially recrystallized, silty to sandy limestone
Limestone

File:Limestone Formation In Waitomo.jpgLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geology record....
s of the Gulf Coastal Lowlands to the south. A dramatic difference in elevation is seen here as the Red Hills, at a maximum of 230 feet (70 meters) mean sea level (MSL), drops to the area known as the Woodville Karst Plain
Woodville Karst Plain

The Woodville Karst Plain is a 450 square mile Karst topography area that runs from Tallahassee, Florida, United States to the Gulf of Mexico separated by the Cody Scarp....
, an elevation of 50 to 80 feet (15 to 24 meters) within 15 miles (24 km).

On the Woodville Karst Plain, the Suwannee Limestone of the Floridan Aquifer
Floridan Aquifer

The Floridan Aquifer is a portion of the principal artesian aquifer that extends into Florida and is composed of carbonate rock and located beneath the coastal regions of the Southeastern United States and is one of the world's most productive aquifers....
 is shallow and exposed in many places. This is the primary recharge area for Wakulla Springs
Wakulla Springs

Wakulla Springs is located 14 miles south of Tallahassee, Florida, Florida and 5 miles east of Crawfordville, Florida in Wakulla County, Florida, Florida at the crossroads of State Road 61 and State Road 267 ....
 and where the aquifer is most vulnerable to pollution on the land surface. It is also a zone of high sinkhole
Sinkhole

A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by water....
 activity.

In Alachua County, Florida
Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 227,120. Its county seat is Gainesville, Florida, Florida....
 this westward-facing escarpment between an upland plateau
Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland , usually consisting of relatively flat terrain....
 to the east and a karst
KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope is a forerunner....
 plain to the west has elevations up to 190 feet (57.9 meters) mean sea level (MSL).

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