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Why Are There So Many Small Lakes and Springs in Western

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Why are there so many small lakes and springs in western Florida?


A) Since the water table is essentially at the surface, any low area is filled with water.
B) Limestone caverns and sinkholes filled with water because of the high water table.
C) Groundwater rising through the limestone bedrock dissolves it as it reaches acid rain at the surface.
D) Many of them are old limestone quarries, abundant there because of cheap transportation near the Gulf.
E) A swarm of asteroids peppered the area a few thousand years ago; the holes have since filled with water.

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