+Muddler Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 The location of natural springs that have a significant flow of several hundred gallons per day. Usually these type of water sources have some history tied to them usually settlers to the area or native Americans used it as a gathering location. Some documentation or regional facts would be required. Most states register or track the conditions of these significant springs as indicators of aquifer conditions. Cheers Muddler
+Raine Posted August 18, 2005 Posted August 18, 2005 (edited) Would you consider this to be the same as an Aquifer/Artesian Well? (I know you already said Aquifer in your post) aquifer --a geologic formation(s) that is water bearing. A geological formation or structure that stores and/or transmits water, such as to wells and springs. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses. aquifer (confined) --soil or rock below the land surface that is saturated with water. There are layers of impermeable material both above and below it and it is under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer. aquifer (unconfined) -- an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall. artesian water -- ground water that is under pressure when tapped by a well and is able to rise above the level at which it is first encountered. It may or may not flow out at ground level. The pressure in such an aquifer commonly is called artesian pressure, and the formation containing artesian water is an artesian aquifer or confined aquifer. Edited August 18, 2005 by raine
+Muddler Posted August 18, 2005 Author Posted August 18, 2005 Would you consider this to be the same as an Aquifer/Artesian Well? (I know you already said Aquifer in your post) aquifer --a geologic formation(s) that is water bearing. A geological formation or structure that stores and/or transmits water, such as to wells and springs. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses. aquifer (confined) --soil or rock below the land surface that is saturated with water. There are layers of impermeable material both above and below it and it is under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer. aquifer (unconfined) -- an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall. artesian water -- ground water that is under pressure when tapped by a well and is able to rise above the level at which it is first encountered. It may or may not flow out at ground level. The pressure in such an aquifer commonly is called artesian pressure, and the formation containing artesian water is an artesian aquifer or confined aquifer. Without getting into a whole lot of geologic specifics, typically a spring is where water naturally comes to the surface. This is usually where an aquifer intersects the ground surface. I a small fashion you would call them a seep where they have significant flow in the order of tens of gallons per day you would consider them a spring. What I was wanting to categorize were springs that flow hundreds to millions of gallons per day. Florida has many. The water is crystal clear and cold. I am not looking for Waymarking springs that are considered small. Usually the larger springs have some associated history with them. Like the founding of a town Ponce de Leon, Florida, or silver springs, Florida. The history would be a very interesting sidebar to the natural beauty of the spring. Cheers Muddler
+mudbone Posted August 19, 2005 Posted August 19, 2005 Finally a Waymarking proposal I can get behind. 99% of the others ive seen listed I have no interest in. This one I would be all over. Natural springs are hard to locate unless you can find a local to show you the location. They are not normally marked in any way. I've been lucky enough to find a couple dozen over the years. ( but all before I had a gps so I have no co-ords for them) I LOVE drinking natural spring water - I usually fill up a couple gallon jugs and bring some home with me when I do find a good spring. Best water in the world! In fact I have a gallon here I got from a spring on Cheaha Mtn in Alabama last week.
+The Leprechauns Posted August 19, 2005 Posted August 19, 2005 Depending on how this is defined, it may conflict with the existing locationless cache for Artesian Wells. The owner of that would have dibs on a corresponding waymark category or subcategory. Personally, I would have very little interest in this. But I would vote yes for it, because I can easily see why others would enjoy visiting these.
+Muddler Posted August 21, 2005 Author Posted August 21, 2005 Natural springs and artesian wells are two different things. An "artesian well is a deep drilled well through which water is forced upward under pressure". The pressure is dirived from the pressure of the aquifer, which forces the water in the well to a level above the grounds surafce making it flow at the surface without the aid of a pumping mechanism. Springs on the outher hand are not from a well drilled into the deep aquifer. Springs are the natural flow of water at the surface caused by some natural process cutting through or exposing the water bering zone of rock or sediment. They are caused by two totally different processes and only have flowing water in common. Artesian wells are caused by acts of man, springs are caused by acts of nature. Cheers Muddler
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