This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...are contained chiefly in the fine to coarse sands and gravels which compose the lower one-half to two-thirds of the deposits. In the Mississippi lowland the coarse sands and gravels of Pleistocene age, which largely compose the basal portion of the Quaternary alluvial deposits also are abundantly water ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...are contained chiefly in the fine to coarse sands and gravels which compose the lower one-half to two-thirds of the deposits. In the Mississippi lowland the coarse sands and gravels of Pleistocene age, which largely compose the basal portion of the Quaternary alluvial deposits also are abundantly water bearing. The sands and gravels of the Recent alluvium contain abundant water suitable for use in boilers and other industrial operations. In general, these waters are not considered desirable for domestic use because of the danger of pollution; where local beds of impervious clay overlie the water-bearing beds, the waters may, however be safely used. SPRINGS. Numerous small springs in Crowleys Ridge and in the Grandglaise terrace are used to a small extent as house and farm supplies. In the lowlands seepage springs are common along the stream banks, along the margins of swamps, and at the heads of small branches, but they are of slight importance because of their intermittent character and small yield. NONARTESIAN WATERS. DEFINITION AND IMPORTAN CE. The term " nonartesian " is in this report applied to ground waters that are not under suflicient hydrostatic pressure to force them above the containing beds when they are tapped by wells or other excavations. Nonartesian waters are of great economic importance in the Arkansas lowlands because they are used more extensively than those of any other class for domestic and industrial supplies and for irrigation. Their value has become more fully appreciated since their applicability to rice lands has been demonstrated. The nonartesian waters are contained in the alluvial deposits which underlie the Mississippi lowland and the Advance lowland to depths of 100 to 225 feet. The Water...
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Washington 1916. U.S.G.S. Water Supply Paper 399. Octavo, 315pp., index, large foldout maps and charts, wraps. Good, cover has light staining and some chipping on spine. Binding secure; no ownership marks. Original printing.
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