Bea
I quite agree that it is very interesting and
appreciate your reply. However, I did not
actually mean:
> Re springs created by saturated ground that
drips.
I was referring to bedrock as the main store of
water, which then offloads the water as a
spring. My analogy of a dripping sponge is
perhaps a little unfortunate and simplistic, but
I was trying to explain in words of two
syllables! :-)
On the whole, it is ridiculous even trying to
explain the complexity of springs and water
sources, because each site is going to be
completely different and have so many variants
and variables as to make it almost unique.
General rules and theories are probably to be
viewed with some caution, although given the
research one would expect in these days of
acute water shortages world-wide, there appears
to be little accessible new information for
people like me who do not enjoy reading
technical theses and specialist books.
Can you by any chance recommend any
Ladybird-type books on the subject? With lots of
colour pictures and diagrams? :-)
Thanks!
Janet Kaiser
Criccieth
> >When a sponge is saturated, it also drips...
I
> >have always thought of springs as being
> >similar... The drips from the huge
underground
> >reservoir which is full and overflowing at
the
> >point of least resistance or along a
> >particularly impervious layer of rock thus
> >produce springs. Including or even producing
the
> >fissures someone else mentioned. This is
usually
> >a hillside spring.
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