A Report on the Underground Waters of Louisiana (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Report on the Underground Waters of LouisianaIt is frequently asserted that the continuance of southerly winds or high tides causes an appreciable rise in the level of the water in wells not far from the coast that. When wells are vigorously pumped the water level descends below tide that therefore there is an intimate connection between the waters of the Gulf and those encountered so abundantly in deep' wells.That there is more or less connection between the fresh water under the ground and the salt water of the Gulf there can be no doubt. A variation in the height of the water in a few wells coincident with that in a neighboring body of water in which there is a perceptible tide was long ago recorded by members of the Louisiana State geological survey and others. That there is no underground current from the Gulf landward is evident from the facts (1) that when pumping ceases for a few hours the water level in the wells quickly rises above tide, and (2) that any water derived from the Gulf would possess a saltiness that has not thus far been recorded in any deep irrigation well. Any impediment tending to retard the escape of the underground waters Gulf ward, as the weight of water collected from long-continued heavy showers or the backing up of the Gulf's waters from the south.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.