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Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1475-Q
Present and Future Water Supply for Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky |
CONTENTS
Water requirements
Available water information
Present water supply at Mammoth Cave: adequacy of present sources and storage
Potential sources of water supply
Green River
Quantity
Quality
Suspended sediment
Nolin River
Water from small streams
Description and discharge
Buffalo Creek
Three Sisters Hollow
Big Spring Hollow
Ugly Creek
Big Hollow
Floating Mill Hollow
Styx and Echo Rivers
Closed basin near Pig
Sal, McCoy, and Dry Hollows
Dog Creek
Bylew, First, and Second Creeks
Beaver Dam Creek
Quality
Water in alluvium adjacent to Green River
Ground water in bedrock
Basal ground water
Perched ground water in bedrock
Perched ground water in Haney Limestone Member of the Golconda Formation on Flint Ridge
Perched ground water in Big Clifty Sandstone Member of the Golconda Formation and Girkin Formation
Evaluation of potential sources
Green River
Nolin River
Perched water in Haney Limestone Member of the Golconda Formation
Small streams
Basal ground water
Water in alluvium adjacent to Green River
Perched water in Big Clifty Sandstone Member of the Golconda Formation and Girkin Formation
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Thomas B. Nolan, Director
ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURE
71. Map showing physiographic features and location of streams, wells, and springs in the Mammoth Cave area, Kentucky72. Graph showing that increasing numbers of visitors and increasing per-capita water use require additional water-supply development for Mammoth Cave National Park
73. Block diagram showing how topography and geology control the occurrence and movement of ground water in the Mammoth Cave area
74-81. Graphs:
74. Duration curves of daily flow, Green River at Mammoth Cave75. Magnitude and frequency of low flows, Green River at Mammoth Cave
76. Frequency of annual floods, Green River at Mammoth Cave
77. Chemical composition of water of highest salinity during July-September, Green River at Munfordville
78. The flow of Three Springs, Mammoth Cave National Park, in September and October
79. Comparison of present water supply for 100-day period, May 29-Sept. 6, 1962, with indicated demands
80. Comparison of present water supply plus Blair and Adwell Springs for 100-day period, May 29-Sept. 6, 1962, with indicated demands
81. Comparison of total known water supply on Flint Ridge for 100-day period, May 29-Sept. 6, 1962, with indicated demands
TABLES
TABLE
1. Evaluation of potential sources of supply for Mammoth Cave National Park2. Chemical quality of Green River at Munfordville, October 1, 1950-January 31, 1963
3. Oil production in the upper Green River and its effect on the potability of Green River water
4. Chemical quality of water in Nolin River, Wet Prong Buffalo, Dog, Bylew, and Beaver Dam Creeks
5. Discharge measurements made in Mammoth Cave National Park area excluding Green and Nolin Rivers, Flint Ridge springs, and Pike Spring
6. Chemical quality of Styx River, Echo River, and Pike Springs
7. Chemical analyses of water from wells and springs, Mammoth Cave National Park.
8. Observed weekly flows of Flint Ridge springs and Bransford well and surplus or deficiency for several demands during June-September 1962
9. Storage needed for selected supplies
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