Underground Water Resources Of Long Island New York Classic Reprint

Download or read book Underground Water Resources of Long Island, New York (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur Clifford Veatch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Underground Water Resources of Long Island, New York Chapter I. Outlines of the geology of Long Island, by A. C. Veatch - Continued. Quaternary - Continued. Vineyard interval. Character of surface at beginning of interval Major drainage Reexcavation of north shore valleys Length of interval. Wisconsin epoch General conditions of deposition Character of deposits Thickness Development. Of topographic features Transportation and deposition Erosion Folding post-glacial and Recent Summary. Geologic history Topographic history chapter II. Underground water conditions of Long Island, by A. C. Veatch General principles Source of underground water. Transmission Ground-water table Requisite conditions for flowing wells Conditions on Long Island. Geologic conditions. Ground-water tables Perched water tables The main water table Springs Springs dependent on perched water tables Springs dependent on the main water table Mineral springs Streams. Origin Water powers Ponds and lakes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.