Springside Park Earth Cache
**Note, 08/07/2016 the questions have been adjusted as the town
has temporarily covered over the spring**
Welcome to Springside Park, in Beautiful Napanee
At the posted coordinates, you will hear water pouring out of a pipe
You are standing at the exit of a Spring.
The exit of the spring has been re-enforced by the town, by adding a pipe
and drain, so the parking lot does not flood out.
To log this earth cache, you will need to explore the surrounding area
Special thanks goes to Booglepss12 for the idea for this Earth cache
TYPES of SPRINGS
Gravity Springs
Gravity Springs usually start with a "Recharge Area"
This pool or mass of water continually saturate the ground
Gravity springs occur when the groundwater encounters some sort of blockage in the soil layers
that won't let the water seep any further into the soil/rock.
Such as bedrock or limestone.
The water then travels across this blockage until it reaches the surface.
These types of springs are often encountered on hillsides or cliffs
Artesian Springs
Artesian springs occour when the groundwater finds its way to the surface.
The pressure in the acquifer containing the groundwater becomes higher than the atmospheric pressure
at the surface forcing the water through the fractures in the land.
These types of springs usually occur along fault lines.
To assist you in this Earth Cache, I have labelled a Satellite photo of Napanee
area, near the Spring.
Napanee has a large base of Limestone, which is covered in topsoil, thick in some areas
to thin in other areas.
To the North of the spring you will see farmland.
Between the farmland and the spring is 2 Limestone rock Quarries
Below the Spring the Napanee River continues along its route South.
Classification of Springs
The class or magnitude of a spring is determined by the amount of water it discharges.
The scale is as follows:
|
Magnitude
|
Flow (ft³/s, gal/min, pint/min) |
Flow (L/s) |
|
1st Magnitude
|
> 100 ft³/s
|
2800 L/s
|
|
2nd Magnitude
|
10 to 100 ft³/s
|
280 to 2800 L/s
|
|
3rd Magnitude
|
1 to 10 ft³/s
|
28 to 280 L/s
|
|
4th Magnitude
|
100 US gal/min to 1 ft³/s (448 US gal/min)
|
6.3 to 28 L/s
|
|
5th Magnitude
|
10 to 100 gal/min
|
0.63 to 6.3 L/s
|
|
6th Magnitude
|
1 to 10 gal/min
|
63 to 630 mL/s
|
|
7th Magnitude
|
1 pint to 1 gal/min
|
8 to 63 mL/s
|
|
8th Magnitude
|
Less than 1 pint/min
|
8 mL/s
|
|
0 Magnitude
|
no flow (sites of past/historic flow)
|
Logging Requirements
Email me the answers to the following questions via my geocaching profile.
DO NOT post answers in your log.
Using evidence found exploring the area, and
found in this cache listing answer the following questions
Questions
1) Are you standing at a Gravity Spring or an Artesian Spring?
Explain what evidence you have found, such as a fault line, or recharge area,
water from the spring moving vertically or horizontaly, land layout.
2) Looking at the layout of the area around the spring, and the map provided,
do you think this spring ever stop flowing?
Explain
3) Where do you believe this spring's water comes from?
4) Put your ear to the cover and listen to the water. Is it.
A. Absent
B. Dripping
C. Pouring out
5) Give me your best guess on why this spring was covered.
Photo's are never mandatory for my Earth Caches, but are always welcome.
Remember with Coman123 EC's, the idea is to first off HAVE FUN
Do not sweat getting the answers exactly right, if there are any issues, I'll help you out.
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This Cache is being published for the DLA2013 Event GC4948Q and should
not be sought before 9am on August 24th, 2013