Dayton Spring Earthcache EarthCache

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1.) Picture requirement: My intentions are to have you post your picture with with the spring in the picture or in the background. If you refuse to post your face in the picture, then each log must have a unique picture for each log. Tilting the picture with a photo program will not be acceptable for unique. Group photos must reference who's picture you are in otherwise. A unique picture must be included with every log if you are not in the picture. . Remember that I will delete your log if you post a find saying you will upload the picture or send answers at a later time. Please use the "write a note" feature.

To upload a photo: Log the cache as you normally would. When you submit the find, it brings up your log. In the upper right hand corner of the log page, it says "UPLOAD PHOTO". Click it. Browse for the location of your picture. Click Upload.
Email the answers to the following questions via my profile if you do not have my email address stored in your email program...
2.) Describe how the spring water is expelled from the earth.
3.)Description of the stream bed
4.) What is the width and length of the stream is the picnic area. (Hint: Rock header wall to metal handrail.) As the crow flies distance will work.

This is a nice place to stop and have lunch or sit and relax or just read a book. There are picnic tables, but no restrooms.

There's a spring that runs through most of the picnic area. I don't recommend drinking the water. There is nothing posted in the area that the water is unsafe, but neither is there anything stating that the water is safe. I have seen young kids playing in the spring on hot days.

The water is crystal clear most of the time. Springs are fairliy common in the eastern Tennessee area as are karst features. A lot of this area's drinking water actually comes from springs. When speaking with our local water company, we were told that the water went through less purification than other surrounding areas.

Spring water moves downhill through soil or cracks in rock until it is forced out of the ground by natural pressure. The amount, or yield, of available water form springs may vary with the time of year and rainfall. Groundwater obtained from springs is similar to water pumped from shallow wells. Like shallow wells, springs may be contaminated by surface water or other sources on or below the ground surface.

Springs are susceptible to contamination because the water feeding them typically flows through the ground for only a short distance, limiting the amount of natural filtering that can occur. Springs may not be a good choice for a water supply if the area uphill where the water collects is used for industry, agriculture, or other potential sources of pollution.

Check out the nearby plaques. There is an old cornerstone marker. In 1832, the tree that marked the corner between John Abel and Robert Cozby was replaced by a cornerstone. By the placement of the cornerstone, the spring emitted from the ground on one property and flowed onto the other's.


Below is the basics of "Karst" geology.

FLAG	FEATURE	DESCRIPTION
1	Limestone:	A sedimentary rock. Underground water dissolves limestone / dolomite to form porous karst structures such as caves.
2	Sinking Stream	Also called a losing stream. A stream that disappears underground to flow through underground cave systems. Sometimes resurfacing miles away.
3	Water Table:	The level which the ground is saturated with water
4	Shale:	The non-porous lay of rock upon which the saturated zone lies
5	Sinkhole:	A place where part of a cave's roof has collapsed, creating a deep basin with no above-ground outlet for water. Water flowing into it flows out by sinking into the ground and into the cave system. Sinkholes can be dangerous, because more of the cave's roof may collapse. Houses, Roads, Animals and farmlands have fallen into sinkholes. One sinkhole is labeled. Are there any others?
6	Shaft:	A long, narrow vertical passage, going up and down or sloped, through rock, earth or other solid material. Vertical shafts are often found at the bottom of sinkholes.
7	Tunnel:	A long, narrow, horizontal passage through rock, earth or other solid material.
8	Wet Cave:	A cave with water seeping into it, creating a stream or pool.
9	Dry Cave:	A cave that has no standing or flowing water.
10	Underwater Cave:	A cave that develops below the water table and is always filled with water.
11	Spring:	A point where water "springs" out of an underground shaft or tunnel through a crack in the rock to flow onto the surface of the ground an on into a stream.

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