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digging out a spring

Posted by appalachia 6 (My Page) on
Fri, May 9, 08 at 14:00

Sorry if you're re-reading this msg. I posted this to the Tennessee Garden section but realized maybe anyone in the Woodlands could answer this question, too. I recently purchased some acreage in the Cherokee National Forest area. The property has a creek, old apple trees, and basically its an old "homeplace" that I think was in my family maybe 100 years ago.
We are going to build a home there, and I really want to be as self-sufficient as possible.

Anyway, does anyone know anything about a spring and how to "dig one out." ?? I've gathered that a spring is unreliable and could dry up anytime, but I've noticed that in this area, there are a lot of springs. I know my question is very vague but I'd just like some general info.


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RE: digging out a spring

There are wet weather springs that run only during periods of moisture and dry weather springs that run all year.

A spring is a water source where enough moisture gathers to form a stream of water. This is generally on the top of or in cracks in rock ledges. You may be able to deepen a basin to catch the water but to follow a ledge into the rock may cause the rocks to shift and stop the spring.

And before you use the water have it tested. In many areas there are mineral deposites that could be harmful to your health. Then there are the bacteria that could be there.
I would be more concerned with the lead and zinc that are in assocation in some of the rocks in Tennessee.


 
 

 

 


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