Close
About
FAQ
Home
Collections
Login
USC Login
Register
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
USC
/
Digital Library
/
University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses
/
Undergraduate Papers
/
Geology of water supply in arid regions
(USC Thesis Other)
Geology of water supply in arid regions
PDF
Download
Share
Open document
Flip pages
Contact Us
Contact Us
Copy asset link
Request this asset
Transcript (if available)
Content
~ '18- 2.
U LY
IO
e e
.
l 0 u
0
or c
e
'
e
rce 0 er roun Va ers ••..••••.•• . ..••••.•...•.•..•.•. ..••••••
'r oun
ff •......•.......•..••.•.•••••.•....••....•......••...•.••••••
er ••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Jl • •. • • •. • • • •. • •. •. • • •. •. • • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • •. • • • •. • • • ••••• c.,
0 i
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
0 0
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
,
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • •
• • •
•
•
s • •••
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
r
• • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
'
• • • • • • •
••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • •
• • • ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
h
e
1
2
I U I
----------
l
.
e . ion i e · ester
)ar t
of
J ite d .) t tes contain
e r1
und eds th us n s 0 er s 0 rtile l an ich r od
...
C l i 1 or
t
SU ') ort
, ....
on
u 0 s ici t ter u
· l y .
.
_ eel atio
.
a a ri.
r·1
' o e
e
.ua· !1 10 s 1 e
cl
.
f 1
o.f
.
ri i Cl e tal
or t 1
u
,
•
11"
1
.
co t C i
r 1
r
1r s
i .
.
r' ters C lat
0
r rv r r l
lti
i e di
•
r
n ii
•
a r r1
-
j
1 e s r qu e C r r ro r e r rv r
t o e n 0 s r i
•
C r ve s
.
co . i or 1 0 e r er.
s lV
0
I
.
t ces t 1 r re rce 0
.,,
er u pl
C oe d e o e r t · . 1 11
.
ni
·a1
e C C
•
v lo 0 C 1 re ire t oro erst d 0 t e
1 0 er r oun · ter nd t e eolo ic e C es af feet·
•
e r
co r e. 0 io s e C l ocal·t
a
·ts
0 rt C 1 r t r ) 0
le
•
i i le t o to 1 t t OS r 0 e
r ector ll ow
r,. t
t e erta·nt
0 t
•
.
0 l r. ew
..
t
.
C 1
.
·11
st r i c
·J
n r 0
rve ~ a to r ose t r
•
l 1 r r ro
of water suo 1 fro t 1.e er r o flow.
·~ I ~ HE O C
e oceans. are th source of all rai fall. e ssi si i
Valley receives its s pl from t e 1 of ·exico. he re ion est of
the - ocky 1Iountains receives its supply from the Pacific Ocean.
here f lls annually u.on tne land areas of the lobe 29000
cuo ic miles o rainwater and of this aoout 6500 cuuic miles
c onstitutes t e run-off.
A ·)art of the rainf 11 eva orates nd passes back i to the
atmosphere, another art sinks into t e ground an flows thr ug
\
sub-surf ce cha els becomi n i tern 1 eologic a ent of reat
i ort nee . · he i eid te exc ss i at ere o et er and 1 s
om r·v lets, broo
'
•
ver , i ally co ~le e t e c cle by
re-en eri t ce n.
T i 1st ortio s -o
•
t or ion C
s n 1 ~ r u e l
0 0 r d r r u d
t
s Ul'Ce
t t c a o r1 t r l t D V
.
.
r i- r
•
r r 1 ich e o r
ter 1 · cc o
'
e
'
t
e e
•
C t 0
to C - C i 1
C
0 V or i
•
r
'
e n C e i c 1 C
s , r 1 0 0
.
d r
0 r
C 1 r C
·t
e
a
.
r
.
1 0
r p e
•
'
i ce
•
·.7
, '/he c t it ·s 1 0 th rot
:l
i usuall dee ds until the
]
ac 11 tl rial
•
sat te surfac e
8 () r V er e l r
•
e
.
l i i i ca l led
.
ter or 1
[
r 0 r zo e s
.....,
l 1 . 1 or ·
e
'l
1 , •
C
,
,i,
...
0 t 1
r
l' C C.
l c: r 0
(j
8
• ...
r,
·~
r o
'
1 ls
. ~ .
l
•
C ..
i C ts cl. r 1
)
i
.
r 1
.r
,
( )
f'
or c)
.
1 r
'
•
~d, r C 0
-
0
. . .
'
1~ .., l
•
...
t
ic o e'J .
-
1
o e -
.
1
.
0 t r
d
'
oi
1 '
i
•
1 1
•
.
e ~ .
-rv r D
;
•
rv l r V
r
.
• r
•
'
t r · e r
C,
V 1 r r
.
.
•
r 0 r
d 1 p ro
'
C l i ti
'
r C i tio
4.
and the consequent r te t which t e w t er will
.
the . • J. ocks
move 1n
w ioh bave been shattered by crustial mo ve nt re s ent f vor able
cond i
.
for W e t er st ora O"e.
1, s
e t t o unconsolidated de osits
t _e
)O ro s dsto nes nd cer tain
li esto s re n t e c on it i o . OS f V
r ;,
e or h
Jirect
. orpti on
of
rt
On
t _ e
ot
•
i ous roe C
s or e
,.
er n 1ve s .. s
•
r ite d di rit ~ so r very
1 ·ttl t 1 e tly ve
ve li tle r e V 1
•
·m
I!' . ,, t
r r 1 d tl ')
s ore
'
r 1 r .
1~
n 0 .1.
'
l J
.
t C r C a
t di .. s.
I re r rv
..
i
.
r a .1 -
co l i ' i
.
rvi
..
a r l C r
.,
t le C
•
r
re r r
c·
1 C
•
00 r e iel er r
e r c e r s r
-
o e e
1 ..
8 e t
•
er u l ro
r
d
0
1 ..
b V r li
.
e .. 1 elo t . Co lo s rv
•
r r
t i r te t
r •
e itie
., t r
t re
•
ver
l
.. , i - 1
t
.
tif l t. n ve e e
Y:
orosit
.
h ter i v
to
.
t es1 0 or or
o ens ces etw e the rt icles o ich t e roe
.
1S .. e . I
ener c l w oro it
.
et i ed 1 r y t e 0 0 water hich t e
rock is capaole of absorbin
•
rosit 1 e st
•
t e co ct
igneous rocks , greater i the le s compact sandst one a
in th semi-compac t or loose and.
5.
r test
r he followin table ives t e · mount of water w ich a cubic fooi
of sand .n ome com on r ock w·11 absor b.
.. :A.TERIAL YATER 0 ED R CU.
•
and 10 arts
Pot dam tone 2- 6
"
riassic ~ n t ne 4
rt
r nton Li t on -1 -
ti
4-
Dolo ite 1-10
,,
lk 8
"
rani te
11/1
-
"
.
rs ra ite
. 2 to .5
Limeston
• •
to o
Loose nd
V 1 re ry rou
•
0 r
'
volu e re id
•
e ive co
.
t
pl .
t 10 r
fi+tera io d
' 1 . t
r i f
.
•
s or size e r oro
rd c rr re r t · n ell r ded a d
•
a d fen
clo wells d otheni e str ct ter
.Pl
•
0 0 J ... D •
•
-
An ideal ~action throu e
•
r lll s r V
shown in l te I. ~he u per t r le e
r,
l e clearl
-
limit s the
•
.
de tho Jt81 nece sar 0
r er ly .
1n1mu
In t
.
te it i t
.
un erl"e
0~ r ea 1 a
•
i ervio
e _ i - i
•
cl eds nd how t
·,na
c-r vel
a or
, rv 1ou e ..
beds
-
s rro nd cl y lenses.
u d the conditions i t
.
r s own 1S
D l · .,_ r te t e cl ay "'ld ro oa 1
at ea- i
~ .
1
1
)orosit t 1ey ld i d
e r
J
e 0
·- 1
C 0 .
er v r lowl
•
b
.
sl r 0 ct ter e r1 re s s
J
t
11 e t r..i.r ou
~ e
1 a i t e d rl
de it r 00 1
•
It 0 lo a l • oin
'
C I V
,tr; t
r 0
s e 0
r V e. t t
.
t
C
C l e C 0 r e
.
e .J 0 l
•
r ce i s
r r
•
e
i _
0
'
•
0 1 0
•
C C 0 C
C •
1 a e JI r r
C
. 1.
r
- i
.
e
...
r r
•
f
.
If
r-
1 0~--- 0 1
•
rr
e r b C I .. 'I
t t te
'I
J 1 m s
•
. l e
i
.._.
C
f r C
r o r r
.
1
fi · d t · eir t e r C: u . uer of C
. C,.
i rocke. r · C
C u ed :Vea eri or be C
oy
.
rt
'
.ay
.., e y
us s ress
'
lll
-
...,
er st .
'l es s· : .. e stre se iil d
,
e 18 le C stricted.
I 1
11 t L fl
be
.
.r ·r
er
l ere ·ed u t eli
I
1 -
on e
0 t JrO
.
0
l
.
l I L
c~ C r 0 tl t ope ... i t 1 , se
.
is
•
l
resi t a l C f 1
.
.aJ
0
• r,/
1 a ti.. 11 verco
•
1 V l
t lo
r
e r ,
}<
.
Jr r r
1_
s r 0
....
.
r1 0 ec in c t r
.
t 1 0 l eu.
III i 1
~ lo . r C t
..
r
~
0 C i
c- C:
C ...
• C,
I
.
e
.;;, r
l
I er
) ·1
•
. 'I t r m
.7 t C ... 0
.. .
0
.
C
..,
e e
•
C C 1
er c
C 1
•
•
~--__..;.- .:.:~~~.
ece 1 .. e
e 'J
r
) )
...
t
J C ec t r
f
1.
l r e I
t
I, i 1 s r
• ,
i e 1 r
f
s r r. t s o·v
. .
d
r
C 1 1 0 o·. n r C
•
..;o .~ i
1
i i
r w· t r or
~
ter
''
.· r e l r rv oi r
j
r
·y
•
c •
,
C.
.
dic·-- ted b- d . "" 0 o·vn tl r o r ~l
• . it
. s
l
{ .
- ;;
t 'J t
.
t ' elv
,~
r l
s .
I
'
I r a d Q 1 s
C 1 . 1 e
0
•
e
of r C r t l
t ~
e
ar
~
e en
l t./
e w· r r r orti f
•
t ··
.
1
no,
it ~
t 1
r 1 0 m e .I
e.L l
t
If· ce .
•
I 'I ''
.
i tr t s s e
1 .
•
... r
,J le. 0 1
C r
,.,
ell . ~
I
·1
1
. 'I
0
l -
d V 1
•
.. i 0
1
r
-
r.
r
•
e e e
C 1 .
•
· r
..
r
•
•
l
e..,
C
.
-
)
rcol m
c ·
.
f
,..
r
r
•
rt .~
a
, f
r
.
l o_
.
1 ... co e 0 C d
0 e ai .e t · r
. ..
osi
.
e r i t ide of f lt te
•
'I 1 l e
r r l 1 C
.
C
'
1
0 e 1
'
.
r 1
r
r a w 3ot rt
.
t
... J
...
•
Sl r ~- r .o
of the rocks alone
t 8 f ult plane .
r,
e w ter rom t co t a.cts
may see into the f ult nd e C rried to .lov r
le ,el s .
0
a
.
1
•
1n
re
t
r
0
a
0
To 0 e l h ver li tle w der
t r :i
i .
•
1 str ed ill
•
.
l e rea 1 1111! e 1 s
.
lo t
f r
r1
..,
lt line r a t l f o t
d justify t e evelo e of -rte s i !
r
• •
•
It
.
ferr i .. ro
J
11 c· sec
.
lace
•
e e 1 S l
le
.
i 1
)
C C .
..
I 0
,
.o
-
r i 0 ir
)
.
10 C
..
e i 1 C
0 r ro s
•
i e i r i I l
1·e
•
. .
C l e e r
· s
...
0 1 s:
• ir
•
•
C il
r.
~ec t
.
-
• a ~ r 1 e
'
1 .
r
-
rd.
-, ir . a
'
i p rv i o s e a ove 0 r V
of ·eolo t e d
r:,
e t t e c t"'. u of .. e
o · f ult SC rJj
.
t er n 1 e
i
•
.
C Sl r e 1
1
.
r1
.)
e u
r
•
r d r
r '
1
· 1
s
.
"t e 1
r
l
..,
r
e
r t
.... ca
~ t r
e ca e
r '
or t e
water, ei £ under Jre ur from a fount - i _ ea , ould ot erwise
find relic int t ir ction.
· urt • n i .clinati
'
from es b ds e de at ic
•
the waters e ter iill oe hi
0
her t n t e surfEoe fro i h it flows .
iirt ; a suitable exposure o · the upner edge or t e Jorous str tum
sot tit t kes ins fficient supply o w ter.
,i xth; an dequate rai f 11 to furnish the su pl y .
e e th ; the a~ sence o any esca e or the water at a lower level
than the surface at the well.
•'lo,vi _ water is not confined to those wells whi ch enetrate beds
under the conditio s outlined , the ~rinciple on~ the rt sian
waters depend bein equally applic le to other r oes, the essential
feature i imply t t t e w ter ~ e c J1}.f ine der re
that t e o t et thro t ewe 1 e co r ly l o er t
c tchmeut re t wh·e i e w ter tere.
later treque tly fo lovs a comoi atio of ass e
tollo ·
In the
• •
1 m ov1n
but in man
he
f
0
it should
l ower
ter ill
~~o el s
ored
we
•
br
e
i le , e ed
e r 0 j i or
ter e ter
down the i eds t e
•
or m 0
.
ta ces ter be e V
ome i tant er
C •
In ri
b re e er d t t too el t p
.
t nre re- 0 ch n ext t t
l o fro · 11 e Nalls th n
lo e . " "he c
. t
rion ro t e n
8 ecided
.
t e re s re re cti n
t i
•
urce of miters de cri ed r-. o e is t e u
r
0
t
t
t p
rt
or
t
rt
•
ver
ro
er
1
r fe
re
te r
es.
n 1
lt e
r
re
t o e
on r
l
ch
un re
of the arth ' s er st . e ter a entered ro tie s irf ce d
formed the v dose eirc la•ion or ground
ter. · 1 e .. l tonic · ter
-
are tho e w ich ri e fro e e t s o earth' er t under r t
t
10.
1 l.
pre ure and find their way to the surface d ireotly throu h fissures
or
.
1 t t e V dose circulation.
In t e esert re ion the r ela ively l ev 1 v lle s and e 1tly
slo
.
hillsides ich 1 · e etw en hi l l or ount in r nt irab l e l w s
l oc
-io
"or cat 1 r i i f
.
ter
.
va il bl r 1n r V l
•
V 1 soil ten en w .shed
.
C t e r
ic ill abounds
.
1 t
.
d r 0 in r 0 lX
....,
i
.
•
e r e C 1 r C 0
• ~
· 1
r i tr V 1
t C 0 C
i
•
.. i
•
r r
,.
r
o . b
•
0 e
a
0
El C 0 r
•
s C J e
' 0 e
-· 0
oc u L.
r
..
s ...
i
•
lZ.
rface fe t ten
•
icate th l o
•
t lane '
e
res 0 1n l n
•
_ e
r n
rface f Ja t
•
f' -:i tl l t- r 0 1
.
,- 1
te re 1S s n
VII .
0
oc1·
.
sir~ ,·l f r c t i t r i c
1
1S
e~ ;
.:
. .
11 t
..
0 uo 8 !
•
r l .
' l
C e l e t cess ril in 0 1
•
... !J e
.
1 re 0 sectio r 1
er 8
.;,;
1 t r
.
l 1
)
•
'
t
.
e r i er l ro
s
•
C
1 n t
•
t. e C
e
•
..,
0 0
c1 ·
•
I 0
-
r 0 0
•
1
.
die r
•
I 1 C - c . r
t c . l
- - -
0
,_
'
t
.
e e
- -
- l
'
i t a_ C
'
ri
.
11 t t
•
.
h
- •
r C l
l Jer rtion 0 t e tr u . e '-b'-d'-e'. raa
et ortion t o ut
.
•
e r
, re
1 e un r C lV 1 n.
..
t C t er
~- Y
r
J
n ot b
.
cati ns o w te n b t exi t C
of
1 , her v etation clo.e to tact
.
die es
or e co 1
the nr sence of o i sture. If here re dica.ti o s o t r t
it be desir to i 1
...
velo Jme
C ere e e o e 0
t co r ses fol we
t
fir t ,
s . nk ·
11 r s ' ft fe
aw fro m c 0 at fa 1 f .
I l"
t N ter e l
ver slowl f ~ . v C r e d e e t m f t 11
t r t
.
r C s 1n s 11 ~ er f l r 1
t e 1
•
I 0 e C e t .
" r
r 1
C
. i .ece
•
If C 1
l)
a
.
1 e d 0 C i o.
C
•
ot
. 1
r
0 t
.
C
• )
0
r 0 C
•
• .
0 r 1
•
V
C t r r
•
.
•
0
· ells r 0 t n V ) 8 e r r 0 s .
...
0 e s
.
r n
f t s r t t
.J r
i o 0
t ·
ve et 1e n D
11 t '
•
l I C e t re l JOrl
•
~
i ica
.
of w ter t
t,
rf fe t
.
t
...
t C n 10n e ce re l e r e
of 1 lan~s an af ter a l it le t d - t 1 or , 11s ~ere iven
to inter ect he faul plane i h the res lt that oo wat r was
devel o: ed where reviously t ere wa ~i tle or no indication w tso er.
13.
I
14.
lt planes ucl
have just b en descried often i ersect r
runs int e hills r mo n a i snot far fro m he lan wr ·ch is o e
irr i , te •
: ; ere t e r
l er , v e r y - ,., · d a t ver t it i ten
os ib e to use t ~ e roe detrius fro m t e l r o
run o e
. aoro ill i o a c s i r 1 s J 1 of
•
C C' .S t r ct or 70 ld
r e,
1 ve
1
.
t
.
, 1 -
er no 1 -
0
•
0
•
e 0 1
.
l r
., l o e 0 .r
r
.
r s C C 1 r.
i o
•
C l
,
C
C c "'" e r 'I
•
I C
re a 1 11 e c - e
e
•
d
.
l 1
•
r ea 0 ve 1 r
0
1
'r Ci ~ CO r e. • J r l
s u e v ra.l t t J. r ~ i ·
for
fut .,re
use .
In t 1 i C n ection
. t
y
a e ue t o crus t i 1
mo
0
ul
SU
l o
o ... e
e r
e
r
m
)
e·tr
. i t
a .
,
e C
i
e
.
1
V
0 e
•
r
C
e . .
o ..
r
J
r
e
t
.
1
o ei
-
I r i
..; ar
r
ove e t
a 1 a a
.
l
a i ch
cor s. a
r )0 e
e
.e
.
l e
•
C
r
r
1
r.
t ~ r i
0
ea o •
.. e
well to t te t hat m st e·1rt qu es
lo )re-e
is tin °· fL..U 1 t )1
es.
I
. 1 e
-
•
erce ti le
in
. ch c
.. e c onst nt le s
,~ 0
ld f .le an a e •t to
•
1 ae r t 1
i 1 0 a . •
dr"t
r obl
"
ce . t l
-
J •
.
I cti
i l_
..
e ....
1 e .
;:)
C
e V
ribu
.
.,
.
0 l oc
- 0
e I C
•
0 C
0 C
i ..
•
r a 0
' C
'
r ,
e ' C
•
0
1 C
i 1 ..
1 s · c 1 r
)
...
s rt i c v r
. .
l .! (..
e r ce
r
l e f
16.
tin· ch re o-i o 1s.
tl e rai ea ons
..
amo
•
nr l o · a1 n Sl
t 1 untai in t de rt i
'
ter from
.
"
s
re s. L e M
0 re 1S
•
re e ivel r tr .Cl r e e rt d
i
.
0
1·
•
e C i
.
m ou
r r l
s
er C
~
r
·t
i
'
•
r
r ,)
•
t
rt
f
t
C
•
·~ e
l i .. C
(
nse e
•
- .&. ... 1
•
•
I
e
.
C
. C
C l _ •.
•
s
e - i l co
) C ome
•
.
1-
' l
J e
r1
)0
•
r li ec .e e r · e<
rf C
t,
r _, ) ev
)
r
.
1
•
I C erl
.
s e
... 1 r e
· t
ri tio s t e i
.
10
.
1 s .o· I C J. r e
t l li.
17.
m .. )le
r ·v
.
disa e r d i ·
t e rt o · r 1 e s
t
e JI ;
River
ent irel ... u of
.
t just 8 ' t of
are ve W! C l
CJ
to rvr, t iver s i .r
.
d e , a r
r s C .L s 11 s · 1n
I C t
.,
)'- rt iall rea Je rs t arat i
OU rn
')' r
u ~-
...
.
t t
f'
LJe -11
J..
lt iver C t
.
r-
JU
s
-
l r s u
t f t l iv
.
e 0
.
l 8 e re r a l r lX r
•
'
t i
·, el 1 ur d i t
.
i .. r ..,; 0 ma n.
r e t - 1 ot t 0 r rf ce C re
t~ str a
.
l 0
1 fr f C l
t)
I
•
e t C rf C
. r i n u
')
..., ...
C C >
..)
•
C l l l : l
'
'
•
C
•
r
'
•
'
r l ,J
u .
..
l
.
•
a r l 1
,
0 l o
~ .
0 s
•
l
-
1·
ce
~
C r l
.
s r r
•
en er l
r
cl
•
t. or l
e C
rrJ C [. id r · l e 0 cla
.
ot it l
re rn e .c t of e - t 77 u
. .
•
d
•
l 1 l l
. a~
..
e oon e usted e t loi ove o · e t e
18 .
Coarse and ay 1 ·o C r r sufficie t lay to i m , ede 1e f r ee I
e-
ent f t e \7 ter .
1 · t e sand e f irl coar e nd r
l · t ·vel- fre fro 1 cl r
. 1 t
t n it i o ill oe f vora e or r e .... i . 0
1
e n f t .1· ter
ro
t e a a.
.
1 i ell l o h 1 t of C fo o t 0 n Sl
r-
e es a
_,
e
t e ell nd n 1- sis of
., e
ro
I
1 e
.
e
to eter i t e u t 0 edit t t i
•
C rr1es .
f a r le r re ro lo e e f ce e vell
e e d t in · e or t 1 r
C rse 0
, .
r/. l C .
J
. r
•
I r t et r r C
i
•
1i
-
mos
.
i c
. ,
1 0 er
•
0
i e r r r
.
1 s r
•
e ra
J • r .. V e
r r p r C i o re •
"
C
re ,
l
.
1 e i ted .
e '' dra;m
rt
i ist ce ro r
•
i n i 0 ater vel i i
.
fter e e e 1 e
o en r "
.
ti 1 o ~ sly or i . e • s 1
C:
0 e
In an rtell u l ied er 1
.
t 1 P' r o r t
'
th tar ted t ter begi s to
i_ k
e to depre
.
pu
)
are e Bl
i n the wat er t bl e 1 e iatel urroundi t e vell.
l
e r e i n
-
.
t v ter t endv to
•
crea e t
flo- t o var d l. 1n e e l e ~e
.
e
the de re s i
•
the
wr,t
t
ble , ecomes
reat hat t
.
cr eased n 1n r 0 e
l •
su_pply ~rovides s much water c .. G tle pum t kes OU
t
rmanen t w ter
level for ~orkin c nditi s i reache. le vertical di tance oetwee
tis rmane 1 t /VO rkinr · water lave 1 n e level o he ter ~hen t e
pump is idl~ is t 1e"dra111 dowri".
If t pu ··~ should e 1 c te at
e up er ater level e
''drat down'' sho ld oe much over twenty feet t e ump · 10 no · r
economic lly or not at all.
If the ''draw down'' e r Jater t e u p ill 1·~t ec ono ·cally
the up ma have to e lo ered so that it ill· e under ter
idle, t e i ta ce t . : t ·t ·vill
ve to ,
lowered de endin u on
the "draw down".
o etimes the i fie lty
three wells ror one u ).
y
i
erco pr ov i · t o or
y e o e y l o~ r· t e u
one lar e central ell to the u er ter 1 vel n co n cti
in
the
e to a nu ber ell r a red suction lie o
teet a art thr
is syste
h tun 1 cti t e o t e centr 1 ·1e 1.
successfully carried out in lant
near · rico , Arizona. test ft ese ells ed e d
etticie cy nd s tic·ent ~ater
acre of cottoa land.
1
ced to ·rr te t ee undred
e "draw o· RD" can often e reduced by explodi few st·
r dynamite i the bottom the ~ell.
1
he e plosion te l o
1
' ~t of \fells ne r U&ricopa, lnal Co nt ., Arizona.
y A. • Se - ick.
en
the sand in the i m r ediate vicinity of the well. ~his pennits a more
rapid movement of w ter through the stratum wi th a consequent decrea e
in the '' dr 'f'I do rn".
· e (J-OOdyear u ober Com pany ha recently reclaimed more than
a thousand acre ~ . f land by t hi m thod.
A ten inch ell wa s un or each 1 0 ac -s o l and . • ri e fl :v
fr mt V 1 . )r oduced about t re
ol e 12 ace .
e 'dra rn
t •
he e 11s
f
0
0
0
... 0
•
•
•
1 9
It .
I
I
re o
e •
re electr c 1
•
e er e o
r .., t
, le s
1
ec r
•
e
r o
•
e r
de - r
•
d
0
~ te
r )
e i
o erv n th
1 ere f t overt e
r ve t
V
•
0 0 e
•
a 1 "
r
s
0
0 1
e
t
a e
•
C i c 1
r e
•
1 0 e ir 1
h r. ·
1
r ce
'
z
NVl~~L~)t' 9NIMO,_:J
I
I
' ,-
.,, ,-1, I
1' -, , I I
,- ✓ , , ( ,,,..... ..... ~
'\' ,,1 \,
,,, ...... , ..... ,'-!
,., -~'' I
H
l&J
t
<
.J
Q.
-, ,,,1
- I \
- '"\"
I''\' I
') ,,
_, ,, 1'
, - I
I ,, '
, , , , ,,
// -
-_ , ,,,
.. , _,
l
-, ,.,
,.. ',.,
:\,, \ ,,
,-.. -
I
-,-
/
'\ I
, ...
I
,
,,
,1
\ ,
I
,.
-
.
II)
_,
w
>
<
er
•
•
...
. - ..
. ..
. ' ..
. ...
' . . .
, , .•· .
... .. · ..
~ ... :-·
. .
I • • •
. .. .
. : .
~ :, .
I •
: .. ~ •· .
.. . --~·
.. •.
··' --~
!·~=· t.1 . . .
• y. •
.... :,.::.
. . . . . .
• •• • 1t1•
• •••._ IA
• ' •• G1·
•••• J.a 1
._. _ _.:.r,•
. .
. . . '-' .
: ··. -• ·1
.• -·.0-
, . . .
. .
:-1: .•
r •.. • ••
;-:--·
.. .
Q
..,
IO
.,
..,
k
Cl
..,
0
•
w
...
<
.J
Cl.
I
~I
.. ~
r
.....
,. , ...
· .. ,:
I:' .... ,
l!.~. ~
' :.,_, ..
.;
J
J
Ill
l
II.
Q
z
~
..
:,
.
.,
f
IA:,
w
.. ,
·•.•
~,-
...
. .• .,
•i·
.1it
·« ,..
ea:,_,
r:· . :
-~''
t-·~
~ -
l'r.',·•
~- :-~
- ~
,?•
~
~ '.
• ! ~
~ ·
:-.~
I" .~ ..
kj
~ ...
,.~:,i
. ~ - ...
. .,..
I
IC'- J
~ -:
• ··
ii
I
~;
..
~ ! ...
I
~.·
~.~
Jutlu.
~
I.J
..
<
_;
N
.,
tr
,.,
(
•
.
. . -
- .
. --··: i .. .
. .
-- - -= --- --=- --
-~ -c- i~ri ~ - ~~~ =:
~ ----~ -- ,_------.z_~
-,~a,,,r ~ffE#)_4JN.·
;~ ,~ ~}'1~
·.:a.: ~ - - - • - - - - a(
- ~ ~- :. __ ~ ~~ - -:....::. - ~ - ~ ~- ~ ~-,-=.; ~ -:-;
.
. .. . ...
I
.
•
~ - -- r..
C, U Cl~~:,
ocD O•C)o • ~ I
,~o '" ~"•o
r e -c1,, fl. •o
.I,"• <.£ '•l ... ~ t:·
. ,. o ,r_,• a e "~
'o.JC fl'INK -
I ' -'· ~.
. . .
SAND
~ArURAT E O WATER TABL
FIM~ .6AND
...
. .... ~ ...
.. ·, ..
·· .•
..
J .J1 _ 1, TE
.A
....
,':' r
b
-
.. •.-;· , ~ : n1t1 ~r ;,, •. , .. ,._ •·
..
I•
'' ,~ 1
~ ..._ ' I
-
1
1' •r - I -L_ - ft::-'-
I - - - -
-
PLAT .
I
e
'
- -
~ 'I I
L"t-
,-
'
'- -
•
Linked assets
Undergraduate Papers
Conceptually similar
PDF
Plans and principal engineering details of office and theatre building
PDF
Stress analysis for the re-design in steel of a wooden steam ship from U.S. Standards
PDF
A design for the steel work of a five story class A., ap[armen]t hotel, Los Angeles Cal[ifornia]
PDF
Design of a reinforced concrete stadium for Exposition Park
PDF
A design for a separate sewer system for the city of Huntington Beach, Cal[ifornia]
PDF
Design of highway bridge over the Los Angeles River
PDF
Plans for Allesandro Street bridge and road, Los Angeles, California
PDF
A design of a ten story reinforced concrete store and office building design of all beams, girders, and columns, floorslabs, walls and foundations…
PDF
A design of a sanitary sewer system for San Bernardino, Cal[ifornia]
PDF
The design of steel and reinforced concrete balcony trusses
PDF
A design for the steel work of a seven story fireproof office and theater building…
PDF
Design of a warehouse
PDF
The design of a steel framed auditorium building
PDF
The design of elevated water tank
PDF
Safety engineering
PDF
History of alternating currents
PDF
The control of voltage fluctuations in high tension transmission systems by the application of synchronous condensers
PDF
Construction and tests of a globe photometer
PDF
Investigation of Los Angeles railway traffic conditions
PDF
The design and construction of an artificial power-transmission line
Asset Metadata
Creator
Sedgwick, Allan Ernest
(author)
Core Title
Geology of water supply in arid regions
School
College of Liberal Arts
Degree
Bachelor of Science
Degree Program
Civil Engineering
Degree Conferral Date
1918-06
Publication Date
05/16/1918
Defense Date
05/16/1918
Publisher
Los Angeles, California
(original),
University of Southern California
(original),
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Tag
OAI-PMH Harvest
Format
theses
(aat)
Language
English
Contributor
Digitized from microfilm by the USC Digital Library in 2023
(provenance)
Advisor
Lawrence, Charles W. (
committee chair
)
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-oUC113174240
Unique identifier
UC113174240
Identifier
Ci '18-2 (call number),etd-SedgwickAllan-1918.pdf (filename)
Legacy Identifier
etd-SedgwickAllan-1918
Document Type
Thesis
Format
theses (aat)
Rights
Sedgwick, Allan Ernest
Internet Media Type
application/pdf
Type
texts
Source
20230616-usctheses-microfilm-box8
(batch),
Undergraduate Papers
(subcollection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity),
University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses
(collection)
Access Conditions
The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given.
Repository Name
University of Southern California Digital Library
Repository Location
USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 2810, 3434 South Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90089-2810, USA
Repository Email
cisadmin@lib.usc.edu