Water (Johnson City, Maryville: purchase, camp, live)

[John Ubele]

I know the following may sound like stupid questions, but I was thinking of relocating to TN and I was wondering the about the following.

How do you people get their water in East Tennessee? If they use wells how deep is the aquifer generally?

Thank you all for your help with this.

Sincerely,
John

[JMT]

Originally Posted by John Ubele

I know the following may sound like stupid questions, but I was thinking of relocating to TN and I was wondering the about the following.

How do you people get their water in East Tennessee? If they use wells how deep is the aquifer generally?

Thank you all for your help with this.

Sincerely,
John

If you live anywhere near a town, you'll most likely have "city" water. Rural utility cooperatives usually purchase water from the nearest town. Sometimes the water pressure isn't very swift, but at least you don't have to worry about ever running out of water.

If you're up in the mountains or waaayyy out in the boonies you might have to drill a well. There is absolutely no way to know how deep it will have to be. I have a cousin who had to go down 700 feet to get water at their mountain cabin, but a few hundred yards away my other cousin only had to go down 150 feet for their well, and had a lot more water than my first cousin. It's a total crap shoot.

[gary1958]

If you live near Dale Hollow you'll be drinking the same water the Catfish swim in

Most of the cities get there water from the lakes.

[Bones]

Originally Posted by gary1958

If you live near Dale Hollow you'll be drinking the same water the Catfish swim in

Most of the cities get there water from the lakes.

Oh no, do you know what fish do in the water ¿........

[Ridgerunner]

The early settlers would often consult an individual with special "powers" who could locate underground water by using a divining rod. This was usually a forked stick cut from a tree limb. The "practitioner" would hold the two forks in his (her) hands and point the stick forward holding it parallel to the ground. When the stick passed over water, the point of the stick would be pulled downward. This "art" is still being practiced today.

[alleycat]

It had to be a willow branch, if I recall correctly.

It was really kind of foolproof . . . if you dig deep enough in Tennessee you're bound to hit water eventually. Or a cave. Or maybe Jimmy Hoffa, who knows? ;-)

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by Bones

Oh no, do you know what fish do in the water ¿........

And that's entirely different than what drunken boaters and 3 year olds do in it.

[John Ubele]

Originally Posted by Bones

Oh no, do you know what fish do in the water ¿........

Thank you all for your replies

[Beretta]

Bones and Laura C: you two have me rolling! Let's not also forget the illegal dumping in the lakes as well, the dead bodies, etc.

I believe that the correct term for the "practice" of finding water with a willow switch is willow witcher. Believe it or not, we were taught this method of finding water as a young Girl Scout at camp outside of Johnson City.

There was an article in The Daily Times about a week or two ago and it mentioned that Maryville gets its' water from Little Creek. They went onto say that Little Creek is running low and we all need to conserve water, etc.