Evaluation of sinkhole occurrence in the Valley and Ridge Province, East Tennessee: Phase 3

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5516393· OSTI ID:5516393

Newton, J. G.; Tanner, J. M.

Data from a reconnaissance-type inventory of sinkhole occurrence and from more detailed inventories in selected areas were used to determine regional density and frequency of sinkhole occurrence in the Valley and Ridge Province, Tennessee. The overall database consisted of 333 sinkholes of which 211, or 63 percent of the total, were classified as induced. Almost all induced sinkholes resulted from construction activities, such as grading, ditching, and impoundment of water. Extrapolation of data to provide estimates of regional sinkhole density necessitated adjustment of the reconnaissance inventory. Adjustment factors were calculated by comparing reconnaissance inventories from selected areas with those obtained from detailed inventories in the same areas. The number of sinkholes in the detailed inventories was 5 and 8.5 times greater than the number in the reconnaissance inventories.

• Research Organization: LaMoreaux (P.E.) and Associates, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5516393
• Report Number(s): ORNL/Sub-86-78911/3; ON: DE88004907
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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