Acknowledgements	i
Part 1 Hydrogeologic Setting	1
1. Introduction	2
2. Physiography	6
3. Climate	8
4. Major Drainage Basins	12
5. Geology	14
6. The Dissolution of Calcite	18
7. Karst Hydrologic Systems	20
8. Recharge and Yield of Carbonate Aquifers	24
9. Water Movement in Carbonate Aquifers	26
10. Transmissivity of Carbonate Aquifers	28
11. Water Tracing and Travel Times	30
12. Karst Drainage Basins	32
13. Sinkholes	34
14. Discovery of Caves	38
15. Regional Distribution of Caves	40
16. Distribution of Springs	44
17. Analysis of Spring Hydrographs	48
18. Biological Significance of Karst	52
19. Important Cave Animals	54
20. Pollution of Karst Waters	56
21. Well Yields from Carbonate Aquifers	60
22. Land-use Planning for Karst Areas	62
Part 2 Results of Tracer Tests in West Virginia	65
23. Water Tracing Tests in West Virginia	66
24. Berkeley County	68
25. Jefferson County	70
26. Grant County	72
27. Randolph County - Three Spring Run	74
28. Pocahontas County - Upper Greenbrier River	76
29. Randolph and Pocahontas Counties Upper Elk River -	78
30. Pocahontas County - Edray and Clover Lick Valley Areas	80
31. Pocahontas County - Swago Creek Area	82
32. Pocahontas and Greenbrier Counties - Upper Spring Creek	84
33. Greenbrier County	90
34. Monroe County	92
References	94
Glossary	97
Statistical Terms	100
Appendix 1 - Tracer Test Data Base	101