Underground waters in the vicinity of Olekminsk (YASSR)
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Abstract
In the present work, on the basis of physiographic and permafrost conditions and geological‑structural features, for the first time in the literature, a brief description of the hydrogeology of one of the areas of the southern part of the Yakut artesian basin — the vicinity of the town of Olekminsk — is given. The work utilizes materials from the thematic party of VSEGEI — YaGU, which was headed by the author in 1951‑1953, and some literature data on the geology and hydrogeology of the Olekminsk district of the YASSR. The area considered in this paper, occupying a small area of the left bank of the Lena River in the vicinity of Olekminsk, is located in the southern part of the Yakut artesian basin, discovered in 1939‑1940 by a team of hydrogeologists and permafrost scientists (Prof. N. I. Tolstikhin, M. I. Sumgin, Assoc. Prof. V. M. Maksimov, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences A. M. Efimov, P. I. Melnikov, and Engineer I. L. Yantsevich) with the close and guiding participation of Academician V. A. Obruchev. The town of Olekminsk is a district and cultural center. It is connected with other settlements of Yakutia by dirt roads, water and air routes. The Lena River serves as the main waterway for the transportation of goods and passengers from Olekminsk downstream and upstream of the river. This old waterway continues far beyond the boundaries of the area under consideration, connecting Olekminsk with Yakutsk and the village of Ust‑Kut, from which a highway and railroad run to the village of Zayarsk (on the Angara), linking the area with the Siberian railway.
Область исследования:
Geology
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None
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