straight through the water to all the rocks lining the sides of the hole. This particular place remains the most amazing part of the Edwards Aquifer, to me. Though this is not the only interesting part of the aquifer. There are many small openings in the rock that were presented very clearly in the Water Works exhibit that were very interesting and very hands on. These openings vary in size some being larger then others, yet each has fresh water running in most of the time. These openings play a huge roll in how the water is transported into the aquifer each day. The walls of the aquifer are also very amazing. The walls are made of limestone making it a very unique aquifer compared to all. Yet is may be a bad thing at times, it is also very useful being that the limestone makes it very easy for water to come and go with ease.
There are many unusual creatures that acutally live in the aquifer itself some being the Blind Cave Fish, and the Blind Salamander these creatures are presented in the exhibit and are very interesting to see, being that they are not animals one comes across everyday. The exhibit presents the water flow and the way it runs just as the article "Running Dry" by Chad Miller, the way the water runs and always will is down therefore causing flooding and alowing many unwanted trash into the aquifer. This run off is helpful at times keeping out aquifer full but at the same time much waste is brought into our drinking water as well. The way this is presented gives one a very well view at how the water transportation works, it also is presented very well for childern to understand without any questions. The most important things I noticed that were very specificly dissused was the way the water is transported and the different ways it ends up in the aquifer. This exhibit over all was very informing and was an interesting way for all ages to explore the Edwards Aquifer in which we all rely.
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