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Old Posted Sep 29, 2021, 7:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking View Post
Even if there is one, it's likely running through sand and gravel in a buried valley... that is, it's not going to be a cavern; something like that probably would have collapsed decades ago, and I don't believe the geology of downtown includes any karst. A stream is not a showstopper by any means, especially if the bedrock isn't too far down; the builder may just need to adapt the foundation to account for the water.
A lot of the old stream locations actually show up on the old hamilton maps if you know where to look.
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