The Wang-Quan Springs is one of the larger karst springs in Shanxi province. The largest discharge of the springs can reach 11.9 m3/sec

and that’s why the springs is regarded as the main source of water to develope the economy of southeast Shanxi since the foundation of PRC

many times of geological and hydrogeologic exploration have been done in the spring area by the divisions of geology

coal and city building.The content and precision of these explorations vary with their purposes. This article tells the overall interpretation of the spring area’s main water-bearing strata

water-resisting and water-bearing structures in the hydrogeologic investigation of spring supplying for a power plant with the data from the satellite tape and images processed by optical and digital processing system. The pattern interpretation shows that strata of different geological period differ from each other in their pattern characteristics

their water-bearing stratum’s distbibu-ting regularities and the hydrogeologic characteristics of active structures and water-resisting structures. It also encloses the area of karst spring supply. It explains the runoff and drainage of the ground water and their causes of formation. It proves the stability and reliability of the karst spring’s amount. So it provides necessary hydrogeologic data for the exploitation and use of the springs. The on-the-spot verification of the interpretation proves a good effect.