Are there underground lakes in Kent?

Question

Is there an underground lake in Kent, that stretches from Dover to Maidstone.If so, what is its capacity?

Answer 1

Not lakes in the form they occur on the surface but there are large areas of waterlogged chalk which are called aquifers which supply water to artesian wells etc.

Answer 2

The chalk in the North Downs stretches from Maidstone to Dover and has various artesian wells in it so I suppose you could regard the water table under the Downs as a body of water, I probably wouldn't describe it as a lake though. There are small underground man made reservoirs in the area but I have never heard of a vast lake.

Answer 3

Dont really know the answer to your question, it would have to be a very big lake to stretch that far, I know there is a vein of chalk that runs through the county from dover up towards maidstone so its a possibility, you could try looking for natural springs between the two places and draw your conclusions from that, I know for a fact there is a natural spring just off the A2 just outside of Sittingbourne, also apparently the river Bourne is now underground and flows into the creek at Sittingbourne.

Hope that helps