Spring (hydrology)
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A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground. Thus, a spring is a site where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface.
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See also
- Body of water
- Chalk stream
- Cienega
- Drinking water
- Geyser
- Hot spring
- Intermittent spring
- Karst spring
- Lake
- List of Ozark springs
- List of spa towns
- Mineral water
- Petroleum seep
- Pond
- Soakage
- Spa towns
- Source (river or stream)
- Thousand Springs State Park
- Water cycle
- Water well
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