List of Ozark springs

This is a list of natural springs in the Ozark Plateau ordered by spring magnitude. Different sources may give differing values for average daily flow of the same spring. This can result from different measuring methodologies and from a varying number of observations over different timespans. The sources for the flow data presented here are cited in the footnotes. The majority of these springs have been measured less than 10 times, at random intervals. The exceptions are Big Spring, Greer Spring, Mammoth Spring, Bennett Spring, Maramec Spring, Alley Spring, and Round Spring, which have all been measured for more than 3 years on a daily basis by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).[1]

List

Some sources give million gallons per day, which is equivalent to 1.547229 ft3/s. Some second magnitude springs could be considered first magnitude, and vice versa, depending on the data used. This list includes only some of the larger second order springs, and the number of third magnitude springs in the Ozarks numbers in the thousands.

List
Rank Spring Location Average volume per second (ft3/s) Image
1 Big Spring Carter County, Missouri 470 cu ft (13 m3)[2]
2 Greer Spring Oregon County, Missouri 360 cu ft (10 m3)[3]
3 Mammoth Spring Fulton County, Arkansas 347 cu ft (9.8 m3)[4]
4 Bennett Spring Dallas County, Missouri 185 cu ft (5.2 m3)[5] Bennett Spring
5 Double Spring Ozark County, Missouri 154.7 cu ft (4.38 m3)[6]
6 Maramec Spring Phelps County, Missouri 148.5 cu ft (4.21 m3)[6]
7 Blue Spring Shannon County, Missouri 139.3 cu ft (3.94 m3)[6]
8 Alley Spring Shannon County, Missouri 125.3 cu ft (3.55 m3)[6] Alley Spring and Mill in November 2021
9 Welch Spring Shannon County, Missouri 116 cu ft (3.3 m3)[6]
10 Boiling Spring Pulaski County, Missouri 105.3 cu ft (2.98 m3)[6]
11 North Fork Spring Ozark County, Missouri 71.4 cu ft (2.02 m3)[7]
12 Blue Spring Oregon County, Missouri 71.9 cu ft (2.04 m3)[8]
13 Montauk Spring Dent County, Missouri 82.0 cu ft (2.32 m3)[9]
14 Hahatonka Spring Camden County, Missouri 74.3 cu ft (2.10 m3)[6]
15 Roubidoux Spring Pulaski County, Missouri 58.3 cu ft (1.65 m3)[10] RoubSpring
16 Blue Spring
(inundated by Lake Wappapello) 		Wayne County, Missouri 54.8 cu ft (1.55 m3)[11]
17 Round Spring Shannon County, Missouri 40 cu ft (1.1 m3)[12]
18 Pulltight Spring Shannon County, Missouri 45.5 cu ft (1.29 m3)[9]
19 Roaring River Spring Barry County, Missouri 31 cu ft (0.88 m3)[12] Roaring River Spring
19 Cave Spring Shannon County, Missouri 32.4 cu ft (0.92 m3)[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ USGS Annual Water Statistics
  2. ^ USGS Surface Water data for US – Big Spring 1981-2009
  3. ^ USGS Surface Water data for US - Greer Spring 1981-2009
  4. ^ USGS Surface Water data for US – Mammoth Spring 1981-2009
  5. ^ USGS Surface Water data for US – Bennett Spring
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Vineyard, Jerry D.; Fender, Gerald L. (1982) [1974]. Springs of Missouri (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey. p. 12. Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 73-620125. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  7. ^ Vineyard and Fender, 1982. p. 132
  8. ^ a b Vineyard and Fender, 1982. p. 57
  9. ^ a b Mike Gossett (February 2000). "Ozark Springs – Jewels of the Ozarks". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  10. ^ Blanc, Todd J. (May 2001). "Gasconade River Watershed Inventory and Assessment". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 2009-11-05.
  11. ^ Beckman, H. C.; Hinchey, N. S. (1944). The Large Springs of Missouri. Rolla: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources. pp. 60–61.
  12. ^ a b Vineyard and Fender, 1982. p. 168

References

  • Springs of Missouri, Vineyard and Feder, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey and Missouri Department of Conservation, 1982