Alley Spring

Alley Spring
Spring pot and red mill
location
Country or region	Shannon County , Missouri ( United States )
Coordinates	37 ° 9 ′ 16 ″  N , 91 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  W.
Alley Spring Location of the source
geology
Mountains	Ozark Mountains
Source type	Karst spring
Exit type	Source pot
Hydrology
River system	Mississippi River
Receiving waters	Jacks Fork → Current River → Black River → White River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Bulk	3550 l / s

Coordinates: 37 ° 9 ′ 16 ″  N , 91 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  W.

The Alley Spring is a karst spring in the state of Missouri in the United States .

description

Alley Springs outflow with Red Mill

Alley Spring is located in Shannon County in the Ozark Mountains , on the northern edge of the settlement Alley Spring . The spring water of Alley Springs emerges from a 60 m long and 30 m wide, blue shimmering spring pot . It is located in a basin below a rock. The Alley Mill, also known as the Red Mill, stands at the outlet of the spring. The river that rises there flows into the Jacks Fork after about a kilometer . The spring pours an average of 3550 l / s. It was named after John Alley, the first miller at the source.

See also

• List of karst springs in the United States

Web links

Commons : Alley Spring  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Google Earth