Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Spring
Mammoth Spring from the east
location
Country or region	Fulton County , Arkansas ( United States )
Coordinates	36 ° 29 ′ 51 ″  N , 91 ° 32 ′ 8 ″  W.
Mammoth Spring Location of the source
geology
Mountains	Ozark Mountains
Source type	Karst spring
Exit type	Source pot
Hydrology
River system	Mississippi River
Receiving waters	Spring River → Black River → White River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Bulk	9800 l / s
depth	21 m

Coordinates: 36 ° 29 ′ 51 ″  N , 91 ° 32 ′ 8 ″  W.

The Mammoth Spring (German: Mammut -Quelle) is a large karst spring in the state of Arkansas in the United States .

description

Mammoth Spring from the south

Outflow from the source

The source is located in Fulton County about 100 m south of the Missouri state line , on the outskirts of Mammoth Spring , in Mammoth Spring State Park . It is the largest spring in Arkansas and the third largest in the Ozark Mountains after Big Spring and Greer Spring . Mammoth Spring was founded in 1972 as a National Natural Landmark ( natural monument shown). US Highway 63 runs right past the source .

The circular spring pot of Mammoth Springs has two water drains, one to the east and a smaller one to the south. The spring water then flows into a dammed lake. The Spring River that rises there takes on the Warm Fork Spring River immediately after leaving the lake . The cold spring water creates excellent conditions for trout . Precipitation that falls in southern Missouri seeps into the groundwater and flows through a vast system of tunnels and cavities. An underground watercourse forms in these cavities, which ultimately comes to light in the 21 m deep spring pot of Mammoth Springs.

He pours an average of 9800 liters per second, that a constant temperature of 14  ° C has. Nine miles northwest of Mammoth Spring, part of the underground river can be viewed in a collapsed cave system in Grand Gulf State Park , Missouri. Staining tests have shown a connection to the Mammoth Spring.

See also

• List of karst springs in the United States

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Map from Google Maps
2. ↑ USGS Surface Water data for USA: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics . Waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2012. (English)