List of Ozark springs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a List of natural spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
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...

s in the Ozark Plateau ordered by spring magnitude

Spring (hydrosphere)

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...

. 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).

Rank	Spring	Location	Average volume per second
First magnitude – over 100 ft³/s
1	Big Spring Big Spring (Missouri) Big Spring is one of the largest springs in the United States and the world. An enormous first magnitude spring, it rises at the base of a bluff on the west side of the Current River valley in the Missouri Ozarks...	Carter County, Missouri Carter County, Missouri Carter County is a county located in the central western portion of the Ozark Foothills Region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812. ...	470 ft3
2	Greer Spring	Oregon County, Missouri Oregon County, Missouri Oregon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 10,344. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 10,264. Its county seat is Alton...	360 ft3
3	Mammoth Spring Mammoth Spring Mammoth Spring is a very large first magnitude spring and is the largest spring in the state of Arkansas and one of the three largest springs within the Ozark Plateau region. It is located in Mammoth Spring State Park, a state park of Arkansas, in the extreme north-central part of the state at the...	Fulton County, Arkansas	347 ft3
4	Bennett Spring Bennett Spring State Park Bennett Spring State Park is located approximately 12 miles west of Lebanon, Missouri on Highway 64. The park was established in 1923. It is centered around the spring that flows into the Niangua River, that gives the park its name...	Dallas County, Missouri	185 ft3
5	Double Spring	Ozark County, Missouri Ozark County, Missouri Ozark County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 9,542. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 9,227. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. From 1843 to 1845 the county was called...	154.7 ft3
6	Maramec Spring Maramec Spring Maramec Spring is located on the Meramec River near St. James in the east-central Ozarks of Missouri. The fifth largest spring in the state with an average daily discharge of of water per second, it is part of an area known for its karst topography with many springs and caves...	Phelps County, Missouri Phelps County, Missouri Phelps County is a county located in south-central Missouri in the United States.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it includes the mean center of U.S. population in 2000. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 39,825. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 42,205....	148.5 ft3
7	Blue Spring	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	139.3 ft3
8	Alley Spring Alley Spring, Missouri Alley Spring is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles west of Eminence on Route 106. The scenic Alley Mill, or "Old Red Mill" is located there on a spring and is located in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The Mill is operated as an...	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	125.3 ft3
9	Welch Spring	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	116 ft3
10	Boiling Spring	Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	105.3 ft3
Second magnitude 10 to 100 ft³/s
11	North Fork Spring	Ozark County, Missouri Ozark County, Missouri Ozark County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 9,542. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 9,227. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. From 1843 to 1845 the county was called...	71.4 ft3
12	Blue Spring	Oregon County, Missouri Oregon County, Missouri Oregon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 10,344. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 10,264. Its county seat is Alton...	71.9 ft3
13	Montauk Spring	Dent County, Missouri Dent County, Missouri Dent County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 14,927. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 15,119. The largest city and county seat is Salem...	82 ft3
14	Hahatonka Spring	Camden County, Missouri Camden County, Missouri Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig...	74.3 ft3
15	Roubidoux Spring Roubidoux Spring -The Spring:Roubidoux Spring is a second magnitude freshwater spring located within the city limits of Waynesville, Missouri. Ozarks. The spring discharges from the base of a rock ledge that has been capped by a large concrete wall, built to hold the road that passes over the spring. Spring...	Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	58.3 ft3
16	Blue Spring (inundated by Lake Wappapello Lake Wappapello Lake Wappapello is a reservoir on the St. Francis River, formed by Wappapello Dam . Created in 1941, this lake is located south of St. Louis, Missouri. Its primary purpose is flood control though it has evolved into a recreational area with ample opportunities to boat, fish, swim or camp. The... )	Wayne County, Missouri Wayne County, Missouri Wayne County is a county located in the Ozark Foothills Region of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 13,259. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 12,652. The county seat is Greenville...	54.8 ft3
17	Round Spring	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	40 ft3
18	Pulltight Spring	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	45.5 ft3
19	Roaring River Spring	Barry County, Missouri Barry County, Missouri Barry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 35,597. Its county seat is Cassville. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry from Kentucky, a United States Postmaster General....	31 ft3
19	Cave Spring	Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County, Missouri Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States, and the second-largest by area in Missouri. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 8,324. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 8,423. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was...	32.4 ft3
Third magnitude 1 to 10 ft³/s

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