List of karst springs

This is a list of karst springs. There are different types of karst springs, like inversacs (or estavelles), Vauclusian springs, vruljas, and other. All of them form in the limestone setting.[1]

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(l/s) 		Place State
(Province) 		River system Basin
(km²) 		Location
Aachtopf 8590 Aach Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Rhine 240 47°50′48″N 8°51′28″E / 47.846708°N 8.857863°E / 47.846708; 8.857863 (Aachtopf)
Blautopf 2300 Blaubeuren Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube ca. 150 48°24′58″N 9°47′04″E / 48.416228°N 9.78433°E / 48.416228; 9.78433 (Blautopf)
Brenztopf 1270 Königsbronn Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube 48°44′15″N 10°06′47″E / 48.73747°N 10.112979°E / 48.73747; 10.112979 (Brenztopf)
Brunnenmühlenquelle 1500 Heidenheim Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube > 100 48°39′55″N 10°09′00″E / 48.665178°N 10.149972°E / 48.665178; 10.149972 (Brunnenmühlenquelle)
Buchbrunnenquelle 927 Dischingen Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube 48°40′49″N 10°21′51″E / 48.680375°N 10.364088°E / 48.680375; 10.364088 (Buchbrunnenquelle)
Creux-Genat Courtedoux Switzerland
(Kanton Jura)		 Rhone 47°23′47″N 7°01′38″E / 47.396372°N 7.0273°E / 47.396372; 7.0273 (Creux-Genat)
Dan-Quelle 6000 Dan Israel
(Galiläa)		 Jordan 33°14′55″N 35°39′09″E / 33.248639°N 35.652472°E / 33.248639; 35.652472 (Dan-Quelle)
Foce del Timavo San Giovanni al Timavo Italy
(Gorizia)		 Timavo 45°47′12″N 13°35′30″E / 45.786694°N 13.591557°E / 45.786694; 13.591557 (Foce del Timavo)
Gailachquelle 650 Mühlheim Germany
(Bayern)		 Danube 48°51′37″N 10°59′20″E / 48.860278°N 10.988889°E / 48.860278; 10.988889 (Gailachquelle)
Gleßbrunnen 700 Wolkertshofen Germany
(Bayern)		 Danube 48°47′38″N 11°15′17″E / 48.793903°N 11.254742°E / 48.793903; 11.254742 (Gleßbrunnen)
Hederquellen 1900 Upsprunge Germany
(Nordrhein-Westfalen)		 Rhine 51°39′13″N 8°36′03″E / 51.653731°N 8.600808°E / 51.653731; 8.600808 (Hederquellen)
Izvor Omble 24000 Dubrovnik Croatia
(Dubrovnik-Neretva)		 Ombla 42°40′33″N 18°08′10″E / 42.67575°N 18.136083°E / 42.67575; 18.136083 (Izvor Omble)
Kesselquelle 700 Zwiefalten Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube 48°13′47″N 9°27′09″E / 48.229677°N 9.4526°E / 48.229677; 9.4526 (Kesselquelle)
Kocherursprung 680 Oberkochen Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Rhine 48°46′20″N 10°05′43″E / 48.772097°N 10.095367°E / 48.772097; 10.095367 (Kocherursprung)
Krasny Klyuch (ru) 14880 Krasny Klyuch Russia
(Bashkortostan)		 Volga 55°22′36″N 56°40′47″E / 55.37666°N 56.679615°E / 55.37666; 56.679615 (Krasny Klyuch)
Lippequelle 740 Bad Lippspringe Germany
(Nordrhein-Westfalen)		 Rhine 51°46′53″N 8°49′20″E / 51.781489°N 8.822225°E / 51.781489; 8.822225 (Lippequelle)
Le Bouillon Orléans France
(Département Loiret)		 Loire 47°51′01″N 1°56′15″E / 47.850278°N 1.9375°E / 47.850278; 1.9375 (Le Bouillon)
Louequelle 6890 Ouhans France
(Département Doubs)		 Rhone 1760 47°00′41″N 6°17′55″E / 47.011389°N 6.298611°E / 47.011389; 6.298611 (Louequelle)
Paderquellen 5000 Paderborn Germany
(Nordrhein-Westfalen)		 Rhine 51°43′09″N 8°45′00″E / 51.719064°N 8.750128°E / 51.719064; 8.750128 (Paderquellen)
Palfauer Wasserloch 2000 Palfau Austria
(Steiermark)		 Danube 47°42′51″N 14°51′25″E / 47.714093°N 14.856992°E / 47.714093; 14.856992 (Palfauer Wasserloch)
Pießling-Ursprung 2000 Roßleithen Austria
(Oberösterreich)		 Danube ca. 95 47°41′34″N 14°16′34″E / 47.692722°N 14.276028°E / 47.692722; 14.276028 (Pießling-Ursprung)
Résurgence de la Vis 5260 Vissec France
(Département Gard)		 Hérault 44°01′08″N 3°28′29″E / 44.018889°N 3.474722°E / 44.018889; 3.474722 (Résurgence de la Vis)
Rhumequelle 2000 Rhumspringe Germany
(Niedersachsen)		 Weser 51°35′23″N 10°18′37″E / 51.589656°N 10.310175°E / 51.589656; 10.310175 (Rhumequelle)
Rinquelle Amden Switzerland
(Kanton St. Gallen)		 Rhine ca. 50 47°08′17″N 9°09′54″E / 47.138099°N 9.165092°E / 47.138099; 9.165092 (Rinquelle)
Salzaspring 704 Nordhausen Germany
(Thüringen)		 Elbe 51°31′49″N 10°45′43″E / 51.530192°N 10.761945°E / 51.530192; 10.761945 (Salzaspring)
Siebenbrünnen Lenk Switzerland
(Kanton Bern)		 Rhine 46°24′45″N 7°28′47″E / 46.412375°N 7.479786°E / 46.412375; 7.479786 (Siebenbrünnen)
Sorgue-Quelle 21000 Fontaine-de-Vaucluse France
(Département Vaucluse)		 Rhone ca. 11000 43°55′10″N 5°07′53″E / 43.919564°N 5.131465°E / 43.919564; 5.131465 (Sorgue-Quelle)
Source de l'Orbe Vallorbe Switzerland
(Vaud)		 Rhine 46°41′53″N 6°20′43″E / 46.697993°N 6.34537°E / 46.697993; 6.34537 (Source de l'Orbe)
Source du Lison Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne France
(Département Doubs)		 Rhone 46°57′56″N 6°00′41″E / 46.965556°N 6.011389°E / 46.965556; 6.011389 (Source du Lison)
Syri i Kaltër 6000 Saranda Albania
(Vlora)		 Bistrica 39°55′25″N 20°11′34″E / 39.923611°N 20.192778°E / 39.923611; 20.192778 (Syri i Kaltër)
Vrelo Bune 43000 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Herzegowina-Neretva)		 Neretva 43°15′25″N 17°54′12″E / 43.256901°N 17.903445°E / 43.256901; 17.903445 (Vrelo Bune)
Divje jezero Idrija Slovenia
(Goriška)		 Jezernica 45°58′56″N 14°01′41″E / 45.98229°N 14.02812°E / 45.98229; 14.02812 (Divje jezero)
Wimsener Höhle 590 Zwiefalten Germany
(Baden-Württemberg)		 Danube 48°15′24″N 9°26′54″E / 48.256777°N 9.448242°E / 48.256777; 9.448242 (Wimsener Höhle)
Jacob's Well Wimberly USA
(Texas)		 Guadalupe River 30°02′04″N 98°07′34″W / 30.03437°N 98.126016°W / 30.03437; -98.126016

References

  1. ↑ Elmer LaMoreaux, Philip (2001). "Geologic/Hydrogeologic Setting and Classification of Springs". Springs and Bottled Waters of the World: Ancient History, Source, Occurrence, Quality and Use. Springer. p. 57. ISBN 9783540618416.
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