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Where does spring water come from?

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Many springs have water that is fine to drink right from the spring though it needs to be tested first. The water from most springs is clear although many springs around the United States have a brown-tinted color, often called tea-colored water. read more

Water that does not have time to cool before it emerges forms a thermal spring. The famous Warm Springs of Georgia and Hot Springs of Arkansas are of this type. And, yes, warm springs can even coexist with icebergs, as these happy Greenlanders can tell you. read more

Water from springs is usually clear. However some springs may be colored by the minerals that are dissolved in the water. For instance, water heavy with iron or tannins will have an orange color. In parts of the United States a stream carrying the outflow of a spring to a nearby primary stream may be called a spring branch or run. read more

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