Spring occur where there is a well jointed limestone area. When the area is saturated to the level of the water table, the water guided by the joints flows out of the impermeable rock and runs down the side as a tiny stream
Springs occur at the foot of a steep scarp slope. Water flows out at the point where the water table intersects the surface to form a line of springs.
Springs occur where where a permeable rock lies on top of an impermeable rock on the hill side. The spring occur where the two rock layers meet the surface
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