List of karst springs

This is a list of karst springs. There are different types of karst springs, including inversacs (or estavelles), Vauclusian springs, vruljas, and others. All of them form in limestone settings.

Image Name Average
discharge		 Place State
(Province)		 River system Basin
(km²)		 Location
Kladuk 150,000-180,000 L/s Sayosa Distrik

Kampong Saluk

Indonesia

(West Papua)

Aouk-Kladuk-Kabra ca. 2800 1°06′08″S 131°47′22″E / 1.102088°S 131.789529°E / -1.102088; 131.789529 (Kladuk)
Aachtopf 8,590 L/s
303 cu ft/s 		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)
Ain ez Zarqa 13,000 L/s
460 cu ft/s 		Hermel Lebanon
(Beqaa Governorate) 		Orentes 34°21′08″N 36°22′23″E / 34.352222°N 36.373056°E / 34.352222; 36.373056 (Ain ez Zarqa)
Big Spring 286 million US gal/d
12,500 L/s 		Ozarks, Missouri US
(Missouri) 		Mississippi
Vrelo Trebišnjice 125 m3/s
4,400 cu ft/s
to
220 m3/s
7,800 cu ft/s 		Bileća Bosnia and Herzegovina Trebišnjica-Neretva 42°51′52″N 18°25′17″E / 42.8644525°N 18.4212613°E / 42.8644525; 18.4212613 (Trebišnjica wellsprings group)
Vrelo Bune 43,000 L/s
1,500 cu ft/s 		Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Neretva 43°15′25″N 17°54′12″E / 43.256901°N 17.903445°E / 43.256901; 17.903445 (Vrelo Bune)
Bunica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Neretva 43°13′17″N 17°53′24″E / 43.2213617°N 17.8901196°E / 43.2213617; 17.8901196 (Bunica)
Sana wellsprings group 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Ribnik Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°19′03″N 16°50′12″E / 44.3173773°N 16.8365586°E / 44.3173773; 16.8365586 (Sana wellsprings group)
Ribnik wellsprings group 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Ribnik Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°24′12″N 16°47′59″E / 44.4032695°N 16.7998445°E / 44.4032695; 16.7998445 (Ribnik wellsprings group)
Sanica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Sanica Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°36′23″N 16°37′07″E / 44.606495°N 16.618516°E / 44.606495; 16.618516 (Sanica_(river))
Dabar wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Sanski Most Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°42′34″N 16°38′22″E / 44.7093608°N 16.6394055°E / 44.7093608; 16.6394055 (Dabar_(river))
Krušnica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Bosanska Krupa Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°50′41″N 16°10′06″E / 44.84472°N 16.1682996°E / 44.84472; 16.1682996 (Krušnica_(Una))
Bastašica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Drvar Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°23′31″N 16°19′37″E / 44.3919433°N 16.3268101°E / 44.3919433; 16.3268101 (Bastašica wellsprings)
Bioštica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Sokolac Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 43°59′27″N 18°46′47″E / 43.990715°N 18.7796205°E / 43.990715; 18.7796205 (Bioštica)
Mokranjska Miljacka wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Pale Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 43°59′27″N 18°46′47″E / 43.990715°N 18.7796205°E / 43.990715; 18.7796205 (Mokranjska Miljacka wellspring cave)
Krupa wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Krupa na Vrbasu Bosnia and Herzegovina Danube 44°37′07″N 17°06′21″E / 44.6185773°N 17.1058846°E / 44.6185773; 17.1058846 (Krupa (Vrbas))
Bistrica wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Livno Bosnia and Herzegovina Cetina 43°49′57″N 17°00′32″E / 43.8326132°N 17.0087698°E / 43.8326132; 17.0087698 (Bistrica (Livanjsko Polje))
Trebižat wellsprings 0 L/s
0 cu ft/s 		Grude Bosnia and Herzegovina Neretva 43°20′12″N 17°19′24″E / 43.336715°N 17.323457°E / 43.336715; 17.323457 (Trebižat_(river))
Blautopf 2,300 L/s
81 cu ft/s 		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 1,270 L/s
45 cu ft/s 		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 1,500 L/s
53 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
32.7 cu ft/s 		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 6,000 L/s
210 cu ft/s 		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)
Fosse Dionne 311 L/s
11.0 cu ft/s 		Tonnerre France
(Yonne) 		Armançon/Yonne/Seine 47°51′24″N 3°58′14″E / 47.85667°N 3.97056°E / 47.85667; 3.97056 (Fosse Dionne)
Gailachquelle 650 L/s
23 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
25 cu ft/s 		Wolkertshofen Germany
(Bayern) 		Danube 48°47′38″N 11°15′17″E / 48.793903°N 11.254742°E / 48.793903; 11.254742 (Gleßbrunnen)
Hederquellen 1,900 L/s
67 cu ft/s 		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 24,000 L/s
850 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
25 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
24 cu ft/s 		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) 14,880 L/s
525 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
26 cu ft/s 		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 6,890 L/s
243 cu ft/s 		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 5,000 L/s
180 cu ft/s 		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 2,000 L/s
71 cu ft/s 		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 2,000 L/s
71 cu ft/s 		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 5,260 L/s
186 cu ft/s 		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 2,000 L/s
71 cu ft/s 		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 L/s
24.9 cu ft/s 		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 21,000 L/s
740 cu ft/s 		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 6,000 L/s
210 cu ft/s 		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)
Te Waikoropupū Springs 14,000 L/s
490 cu ft/s 		Tākaka New Zealand
(Tasman District) 		Tākaka 40°50′52″S 172°46′10″E / 40.84778°S 172.76944°E / -40.84778; 172.76944 (Te Waikoropupū Springs)
Wakulla Springs 260 million US gal/d
11,000 L/s 		Wakulla County, Florida US
(Florida) 		Wakulla/St. Marks
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 L/s
21 cu ft/s 		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
Lathkill Head Cave Peak District England
(Derbyshire) 		Trent SK170658
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References

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