Origin of Springs Small 320×312 Medium 640×625 Large 1024×1000 Download Tiff Original 2400×2343 | (3.8 MB) Description A spring is a point where groundwater flows from the ground, and is thus where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface Keywords Artesian, geology, water, wells Galleries Hydrology, Springs Source: Edwin J. Houston, The Elements of Physical Geography, for the use of Schools, Academies, and Colleges. (Philadelphia: Eldredge & Brother, 1891) 59