Springs Springs Groundwater is the source of all of earth's cleanest water. Two thirds of the world's fresh water is underground. It is found in many places such as lakes, rivers, and springs . Springs can be defined as an area where the water table intersects the ground surface.
Springs come in many fashions.
They may be permanent or they may be temporary. Groundwater may have flowed many miles before appearing on the surface to form a particular spring. - from Fetter, C.W. 1988. Applied Hydrogeology . There are five types of springs . This is known as a traditional spring.