Abstract
Karst springs are water outlets from karst-hydrologically active cavities in water-soluble rocks, whether they are on the surface or within the earth (cave springs). There are scarcely any other characteristics which apply to them alone. The same lime contents, the same amounts of discharge and the same temperatures can be found in other springs as well. Springs emerging from rocks which are permeable, but practically insoluble and therefore nonkarstifiable (volcanic tuffs, lava, etc.) are exempted from this definition.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1980 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bögli, A. (1980). Karst Springs. In: Karst Hydrology and Physical Speleology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67669-7_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67669-7_9
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-67671-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-67669-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive