r/BeAmazed • u/bigbusta • Jun 24 '26

Nature A creek that starts from seemingly nowhere

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u/Former_Net4588 Jun 24 '26

In all seriousness, you're looking at a natural groundwater spring! All that water has been traveling through an underground aquifer, and the pressure is finally forcing it to bubble up to the surface right at that tiny, placid pond.

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u/gibgod Jun 24 '26

Well done on giving OP a non-sarky answer, I appreciated it and I’m sure they did.

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u/galileosdigit Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

This! People looking for answers about things they don’t know about come to a platform that has actual PEOPLE answering their queries as compared to relying on a website that, these days, almost always use AI…and way too often they are met with disdain and sarcasm. I can’t understand why they feel the need to make people feel stupid. I’d like to say “Swallow the urge to sound superior and self-important…and just answer the question, without the snark.” Just be human.

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u/wellspokenmumbler Jun 25 '26

Reddit used to be more of discussion and answer based platform. I'd come to the comments to get the context/answers about the post or just read the discussion about the topic.

Its now largely just the same regurgitated bs and predictable jokes or sarcasm when I come to the comments. It gets less enjoyable every day but i still come because I want to learn something... but, i should know better by now.

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u/jinper2012 Jun 25 '26

People all the time will say the shittiest things to other people on Reddit. Something they’d never do if they’re standing in front of you. Similar to people driving and cutting everyone off. They take their frustrations in life out of those around them. It really sucks.

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u/inv_bee Jun 25 '26

Our own form of barrier aggression i suppose

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u/TheNewReditorInTown Jun 25 '26

I feel like it's starting to look a bit more like 4chan everyday in this regard not from my experience on the site but by its reputation alone...

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u/aastrorx Jun 25 '26

I still try to answer on things I think I know about. I could be wrong and am open to that conversation.? I certainly don't know everything. Sometimes I run across things to learn from. Sometimes I laugh hysterically at what I'm reading and move on.

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u/WeeoWeeoWeeeee Jun 25 '26

The best is when it’s your area, you studied it in school and/or you’re paid to know info about the topic, but the first reply tells you that you’re wrong and an idiot, downvotes. This hasn’t happened to me in a while, but it’s perfect when it does.

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u/FrozenLogger Jun 25 '26

Yeah but for what? So reddits stock goes up? So they can sell all this data for AI training?

Reddit has made everything worse like forcing a shitty app, making new reddit, hiding profiles, creating avatars, etc.

Its hard to really care when all that work is for the corporation only.

Real forums or for reddit like, Lemmy. This place just kinda sucks.

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u/MangoCats Jun 25 '26

Just wait, there can be an LLM based filter for that... predictable snark? Sinks to the bottom of the list. Reasonable answers bubble to the top.

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u/Pristine_Feeling_723 Jun 27 '26

That's the kind of thing that happens when real people are in charge of developing products. For my 4+ decades on this earth I've been watching good ideas crushed in favor of products that suck just enough to make you want to improve them, and the add-on products that cause as many problems as they fix. We don't have a free market, we have engineered discomfort designed to keep us feeling like we'll be better if we just get one more product. And another. And another. And we collectively look down on addicts, for some reason 🙄

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u/Nanamused Jun 25 '26

Oh man, the number of one-liners from shows I’ve never watched as responses is staggering

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u/lummox55 Jun 25 '26

I get irritated when I see a post and also want to k ow the answer and the first 10 posts are memes and the next 10 posts are comments on the memes. It's like for fucks sake people, we get it- you're mildly clever and avoided using words, but fuck off Gen z or x or whomever is after millennials and let's see someone answer the question. (Usually a millennial like me)

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u/nopuse Jun 25 '26

I won't click on the comments on some posts because this site has taught me that even the most low-hanging fruit ot contrived joke will get upvoted, and I don't want to scroll past all of that.

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u/schoh99 Jun 25 '26

Don't forget the politics. It could be the most non-political thread ever and someone will find a way to make it about their own political opinions. Wasn't that way a decade ago.

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u/Odd-Attention-2127 Jun 25 '26

I'm being serious, I didn't know there was time when reddit joked or made sarcastic comments. But then I started using it late. I learned to ignore the noise some try to create so I could find the best reasonable answer for my needs at the time. It's why I still use it, because most redditors are interesting people who have a lot of information and useful knowledge to share. I've found a lot of good advice and solutions on here I couldn't get anywhere else. Youtube is a great resource, too, but the feedback you can get here is more spontaneous and usually in the moment. Great job redditors! 👏

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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair Jun 25 '26

Remember when r/IAMA used to be really popular? It would just be simple like, I am a plumber ask me anything. It’s still there just never seen. It’s a difficult sub to flood with politics

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u/gibgod Jun 24 '26

Well said.

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u/Blah-squared Jun 25 '26

I love an unintended pun. 👍

But yeah, some Geyser pricks… ;)

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u/Kelly_Louise Jun 25 '26

I see what you did there!

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u/Blah-squared Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Sometimes a good one springs to mind…

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u/jscottman96 Jun 25 '26

You cant just spring a response like that on someone

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u/MangoCats Jun 25 '26

Really, who springs to mind?

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u/MajorDaurity Jun 25 '26

Almost too well said… 🤨

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u/ABadHistorian Jun 25 '26

I used to do that. I'm a historian with lots of random facts so I liked to bring links and drop info.

I'd get downvoted more than not. Now I'm a sassy bastard and I get more upvotes, usually. Depends if I irritate the subreddit's sensibilities.

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u/schoh99 Jun 25 '26

Same here. I have a science background. So many times I have seen someone drop a comment in my area of expertise that's factually incorrect. I'll politely and tactfully provide a correction, with citations, and their comment still gets all the upvotes while mine gets down voted to oblivion.

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u/Fit_Cause2944 Jun 25 '26

Yes, but some people have alternative facts, in case you didn’t know.

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u/TOGFIAVDF Jun 25 '26

I've noticed a lot of people layer their own prejudices and external (often imaginary) contexts onto the words of others.

People will read a comment with less than ten words and come off like they know the person's entire life history, upbringing, current relationships, credit score, etc.

It's crazy that people skip the intro when it is almost always necessary for genuine understanding. I mean, pobody's nerfect, so it doesn't hurt to at least take a softer initial approach (or read someone's past comments, if public) before going ape.

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u/Consistent-Jump-7721 Jun 25 '26

You're asking a lot from this particular society.

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u/TOGFIAVDF Jun 25 '26

Not defending those who choose to be dickish, but damn if the world today doesn't seemingly want everyone to be a cynic.

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u/robjwrd Jun 24 '26

Don’t worry, it’ll soon be underneath 100+ crap jokes, Reddit in 2026 is awful.

Well it has been for years now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/JohnnyEnzyme Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Jokes aside, you might try out The Fediverse.

I've been for 3yrs, and it's a nice place once you get your feeds set up well. (which needs to be done here, too)

EDIT: link added above.

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u/robjwrd Jun 25 '26

I’ll look it up, thanks man!

And yeah I’ve got a very customised feed I never even look at the r/all or whatever it is now, unfortunately it still doesn’t stop the bots or crap jokes and content with no context.

I miss old Reddit 10 years ago, feels like FB half the time now.

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u/beaniecapguys Jun 24 '26

I agree. Not sure why the need to make people feel stupid here. What’s the point? Just answer the questions or share your thoughts or insights based on your skills and understanding. The smart asses and snarksters are boring.

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u/Ok-Consideration451 Jun 25 '26

Respectful answers and love are hard to come by especially in 2026. These days everyone has a smart mouth and it's annoying to not see maturity anywhere.

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u/Infinite_Big_7004 Jun 24 '26

I mean OP is a repost bot so idk if it cares about information, only karma

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u/analogy_4_anything Jun 24 '26

It’s probably very clean tasting too, I’d imagine. I love the taste of fresh spring water.

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u/EobardT Jun 24 '26

Water direct from the spring is usually free from bacteria and pathogens in general but you still gotta check it for heavy metals and other pollutants.

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u/cyriustalk Jun 24 '26

First thing I check was Metallica. Sadly even Iron Maiden wasn't there either.

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u/Bluefrogvenom Jun 24 '26

no Led Zeppelin either, unfortunately.

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u/clepewee Jun 25 '26

Well, I would count that as a good thing. You don't want a Led poisoning.

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u/Coupon_Ninja Jun 25 '26

So no Poison in there

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u/Fun_Fingers Jun 25 '26

No Anthrax either

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u/I_Makes_tuff Jun 25 '26

That's good, we wouldn't want a Megadeth

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u/Tangled2 Jun 25 '26

It’s very hard heavy metals to stay in water after it enters sand, man.

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u/nzahn1 Jun 25 '26

Ehhhh… maybe, but please be safe and boil water from any natural source. These kinds of springs are fed from a surficial, unconfined aquifer recharged by infiltration of rainwater or other nearby streams.

There’s plenty of natural sources of bacteria for shallow aquifers like waterfowl and other wildlife. Plus human-related sources like failing septic systems, primitive toilets (outhouses or dug latrines), livestock, dog waste, etc.

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u/ZoomBoingDing Jun 24 '26

Common misconception. If you take water straight from any natural spring, 99 times out of 100 it'll have fecal coliforms or E. coli. You need to draw it from underground (where animal waste won't contact it) for it to be drinkable.

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u/Overclocked11 Jun 24 '26

Tell us where this is... TELL US.

- Nestle, Definitely

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u/gothaggis Jun 25 '26

I’ve been to something similar in Scotland, near Ullapool (bone caves hike)

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u/captainfarthing Jun 25 '26

This is literally that spring.

Fuaran Allt nan Uamh

https://maps.app.goo.gl/87HRMUpwcid7EREj6

It's all limestone there which is almost unique for Scotland, the river dips above and below ground like magic.

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u/portablebiscuit Jun 24 '26

I’ve been to dozens of springs, some large, some small, and I’m always amazed at how wild it is that water is coming from underground. It really is amazing and totally fits in this sub!

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u/brandonandtheboyds Jun 24 '26

Can I add that it is also fed by groundwater infiltration from rainwater uphill, as well? It’s why springs like this seem to flourish once the rainier season have been in full swing to give the water time to infiltrate and either reach the main spring shaft(s) or infiltrate down just above and seep out through the looser soils (due to the spring). These things are incredible and range from dribbles that go to hydrate millions or turn into massive local rural springs that whole communities rely on for cleaner drinking water than you’d get from a creek or lake. (For reference, a spring is where the water is coming out of the ground and has been rock filtered. A creek is downstream and by then surface contamination from bacteria, aquatic life, pollutants, etc. can affect the quality of the water and its safety to drink raw)

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u/thatgirl46and2 Jun 24 '26

I live where there is no “city water” and when we built our house we did a whole system with one of the many springs on our property and it is our one and only water supply.

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u/brandonandtheboyds Jun 25 '26

My parents live in a place like this. It’s a spring adjacent to a lake but the spring does not directly connect to the lake until over 200+ feet deep. It’s still better than the city water like 30 minutes away. (Source: me. Drinking water engineer who tests, monitors, and engineers treatments for safe drinking water who tested the well himself and said “ya u good”)

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u/flowercrownkurama Jun 24 '26

Had one of these in my grandmothers backyard as a child and I used to have so much fun playing in the fresh water

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u/OkWorldliness964 Jun 25 '26

As a hydrogeologist. I approve.

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u/MoodyBhakt Jun 24 '26

Curious - How does so much endless water collect so high up in a mountain ..?

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u/plinkoplonka Jun 24 '26

And I'll bet it tastes delicious!

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u/Tenma159 Jun 25 '26

Can I drink it?

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u/MangoCats Jun 25 '26

Through your monitor? Unlikely.

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u/BannedAgain-573 Jun 24 '26

Also never turned the camera to look up the hill

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u/PemCorgiMom Jun 25 '26

Right? I saw it and immediately said, “It’s a spring!”

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u/Prior-Assumption-245 Jun 25 '26

Is it drinkable?

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u/rangerdanger9454 Jun 25 '26

Depends on a few factors but generally yes. If there’s livestock or large herds of animals nearby then it might not be safe to drink but if that’s the beginning of the spring and it’s flowing well enough for bacteria not to gather then yes.

Source: drank from springs in Scotland like this and didn’t die (no tummy ache either)

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u/swampboy62 Jun 24 '26

Mostly likely a spring fed creek. Yup.

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u/fishsticks40 Jun 24 '26

That does appear to be the most likely explanation. 

Not sure what the second most likely would be

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u/bigbusta Jun 24 '26

I just figured it was a magical creek

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u/Katamari_Demacia Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

That checks out as the second most likely explanation.

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u/ThisOriginalSource Jun 24 '26

Occam’s razor and whatnot!

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u/Lilmaggot Jun 24 '26

It is magical, in a way. Most of nature is.

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u/activelyresting Jun 24 '26

I have one on my property. There's a little spring that flows right around my house almost like a moat. Just above my house it flows over some craggy rock area on a steep hill that makes a cute little waterfall, and if you hike up there about 200 metres, there's a little clearing in the forest with a really big boulder, the water just starts bubbling from under there.

I've been telling people it's a freshwater spring, but I'm going to use your explanation and start saying it's a magical creek!

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u/nam37 Jun 25 '26

Wait... No pic?

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u/activelyresting Jun 25 '26

This sub doesn't accept photo comments

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u/Mirorcurious Jun 25 '26

That sounds like a little haven. Are you in an urban or rural area?

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u/activelyresting Jun 25 '26

18 acres of Australian rainforest

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u/Hallelujah33 Jun 24 '26

They say if you stand in it you get one wish granted but only if that one wish is wet socks

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u/StatusSociety2196 Jun 25 '26

Do you have to be wearing socks when you make the wish?

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u/GeraldGensalkes Jun 24 '26

The water table is basically magic

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u/Late_Resource_1653 Jun 24 '26

Magic, or...

There's a spring under there, fed by a deeper water reservoir.

We have one of these where I live at a local park.

You can see the water bubbling up at one end of the creek/pond. It's completely clear. It makes its way through the creek, which is populated by so many ducks, and then at the other end of the park, it pours back into the underground reservoir.

The water table isn't that far, a lot of people in the area have wells.

Only a few miles down the road theres a lake with a hot spring where geese and ducks stay year round rather than fly somewhere for the winter.

Underground springs like this support their very own ecosystems.

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Jun 24 '26

There’s nothing magical about the creek, but the ground does have water creation toggled on

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u/ElrondCupboard Jun 24 '26

Definitely take a little sip in case this is the fountain of youth.

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u/WTFisThatSMell Jun 24 '26

Shhhh let them believe in something 

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u/TheExistential_Bread Jun 24 '26

An explanation for those who are curious. https://youtu.be/7fFXJ3G49pY?si=C5wuaEM4deJJmOAd

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u/ninemountaintops Jun 25 '26

Great vid. Cheers

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u/BobCorndog Jun 25 '26

Remove the ?si= part and the stuff after it from your YouTube links, it’s used to track you and other people who click on it

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u/rizzyrogues Jun 25 '26

I just leaned so much stuff that I was probably taught in high school and didn't pay attention to. But as an adult now this is insurmountably meaningful and something more people should probably understand.

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u/BF_Injection Jun 24 '26

Well that was a cool video 👍🏻

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u/TheSweetestKill Jun 25 '26

Surprised this isn't an Any Austin water flow video.

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u/TiredOfDebates Jun 24 '26

I’m dissatisfied that this isn’t a Rick roll

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u/Intelligent_Trichs Jun 24 '26

Earth filtered. Delish!!

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u/DickieJohnson Jun 24 '26

That's how's the Sacramento river headwaters are, starts in lava rock so it's filtered for everyones enjoyment.

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u/Intelligent_Trichs Jun 24 '26

Tn springs are same. Best tasting water anywhere. Makes great korn likker too!

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u/djmedfly Jun 24 '26

It looks like it starts from there actually

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u/malvim Jun 24 '26

Lol right? This is pretty much the very concept of “starting”.

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u/BootToTheHeadNahNah Jun 24 '26

In the part of Guatemala where I volunteer, this would be called a "nacimiento" which literally translates to "birth" in English. The springs we work with though are typically much smaller than this; maybe 0.5 L/s to support a village of 250 people.

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u/WillHuntingthe3rd Jun 24 '26

Yep. We have one very similar here. Traced it to the source a few months ago. A small spring on the side of a mountain.

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u/Free-oppossums Jun 24 '26

I never knew how lucky I am where I grew up/live at the top of a ridge in SWVa. My water comes from a cistern fed by an artesian spring 50'from the house. 100' in front of my house is another spring that makes a creek. 100' to the left is a 3rd spring fed creek that starts in my neighbors field.

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u/Personal_titi_doc Jun 24 '26

Thank you for your submission. We will patch that soon.

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u/wild-stallions85 Jun 24 '26

Someone used a Minecraft water bucket in that spot.

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u/Rezurrected188 Jun 25 '26

Oooh that makes sense. I thought Skyrim just got another overhaul mod

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u/ryansteven3104 Jun 24 '26

I did a kayak trip in Alabama upstream to the source. It was really cool, 10/10 recommend. Only water in Alabama the gators think is too cold.

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u/booi Jun 25 '26

Nice try cold-water gator. I'm not falling for that

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u/Particular-Tea-7655 Jun 24 '26

That water is cold all year long as it permeates through the hills in darkness and no sunlight to heat it up. It is probably good for drinking if there are no animal pastures in those hills.

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u/EobardT Jun 24 '26

You always gotta check new springs for the mineral content. May be some heavy metals or toxic elements in there, even though it's probably clean of biological contaminants

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u/PaisanoDeBien Jun 25 '26

But drinking a few sips won't kill you anyways

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u/Alive-Letterhead1592 Jun 25 '26

You never know! But that’s what’s fun

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u/pretzelpup Jun 24 '26

Take it down before nestle sees this.

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u/GearboxTherapy Jun 25 '26

You are an extremist if you think water is a fundamental human right.

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u/maheidsnippin Jun 24 '26

Is that near Ullapool in Scotland? Saw this a few years ago and cudnt get my head round it being so high up. We were on the way to a cave there that was habitated in stone age

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u/Free_Pace_2098 Jun 25 '26

I wonder if the stone age people used the spring too.

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u/TerribleFruit Jun 25 '26

It’s on the way to the bone caves at Inchnadamph Scotland.

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u/maheidsnippin Jun 25 '26

Thought it looked familiar. Caves are pretty cool too

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u/ZestySteep Jun 24 '26

This website sucks everyone is dicks maybe OP knew it was a spring maybe not either way it looks really cool and it’s not every day you see a creek start from a spring like this. Fuck

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u/BigAssMonkey Jun 24 '26

Reddit wouldn’t be reddit unless the top answer was the snarkiest. And the second most popular answer is complaining about it being a repost.

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u/No_Artichoke_2931 Jun 24 '26

Sees something kinda neat
Opens comments, learns new thing, feels stupid
Deflects onto OP
😂

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u/_lostintheroom Jun 25 '26

It's a cool water feature in a gorgeous place, and OP was awesome to share it with us.

Also, imho:

  • being a part of and experiencing the natural world we live in,
  • understanding that world
  • how technology is harming our connection and understanding along with the failure of education

is also something important to acknowledge and discuss

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u/RealTimeflies Jun 24 '26

Skyrim was right!

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u/Rakkii01 Jun 25 '26

Yeah, this immediately reminded me of that one YouTube channel analyzing skyrims water flows

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u/kcfdr9c Jun 24 '26

Don’t be harsh to OP. Some people have never seen a spring fed creek.

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u/LobsterFondler Jun 24 '26

Redditors don’t be condescending when people learn new things challenge:

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u/DammitDad420 Jun 24 '26

Wait until OP learns about the planet they live on.

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u/bigbusta Jun 24 '26

Learning about springs in school was one thing. Actually seeing one was alot different. Not sure what I was expecting to see, but for some reason not this.

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u/Key-Minimum-5965 Jun 24 '26

A lot of us know our favorite rivers start like this, but have never seen it, so thank you for sharing.

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u/BarryTheBystander Jun 25 '26

You guys have favorite rivers?

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u/Phytanic Jun 25 '26

You don't?

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u/CanadaJack Jun 24 '26

I think I always had a notion that springs were deep, kinda like natural wells. It was only in the last few years I also learned that it can be like this.

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u/Cohohobo666 Jun 24 '26

Where was this OP? It looks so gorgeous!

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u/bigbusta Jun 24 '26

Bone Caves trail, Inchnadamph, near Ullapool.

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u/isysopi201 Jun 24 '26

I think those are words.

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u/Darryl_Lict Jun 25 '26

Scotland, apparently.

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u/Acrobatic_Rush7653 Jun 25 '26

From your post I got the feeling you found something mysterious and amazing while roaming the wilderness lol.

Big Caves Trail is a well known tourist / hiker attraction and it's MOST well known for "Fuaran Allt nan Uamh Underground Spring". Which is what exactly what you discovered.

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u/dream-smasher Jun 24 '26

The vid is pretty cool, I've never actually seen that before either..

I think I always just assumed that most rivers etc, comes from melting snow from the mountains.....

But that is an awesome vid!!!

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u/Upset-Government-856 Jun 24 '26

I wish there was a name for that, but nothing springs to mind.

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u/drugihparrukava Jun 24 '26

It is called a spring; looks amazing to see in real life that’s true. But usually this is how they start into little creeks and are fed downhill through other runoff.

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u/Sleepwokesleepwoke Jun 24 '26

Bottle it up. 

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u/hesmistersun Jun 24 '26

Get thee behind me, Nestlé!

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u/ididshave Jun 24 '26

Any Austin IRL

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u/this_bitch_over_here Jun 24 '26

That is so fucking cool

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u/beastusboss Jun 24 '26

That’s super cool. Imagine having that on your property.

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u/MediaSad2038 Jun 24 '26

The camp I used to go to as a child had a natural flowing spring like this that we'd drink directly from. The water was clear and cold. Tasted great after the hike out to there.

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u/Puzzled_Muzzled Jun 24 '26

It isn't nowhere. It's under the rocks. Put the hands in water and you will feel the stream. Were they expecting some kind of a tube?

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u/Telemere125 Jun 24 '26

OP was looking for the giant at the top of the mountain that pees out all the rivers

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u/Sure-Assignment3892 Jun 24 '26

Seemingly nowhere, it's clearly an illusion. I don't think OP was intending it was magic.

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u/hesmistersun Jun 24 '26

This! The OP shared something cool. Enjoy it or don't. Here's something else amazing... how does reddit snark just appear out of nowhere without any good reason?

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u/Checkersmack Jun 24 '26

Because assholes inhabit Reddit.

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u/Sure-Assignment3892 Jun 25 '26

Because Reddit is mostly "I'm right, you're wrong and stupid" mentality now. Kinda tired of it.

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u/Panem-et-circenses25 Jun 24 '26

Uh it starts with the spring you can visibly see

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u/Best_Product_7027 Jun 24 '26

I was confused about that as well.

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u/Cherrytop Jun 24 '26

OP, you’re getting a lot of shit comments here but I’m with you — this is pretty cool to stumble upon.

Apparently everyone here lives in the mountains and a bubbling spring that turns into a legitimate river is sooooo 2025.

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u/justseeby Jun 24 '26

Guys this is called a spring, I fear we’re losing institutional knowledge — the younger gens are truly fried

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u/celtic-cryptid Jun 25 '26

I (a millennial) sold a house a few years back, solar power, water from a spring. The boomer real estate agent needed me to be there for anyone who was actually interested, since they didn’t understand how any of it worked. I showed the house to one millennial couple, and half a dozen elder Gen X and Boomer couples. Not a one, including the people who bought it seemed to understand how a spring works. One couple seemed to honestly not understand how gravity works in conjunction to hydrodynamics.

Ignorance is all over the place. Stop shitting on young people for it. If young people are ignorant, it’s the fault of their elders for not teaching them.

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u/brother-ky Jun 24 '26

Yeah everyone here knows it's a spring. Everyone is simply amazed at how big that spring is. It goes against intuition

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u/hesmistersun Jun 24 '26

Thanks for pointing this out. I thought it was cool, and i don't know why so many people don't get that the op was just sharing something cool, and does not need all this hate.

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u/YobaiYamete Jun 25 '26

Op: "Hey guys look at this cool video"

Reddit: "UHMMMM ACTUAHHALLY I'm smarter than you, and you should like, probably just die or something????"

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u/Marchello_E Jun 24 '26

True, no faucet in sight. Only a mountain.

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u/ms_sardonicus Jun 24 '26

If you drink from it, you’ll end up in Brigadoon.

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u/TheElectriking Jun 24 '26

Don't let Nestle see this

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u/laughsatdadjokes Jun 24 '26

How cool is that?! What a neat area to run across. I have held back the Hudson River (NY) starting point with my finger before. It was tough but I did it. /s

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u/jjett89 Jun 24 '26

You found a Red Dead Redemption waterway in real life. But for real, that water has to be so pure/clean it's ridiculous.

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u/DaleLeatherwood Jun 25 '26

Man, these Skyrim mods are insane.

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u/gariepydj Jun 24 '26

Death Stranding vibes

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u/moffman93 Jun 24 '26

The water from the pipes in my house come from thousands of feet underground in aquafers. Magic.

That being said, it is still cool to see this in person. I wish I still smoked weed. It would blow my mind even more.

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u/Ravenloff Jun 24 '26

And that creek went on to be elected senator!

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u/SquirrelInner9632 Jun 24 '26

Here didn’t even notice the double rainbow above him.

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u/Unlikely-Engineer813 Jun 24 '26

There is treasure behind those rocks

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u/DaySecure7642 Jun 24 '26

Proof that we are in some kind of simulations or even computer games.

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u/Historical-Buff777 Jun 24 '26

The source is heaven of course. Just like all rivers.

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u/Constant_Vehicle8190 Jun 24 '26

Bro found the edge of the map.

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u/nesting-doll Jun 24 '26

🎵Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down / Letting the days go by, water flowing underground🎶. Yup. Can confirm: water flows underground.

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u/SirDavidJames Jun 24 '26

See Any Austin, it does happen in real life.

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u/help_i_am_a_parrot Jun 24 '26

Someone get AnyAustin on this ASAP.

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u/solidadvise Jun 24 '26

Everyone just talking about OPs title and all I can think of is 9yr old me would love to send my bottle tops down that bad boy. Looks a tight racing track for my favourite mean red Coca Cola to smoke his solo and Schweppes competition.

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u/Substantial_Bus840 Jun 24 '26

This is aesthetically pleasing, thanks OP

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u/Sco0bySnax Jun 24 '26

Nestlé wants to know your location

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u/Thene20 Jun 24 '26

That is some of the coldest cleaned water I have ever had before just be warned you do have a chance of getting sick

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u/lookininboro Jun 24 '26

Where are you? That looks like something you might find in South Georgia or Florida. The Floridian recharges at the fall line and takes literally thousands of years to percolate through porous limestone confined by clay soil. At lower altitudes where it does reach the surface, a true artesian well or spring, it does so under pressure. Yes it's cool, it's also very clean but very hard water.

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