Big Spring (Missouri)
| Big Spring | |
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Big Spring in Missouri is the largest spring in the Ozarks. Pictured here at 240 cu ft/s (6.8 m3/s) experiencing low flow after an extended dry period. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Ozark Plateau |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eleven Point River watershed |
| • location | Salem Plateau, Ozark Plateau, Missouri |
| • coordinates | |
| Mouth | Current River (Missouri) |
• location | near Van Buren, Carter County, Ozark Plateau, Missouri |
• coordinates | 36°57′08″N 90°59′39″W / 36.95222°N 90.99417°W |
• elevation | 429 ft (131 m) |
| Length | 0.2 mi (0.32 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Big Spring (Missouri) |
| • average | 470 cu ft/s (13 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 236 cu ft/s (6.7 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 2,000 cu ft/s (57 m3/s) |
Big Spring is one of the largest springs in the United States and the world. An enormous first magnitude spring, it rises at the base of a bluff on the west side of the Current River valley in the Missouri Ozarks.