Finally 7

Faces of the Ozark Aquifer face both sides of the Current River and that water from springs enter at or slightly below river level. In the sense of walking and floating through time, I think it is the grandest of canyons in the Ozarks, a great gash in the Ozark Aquifer where it dewaters throughout the depth to the river through springs. The Current is a small river and approximately 90% of its roughly 1000 cfs normal flow is provided by the springs that are aquifer flow into the river basin (Mugel et al., 2009). To make the point clear, consider Figure 22).

The actual genesis of karst, cave, and springs in this basin is a complex topic in itself. Springs that discharge over 100 cfs (7.5 10⁷ gal/day) are first order and those that are 10-99 cfs are second order. Table 8 is a list of the largest springs on the Current (Alley 5 miles upstream on Jack’s Fork).