I noticed the river had disappeared while walking beside it and turned back to see that all the water was coming out of underwater springs. Really cool





by WittyInvestigator779

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  1. This looks cool AF. Can someone ELI5 what is actually happening here?

  6. No expert but the area has lime stone which the water dissolves creating the nearby cave system…I think it’s the largest in Scotland going around 2km into the hillside, that’s what I was looking for when I found this.

  10. Geologist here…So a spring is simply where two geological units meet, and if one is water bearing and the other is more impermeable like clay or maybe granite (not sure where in Scotland you are) it forces said water through fissures/ fractures up to the surface and hey presto you got fairly clean fresh water. Better than the water in your pipes… (usually)

  11. It’s a great and interesting place, but too many people /tourists disrespecting the place 😢 with what they keep leaving! Rubbish in various forms! 🤬

  13. Yes, that stream is full of them. The [Grampian Speleological Group](https://www.gsg.org.uk/) is actively working in the area. Further up near the stream there is a cave (called UNCABAC) that is actively being cleared out by them.

    I believe the current assessment is that underneath that stream level on the surface there is a second, underground waterway a floor below and at multiple points the lower stream feeds water to the upper stream via those vents you captured. So they are likely not springs in the colloquial sense, just two levels of the same stream connecting up.

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