Karst Features of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer
Choose a feature on the left to read about it and see photos:
Springs
Antelope Spring. Located in Chickasaw National Recreation Area. (Photo by Scott Christenson)
Buffalo Spring. Located in Chickasaw National Recreation Area. (Photo by Scott Christenson)
Byrds Mill Spring. Oklahoma's largest spring and the primary water supply for the City of Ada, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Christenson)
Byrds Mill Spring. USGS Hydrologist Scott Christenson collects a water sample from Oklahoma’s largest spring. (Photo by Noel Osborn, Ok. Water Resources Board)
Artesian Wells
Vendome Well. A flowing artesian well in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. A water sample from Vendome Well was determined to be 9,000 years old by carbon-14 dating. (Photo by Scott Christenson)
Waterfalls
Turner Falls. The largest waterfall in Oklahoma. Springs discharging from the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer into Honey Creek are the source of water to Turner Falls. (Photo by Noel Osborn, Ok. Water Resources Board)
Turner Falls. The largest waterfall in Oklahoma. Springs discharging from the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer into Honey Creek are the source of water to Turner Falls. (Photo by Noel Osborn, Ok. Water Resources Board)