spring
Let an agent handle springs by location, type, water quality, protection and visiting, including safety of drinking and bathing.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle springs by location, type, water quality, protection and visiting, including safety of drinking and bathing.
A place where groundwater naturally emerges at the ground surface, forming the source of streams or pools; kinds include hot springs, mineral springs and holy wells.
What it is for: Water supply, ecology, bathing and cultural sites.
It can be identify spring types; check whether spring water is tested and safe; find protected and cultural springs; plan visits to hot springs safely.
Distinguishing features
Natural groundwater outlet
Flow may vary seasonally
Can be hot or mineral-rich
Often culturally significant
What it looks like
Water issuing from rock or ground, sometimes warm, steaming or mineral-stained.
How it is recognised
Water emerging from the ground
Hot, mineral or cold springs
Spring as a season or a coil is a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is fed by - source
is the source of - hydrology
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
cold springs
hot springs and onsen
mineral springs
karst springs
holy wells
Standards and regulation
Drinking water quality rules
Natural mineral water regulation
Protected area and heritage rules
Failure modes and hazards
Untested water causing illness
Scalding in hot springs
Over-abstraction drying springs
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.spring-location
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Which spring.
Records identify springs.
Location
Where.
Location
Location.
- Which spring is meant, and where? provenance
- What type is it? definition
Flow
Discharge.
Flow
Flow.
- What is its flow rate and does it vary? measurement
- Which monitoring records it? provenance
Water Quality.
Quality must be tested.
Drinking
Safety.
Drinking
Drinking safety.
- Has the water been tested and approved as safe to drink? boundary
- By which authority? provenance
Minerals
Composition.
Minerals
Mineral content.
- What is its mineral composition and temperature? measurement
- Are health claims supported by evidence? boundary
Visiting Bathing and access.
Hot springs carry risks.
Bathing
Hot springs.
Bathing
Bathing safety.
- Is bathing permitted and safe at this temperature? boundary
- What etiquette applies at this onsen or spa? provenance
Access
Rules.
Access
Access.
- Is the spring on public or private land? provenance
- What rules apply? provenance
Protection Conservation.
Springs are fragile.
Protection
Designation.
Protection
Protection.
- Is the spring protected for ecology or heritage? provenance
- Who manages it? provenance
Culture
Holy wells.
Culture
Cultural significance.
- What traditions are associated with it, according to local sources? provenance
- How should visitors show respect? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should spring types be separate entries?
- How should water quality data be linked?
- How should other senses be split off?