Salado Springs
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Salado Springs is the name of five groups of springs at the town of Salado in Bell County, Texas, in the United States.[1] The springs are located 48 miles (77 km) north of Austin or 135 miles (217 km) south of Dallas.
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Salado Springs | |
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Location | Salado, Texas, U.S.A |
Spring source | Faults along Balcones Escarpment |
Elevation | 560 ft (171 m) above sea level |
Type | Karst springs |
Provides water for | Salado Creek |
Magnitude | 2 |
Discharge | 16.2 ft3/s (460 L/s) |
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The springs, which are not saline (salado is Spanish for "salty"), were likely named for Salado Creek.