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Council Ring Spring

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Steve Glass

Located just off Arbor Drive and Monroe Street, in the UW-Madison Arboretum, the Council Ring Spring has an average annual flow of 221 gallons per minute. Situated below the Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring (designed by the famed landscape architect, … Continue reading →

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Image of the Week–January 13, 2014

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Steve Glass

The Council Spring is among several springs along Monroe Street and one of the dozen or so active springs around Lake Wingra.  It is a rare survivor of the 30 or more natural springs that once provided fresh water to … Continue reading →

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The Council Spring

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Steve Glass

The Council Spring is so named perhaps because it magically appears from beneath the Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring near Arbor Drive and Monroe Street.  Together with the nearby Dancing Sands Spring the two were once collectively known as the … Continue reading →

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The Council Spring

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Steve Glass

The Council Spring, in the UW-Madison Arboretum,  is one of the 13 or more remaining active springs around Lake Wingra.  (The number depends upon whether one identifies a spring complex as one “spring” or counts the individual spring channels as … Continue reading →

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