Spring Profiles

Humans have been attracted to the springs around Lake Wingra and have established settlements in the area for millenia.  People have also named the springs for prominent people, places, or things dear to them.  It is unfortunate that the names given to them by Native Americans have not survived or used in common parlance.   Since European settlement in the early 1800’s the springs have been the subjects of writings by naturalists and study by scientists eager to map and understand their hydrology.  Below are the names assigned to them by a few of the individuals and organizations that have observed, studied, and mapped them over the years.

Below is a Key to Names of Springs Around Lake Wingra

Noland	Arboretum FOLW	Ballering Bahr, 2004	Oakes, et al, 1975	Pennequin/ Anderson 1975	Flow Rate
Edgewood Big Spring or Deep Hole	Big Hole		Did not map	Did not map	Not measured.
Edgewood Bay Springs	Dock		Did not map	Did not map	Not measured.
West Edgewood Springs[1]	West Edgewood		Did not map	Did not map	Not measured.
Chase Springs?	Woodrow/ Friday’s		Did not map	Did not map	Not measured.
Council Ring[2]	Council Ring	Upper Council Ring	Dn 6Sp	Sp 1a	Measured.
Ho-nee-um[3]	Dancing Sands	Boiling Council Ring	Dn 10 Sp	Sp 1b	Measured.
Gorham[4]	Duck Pond	Duck Pond	Dn 6 Sp	Sp 2a	Not measured.
Steven’s Pond (springlets)	Steven’s Pond		Did not map	Sp 2b
Viall Spring 3865 Nakoma Rd.	Nakoma Golf Club		Dn 8 Sp	Sp 8	Measured.
	Nakoma NE		Did not map	Sp 7
Rowe’s	West Spring		Dn 13 Sp	Sp 6	Measured.
Big Spring	Big Spring		Dn 5 Sp	Sp 3	Measured.
White Clay/East Spring	White Clay Spring		Dn 12 Sp	Sp 4	Measured.
Marshland Creek	Marshland Creek		Dn 11 Sp	Sp 5
	Carver St		Didn’t map	Sp 9

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[1] Once consisted of four widely spaced springs.

[2] 2 and 3 are known collectively as Marston, Topp or Lime Kiln Springs

[3]

[4] Consists of 5 springs

References

Ballering, N. and J. Bahr. 2005.  “Spring Flow and Water Quality in the Lake Wingra Watershed.”  Undergraduate Research Scholars Program.

Bemis, B. D. Gilder, E. Murdock, L. Severson, and C Storrar.  2005.  “Springflow Gauging for Long-Term Monitoring of Groundwater Flow into Lake Wingra.”  Hydrologic Measurements, CEE 619.  University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Noland, W.E.  1951. The Hydrography, Fish and Turtle Population of Lake Wingra.  Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.  Madison, WI.

Oakes. E.L., and G.E. Hendrickson, and E.E. Zuehls.  1975.  Hydroogy of the Lake Wingra Basin, Dane County, Wisconsin.  U.S. Geologic Survey. Madison, WI.

Pennequin, D.F. and M. P. Anderson.  1981.  The Groundwater Budget of Lake Wingra, Dane County, Wisconsin.  Department of Geology and Geophysics, UW-Madison.  Technical Completion Report Project Number A-092-WIS.

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey “Springs in Wisconsin”.