The term spring is used to refer to a source of water of natural origin, which emanates from the earth itself, that is, they are groundwater, which has the ability to pass through the soil, sediment deposits and even rocks, to then come to the surface, this can be permanent or only appear for an indeterminate period of time. In general, these types of natural structures are closely related to the degrees of impermeability of the underground earth., since this element does not allow the water to continue to filter towards the bottom and therefore is forced to rise to the surface. In some cases, when the water comes into contact with igneous rocks, it can heat up and become hot springs.
In general, the springs are characteristic of the slopes in the mountains, also in the bottoms of canyons and similar natural structures, they can even arise in the underwater bottom. These outbreaks of water generally occur when an underground water reservoir fills up, thanks to the infiltrating water that comes from rainfall, when this happens the water is forced to rise to the surface since the pressure forces it to overflow outward.
Limestone- type rocks are generally more susceptible to separations by the action of water, for this reason in most cases, the formations of underground deposits originate in the presence of them and as a result of the constant rainfall they give way to springs, which may or may not be permanent depending on the type of terrain, the rocks that make it up and the amount of water received by the reservoir from which it arises, since there are cases where the springs emanate only in the time where rainfall is constant and abundant (seasonal), in general these types of springs are small, in other cases they can flow constantly (perennial), even growing with respect to their bed.
The hot springs are considered as a form spring, with the peculiarity over other springs is the temperature of the water, this may occur because the water comes into contact with rocks warming because deeper bark The higher the temperatures, when the water emerges to the surface it can reach temperatures that exceed 40 ° C.
