Big Springs (Idaho)

Big Springs
Big Springs
Map of Idaho
Location	Island Park, Idaho
Coordinates	44°30′01″N 111°15′19″W / 44.50028°N 111.25528°W / 44.50028; -111.25528Coordinates: 44°30′01″N 111°15′19″W / 44.50028°N 111.25528°W / 44.50028; -111.25528
Designated	1980

Big Springs is the name of a first-magnitude spring located in Island Park, Idaho in Fremont County. The spring produces over 120 million gallons of water each day.^[1] It is a primary source of the North Fork or Henrys Fork, and is famous for its large trout. Big Springs is the only first-magnitude spring that issues from rhyolite lava flows.^[2] It is a National Natural Landmark designated in August 1980. The spring is in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and the site is managed by the National Forest Service.

Next to Big Springs is a log cabin built by Johnny Sack in 1929. The cabin is open to visitors.

Bibliography

• Lopez, Tom (2000). Idaho, a Climbing Guide: Climbs, Scrambles, and Hikes. Seattle: Mountaineers' Press.
• Tolman, Cyrus Fisher (1937). Ground Water. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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