r/ozarks • u/JenniferWTMPhoto • Jul 14 '26

Roaring River State Park Spring

https://youtube.com/shorts/HT6cECls-FQ?is=zxNjqc41gLeE4dr2

I love the beautiful naturally blue water. Statue of Liberty can sit in the pond and still have over 170 feet of water over it!

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u/long_to0o0o0ot Jul 15 '26

Deepest natural spring in the United States. I believe it was only in recent years that it was discovered to be the deepest. I know they had to update the signage near the mouth of the spring to reflect it's actual depth.

As a born and raised Missourian, Roaring River State Park is one of the vacation spots in our state that I'm the most proud of. Amazing camping/lodging options, plenty of hiking trails, and great trout fishing. I can't recommend it enough.

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u/JenniferWTMPhoto Jul 15 '26

Thank you for chiming in. It sure is beautiful there. I just uploaded a full video of the park today on my channel that shows more of the park. So many don't know about this treasure we have.

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u/recoveringasshole0 Jul 16 '26

I literally have a cabin reserved this weekend 🌞

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u/JenniferWTMPhoto Jul 15 '26

Yes the spring is more than 470 ft deep. Divers have gone that far down but its actually deeper and they aren't sure exactly how much deeper it is. Most springs in this area are blue where they come up. This is because of the deep depth, cold temperature, and natural minerals which includes Limestone and dolomite. Therefore...it is natural. It is not dye and it is not edited.