Has anyone ever followed a creek to its source??

Did that unintentionally with a river we were canoeing on.

We came to a blockage so went inland a bit and caught it when it was much narrower, then decided to do the same thing.

Broke into many smaller tributaries, some which just started from a moist patch of dirt/grass.

Followed one to a bunch of rocks that had this tiny trickle comming out.

Made us wonder how all that water down stream started from such tiny origins.

Certainly didnt come from any majestic glacial lake! LOL.

Jasper Alberta is close to me, did a trip up the glacier there. On the tour we walked right on the glacier andcould drink the water.

It was so dam cold and so dam tasty.

Anyways from this glacier at one point you get to witness the Continental Divide, which was really interesting

"Continental Divide, fairly continuous ridge of north-south–trending mountain summits in western North America which divides the continent’s principal drainage into that flowing eastward (either to Hudson Bay in Canada or, chiefly, to the Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers in the United States) and that flowing westward (into the Pacific Ocean). Most of the divide runs along the crest of the Rocky Mountains, through British Columbia and along the British Columbia–Alberta border in Canada, and through the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States. It continues southward into Mexico and Central America, roughly paralleling the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre del Sur, with their associated ranges in Central America. In general usage the name continental divide is applied to the main water parting in any continent"

No, but I once followed a trail of breadcrumbs back to the beginning... or the end. I'm not exactly sure which.

When I was a kid I hiked a section of the Appalachian trail. I saw the spot where the water that forms the Chattahoochee river first comes out of a mountain. I could block it with my foot.

I been up Shit creek before, that thing goes all the way to Uranus.

Doesn't have to be a cave, most often if it's not surface runoff it's a layer of semi porous rock that allows ground water from above to flow through it (an aquifer) until it intersects the surface again- that's where my tap water comes from.

And yes, I've followed many creeks and streams to their source though usually there's more than one.

That's where you have to go to find a spring when SHTF.

Usually they start with an underground spring that only gives off a trickel of water.

The rest of the water is run-off from rain and snow-melt. All that water runs down hill until it hits the creek/river.

In the fall, creeks and rivers are usually getting pretty low...then winter starts the whole cycle over again.

Metolius Springs

Metolius Springs are located just north of Black Butte near the small unincorporated town of Camp Sherman in central Oregon, United States. The springs are the source of the Metolius River, which flows 29 miles (47 km) through the Deschutes National Forest emptying into Lake Billy Chinook. The flow from Metolius Springs is sufficient to create a full-flowing river, making the Metolius River one of the largest spring-fed rivers in the United States. The name of the springs comes from the Warm Springs or Sahaptin word mitula, meaning white salmon and referring to a light colored Chinook salmon and not a whitefish. 50%<

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I figure it pressure similar to a volcano, only instead of lava it water. No, friction need for a water volcano. A lake under the mountain area.

Everyone knows that the earth is flat and this continental drainage you speak of is nothing more than an elaborate system of sump pumps.

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Not an infinite supply but we have water, and that sometimes runs as it please

I call it river hiking and have done many times. It really gets fun when you have to find your way up and around large waterfalls.

I used to do this all the time as a kid, not as much these days.

I have a broken thumb

I was a wanderer as a child...7 years old blazing trails with my dad's machete and following creeks, climbing hillsides.

I'd forgotten all about that, simple beautiful times. Thanks for bringing me back, the water up in those places tastes like nothing else!

I used to go here at rock springs fl. Were guy went opened into a big room with a ledge to sit on. We used to bring weed beer etc

If you go inside the mountain there's a midget version of Jim Acosta crying.

The end is the beginning is the end

Of course . that does make sense.

I’ve been to the beginning of the Colorado river, it’s a small pond fed by tiny little runoff’s from the mountainside. I was also dumbfounded how it grows so large it supplies a large portion of western US with water and power.

What happened?

Some Continental Divides do not flow in any direction instead, they are called an endorheic basin meaning they are a closed water basin where the waters to not flow towards either ocean bodies towards either coast.

Take the Great Divide Basin in Wyoming the water stays locally in the area once dominated by the ancient Lake Gosiute in the desert region near the Red Desert and the Killpecker Sand Dunes.

Rattling creek is on the side of the Appalachian in dauphin county PA . .

Im just trying to figure out where the very start of the creek is .

Is it just a trickle in a cave somewhere that expands into an awesome freshwater source. How does the water get up the moubtain in the firstplace ?

I cant find nothing about it and I'm positive i was never taught anything in school about it . why wouldn't we learn where our most precious element comes from?

Usually a swamp, pond or lake. If it's deep from routine access by humans the fishing is usually incredible.