Name: Tucker Bay Spring
Location: Ripley County, Mo.
Rank: 18
Average Flow:
Million gallons per day: 24
Cubic feet per second: 37
Recharge Area:
Unknown.
Interesting Information:
Very little is known about this spring, either
geologically or historically. The spring rises along the lower one-third mile of an
intermittent stream, at the base of a hill. It seems to come from a fault or joint, which
begins as a trickle, and has its largest flow from beneath a jumble of breakdown about
2/3 of the way to the nearby Current River. A large sinkhole to the west is presumed to
be related, but no tracing has been done
Brief History:
Unknown. The spring is a boggy area, and seems unlikely to
have ever been used for recreation. Located in Mark Twain National Forest, land
immediately adjacent is being managed for timber. Six flow measurements have been
taken on the spring from 1945 through 1964. Only one descriptive report, in 1988, by
the author of this page, exists in state files. If anyone knows more about this spring,
please contact joschaper@aol.com.
Ownership and access:
Owned by U.S. Forest Service. Access is
by bushwack hike. Topo map required. Not a fee area.