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The San Antonio Springs are located about three miles (5 km) north of Downtown San Antonio; most are now on the property of the
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cultures have been found at the site of the San Antonio Springs; some of these artifacts are more than 11,000 years old.
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in the Midtown Brackenridge district of San Antonio. The springs are fed by water from the
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from the upstream Olmos Creek, although sedimentation has been partially mitigated by the
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Olmos Creek (left) joins with San Antonio Springs (right) to form the San Antonio River
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Indians in the vicinity of the springs; however, they were soon displaced by the
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and canals to carry water from the springs to the local missions, including
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Spring water pouring out of the mouth of The Blue Hole
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower
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San Antonio
Texas
USA
Coordinates
29°28′08″N 98°28′03″W / 29.468889°N 98.467500°W / 29.468889; -98.467500
Edwards Aquifer
sea level
San Antonio River
Magnitude
springs
Bexar County
Texas
San Antonio River
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
San Pedro Springs
San Antonio River
University of the Incarnate Word
Edwards Aquifer
faults
Balcones Escarpment
sedimentation
Olmos Dam
drought
Paleo-Indian
Europeans
Coahuiltecan
Lipan Apaches
Spanish

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