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GEOTOUR & IRSE 2012
Lencsés spring, Háromkúti spring, Szent Imre spring, etc.). Despite the enclosing, there is no
water in a number of them all year round, but in the case of the most significant ones, the
spring yields water all year long.
Cold water springs used as water supply
The largest springs of the Bükk have been in use to provide water supply for a long time. The
largest spring of the Bükk Mountains became the water supplier of Miskolc in 1913. The
spring, called Olasz well, had become the base of the water supply. Further springs ensuring
the water supply of the city are Felső spring, Szinva fő spring, and the springs of the Anna
sinter cave. The water supply of Felsőtárkány originates from the Szikla spring, and the water
of the Jávorkút establishment comes from the Jávorkúti spring.
Not enclosed tepid water springs
The only such spring is located in Miskolctapolca, on the Szerelem island, and in the lake
surrounding Szerelem island. The former has appeared only in recent years. The tepid springs
yield into the lake around the Szerelem Island creating a lot of gas bubbles.
Tepid and warm water springs used for bath and medicinal purposes
There is evidence that the warm and tepid springs of the Bükk‟s brim have been used for
bathing purposes ever since the Turkish times, but there are signs indicating that the water had
been used previous to that as well. The springs of the large swimming pool of Eger, the
Bárány pool and the Turkish Bathhouse must be mentioned, beside the Termál spring of
Miskolctapolca, and the warm springs of Kács.
Tepid water springs used as water supply
Most of the time the tepid waters are mainly used as water supply, but the water of Szent
György spring already had been used in the 13th century as bath water for Hungarian queens.
The Tavi spring is connected to the water supply of Miskolc, along with the Termál spring,
but this latter is also part of the water supplied to bathing purposes for the cave bath.
Springs of ago
There is a riolit tuff belt at the south brim of the Bükk. The belt stretches from NE to SW, and
it significantly blocks subsurface karst water movement towards south. Upwelling springs,
containing silicium dioxide, have entered the riolite tuff, making it even harder. Later surface
erosion partly cleared away the riolit tuff layer but the shafts used by the one-time upwelling
water were covered with silex, and this layer remained behind. Such formations are called
beehive rocks, and the most significant ones can be found at Szomolya, Cserépfalu, and
Cserépváralja, but there are others in other locations as well.
Creeks
There are about a couple of dozens of creeks of various yields exit the Bükk Mountains. Most
of them are permanently active, although their yields can be greatly fluctuating. These are
mostly fed by karst springs. They have high direct and indirect natural value, and they are
important elements of the landscape.
Waterfalls on the creeks (sinter)
A significant amount of Bükk creeks have waterfalls on them in various sizes. Most of these
are formed on sinter „stairs‟. The most important ones are the Szinva waterfall, the Fátyol
waterfall on the Szalajka creek, and the Alsó Sebes waterfall, etc.
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