British Columbia

Description:

This spring is full on year round. Drive up to the very end of Elkford Road (it is indeed a dead end) and walk in about forty feet. Fresh live Clean spring water. the spring it self is up one tier of rock about thirty feet. So the water fall you can see and hear before you even get out of your vehicle is not the actual spring. The Spring itself is about thirty feet from the falls. The neigbourhood has it tested every so often and always crystal clear water. Turbidity can be high after a good storm.

Nearest Address

1667 Elkford Road

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

Due to cougars in the area I wouldn’t recommend getting water here after dark.

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Elk Ford Spring Map

Submitted by: Mickey Smeele

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Description

Off a trail, up on a hill.

Nearest Address

Nelson-Salmo Trail (Mountain Station)

Directions from Nearest Address

From Baker Street, go up the hill on Josepine. Make a left on Gore and take it all the way. Park at the parking lot at the end of Gore. The trail runs right through the parking lot. Walk East with the lake on your left for about 15-20 minutes until you see a massive rock wheel. The creek from the spring runs behind the rock wheel, slightly to the left. There are 2 trails that you can take up. One of them is really close to the right of the wheel and the other is to the left, a bit further down. Walk up either trail for a few minutes and you are there. The trail to the left would be easier if its your first time. The trail on the right of the wheel spits away from a mountain bike trail (to the left) shortly after you start walking up.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

N/A

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Jum Singh Spring Map

Submitted by: Carmen Di Luccio

Please see lab test results in description below. Not recommended for consumption. Use at your own risk.

Description

Large spring on the right hand side of the road on the way our of Port Alberni towards Tofino/Ucluelet. Black pipe sticks out of the rocks but flows all around.

Recent lab test results from a user:

“Total Coliforms (DES) was 38.4 MPN/100mL and recommended to be <1 MPN/100mL
E. coli (DES) was <1.0 MPN/100mL and recommended to be <1MPN/100mL

The spring runs cold and continuous. The spring is along side the road in a forested area, ‘in the middle of no where’.

The Total Dissolved Solids were 110 mg/L

The pH was 7.9

There were no other notable contaminants.”

Nearest Address

25 Kilometers outside of Port Alberni on the way to Tofino/Ucluelet

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Rte 4 Spring Map

Submitted by: Jesse Taylor

Description

Artesian Well – excellent taste and pH balance 7.5 clean clear water.

Additional info (PDF link): http://www.gibsons.ca/citizen-services/gibsons-water-is-preciously-pure/220.html

Nearest Address

700 Winn Rd (Gower Pt at Winn Rd)

Directions from Nearest Address

Across the street from the Gibsons Canada Post Office.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Gibsons Landing Map

Submitted by: Cheri LePage

Description

Spring at left side of road. Within a few yard of where Kault Hill Rd and Bolton Rd intersect. The source of the pipe is a short distance above the road. There was a makeshift filter on the top end of the pipe, which sits in the middle of the running water. (I did not follow the spring any higher to find it’s source point.) (This is from memory, so it may have changed since then.)

Nearest Address

Intersection of Bolton Rd. and Kault Hill Rd.

Directions from Nearest Address

To get to it, you will drive out of Salmon Arm a few kilometres, in the direction of Kamloops / Chase / Sorrento. There will be an Esso gas station on the right of the Trans Canada Highway. The turn off for Bolton Rd will be on your left. Go a short distance and the road will turn to the right and Kault Hill Rd (gravel road coming down hill) will join it on the left. maps.google.ca : “Kault Hill Rd & Bolton Rd, Columbia-Shuswap, BC, Canada” 50.773374, -119.343947 +50° 46′ 24.15″, -119° 20′ 38.21″

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Bolton Rd. Spring Map

Submitted by: dLight

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Description

This is great fresh water spring. Very cold and clean. Free and available 24/7.

“Many locals use this spring and know of it. The first time I went to find it, we got lost and just asked a nearby resident who gave us great directions. I heard of it from a friend of my dad’s who’s parents have used the spring for many years now.” – Andrea Wiens

Nearest Address

Manzer St., Mission, BC (off of Hwy #7)

Directions from Nearest Address

Off of Hwy #7, heading west from Mission towards Maple Ridge, turn right on Nelson St. (its a small street and if you miss it, take the next right on Chester, both streets work). Turn left on Silverdale, right on Gaglardi St., left on Donatelli and right on Manzer. (It’s a windy drive but only 6km’s long). From hwy 7, its 6km’s to the spring. When you get to Manzer St., you’ll drive until you see a sharp left turn, (there are 3 yellow arrows pointing left). Pull over on the right and the spring is right there (don’t turn left or you’ve passed it); there’s room for your car to park on the side.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Manzer St. Spring Map

Submitted by: Andrea Wiens

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Description

Mountain runoff coming through pvc piping. Fresh clean amazing cold water!

This water is fantastic! It’s free and can be busy on the weekends. I’ve met and talked to others who have been drinking it for the last year or so. Some have tested the quality and say it’s very good.

Nearest Address

From Mission, 30 minutes East on Hwy 7, on the side of the mountain. From Abbotsford, if taking Hwy #1, about 1 hour. Take Bridal Falls exit past Chilliwack and follow signs for Hwy #7 West. Its marked by a yellow sign on a post on the side of the hwy.

Directions from Nearest Address

From Hwy #1 heading East, take Bridal Falls exit #135, about 10 minutes past Chilliwack. Pass Minter Gardens and follow the signs for Hwy #7 West for another 15 to 20 minutes. You’ll go through a small town called Agassiz. Eventually, you’ll pass a huge dairy farm on the right and the road will start to take you up a mountain. The spring is 3-4 minutes from the dairy farm. Look for a yellow sign on a post as the spring is kind of hidden (see pix). There’s room for a few vehicles to pull over on the side right next to the spring. Apparently there used to be a big statue that spouted water out but they took it down a while ago. If you’re coming from Mission, take the #7 East; it’s about a 30 minute drive. The spring will be on your left; if you descend the mountain, you’ve gone too far and passed it! Look for the little yellow sign on the post.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS:

N/A

Map Link: Hwy 7 Agassiz Mountain Runoff Spring Map

Submitted by: Andrea Wiens

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Description

Flows all year long.

Nearest Address

About 100 meters down the road from the KVR and the Summerland Rodeo Grounds.

Directions from Nearest Address

The entrance gate to the spring is 5.2km from the intersection of Victoria Rd and Prairie Valley Rd in summerland BC. Drive north on Prairie Valley Rd as if you were driving to the towns landfill. There are signs along the way that point you to the landfill, the KVR(Kettle Valley Railroad, and the Summerland Rodeo Grounds. First you will pass the landfill. Keep going. Then you will pass the KVR. Right after that is a stop sign at the railroad tracks. On the other side of the tracks is the Rodeo Grounds. about 100 meters after the rodeo grounds is a little wooden bridge going over a creek. right after the bridge you turn left at the gate. drive in, and you will see a second gate up ahead on your left that leads to the spring. please be sure to close both gates when you live. the land is private, but the owners have no problems with people going there if you just keep the place clean and close the gates afterwards.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Summerland Spring Map

Submitted by: pete

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Description

As you drive Approx. 10 mins. West up Green Mnt Rd. the spring spills out of a crevasse along the right.

Nearest Address

Green Mnt Road. Penticton Indian Reserve.

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Green Mtn Rd. Spring Map

Submitted by: Jaclyne Wachell

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Description

Pipe emerging from rock wall.

Nearest Address

421 Lake Avenue, Silverton, BC V0G 2B0

Directions from Nearest Address

14 kilometers from the Green bridge in Silverton, headed North on highway 6. The Spring is on your right, there is a small sign, and a pull over on the Left.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Silverton Mineral Spring Map

Submitted by: Daniel Vitalis