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Clare Spring, Clare, Michigan

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Description

Has flowed continuously for more than 70 years (my lifetime). May have its source on private property. Has been maintained for public use as long as I can remember. Located on public roadside with “pullover” space beside the well which is visible from the road. Clare County Road Commission as well as neighbors would presumably have more information.

Nearest Address

Clare Beaverton Road at the intersection with Old U.S. 27

Directions from Nearest Address

Proceed north from Clare on South Clare Ave/Old 27 (or take that exit off I 127) about 2 miles to the intersection of Beaverton Road, turn right (east) and the well is on right, immediately upon turning.

Vital Information

  • Fee: None
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Clare Spring Map

Submitted by: Marilyn Miller

Category : Michigan / USA
  • Chris

    I collected water from this spring in BPA-Free plastic jugs and tested it when I got home. TDS: 190.
    After the water sits for a while it becomes cloudy and eventually a yellow, oily sediment settles on the bottom. 
    Should I be nervous about drinking this? 
    Chris

  • Beth

    I think I may have gone to a different spring. It’s not close (I’m in Rochester), or I’d just flit back up there and see if I can find this one. My laptop is in the shop, or I would have carried it. I had made good notes for a different spring, and while I had read this post carefully (thank you, Marilyn) I forgot to write it down, so I had to rely on my memory, which got me close! I thought I had found this spring. I’m going to post the one I did find. Maybe someone can confirm that there are 2 springs in this area. What I found was a well, by the way: It has a pump, which I think of as different from a spring rising of its own energy from the earth.

  • Beth

    Hi Chris,
    My water looks cloudy, too. I don’t have an answer, but I wonder, too.