Sequiota Park

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Sequiota Park was a Missouri State Park from 1920-1959, when it was turned over to the Springfield-Greene County Park System.

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Sequiota Park was a Missouri State Park from 1920-1959, when it was turned over to the Springfield-Greene County Park System.

Sequiota Park was a Missouri State Park from 1920-1959, when it was turned over to the Springfield-Greene County Park System. It was also a fish hatchery because a large spring rises from a cavern near the outcrops shown above.

Loring Bullard (Watershed Committee of the Ozarks), the late Ken Thomson (Missouri State), and James Van *** (Missouri Department of Natural Resources) published a book titled, The Springs of Greene County; in it, the history and hydrology of Sequiota Spring and the surrounding caves are discussed in detail.The link to the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (above) provides additional information.

The limestone exposed in Sequiota Park is Mississippian in age. It is referred to as the Burlington-Keokuk formations (undivided). It is rich with crinoid and brachipod fossils.

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The limestone exposed in Sequiota Park is Mississippian in age. It is referred to as the Burlington-Keokuk formations (undivided). It is rich with crinoid and brachipod fossils.

A store was operated in this cave by Major Galloway after the Civil War. Bullard et al. refer to it as the "Walkway-all-the-way" Cave. To the left is "Crawlway-all-the-way" Cave, approximately 85 feet deep, and to the right is the cave

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A store was operated in this cave by Major Galloway after the Civil War. Bullard et al. refer to it as the "Walkway-all-the-way" Cave. To the left is "Crawlway-all-the-way" Cave, approximately 85 feet deep, and to the right is the cave

The main cave extends for nearly half a mile underground. The spring flows approximately 5-11 million gallons of water per day, and is extremely variable in its output. Much of the water comes from the Galloway-Southern Hills area of Springfield.

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The main cave extends for nearly half a mile underground. The spring flows approximately 5-11 million gallons of water per day, and is extremely variable in its output. Much of the water comes from the Galloway-Southern Hills area of Springfield.

In the1960's and 1970s, Springfield grew rapidly toward the south and east. The village of Galloway became part of Springfield, and many new houses were constructed on the ridge east of the park. By the mid-1970's Sequiota Spring was beginning to show the stresses of being in an urban area. It is reputed that waste from septic systems flowed from the spring.

Today, efforts to bring more housing tracts onto the city sewer system have made the spring cleaner than it has been in many years. Continued monitoring of water quality and careful stewardship of our karst landscape will help to preserve a clean and beaut

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:31:10 GMT

Today, efforts to bring more housing tracts onto the city sewer system have made the spring cleaner than it has been in many years. Continued monitoring of water quality and careful stewardship of our karst landscape will help to preserve a clean and beaut

Education is the best way to ensure this result. Teaching the connections between waste disposal, septic systems, and potential ground-water contamination in karst terranes is required.

For example, a bulk products disposal contractor recently pumped diluted waste molasses into a sinkhole on the north side of Springfield. The result was a fish kill in Clear Creek and contamination of a nearby spring.

Inside Walkway-all-the-way Cave, one can see the differential way that water has dissolved the limestone at various heights.

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Inside Walkway-all-the-way Cave, one can see the differential way that water has dissolved the limestone at various heights.

After caves form, they tend to slowly be occluded by calcite or aragonite (CaCO3) precipitates such as the the features shown here; these are referred to as speleothems (not formations). Flowstone and microgours (tiny rimstone dams) are common along this p

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After caves form, they tend to slowly be occluded by calcite or aragonite (CaCO3) precipitates such as the the features shown here; these are referred to as speleothems (not formations). Flowstone and microgours (tiny rimstone dams) are common along this p

After caves form, they tend to slowly be occluded by calcite or aragonite (CaCO₃) precipitates such as the the features shown here; these are referred to as speleothems (not formations). Flowstone and microgours (tiny rimstone dams) are common along this passageway.

Sequiota Park in southeastern

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Sequiota Park in southeastern

Sequiota Park in southeastern Springfield is an environmental success story.

Galloway Creek would run through the park if it had any water. Galloway Creek is "losing stream", the water that makes it to the streambed soaks into the subsurface readily, unless there is a major thunderstorm or the ground is saturated with wat

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Galloway Creek would run through the park if it had any water. Galloway Creek is "losing stream", the water that makes it to the streambed soaks into the subsurface readily, unless there is a major thunderstorm or the ground is saturated with wat

Sequiota Spring feeds into a small lake that drains into Galloway Creek below. A smaller spring is sometimes active a hundred feet or so beyond the lake.

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Sequiota Spring feeds into a small lake that drains into Galloway Creek below. A smaller spring is sometimes active a hundred feet or so beyond the lake.

Galloway's main industry is the production of "sweet lime" for agricultural uses (Mississippi Lime Co.) and aggregate (Conco Companies). A large, partly underground, quarry is active beyond the large building superstructure above.

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Galloway's main industry is the production of "sweet lime" for agricultural uses (Mississippi Lime Co.) and aggregate (Conco Companies). A large, partly underground, quarry is active beyond the large building superstructure above.

The Galloway Creek Greenway trail (shown in the foreground) runs about 5 miles through southeastern Springfield (from Pershing Elementary School to the old James River Bridge). Greenways projects have been a proactive investment in making Springfield into a progressive city.

The railroad that runs through Galloway delivers coal to City Utilities Lake Springfield power plant.

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The railroad that runs through Galloway delivers coal to City Utilities Lake Springfield power plant.

Sequiota was a village centered around this building directly across from Sequiota Park. The village of Galloway was a little to the south. Today, there is an effort to turn Sequiota and Galloway into "art" communities. This building now houses a

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:30:38 GMT

Sequiota was a village centered around this building directly across from Sequiota Park. The village of Galloway was a little to the south. Today, there is an effort to turn Sequiota and Galloway into "art" communities. This building now houses a

Northeast of Sequiota, about a mile, Southern Hills Lake is a reservoir constructed on a tributary of Galloway Creek. Water from this lake eventually finds it way to the spring.

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Northeast of Sequiota, about a mile, Southern Hills Lake is a reservoir constructed on a tributary of Galloway Creek. Water from this lake eventually finds it way to the spring.

After leaving the reservoir, water flows into the main, generally dry, streambed of Galloway Creek. Minor downcutting is evident locally. This location is just south of Covington Street.

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After leaving the reservoir, water flows into the main, generally dry, streambed of Galloway Creek. Minor downcutting is evident locally. This location is just south of Covington Street.

Water enters a submerged sinkhole. During floods, material, such as this church sign and trash accumulate when the capacity of the sinkhole to drain this area is exceeded.

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Water enters a submerged sinkhole. During floods, material, such as this church sign and trash accumulate when the capacity of the sinkhole to drain this area is exceeded.

The entirity of Galloway Creek is repleat with karst features, but some of the more interesting ones are found north of Covington Street.

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The entirity of Galloway Creek is repleat with karst features, but some of the more interesting ones are found north of Covington Street.

A short walk from the Greenway trail, one can enter a small forested area (just to the left of the image shown above).

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A short walk from the Greenway trail, one can enter a small forested area (just to the left of the image shown above).