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That spring, ebb-and-flow; ebbing-and-flowing well is a spring (flowing well or borehole) exhibiting periodic variation in volume of flow; this variation, which may be regular or irregular, is often attributed in karst regions to siphonic action. ebb-and-flow springs differ from intermittent springs because the latter can be related to seasonal variations in rainfall [20]. synonyms: (french.) source intermittente; (german.) intermittierende quelle; (greek.) pighi ambotidos kai palirrias; (italian.) sorgente carsica intermittente; (russian.) sifonny istocnik; (spanish.) manatial intermittente, fuente intermittente; (turkish.) sogultkan kaynak; (yugoslavian.) periodicni ixvor, periodic ni izvir. see also spring, periodic. related to intermittent spring.?

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