Today I took my mother along with me to gather some water from this well. It was a wonderful experience to get out and drive the 100 miles from Fort Worth to this well in Canton. This water tastes amazing. Very refreshing. Very good quality. It doesn’t seem to have the taste of a high TDS. Amazing environment with all the beautiful trees. We collected about 11 gallons. It was great to see others collecting as we pulled up. It was very easy to find just right off the CO RD. Thank you to those who posted the directions. The water isn’t super cold, however, but is still pretty cool nonetheless. Ok so it’s not bitter cold or anything but still very cool. I’ve heard that the pH and TDS can vary over time, so I will be getting those meters soon and will post the readings on here asap and see what we get. Again, this water is wonderful and free flowing. A pretty fast flow actually, so we were able to fill up with ease. I highly recommend this source. I wish there was an actual spring to go to tho. This well is wonderful tho and is a HUGE step up for me as far as water quality. Remember your water will become your blood folks! Peace from Kirby!
hey all very happy to have find this site ! I was on my way home from being out of town sunday dec 15 2013 and heard about this spring so I decided to stop in. Let me first say the water is awesome!! I only had three one gallon jugs ,as I was filling those a man pulls up behind me and I guess saw I was trying to fill up anything I could and ended up giving me about 10 2 liter bottles which was awesome, He was very nice and said he had been going there since it was given to the city. Anyway Great place, it isn’t beautiful in appearance but has a wonderful energy to it. Anyway, this is all I have been drinking for 4 days and I feel great! It really does raise your overall energy and its awesome there’s a place like that close to me! I am in dallas (acutally mesquite and it was only a 45 min drive home) and plan on going atleast once a month to stock up. Hope to see you there I would recommend this place to anyone!!
I had been curious about finding a better water source, so I decided to check out the spring in Canton (7/4/13). Well first we couldn’t find the place because where the gps indicates that the spring is at, is wrong. The spring is on that road, but you have to keep going until the end of the road where it makes a curve and then the spring is to the right, which is a dead end. There is a big fence where the spring is at. The water is truly different from what you have ever tasted. Its truly sweet and fresh. The water is very cold when it comes out. The flow is great and it helps fill up quickly. When we went, there were people filling up. Its a safe area since there is lots of homes around. I highly recommend it, check it out.
We apologize that the GPS coordinates are wrong on the site. Would it be possible for you to provide us with the accurate GPS coordinates so we can update the spring to reflect them? We rely on accurate information being submitted as we are unable of course to visit and verify each spring submission. Really appreciate your support and look forward to hearing back from you so we can update this spring for others to enjoy also 🙂
If anyone from the Garland area is going to get water soon, I would love to try some…could I send some bottles with you to bring back for me? Email me! lauren_baldwin92@yahoo.com
I have drak this water oir years , I use it for everything except of course bathing.. We are never sick i tell my family and friends the onlything we do different here is drink the artesian water from Canton…It must be healthy.!
Thanks to the man who gave it to the City of Canton..he had a good heart.
Have been using this spring for a while now. We go for water when we get low. Use it for coffee and drinking water for the pups. We use if for cooking most items too. Steamed rice! And many other things as well. We collect about 25-30 gals at a time.
We are only about an hour+ away. The water has been and usually is very good. My old favorite in MN is getting ruined buy the housing development they built on top of the hills. Miller Springs. A 200 year old spring going to waste for a green lawn. The developers fought hard against the public to get to build their townhouses. It only took 4-5yrs to bring the water quality down.
I have been in Texas for 16 years now and is from Louisiana where I have to take 5 gallon bottles with me when I go home to get spring water and today I said I know all of Texas there have to be a spring some where. I live in Garland Tx now and so happy I found this place after countless hours of searching. I will be going this week end ,me and my daughter usually go to the springs back home in Louisiana together. I really enjoy sharing that experience with her…. I would I get there from Garland, I know I have to take 20 but what exit off of 20… Thanks in advance…
The One in Scroggin has been tested, it isn’t safe
I myself had gone to it and wouldn’t take any water from it, then read the testing on it., glad I passed
Artesian in canton made me extremely sick. 6 hours after drinking a bottle, i had horrible stomach cramps, puking & brown water diarreha. Sux, i shoulda boiled it first… I went yesterday (11.4.11)…. Never again… Ill buy from whole foods here in dallas, triple distilled… Omg… My whole weekends been ruined 🙁
We just got more water 11/19/2011 and it seems to be fine. We only drink water from this well now, and always untreated. Maybe it was a virus or something you had that was just a coincidence. Or a hot dog on the trip?
Billy So sorry you had that problem…..I do what you discribed after eating out at most places…..so I know it isn’t fun…..
.IF anyone else has this problem please email me at Herbsofafeather@aol.com, I will notify Canton if there are more than just billy and let them know……Still doing fine with my water we got this week…..
Just wanted to say THANKS to Find-a-spring for giving this awesome info on locating the best water for only the price of gas to get you there and back :-). Live in Waxahachie and have made 4 trips out there in the last year to fill up 6 5-gal water bottles each time (you can get BPA free on eBay) and I have also let a few others in on my secret to the purest water around. A couple questions, though…first, does anyone know anythng about the UV setup? It appears someone used to pay for that service, but the meters read no activity so it looks like it is shut down – not sure if that is good or bad. Second, does anyone know the general storage life of untreated water? Sometimes if a half finshed bottle sits around a bit (I travel a lot) and gets condensation I sometimes put a few drops of food grade Hydrogen Peroxide in it just to be safe, but was wondering about general or standard precautions if necessary? Thanks! Sure do love the cold gushing water, esp in the Texas heat! 🙂
I went out there this past Sunday, and the water tasted great, was cold, and really energized me! It is the best natural water I think I have ever had 🙂
I personally feel that any interference with the natural hydrological cycle has potential repercussions to the natural balance. For instance when we dig or drill a hole and tap into the aqua fir in this manner, a conical depression can form changing the flow, direction and pressure of the aqua fir. This can even cause the water to drop into other underground tables, thus drying up an entire well/spring. Furthermore, water goes through a maturation process much akin to creating a fine wine. When the water is ready to support life on this planet in the highest order, it will come out of the ground out of its own accord. I do not support digging wells that interfere with the natural flow. If the water is coming to the surface of its own accord and a well or temple is built around it than that is a different story. If I don’t have access to source spring water, but do have access to well water, of course I will drink this instead of anything else, as the water does tend to be very pure…anyhow just sharing perspective. I do suggest checking out Frankston/Cuney Spring if you are indeed a water warrior…
F.Y.I…………An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater that will flow upward through a well, called an artesian well, without the need for pumping. Water may even reach the ground surface if the natural pressure is high enough, in which case the well is called a flowing artesian well.
An aquifer is a layer of soft rock, like limestone or sandstone, that absorbs water from an inlet path. Porous stone is confined between impermeable rocks or clay. This keeps the pressure high, so when the water finds an outlet, it overcomes gravity and goes up instead of down. The recharging of aquifers happens when the water table at its recharge zone is at a higher elevation than the head of the well.
Fossil water aquifers can also be artesian if they are under sufficient pressure from the surrounding rocks. This is similar to how many newly tapped oil wells are pressurized.
I went to this well last weekend and what a treat!!! The water was clear, ice cold and tasted so good. I filled my two 7 gallon jugs and have enjoyed the water at home. I can really tell the difference between tap water and the spring water from the well. Not pretty to look at but does not matter the water makes up for the site location and its free. A beautiful drive to Canton and was very easy to find. I had to wait in line to fill up. People in front of me filled up 12 blue 5 gallons jugs. And had people in line after me….Well worth the trip and will be going back.
Went to this well yesterday. A nice motorcycle ride there from Ft. Worth. The water was cold! It tasted amazing. We ran into a man who was filling jugs. He said he had been getting water there for ten years. He also said he has seen the geographic survey of the well and that the well is 40 square miles. It is huge! We will certainly be going to back with our large jugs to fill up.
My family has used this well for the 40 years they have lived in the Canton area. I remember going as a little girl. It is the best water I have ever had. It even makes food cooked in it taste so much better! Please go, get some awesome water and enjoy some country hospitality while you are there. Canton is my favorite place in the world!
Just visited this place and I got to say the water is fantastic. I can see how people think its ugly because I brought 2 of my friends with me and had to drink the water just to prove it was good. NOW THAT THEY OWN GALLONS OF IT THEY UNDERSTAND WATER. This isn't H20 this is something like H(minerals, etc…)20.
Easy to find. Approximately 1 hour on I-20 from Arlington. Approximately 5 miles off I-20 in Canton area. Water tastes great. Not a pretty site, however, in the immediate area around the spout.
Drinking pure spring water is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Our bodies are over 99% water at the molecular level, so water affects every aspect of our biology. Yet, not all water is created equal. Almost all the bottled spring water available is pasteurized for shelf stability, which neutralizes many of the powerful health benefits such as increased hydrogen, healthy probiotics, and crystalline structure. For more about why unprocessed spring water is the best water to drink, read this.
The best way to guarantee you are getting real unprocessed spring water is to collect it yourself. This is a short and simple guide filled with information about how to gather spring water. We will cover how to find a spring, how to collect the water, how to honor the spring, how to store the water properly and other tips.
FindASpring.org is the best resource for locating a spring near you. However, not all springs are on the map. First, check the map to see if there is a spring in your local area. If there is, look at the reviews and comments. Has anyone shared helpful information about flow rate or posted a water test result? Is the spring in a pristine area? Do a bit of research and make sure the spring is safe to drink from. If you have any doubt about the purity, don’t risk it and get a water test, HERE. If you don’t see a spring on the map in your area, there still might be some that aren’t listed yet. First, ask the older generation who have lived in your area a long time if they know. You can also ask people in your community who might already get spring water such as people at a health food store or at a farmers market. Another great option is to view A US forest service map, where many springs have been marked. You can view these maps through the Gaia GPS or All Trails hiking apps on your phone. The map overlay you want is USGS Topo. Not all are easily accessible or ideal for drinking, but some are and it can be a fun adventure to find them. We have found over half a dozen great springs this way.
Once you’ve found your spring, figure out how you are going to gather the water. Is it right on the side of the road and easy to access or do you have to hike to it? We recommend storing spring water in glass instead of plastic to preserve the purity of the water. It is better for the environment, your body, and the water. Even BPA free plastic has toxic chemicals that can leach into water and cause health issues. If you do want to use plastic for safety reasons when filling at the spring, we recommend transferring the water to glass as soon as possible. FindASpring is sponsored by Alive Waters, which offers beautiful reusable glass. They have a 2.5 gallon option, which is a convenient size for carrying that isn’t too heavy. They also sell handles that you can use to transport the jugs even more easily. If you have to hike to access the spring, we recommend putting the water jugs into an extra large backpack to hike the water out with ease. We use Osprey packs that hold 2 jugs each. You can also use a wheelbarrow or even a stroller depending on how easy a walk it is.
Filling 2.5 Gallon Alive Waters Jug
When you get to the spring, remember to first give back before you take. Springs are considered sacred in indigenous cultures around the world for their life giving water and also as a connection to the inner earth. A powerful and simple way to give back is to clean up. Is there any trash that needs to be collected? Could you move any dead leaves or sticks to improve the flow rate? Show up in service. Some other wonderful ways to give is with a moment of expressing verbal gratitude, singing songs to the water, offering the water an ethically sourced crystal, a feather, or some other physical gift. Flowers are a popular and beautiful thing to offer, but please be careful to source organic ones as most flowers from the store are sprayed with pesticides and can be toxic to put near a spring. Also, flowers can attract bugs as they decay, so it can be best to offer them to the flowing water directly or a little downstream from the spring head.
When gathering the water, fill the jug as close to the spring head as possible, never gather downstream. Be very careful as wet glass is extremely slippery. Make sure the lid is securely fastened. When transporting the spring water home, the jugs can sometimes slide around the car. Secure them in place or wrap them with towels or something so they don’t crash into each other.
How you store your spring water is essential. It is not pasteurized like spring water from the store, so it will start growing algae if left in direct sunlight. This is good because it means it’s alive! If the water you drink can’t even support the most basic life forms, how do you think it will support your body? Store your water in a cool, dark place such as a dark corner, pantry or closet. The fridge is ideal if you have room. Some people prefer to filter their water through a Berkey filter before drinking, but if the spring is pure, it’s not necessary. We drink our spring water completely unfiltered.
How long the water stays good for depends on how cold a temperature it’s stored at. Spring water is best fresh. We personally do not prefer to drink spring water past 2 weeks old. However, we know other people that will drink it at a month old. It’s great to get in a rhythm where you know how long the water lasts you and put your collection day on the calendar in advance.
I believe that water is calling us to reconnect with her in the deepest way, to gather our own water. Just like our ancestors did. Our ancestors didn’t have fancy water machines. They also didn’t create villages or settle where there was no water. Water was revered as the center of the community and the nodal point around which life could spiral out and take root.
Here’s to restoring the sacred connection with the waters of life.
Written by Dakota Chanel. Water Priestess and Ceremonialist. DakotaChanel.com
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Today I took my mother along with me to gather some water from this well. It was a wonderful experience to get out and drive the 100 miles from Fort Worth to this well in Canton. This water tastes amazing. Very refreshing. Very good quality. It doesn’t seem to have the taste of a high TDS. Amazing environment with all the beautiful trees. We collected about 11 gallons. It was great to see others collecting as we pulled up. It was very easy to find just right off the CO RD. Thank you to those who posted the directions. The water isn’t super cold, however, but is still pretty cool nonetheless. Ok so it’s not bitter cold or anything but still very cool. I’ve heard that the pH and TDS can vary over time, so I will be getting those meters soon and will post the readings on here asap and see what we get. Again, this water is wonderful and free flowing. A pretty fast flow actually, so we were able to fill up with ease. I highly recommend this source. I wish there was an actual spring to go to tho. This well is wonderful tho and is a HUGE step up for me as far as water quality. Remember your water will become your blood folks! Peace from Kirby!
This well is free flowing right up the pipe it isnt pumped
hey all very happy to have find this site ! I was on my way home from being out of town sunday dec 15 2013 and heard about this spring so I decided to stop in. Let me first say the water is awesome!! I only had three one gallon jugs ,as I was filling those a man pulls up behind me and I guess saw I was trying to fill up anything I could and ended up giving me about 10 2 liter bottles which was awesome, He was very nice and said he had been going there since it was given to the city. Anyway Great place, it isn’t beautiful in appearance but has a wonderful energy to it. Anyway, this is all I have been drinking for 4 days and I feel great! It really does raise your overall energy and its awesome there’s a place like that close to me! I am in dallas (acutally mesquite and it was only a 45 min drive home) and plan on going atleast once a month to stock up. Hope to see you there I would recommend this place to anyone!!
I had been curious about finding a better water source, so I decided to check out the spring in Canton (7/4/13). Well first we couldn’t find the place because where the gps indicates that the spring is at, is wrong. The spring is on that road, but you have to keep going until the end of the road where it makes a curve and then the spring is to the right, which is a dead end. There is a big fence where the spring is at. The water is truly different from what you have ever tasted. Its truly sweet and fresh. The water is very cold when it comes out. The flow is great and it helps fill up quickly. When we went, there were people filling up. Its a safe area since there is lots of homes around. I highly recommend it, check it out.
We apologize that the GPS coordinates are wrong on the site. Would it be possible for you to provide us with the accurate GPS coordinates so we can update the spring to reflect them? We rely on accurate information being submitted as we are unable of course to visit and verify each spring submission. Really appreciate your support and look forward to hearing back from you so we can update this spring for others to enjoy also 🙂
If anyone from the Garland area is going to get water soon, I would love to try some…could I send some bottles with you to bring back for me? Email me! lauren_baldwin92@yahoo.com
Best Water EVER!!!
I have drak this water oir years , I use it for everything except of course bathing.. We are never sick i tell my family and friends the onlything we do different here is drink the artesian water from Canton…It must be healthy.!
Thanks to the man who gave it to the City of Canton..he had a good heart.
Have been using this spring for a while now. We go for water when we get low. Use it for coffee and drinking water for the pups. We use if for cooking most items too. Steamed rice! And many other things as well. We collect about 25-30 gals at a time.
We are only about an hour+ away. The water has been and usually is very good. My old favorite in MN is getting ruined buy the housing development they built on top of the hills. Miller Springs. A 200 year old spring going to waste for a green lawn. The developers fought hard against the public to get to build their townhouses. It only took 4-5yrs to bring the water quality down.
Not sure if we have a video yet here’s a quick recording I made:
https://youtu.be/EXuCI4YaC9g
Is this the only Artesian Well left in Texas where you can get water?
I have been in Texas for 16 years now and is from Louisiana where I have to take 5 gallon bottles with me when I go home to get spring water and today I said I know all of Texas there have to be a spring some where. I live in Garland Tx now and so happy I found this place after countless hours of searching. I will be going this week end ,me and my daughter usually go to the springs back home in Louisiana together. I really enjoy sharing that experience with her…. I would I get there from Garland, I know I have to take 20 but what exit off of 20… Thanks in advance…
There is one near Winsboro Tx in Scroggin Tx
The One in Scroggin has been tested, it isn’t safe
I myself had gone to it and wouldn’t take any water from it, then read the testing on it., glad I passed
Artesian in canton made me extremely sick. 6 hours after drinking a bottle, i had horrible stomach cramps, puking & brown water diarreha. Sux, i shoulda boiled it first… I went yesterday (11.4.11)…. Never again… Ill buy from whole foods here in dallas, triple distilled… Omg… My whole weekends been ruined 🙁
Oops 11.5.11 is when i went (yesterday)
We just got more water 11/19/2011 and it seems to be fine. We only drink water from this well now, and always untreated. Maybe it was a virus or something you had that was just a coincidence. Or a hot dog on the trip?
Billy So sorry you had that problem…..I do what you discribed after eating out at most places…..so I know it isn’t fun…..
.IF anyone else has this problem please email me at Herbsofafeather@aol.com, I will notify Canton if there are more than just billy and let them know……Still doing fine with my water we got this week…..
The water from this well did not make you sick. I drink it all the time and nothing is wrong with it.
Just wanted to say THANKS to Find-a-spring for giving this awesome info on locating the best water for only the price of gas to get you there and back :-). Live in Waxahachie and have made 4 trips out there in the last year to fill up 6 5-gal water bottles each time (you can get BPA free on eBay) and I have also let a few others in on my secret to the purest water around. A couple questions, though…first, does anyone know anythng about the UV setup? It appears someone used to pay for that service, but the meters read no activity so it looks like it is shut down – not sure if that is good or bad. Second, does anyone know the general storage life of untreated water? Sometimes if a half finshed bottle sits around a bit (I travel a lot) and gets condensation I sometimes put a few drops of food grade Hydrogen Peroxide in it just to be safe, but was wondering about general or standard precautions if necessary? Thanks! Sure do love the cold gushing water, esp in the Texas heat! 🙂
I went out there this past Sunday, and the water tasted great, was cold, and really energized me! It is the best natural water I think I have ever had 🙂
I personally feel that any interference with the natural hydrological cycle has potential repercussions to the natural balance. For instance when we dig or drill a hole and tap into the aqua fir in this manner, a conical depression can form changing the flow, direction and pressure of the aqua fir. This can even cause the water to drop into other underground tables, thus drying up an entire well/spring. Furthermore, water goes through a maturation process much akin to creating a fine wine. When the water is ready to support life on this planet in the highest order, it will come out of the ground out of its own accord. I do not support digging wells that interfere with the natural flow. If the water is coming to the surface of its own accord and a well or temple is built around it than that is a different story. If I don’t have access to source spring water, but do have access to well water, of course I will drink this instead of anything else, as the water does tend to be very pure…anyhow just sharing perspective. I do suggest checking out Frankston/Cuney Spring if you are indeed a water warrior…
I noticed after 4 months that a listing for Cuney Spring is still not on the map. Wonder why.
I just found it listed not once, but twice on the map.
Is Cuney-Frankston well artesian ????
F.Y.I…………An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater that will flow upward through a well, called an artesian well, without the need for pumping. Water may even reach the ground surface if the natural pressure is high enough, in which case the well is called a flowing artesian well.
An aquifer is a layer of soft rock, like limestone or sandstone, that absorbs water from an inlet path. Porous stone is confined between impermeable rocks or clay. This keeps the pressure high, so when the water finds an outlet, it overcomes gravity and goes up instead of down. The recharging of aquifers happens when the water table at its recharge zone is at a higher elevation than the head of the well.
Fossil water aquifers can also be artesian if they are under sufficient pressure from the surrounding rocks. This is similar to how many newly tapped oil wells are pressurized.
I went to this well last weekend and what a treat!!! The water was clear, ice cold and tasted so good. I filled my two 7 gallon jugs and have enjoyed the water at home. I can really tell the difference between tap water and the spring water from the well.
Not pretty to look at but does not matter the water makes up for the site location and its free. A beautiful drive to Canton and was very easy to find.
I had to wait in line to fill up. People in front of me filled up 12 blue 5 gallons jugs.
And had people in line after me….Well worth the trip and will be going back.
Went to this well yesterday. A nice motorcycle ride there from Ft. Worth. The water was cold! It tasted amazing. We ran into a man who was filling jugs. He said he had been getting water there for ten years. He also said he has seen the geographic survey of the well and that the well is 40 square miles. It is huge! We will certainly be going to back with our large jugs to fill up.
Does anyone know the history of thie well? Who put the pipe and filter on it? Wo put the fence up? Thanks.
Probably City of Canton put the fence around the well. The well was deeded to the city years ago.
My family has used this well for the 40 years they have lived in the Canton area. I remember going as a little girl. It is the best water I have ever had. It even makes food cooked in it taste so much better! Please go, get some awesome water and enjoy some country hospitality while you are there. Canton is my favorite place in the world!
good water … large uv filter and my guess is also a micron filter on it … nice town … some nice may apple plants in the woods if you trek in em
happy hunting blood!
Just visited this place and I got to say the water is fantastic. I can see how people think its ugly because I brought 2 of my friends with me and had to drink the water just to prove it was good. NOW THAT THEY OWN GALLONS OF IT THEY UNDERSTAND WATER. This isn't H20 this is something like H(minerals, etc…)20.
Easy to find. Approximately 1 hour on I-20 from Arlington. Approximately 5 miles off I-20 in Canton area. Water tastes great. Not a pretty site, however, in the immediate area around the spout.