ebb and flow spring, ebbing and flowing well, tidewell.
A spring or flowing well exhibiting periodic variation in volume of flow; the periodicity, which is often irregular, is attributed to siphonic action.
Watson Hiner Monroe (1970): A Glossary of Karst Terminology,
Geological Survey Water-supply Paper 1899-k, Library of Congress catalog-card No. 75-607530
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