Photo credit: www.visitestonia.com
The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty recently shared a video about
a unique natural phenomenon in a village called Dinoša, located in
southeasternMontenegro—a small country on the Adriatic coast.
There is a mulberry tree standing in the meadow there that turns into
a fountain whenever it rains heavy. From a hollow on the tree trunk water
can be seen gushing abundantly.
Photo credit: Tony Bowden/Flickr
Apparently, the rains had flooded the underground springs and the
additional pressure created pushed water up the tree trunk through cracks
or hollows on the trunk, until it poured out of a hole a few feet above the ground.
As you can see from the video, the ground is quite sloppy indicating the amount
of groundwater there is in the soil and below.
You can also see water gurgling out of other holes in the meadow.
The entire area is flowing like a small stream
According to a local man interviewed, this has been happening for the last
20-25 years or perhaps even longer. He estimates the tree is over
100 to 150 years old.
100 to 150 years old.
While Montenegro’s tree fountain is indeed unique, it isn’t the only example
of water gushing out of the ground after rains. In the Estonian village of Tuhala,
there is a well that starts spouting water after a heavy downpour.
The well happens to be placed just over an underground river.
After rain water floods the river, water pressure builds to the point that it shoots
up out of the well, sometimes up to half a meter high.
This continues for a few days.
During this time, more than 100 liters of water can flow out every second.
The local legend is that the witches of Tuhala gather in the sauna underground
and beats each other vigorously with birch branches causing water to pour out on the surface. They call it the Witch’s Well.
The Tuhala’s Witch well when it’s not flowing
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