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Landa Park Comal Springs ecosystem is the largest spring system in Texas and in the southwestern United States. It originates from the Edwards Aquifer and is located mainly in Landa Park, New Braunfels, Texas. The system is comprised of four major spring runs that feed into Landa Lake and an undetermined number of smaller springs present in the spring runs and in Landa Lake. The spring runs and Landa Lake form the headwaters of the Comal River, the shortest river in Texas. Landa Lake is found along the Comal Springs fault which is easily observable along Spring Run 3 by the gazebo. The rocks exposed on the north side of the spring run are the Edwards Limestone. The fault plane is nearly vertical with as much as 800 feet of displacement. Beneath Landa Lake, The Edwards Limestone is more than 600 feet below the surface. Groundwater from the recharge zone and the artesian zone discharge into this lake.
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