Spring Definition: A concentrated flow of water coming from under the ground. Professor Getches defined a spring with these words:"A spring is a concentrated flow of water coming from under the ground. Whether the owner of land with a spring on it has riparian rights depends upon the source of the spring.""REFERENCES:Getches, David, Water Law In a Nutshell (Minnesota: Thomson-West, 2009), page 27 Categories & Topics: Maritime & Waterways Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!