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World of Water at the Witte

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The entrance to this exhibit is a fountain, designed after features on the San Antonio River Walk. Watch changes in the water flow as the "weather" changes.	Don't miss the Many and Wonderous Adventures of Splish and Splash. They'll entertain you while teaching about the life cycle of water.

	The site where this skeleton of an ancient bison was found, very near the headwaters of the San Antonio River, is replicated inside the exhibit. Why such an apparently young beast died near a waterhole and remained intact is a bit of a mystery. Did he come to drink and found the river dry? Or was he caught in one of the flash floods typical of the region?
It's hard to miss the UTSA water tower. Built inside the gallery by senior engineering students, this feature allows visitors to experience, first hand, the work involved with raising water into an elevated storage system.

On an average day, 150,000,000 gallons of drinking water are pumped
in the San Antonio Water System service area.

Prehistoric Texans used a lot less water than we do today, because they had to carry the water from its source to their homes.	Blind Cave Fish, such as these, and Texas Blind Salamanders are on display in simulated aquifer environments.	Where are you on the watershed? Use a satellite to scope out your backyard or landmarks in San Antonio.

The Many and Wondrous Adventures of Splish & Splash

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