{{Short description|Croatian spring}} The '''Jadro Spring''' is a water source rising in the Dinaric Alps in Croatia. The spring was the original water supply for the ancient city comprised by Diocletian's Palace (now an area within the present day city of Split).<ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17691 C.Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, A. Burnham ed, 6 October 2007]</ref> Contemporary studies indicate favourable water quality levels at the spring source.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Štambuk-Giljanović|first=Nives|title=The Pollution Load by Nitrogen and Phosphorus In the Jadro River|publisher=Springer Netherlands|issn=0167-6369|volume=123|date=December 2006|issue=1-3|pages=13–30|journal=Environmental Monitoring and Assessment|doi=10.1007/s10661-005-9066-8}}</ref> The Jadro Spring is the source of the Jadro River. A rare species found in the upper reach of the Jadro River is the soft-mouthed trout, ''Salmothymus obtusirostris salonitana''.

==See also== *Croatia *Jadro River *Karst

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Category:Springs of Croatia

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