Rood in de sloot op de Sprenk, De Mortel

In the immediate vicinity of the Peelrand fault and its side faults, groundwater rises to the surface. Because the fault is watertight, groundwater cannot pass the fault. Upward pressure is created, causing water to rise from the subsurface. As a result, we see a narrow strip of wet and sometimes marshy soil along the fault. This phenomenon is called wijst. The water that sometimes comes to the surface from great depths is very iron-rich. The iron in groundwater oxidises when it comes into contact with oxygen. The iron oxide (rust) colours the water brownish-red. In various places in Gemert, the red water in the ditches is clearly recognisable. This is also the case at De Sprenk, where the pointing phenomenon at the Peelrand fault causes this red water. That the pointing phenomenon is clearly present here is no surprise. After all, Sprenk is the local name for the wijst.

?128;?128;Pointing water is groundwater and contains a lot of iron, which oxidises in contact with oxygen. That iron rust colours the water red?128;?128;