Filling jugs at a flowing well. We couldn't confirm it's this one.
Flowing Well Park
City park with an artesian well
About
Flowing Well Park is a small Carmel Clay Parks property on East 116th Street, known for its artesian well. Water comes up out of the ground on its own, and visitors can use it. The park also has soft-surface trails, fishing in Cool Creek, a picnic shelter, grills, restrooms and bike racks.
The park sits on Cool Creek. Carmel Clay Parks lists it at 15 acres on the park's page and 17.5 acres on its 2022 parks map.
History
Landowner Charles Williamson donated the well for public use in 1926. The city's timeline shows the park opening in 1994, and the parks department gave it a full refresh in 2021.
In August 2026, flooding on Cool Creek reached the well's bowl and contaminated it. The park closed for high water, and the well stayed closed until tests showed the water was safe. Carmel Clay Parks posted on September 11, 2026, that the well was open for use again.
When to go
Carmel Clay Parks properties are open sunrise to sunset every day. The well can close without much notice after a bad water test or high water, so check the park's page first if you are coming just for the water.
Good to know
The well is untreated ground water. Carmel Clay Parks says it tests the water each month, more often than the state's quarterly requirement, and closes the well right away if a test finds E. coli. The park's page recommends disinfecting the water before you drink it and cites CDC advice to boil it for one minute. Don't drink straight from the spigots. If you plan to take water home, bring your own clean containers.
Price
Carmel Clay Parks lists no entry fee for the park or the well.
Prices checked November 2026 on the website of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation. They can change, so check before you go.
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