▁water ▁b ubble d ▁from ▁the ▁cor rod ed ▁bore ▁and ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁railway ▁passengers , ▁crew , ▁residents ▁and ▁loc als ▁al ike . ▁The ▁bore ▁was ▁red ril led ▁and ▁rel ined ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁flow ▁rate ▁was ▁controlled ▁and ▁reduced . ▁The ▁current ▁own ers ▁built ▁the ▁‘ natural ▁sp a ’ ▁to ▁im itate ▁the ▁old ▁pool . ▁The ▁water ▁now ▁flows ▁from ▁the ▁re h abil itated ▁bore ▁through ▁the ▁‘ natural ▁sp a ’ ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁wet land . ▁The ▁wet land ▁has ▁created ▁its ▁own ▁dynamics ▁and ▁now ▁is ▁an ▁o asis ▁providing ▁water ▁and ▁food , ▁shelter ▁and ▁bre eding ▁areas ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁wild life . ▁So ▁far ▁ 9 9 ▁plant ▁species , ▁ 1 2 6 ▁bird ▁species ▁and ▁numerous ▁small ▁native ▁m amm als , ▁re pt iles , ▁aqu atic ▁and ▁terrest rial ▁in verte br ates ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁here . ▁ ▁Cow ard ▁Spr ings ▁had ▁a ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁Cow ard ▁Spr ings ▁Hotel ▁that ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Histor ically , ▁as ▁the ▁train ▁pulled ▁into ▁the ▁station , ▁passengers ▁were ▁given ▁directions ▁to ▁the ▁' pub ' ▁and ▁the ▁‘ b ath ’ ▁( the ▁latter ▁is ▁now ▁well ▁known ▁as