Shalom, Rabbi.
In France there is a canal whose source is a spring. Its flow is slow, about 2 km/h. Water is often pumped into the canal to increase its volume, so today most of the water is drawn water.
Is this spring suitable for immersing utensils? Can its movement be considered an imperceptible flow?
Thank you very much.
Shalom and blessings,
Utensils may not be immersed in such a canal. Since most of its water is drawn, despite its contact with spring water, the water must be gathered and stationary like a mikveh and may not be flowing.
According to halachah, an imperceptible flow does not invalidate a mikveh, in accordance with the ruling of the Shulchan Aruch.
However, even a slow flow of 2 km/h is certainly perceptible, because the water’s movement can be seen. If straw or a board were placed in it, its movement with the current would be visible. Therefore, utensils may not be immersed in this canal.
With blessings,
Rabbi David Ohayon
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