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Wieś Kościelisko
Lodowe Źródło is one of the best known karst resurgences in the Polish Tatras. It lies in the Kościeliska Valley, on the eastern side of the valley floor, just beyond the small bridge over the Kościeliski Stream, at an altitude of about 974 m above sea level. The water does not emerge as a single stream but across several dozen square metres, straight from beneath the rock debris.
The output is impressive: depending on the season, between roughly 245 and 620 litres of water per second flow out, and the temperature stays almost constant at 4.5–4.7 °C. Hence the name — the water feels icy even on a hot day. The resurgence drains an area of about 17 km², covering the Miętusia Valley, the upper part of the Mała Łąka Valley and most of the Czerwone Wierchy massif.
A wooden observation platform has been built above the outflow, protecting the fragile banks and allowing a close look at the spring. Opiz duckweed grows on the eastern bank. The green trail from Kiry and the black trail from the entrance to the Mroźna Cave both lead here.
