Springfield River

The Springfield River is a body of water in Springfield. It seems to be a less popular destination than Lake Springfield, despite it seemingly having much less pollution. This may partly be because of its inconvenient location; there are thick forests nearby it.

History
When Ned Flanders was looking after Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson and learned that they had never been baptized, he decided that it was his responsibility to "save" them. He, along with Maude, Rod, and Todd Flanders, took an Emergency Baptism Kit and went to the lake as a source of water.

When Homer and Marge Simpson learned that their kids were being baptised, they chose to put a stop to it. Amazingly, Homer managed to correctly hypothesize that they were at the Springfield River. He and Marge came to the children, but not before Ned had started to pour the water. Homer dove in and got baptised himself, while the children remained unaffected.