摘要：The wellspring that sill exist in Malang Regency have potency as provider of amount of clean water required of society and as the medium of cultural recreation and natural tourism. Three location becoming study in this research there is at Polaman – District of Lawang, Sumberawan - District of Singosari and Sumberingin - District of Pakis. This Research aim to conduct the inventarisation , Classification, Analysis the Cultural Meaning and Finding the Concept of the local wisdom in its bearing with the site and myth that related to continuation of natural resources, specially irrigate in cultural in perspective in Malang Regency. The Method that used to answer the problem of research are documentation, observation, and interview with the respondent which have significance with the research information. The result of research showed that the legend background, myth and the belief about source of water known by society, source of existing water classified by verbal folklore and non verbal folklore in social and culture domain. The Cultural meaning that able to be explained are sacred meaning, potential meaning, and social meaning. The local wisdom concept that was founded is there are still relevant concept of “ patirtan” and “ panguripan” in exploiting irrigate and its conservation.
关键词：Key Words : Verbal and Non Verbal Folklore Source of Water, Sacred, Potential, and Social Meaning, Partirtan and Panguripan Concept.
