Английская Википедия:Baker Hot Springs

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Baker Hot Springs are a system of geothermal springs located on Fumarole Butte, northwest of the town of Delta, Utah. The springs were formerly known as Crater Springs and Abraham Hot Springs.[1]

Water profile

The hot mineral water emerges from the spring at 180 °F/82 °C.[1] The primary mineral content is manganese,[2] and water has a high sulphur content giving it the characteristic "rotten egg" smell.[3]

A 1976 inventory mapped 40 spring openings with an estimated flow of 90 liters per second.[4] In 2011, the spring water discharged at 17 gallons per second, and flows into three concrete soaking pools,[5] approximately 5' x 8'; these concrete structures are all that is left of an old resort.[3] Next to the soaking pools is a channel with cold spring water that can be diverted into the soaking pools to cool the water.[3] Nearby are hot water seeps that can be dug out to create primitive soaking pools.[6]

Geology

The hot springs and seeps are located in the Sevier Desert on Fumarole Butte which is a basaltic andesite type of shield volcano from the Quaternary period, overlaying basalt and rhyolite.[7] The hot water emerges from a travertine and alluvial mound (sometimes described as a tufa mound) that flank the eastern side of the basalt lava formation. The area is fenced, but accessible, and used primarily by locals. There are a series of concrete soaking tubs constructed west of the spring heads.[8]

See also

References

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