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Water Sources:
Hot Springs

Thermal springs are ordinary springs except that the water is warm and, in some places, hot. Many thermal
springs occur in regions of recent volcanic activity and are fed by water heated by contact with hot rocks
far below the surface. Even where there has been no recent volcanic action, rocks become warmer with increasing
depth. In such areas water may migrate slowly to considerable depth, warming as it descends through rocks deep
in the Earth. If it then reaches a large crevice that offers a path of less resistance, it may rise more quickly
than it descended. Water that does not have time to cool before it emerges forms a thermal spring. ¹
Also see: Springs & Waterholes
1. Source - USGS
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