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. ¹Also see: Springs & Waterholes
Deep Creek Hot Springs
- San Bernardino National ForestWarm Springs
- Saline Valley - Death Valley National ParkTecopa Hot Springs
- Amargosa Desert - North Mojave Desert1. Source - USGS
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