Encino Hot Springs

Encino Hot Springs
El Encino Springs
El Encino Springs reservoir in 1901
Map
Coordinates34°9′32″N 118°29′56″W / 34.15889°N 118.49889°W / 34.15889; -118.49889NOAA
Typegeothermal
Discharge65 liters/minute[1]
Temperature79–90 °F (26–32 °C)
Old bathhouse at Encino hot mineral spring, shown with Alex Abel, caretaker of the Amestoy Ranch

Encino Hot Springs are historic thermal springs located at the site of Siutcanga village, a settlement of the Tongva-Kizh people of the area now known as Southern California. It was used by several tribes of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Later, after settlement, the artesian springs were used as a water source for Rancho Los Encinos in what is now the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California. In the 1880s it was a rest stop on the Butterfield Stagecoach route. The springs are located in the modern-day Los Encinos State Historic Park.

  1. ^ Higgins, Chris T.; Therberge, Albert E. Jr.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Geothermal Resources of California (PDF) (Map). NOAA National Geophysical Center. Sacramento: California Department of Mines and Geology.