Desert Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs)

Desert Hot Springs
Miracle Hill
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LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33°57′40″N 116°30′29″W / 33.96111°N 116.50806°W / 33.96111; -116.50806
Spring sourceaquifer
Elevation1,076 feet
Typegeothermal mineral springs
Temperature120°F–160°F

Desert Hot Springs is a geothermal geographic area in Riverside County, California with several hot springs.[1][2] Since 1941, the California Department of Conservation has recorded approximately 200 geothermal wells (with temperatures below 212 °F) that have been drilled in this geographic area; approximately 50 of which are used for commercial spas and pools.[3]

  1. ^ Desert Hot Springs Historical Society (2014). Desert Hot Springs (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. Page 7. ISBN 9781467132176.
  2. ^ Vokac, David and Joan (2017). Desert Hot Springs, California: Spa Town, U.S.A. Westphalia Press. Page 3. ISBN 9780930743352.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference G&G was invoked but never defined (see the help page).