USGS Identifier

Title: Long Valley Observatory

Little Hot Creek Springs and Stream (LHC-SP, LHC-SW)

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Site type: Springs/Stream
Station identifier: LHC-SP and LHC-SW (Little Hot Creek Springs, Little Hot Creek Stream)
USGS station number: 374125118502501 (LHC-SP); 10265160 (LHC-SW)
Latitude: 37°41'25" (LHC-SP and LHC-SW) (NAD27)
Longitude: 118°50'25" (LHC-SP); 118°50'31" (LHC-SW); (both NAD27)
Altitude: 7,035 ft above sea level (LHC-SP); 6,990 ft above sea level (LHC-SW); (both NGVD29)
Photo of Little Hot Creek Springs thermal area in Long Valley caldera, California.

The Little Hot Creek Springs area is on the east side of the resurgent dome and consists of several small thermal springs that discharge water at temperatures as high as 82 °C in an area of about 3 acres along the course of Little Hot Creek. The thermal waters provide perennial flow for Little Hot Creek, whose headwaters begin in Little Antelope Valley. Little Hot Creek flows eastward to join the Owens River north of Lake Crowley. Discharge values were obtained by recording the stage in a 3-inch modified Parshall flume and converting the stage to discharge using a standard rating.

Overview of Little Hot Springs thermal area. Photo taken by C. Farrar, July 2002. Many spring pools and discharge streams at Little Hot Creek are lined by colorful mineralization and algae. See more pictures of Little Hot Creek and the springs that feed it.

LHC-SP and LHC-SW on Maps

10 meter resolution digital elevation model

 

Plots and Data from LHC-SP and LHC-SW

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LHC-SP

LHC-SW

 

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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA
URL http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/lhc_main.htm
Contact:Long Valley Web Team
Last modification: 10 September 2003 (MS)
Link to larger photo of Little Hot Creek Springs thermal area in Long Valley caldera, California.