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Title: Long Valley Observatory

Little Hot Creek/Springs Photos

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Photo of a prominent thermal spring vent in the Little Hot Creek Springs (LHC-SP) area in Long Valley caldera, California.
 Thermal spring at Little Hot Creek Springs thermal area with flume for measuring discharge (flume is about 36 inches high). Photo taken by C. Farrar, June 2002.
Photo of thermal spring at Little Hot Creek Springs thermal area, Long Valley caldera, California. Thermal spring at Little Hot Creek thermal area. This spring pool is about 80°C and lined with white and black to gray mineralization as well as coloreful algae. Different species of algai inhabit different parts of the pool depending, in part, on the water termperature. Photo taken by C. Farrar, June 2002.

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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_photos.htm
Contact:Long Valley Web Team
Last modification: 10 September 2003 (MS)
Link to larger photo of a prominent thermal spring vent in the Little Hot Creek Springs (LHC-SP) area in Long Valley caldera, California. Link to larger photo of thermal spring at Little Hot Creek Springs thermal area, Long Valley caldera, California.