USGS Identifier

Title: Long Valley Observatory

Laurel Spring (LS)

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Site type: Spring
Station identifier: LS (Laurel Spring)
USGS station number: 373701118533701
Latitude: 37°37'01" (NAD27)
Longitude: 118°53'37" (NAD27)
Altitude: 7,200 ft above sea level (NGVD29)
Photo of Laurel Spring (LS) in Long Valley caldera, California.

Laurel Spring is located along the southern boundary of the caldera, probably within the ring-fracture zone. The spring consists of one main vent area, in which a shallow pool about 5 feet across is fed from several sources around its perimeter. The nonthermal water (11-12°C) wells up or flows out from colluvium near the base of Laurel Mountain at an altitude of 7,200 feet. A 90° V-notch weir located in the discharge channel about 30 feet from the vent pool controls stage. Mean daily discharge was computed from stage record collected on a chart recorder during 1985-1987. The stage record was converted to discharge volume using the standard rating for a V-notch weir. Instantaneous discharge was measured about a dozen times between 1991 and 1992, and ranged from 0.56 cfs (Sept. 1992) to 0.99 cfs (July 1991). We monitor the spring conditions to learn more about shallow cold-water system.

Laurel Spring. Photo 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/ls_main.htm
Contact:Long Valley Web Team
Last modification: 20 May 2003 (MS)
Link to larger photo of Laurel Spring (LS) in Long Valley caldera, California.