Effects of potential geothermal development in the Corwin Springs known geothermal resources area, Montana, on the thermal features of Yellowstone National Park
Sorey ML (ed). 1991. Effects of potential geothermal development in the Corwin Springs known geothermal resources area, Montana, on the thermal features of Yellowstone National Park. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Investigations Report. 91-4052. USGS. Menlo Park, CA
Scientific investigations were done by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1988 to 1990, in collaboration with the National Park Service, Argonne National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, to determine the effects of potential geothermal development in the Corwin Springs Known Geothermal Resources Area (KGRA), Montana, on the thermal features in Yellowstone National Park. Congressional directive for the study is under Sec. 8 (a) of the Geothermal Steam Act Amendments accompanying Public Law 100-443. The Corwin Springs KGRA is adjacent to the northern boundary of the Park, and includes the towns of Gardiner and Corwin Springs, Montana (fig. A-l). Thermal-water discharges in the KGRA at and near La Duke Hot Spring and Bear Creek Springs; the nearest known hot springs in Yellowstone National Park are located at and near Mammoth Hot Springs, approximately 14 km southeast of La Duke Hot Spring and 8 km south of Bear Creek Springs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- USGS
- Units
- HIST , WRD , YELL
- Keywords
- Corwin Springs, ehistory, geochemical investigations, Geologic Setting, Geothermal development, History, hydrologic investigation, Mammoth Hot Springs, Mercury, Montana, Soil, streambed-temperature anomalies, Water Quality, WRBIB