Bog Hot Springs is a

thermal spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by cir ...

located in the Bog Hot Valley, in

Humboldt County, Nevada Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,285. It is a largely rural county that is sparsely populated with the only major city being Winnemucca which has a population of 8,431. Hum ...

. It is known to the locals as Bog Hot.

Description

The hot springs have been used to water stock animals and also to irrigate hay. Currently, the springs are used as a domestic water source, and as recreational hot mineral water baths that are located on the Bog Hot Springs Ranch. The hot springs are located on a fault line between Oregon and the Soldier Meadows hot spring system.

Location

The springs are located in Nevada a few miles south of the Oregon border on the north side of Continental Lake, next to the Pueblo Mountains. The Baltazor Hot Springs can be found nearby. The hot springs are located on private land, the Bog Hot Springs Cattle Ranch, however they are free and available for the public to use.

Water profile

The hot mineral water emerges from the ground at a rate of 3800 L/min at a temperature of , and cool to a temperature of in the reservoir. After emerging from the source, the water flows for a mile through the desert to a collection reservoir. The flow of the geothermally heated water can be found along the Western branch of the fault lineament as it runs from Soldier Meadows hot springs to McGee Mountain and Gridley Lake. The flow is controlled by the junction of an older fault system as well as the

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fault.

References

{{reflist Geothermal areas in the United States Hot springs of Nevada Geothermal energy Balneotherapy Springs of Nevada Bodies of water of Humboldt County, Nevada