USGS · 70074639
Convective heat discharge of Wood River group of springs in the vicinity of Crater Lake, Oregon
Abstract
Data sets for spring and stream chemistry are combined to estimate convective heat discharge and discharge anomalous amounts of sodium and chloride for the Wood River group of springs south of Crater Lake. The best estimate of heat discharge is 87 MW t based on chloride inventory; this value is 3-5 times the heat input to Crater Lake itself. Anomalous discharges of sodium and chloride are also larger that into Crater Lake. Difference between the chemical and thermal characteristics of the discharge into Crater Lake and those from the Wood River group of springs suggest that the heat sources for the two systems may be different, although both ultimately related to the volcanic system.
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Manuel Nathenson, Robert H. Mariner, J. Michael Thompson. 1994. Convective heat discharge of Wood River group of springs in the vicinity of Crater Lake, Oregon. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70074639
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