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Spring Temperature: 112
degrees 44.4 C
Pool Temperature: Summer: 85 degrees to 99
degrees Winter: 95 degrees to 101 degrees
*Cold Water added to cool water temperature and a cooling
cannon that sprays pool water over pool.
Hot Tub Temperature: 102 degrees to 106 degrees
Hot Spring water also supplies the water slides, water playground and
floor heating system.
Pool, slides, hot tub and playground are chlorinated.
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Spring Flow:
Over 600 galloons per minute
Spring Size: A 40 x 60 concrete foundation surrounds the
oval shape of the spring
Time to fill the swimming pool: 8 hours
Drainage of pool: 45 minutes
*Pool has a flow through system - few left in Idaho. Pool is drained several times per week.
Hot Tub: Turn over rate: 1/2 hour
Spring water that is not flowing into the pool, is flowing into the
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The spring has a pool cover and does not have public access for
viewing.
The Information on the mineral
content of springs was
taken out of this publication "Overview of Geothermal Investigations
in Idaho, 1980 to 1993. Research Technical Completion Report by
William J. Dansard, John D Kauffman, and Leland L. Mink, Idaho Water
Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, December 1994
All units are
mg/L milligrams per liter
Total Dissolved Solids 392
pH 7.1
Sodium (Na) 26
Potassium (K) 3
Calcium (Ca) 61
Magnesium (Mg) 15
Silica (SiO2) 28
Bicarbonate (HC03) 211
Sulfate (S04) 26
Chlorine (Cl) 22
Flouride (F) 0.3
Reference:
Ralston, D.R., Arrigo, J.L., Baglio, J.V., Coleman,
L.M., Hubbell, J.M., and Sounder, KC., 1981 Geothermal
Evaluation of the Thrust Zone in Southeastern Idaho" Idaho Water and
Energy Resources Research Institute, 110 p.
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