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Montana Geothermal Sites: Lodgepole
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| Location: N 47.9938 W 108.4443 Nearest town: 65 miles SW of Malta County: Blaine Depth: Springs Temperature: 86° F Flow: 2695 gpm TDS: 1630 (mg/L) Site ID: MGEOT324 LOCATE AND VIEW VIA NRIS DIGITAL MAP LOCATOR: Allows resizing of topos and access to aerial photographs. |
CHEMISTRY (ppm, mg/L) Temp: 30° C TDS: 1630 pH: 8.10 Sodium: 75 Potassium: 13.0 Calcium: 286 Magnesium: 96 SiO2: 16 Sulfate: 1060 Chloride: 57 Fluoride: 1.1 |
The Little Rockies area contains considerable warm water (average 24 C) from the Madison Group at surface or shallow depths. Drilling in the surrounding area may increase the available flow to 100,000 -250,000 L/min (Sonderegger & Bergantino, 1981). The waters at the Lodgepole spring are warm enough for significant direct heating, but there is no current commercial development of the resource.
