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Montana Geothermal Sites: White Sulphur
Springs
SUMMARY INFORMATION:
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| AKA: Bank Well Location: N 46.5477 W 110.9063 Nearest town: Within the City of White Sulphur County: MEAGHER Depth: 330-foot Well and Natural Springs Temperature: 110° F Flow: 200 gpm TDS: 1950 (mg/L) Site ID: MGEOT282 LOCATE AND VIEW VIA NRIS DIGITAL MAP LOCATOR: Allows resizing of topos and access to aerial photographs. |
CHEMISTRY (ppm, mg/L) Site name: WHITE SULPHUR Temp: 43º C TDS: 1300 pH: 7.82 Sodium: 91.0 Potassium: 17 Calcium: 1.2 Magnesium: 0.2 Iron: 0.1 Boron: 7900 SiO2: 68.0 Sulfate: 40.0 Chloride: 9.0 Fluoride: 5.9 |
A wide thermal area (three to four miles) with elevated surface-soil temperatures surrounds the springs and bank well. A shallow well supplied about 80 percent of the heating requirements of the bank until the late 1990s. Warm water from the bank well flowed to a nearby motel which also used the water for space heating and a swimming pool.
Geothermometers indicate a potential deep reservoir temperature of 125 C. The USGS and MSU conducted several studies in the 1980s but could not locate a hotter source area.
THE SPA HOT SPRINGS provides clean, comfortable
rooms with a small-town Montana atmosphere. We have two wonderful natural
hot mineral pools which are drained, cleaned, and refilled every night,
with no chemicals added. Beautiful large murals overlook our outside pool
and provide a perfect atmosphere for relaxing and enjoying the water.
Street Address: 202 West Main, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
Phone: 406-547-3366. Email: spabear59645@yahoo.com.
