Geyser Ranch Springs

A complex of slightly warm springs is found at Geyser Ranch at the northern ede of Linclon County. The springs are mostly in Sec. 1 and 12, T9N, R65E, at the north end of Lake Valley, along the toe of an alluvial fan from the Schell Creek Range. Waring (1965) reported temperatures of 18.3- 21.1ºC, although Rush and Eakin (1963) reported that the largest spring has a temperature of only 20ºC. The total flow rate of the complex is reported to be over 17,000 L/min. The water is used for irrigation (Rush and Eakin, 1963). The springs are certainly at the low end of what would be considered thermally anomalous for this area.