hot spring
Sign in to savespring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater
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A hot spring is a natural spring where water heated deep underground by Earth's internal heat rises to the surface. Hot springs matter because they provide insight into geological processes, offer recreational and therapeutic opportunities, and can be harnessed as a renewable energy source.
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Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
A hot spring, thermal spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circulation through faults to hot rock deep in the Earth's crust.