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Desert Hot Springs is a geothermal geographic area in Riverside County, California with several hot springs. [1] [2] Since 1941, the California Department of Conservation has recorded approximately 200 geothermal wells (with temperatures below 212 °F) that have been drilled in this geographic area; approximately 50 of which are used for commercial spas and pools.
FIPS code. 06-18996. GNIS feature IDs. 1656484, 2410328. Website. www.cityofdhs.org. Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region. The population was 32,512 as of the 2020 census, up from 25,938 at the 2010 census.
The springs are in the rain shadowed desert foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains on the Deep Creek fork of the Mojave River.They are in a large bouldered riparian zone, surrounded by a rich habitat ecotone of the xeric shrublands—desert chaparral, montane chaparral and piñon-juniper woodlands, and conifer forest plant communities.
Water flows and pools proliferate around the main lake at Murrieta Hot Springs Resort. The site is a geothermal spa that goes back more than a century. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
The Latin phrase sanitas per aquam means "health through water", involving the treatment of disease and various ailments by balneotherapy in natural hot springs. [2] Many hot springs are natural rock soaking pools that are only accessible on foot or horseback, while others are developed into resort spas.
Jacumba Hot Springs (/ h ə ˈ k uː m b ə / hə-KOOM-bə) is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California, United States.For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined Jacumba as a census-designated place (CDP) for the first time in the 2010 census, with a population of 561.