History
Crystal Hot Springs, originally named Madsen Hot Springs, was used by the Native
Americans as a campsite during the winter. Located along the Northern part of the
Wasatch Mountain range, it provided a natural windbreak from the bitter winter winds.
The hot springs also provided a much needed heating source. It is rumored that an
Indian burial ground is located on the premesis.
As the Transcontinental Railroad was being built, the Chinese railroad workers learned
of the hot springs, made tubs out of cedar wood and allowed the refreshing waters
to flow into them.
This provided a relaxing and muscle-soothing mineral bath for them. Soon the area
around the hot springs became occupied with more and more settlers. With their coming,
the hot springs grew in popularity. Around this period of growth, Abraham Hunsaker,
a local bee keeper, was instrumental in establishing the town of Honeyville. According
to some of the locals' memories and recollections, the town was originally called
"Hunsakerville". But Abraham was a humble man and asked that it be given another
name. In honor, then, of Abraham's profession, it was renamed "Honeyville."
Geology
Crystal Hot Springs uniqueness derives from the fact that it has a hot springs and a cold springs which come together within 50 feet of each other.
The springs are situated along the northern extension of the Wasatch fault, which traverses the western side of the Wellsville Mountains.
Water emanating from Crystal Hot Springs is part of Utah's karst topography. The Spring could be referred to as a resurgence because much of the water that comes from the spring may come from one or more sinkholes at a higher altitude. Karst springs generally are not subjected to as great a degree of ground filtering as spring water which may have continuously passed through soils or a porous aquifer. The quality of the water from this spring will generally determine the quality of spring water in the surrounding area. The quality of water discharged by springs can vary greatly because of factors such as the quality of the water that recharges the aquifer and the type of rocks with which the ground water is in contact. The rate of flow and the length of the flowpath through the aquifer affects the amount of time the water is in contact with the rock, and thus, the amount of minerals that the water can dissolve.
Springs are often classified by the volume of the water they discharge. The largest springs are called "first-magnitude," defined as springs that discharge water at a rate of at least 2800 L/s. The scale for spring flow is as follows:
| Magnitude |
Flow (ft³/s, gal/min, pint/min) |
Flow (L/s) |
| 1st Magnitude |
> 100 ft³/s |
2800 L/s |
| 2nd Magnitude |
10 to 100 ft³/s |
280 to 2800 L/s |
| 3rd Magnitude |
1 to 10 ft³/s |
28 to 280 L/s |
| 4th Magnitude |
100 US gal/min to 1 ft³/s (448 US gal/min) |
6.3 to 28 L/s |
| 5th Magnitude |
10 to 100 gal/min |
0.63 to 6.3 L/s |
| 6th Magnitude |
1 to 10 gal/min |
63 to 630 mL/s |
| 7th Magnitude |
1 pint to 1 gal/min |
8 to 63 mL/s |
| 8th Magnitude |
Less than 1 pint/min |
8 mL/s |
| 0 Magnitude |
no flow (sites of past/historic flow) |
A cold spring (11°C [52°F]) is used to help fill a (Question 2) how many gallon) pool, while hot springs 60°C (140°F) fill therapeutic hot tubs, mineral pools, and also flow into the swimming pool. The warmer pools' temperatures range from 29° to 44°C (85° to 112°F), while the large swimming pool is kept at about 21°C (70°F).
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1. What is the Mineral count for Calcium, Iron, Silver and Sulfate?
2. How many Gallons
3. Please take photo of you and your GPS at the location of the spring. (Optional do to the EC Guidelines)
4. Is Crystal Hot Springs ephemeral (intermittent) or perennial (continuous)?
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