Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project
Abstract
The village of Elim, Alaska is 96 miles west of Nome, on the Seward Peninsula. The Darby Mountains north of the village are rich with hydrothermal systems associated with the Darby granitic pluton(s). In addition to the hot springs that have been recorded and studied over the last 100 years, additional hot springs exist. They are known through a rich oral history of the region, though they are not labeled on geothermal maps. This research primarily focused on Kwiniuk Hot Springs, Clear Creek Hot Springs and Molly’s Hot Springs. The highest recorded surface temperatures of these resources exist at Clear Creek Hot Springs (67°C). Repeated water sampling of the resources shows that maximum temperatures at all of the systems are below boiling.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1182285
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0000263
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; Nome, Alaska, Elim, geothermal, low temperature
Citation Formats
Holdmann, Gwen. Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.2172/1182285.
Holdmann, Gwen. Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1182285
Holdmann, Gwen. 2015.
"Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1182285. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1182285.
@article{osti_1182285,
title = {Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project},
author = {Holdmann, Gwen},
abstractNote = {The village of Elim, Alaska is 96 miles west of Nome, on the Seward Peninsula. The Darby Mountains north of the village are rich with hydrothermal systems associated with the Darby granitic pluton(s). In addition to the hot springs that have been recorded and studied over the last 100 years, additional hot springs exist. They are known through a rich oral history of the region, though they are not labeled on geothermal maps. This research primarily focused on Kwiniuk Hot Springs, Clear Creek Hot Springs and Molly’s Hot Springs. The highest recorded surface temperatures of these resources exist at Clear Creek Hot Springs (67°C). Repeated water sampling of the resources shows that maximum temperatures at all of the systems are below boiling.},
doi = {10.2172/1182285},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1182285},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}