How many hot springs exist?

Of the total of more than 1,000 thermal-spring localities listed in this paper more than half are situated in the three States of Idaho, California, and Nevada, each of which contains more than 150 thermal-spring localities. Wyoming, including the Yellowstone National Park, contains more than 100 hot-spring localities.



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A quick history crash course Dogo is officially the oldest hot spring in Japan – its history stretches back an astonishing 3,000 years. According to the onsen legend, its soothing waters once healed the illnesses of one of the area's main deities in ancient times.

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Grand Prismatic Spring—Wyoming, USA Located in Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Prismatic Spring is the third-largest hot spring in the world. Its mesmerizing colors of orange, yellow, green, and blue are only one of its crowd-drawing attributes.

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Warm Springs Pools in Southwest Virginia's Bath County can claim even deeper historical cred; archeological finds indicate the site has been visited by humans for at least nine thousand years. And until recently, it showed its age.

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The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand and Boiling Lake in Dominica.

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Frying Pan Lake (renamed Waimangu Cauldron in 1963 though not widely used) is the world's largest hot spring. It is located in the Echo Crater of the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand and its acidic water maintains a temperature of about 50 to 60 °C (122–140 °F).

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Blue Lagoon, Iceland Probably the most famous of all hot springs is the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. This geothermal spa is located in southwestern Iceland in a lava field near Grindavik, a location favourable for geothermal power.

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