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Hot Springs National Park
Collecting and Distributing the Hot Spring Water
color photo of Noble Fountain (1892) which has a light gray marble base decorated with a federal shield and a bronze upper that consists of three bald eagles with wings spread and a ball rising between them

The Noble Fountain dating from 1892 is one of the many fountains where visitors may drink the hot spring water.

Water from the hot springs is Hot Springs National Park's primary resource. Congress first protected the hot springs in 1832, and it intended for the water to be used.

  1. How is the hot spring water collected for use today?
  2. How was the hot spring water collected in the past?
  3. How much hot spring water is collected?
  4. How much hot spring water is used?
  5. Is the hot spring water good to drink?
  6. What makes the water hot?

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copy of lithograph from a publication showing the valley of the hot springs with Hot Springs Creek on the right and two men in the foregroun

Did You Know?
Hot Springs Reservation, the first designation of Hot Springs National Park, was set aside by Congress in 1832. This makes Hot Springs National Park the oldest unit in the national park system, 40 years older than Yellowstone National Park.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2007 at 11:05 MST