L.G. Carter Springs
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
L.G. Carter Springs carries a person's name and very little else on the record. It is a warm spring in Cassia County, twenty miles from Burley, with water that would feel pleasant on the hand and disappointing in a tub. USGS logged it and sampled it in 1966. Ownership is not recorded.
North 51600 West Road is the nearest road on file, about a fifth of a mile off, so reaching the spring is a short walk over whatever ground lies between. The elevation is mid-range, around 5,400 feet, with a dry climate and modest winter snow. No land manager is listed, and no designation.
Winter months head the list on record. Clear Creek Campground sits within about ten miles if you want to camp. The chemistry and temperature were measured once, sixty years ago, and nothing since. Whoever owns the land has not been noted, so check before crossing anything fenced.
Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around L.G. Carter Springs.
- Setting
- Open ground
- Flat, open ground all around.
- Highest ground nearby
- 72 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northwest
A slice through the ground from northwest to southeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 81% of the springs on this site.
Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.
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Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
The water at L.G. Carter Springs is slightly alkaline (pH 8.0) with 274 mg/L total dissolved solids.
Clear Creek Campground is a non-fee campground and picnic area composed of 12 individual units and reservations are not required. This area is accessible for a season that varies usually between June through October. Campground amenities include toilets and the campground is well suited for tent and RV camping. Sites are handicapped accessible. Bull Flat (#001) and Lake Fork (#004) trails are popular with horseback riders, and hikers.
L.G. Carter Springs sits at 5,440 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 22% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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