Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project

• Main Author: Holdmann, Gwen
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; Clear Creek; Darby; Nome; Seward Peninsula; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1182285; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1182285; https://doi.org/10.2172/1182285

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.