Harrison Hot Springs Facts

January 3, 2007

- were originally used by the Coast Salish Indians who revered them as a "healing place"

- there are two hot springs at the south end of Harrison Lake, the "Potash" which has a temperature of 40C and the "Sulphur" which has a temperature of 65C

- analysis of the hot springs indicates that there are 8 different minerals:  Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Sulphate, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Suphate, Calcium Bi-Carbonate, Iron Bi-Carbonate and Sulphurated Hydrogen; the waters average 1,300 parts per million of dissolved mineral solids, the highest concentrations of any mineral spring

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