Hydrogeology of the Thermal Landslide
- Location
- The Geysers, California
- Conference
- Stanford Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 1985
- Session
- The Geysers Thermal Area
- Language
- English
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Abstract
The large Thermal Landslide overlies the initial area of geothermal development at The Geysers. The landslide is waterbearing while the underlying Franciscan formation bedrock units are essentially non-waterbearing except where affected by hydrothermal alteration. Perched ground water moving through the landslide is heated prior to discharge as spring flow.
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