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CA 2 1 . Saratoga Springs. Acreage: 20 estimated. 



Location: Inyo County; Avawatz Pass Quadrangle; about 40 miles NW of Baker; 

 reached via 1-5 and Rt. 127. 



Description: This thermal spring is within the boundaries of the Death Valley 

 National Monument, but remote from the tourist center. This is one of the few 

 places where permanent water is found in the drainage of the Amargosa River, 

 the largest stream in the Mohave Desert. It contains an endemic fish 

 (Cyprinodon mohavensis) and is of interest to species distribution because of its 

 isolation. Its connection with the Amargosa is not clear, and the area is of 

 hydrologic and geologic as well as of ecologic interest. 



References: Hubbs and Miii.hr. 1948. Bull. Univ. Utah Biol. Ser. 10(7). 



Encroachments: As part of a National Monument the area is somewhat pro- 

 tected. It needs more supervision to protect it from bathers, picnickers, and 

 campers. There are no sanitary provisions for visitors. 



Ownership: Death Valley National Monument. 



Data source: Lars H. Carpelan, Department of Life Sciences, University of 

 California, Riverside, Cal. 92502. 



Other knowledgeable persons: James E. Deacon, University of Nevada, Las 



Vegas, Nev. 89100. 



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