June 17, 2010

In 1832, Congress made the Hot Springs area in Garland County a federal reservation. When the springs were enclosed in 1901, the National Park Service diverted water to form a thermal water cascade, shown here, to create the appearance of a natural thermal spring. A blue-green alga (Phormidium treleasei) grows where the spring water is exposed to light and air.

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