You are here

Champagne Hot Springs

Name Alias(es): 
Champagne Reef
Maximum Temperature: 
71
Latitude: 
15.2500
Longitude: 
-61.3830
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
5
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
1
Tectonic setting: 
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
McCarthy, K.T. et al. (2005): "Submarine hydrothermal venting occurs at Champagne Hot Springs in 1-5 m water along the submerged flank of the Plat Pays volcanic complex. The vent field extends approximately 40 m seaward and is 22 m at its maximum width, for a total area of 880 m2. Venting occurs along two east-west trending fissures in the lava rock, demonstrating possible structural control on vent locations and distribution."; "Temperatures of Champagne Hot Spring vent fluids at the point of discharge were between 41 and 71.4 C, while pH was between 5.95 and 6.15"; location from travel website, http://www.avirtualdominica.com/hotwater.cfm, accessed 28 May 2015: "Located about three miles south of Roseau, there is a large area just off the beach where vents allow bubbles of hot water into the sea. The spot is at the far end of a pebbly beach, about a mile south of the village of Pointe Michel."
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2001 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Discovery References (text): 
[Johnson and Cronan (2001) Hydrothermal metalliferous sediments and waters off the Lesser Antilles. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 19, 65-83.]
Other References (text): 
McCarthy, K.T. et al. (2005) Geochemistry of Champagne Hot Springs shallow hydrothermal vent field and associated sediments, Dominica, Lesser Antilles. Chemical Geology 224: 55-68.