Ecology
The springs near Hot Creek host one of the two known Tui chub populations of the endangered Owens Tui chub species.
The Long Valley Observatory of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a volcano observatory, monitors spring activity, water temperatures and chemistry, and stream flow, as well as the caldera volcanic activity.
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