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Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

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The hot springs complex itself is located just within the national park and contains two large pools, one with hot water for soaking (usually around the temperature of 39 °C or 102 °F), the other a 25 m swimming pool that is usually around 29 °C (84 °F). There is also a
481:, Radium Hot Springs had a population of 1,339 living in 634 of its 1,366 total private dwellings, a change of 72.6% from its 2016 population of 776. With a land area of 6.34 km (2.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.2/km (547.0/sq mi) in 2021. 402:) which is higher than the level (200 Bq/m or 5.4 pCi/L) at which mitigation within two years is encouraged at residences; but is also inconsequential (about 0.7 mrem or 7.0 μSv for a half-hour bathing) from a dose impact perspective. 549:
hot-tub-sized pool that has been dubbed the "Plunge Pool", because the water can be hot – right from the source at 44 °C (111 °F) – or cold, right from a creek running beneath the pools.
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which is a decay product of radium. The radiation dosage from bathing in the pools is inconsequential: approximately 0.13
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is located immediately east of the village limits, with Highway 93 leading into the park lined with motels.
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when an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of
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Populated places in the Regional District of East Kootenay
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are located nearby, along with 675 hotel and motel rooms.
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British Columbia populated places on the Columbia River
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Looking north on BC Hwy 93/95 at Radium Hot Springs
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Radium Hot Springs (British Columbia)
Village

Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia is located in British Columbia
British Columbia
50°37′03″N 116°04′19″W / 50.6175°N 116.072°W / 50.6175; -116.072
Province
British Columbia
Region
Columbia Valley
East Kootenay
Canadian Rockies
Regional district
East Kootenay
Time zone
UTC−7
MST
DST
UTC−6
Area code
250
778
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East Kootenay
British Columbia
Kootenay National Park
Banff, Alberta
Highway 93

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