The water contains trace sources of radium and the temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) year round.
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A casino was built overlooking the springs in the 1920s and Radium Springs was a popular spa and resort. Northerners on their way by train to spend winter in Florida often stopped to swim in the springs, which was thought to be healthful because of the radium element. The casino was severely damaged when the river flooded in 1994, and again in 1998, and was permanently demolished in 2003.