Clepsydra Geyser
Clepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
Clepsydra Geyser | |
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Eruption | |
Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
Coordinates | 44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W[1] |
Elevation | 7,254 feet (2,211 m)[2] |
Type | Cone geyser |
Eruption height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Frequency | Constant |
Location at Fountain Paint Pots |
Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of 45 feet (14 m).[3] It was named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition,[4] with its nomenclature derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]
- Not erupting, 2014
- At sunset, 2017
- 1960
- From a distance, 1965
- 2003
- People watching Clepsydra Geyser erupt, 2015
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References
- "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006.
- Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc. p. 97.
- "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service.
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