Clepsydra Geyser
Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W / 44.5541004°N 110.8104886°W / 44.5541004; -110.8104886[1]Location at Fountain Paint Pots
Clepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of 45 feet (14 m).[3]
History
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]
- 2019
- 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, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ 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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Yellowstone National Park - Lower and Midway Geyser Basins
Geothermal features, geography, historic structures and other attractions in the Lower and Midway Geyser Basins
- A-0 Geyser
- Artesia Geyser
- Azure Spring
- Bead Geyser
- Botryoidal Spring
- Box Spring
- Clepsydra Geyser
- Dilemma Geyser
- Fountain Geyser
- Fountain Paint Pot
- Great Fountain Geyser
- Jet Geyser
- Labial Geyser
- Morning Geyser
- Narcissus Geyser
- Ojo Caliente Spring
- Pink Cone Geyser
- Pink Geyser
- Spindle Geyser
- Surprise Pool
- White Dome Geyser
- Young Hopeful and Grey Bulger Geysers
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